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CloudXtream Earns Outstanding Score In Broadband Technology Report's 2014 Diamond Technology Reviews(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RGB Networks, the leading provider of the industry's most scalable and unified solutions for multiscreen video delivery, today announced that its new 'CloudXtream' solution portfolio has received a coveted 4.0 rating in Broadband Technology Report's highly regarded 2014 Diamond Technology Reviews. CloudXtream is an orchestrated cloud solution based on the industry standard open source cloud operating system OpenStack, to facilitate and accelerate the deployment of essential monetization services such as Ad Insertion for Multiscreen (AIM) and network DVR (nDVR). "Receiving a high 4.0 Diamond ranking from the Broadband Technology Report's panel of esteemed cable engineers just one year since we launched CloudXtream clearly shows that the industry recognizes the unique value proposition offered by RGB," said Simone Sassoli, VP of marketing and business development at RGB Networks. "With CloudXtream, all the necessary components required to deliver a premium quality viewing experience - from state-of-the art adaptive bit rate (ABR) transcoding and packaging to recording and playback - can all work together in one seamless architecture." RGB CloudXtream provides the ability to integrate and deploy turnkey video applications out-of-the-box, on to bare metal servers, a private cloud, or public cloud. It integrates with other cloud-based applications to provide a new dimension in the deployment for video services, all over IP, geo-redundant, highly scalable and able to respond to elastic demand for transcoding, Just-in-Time Packaging (JITP), IP streaming, nDVR storage, and Ad Insertion. It can co-exist in hybrid environments and its OpenStack framework enables deployment of up to hundreds of application instances in a matter of minutes. Focused on economies of scale, CloudXtream ultimately accelerates the deployment of new, revenue generating services and helps any operator looking to move towards an all IP infrastructure. Capable of supporting the delivery of content to a multitude of device types regardless of protocol in use, CloudXtream ensures video service providers (VSPs) do so in a cost-effective and sustainable way. The Diamond Technology Reviews (popularly known as "the Diamonds") recognizes top products and solutions throughout the cable industry. It is an unbiased technology review program utilizing a distinguished panel of engineering executives from major U.S. cable television operators to judge each submission. Takeaway comments from the esteemed panel of judges described CloudXtream as an "Excellent product, well ahead of others." About Broadband Technology Report Broadband Technology Report (BTR), celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014, is the cable and telecom industry's premier source for product and technology news, and is the most successful and fastest growing online outlet for product information and deployments; reviews and rankings; technology expertise; and buyer/seller facilitation. BTR's portfolio includes online, print and video assets, all designed to help network operators build, upgrade and maintain high performance communications networks. BTR, backed by more than 70 years of combined industry experience, delivers its email, online, print and video production services to more than 18,500 subscribers. If you are interested in subscribing, consult http://www.btreport.net/subscribe.html. About the Diamond Technology Review program The BTR Diamond Technology Reviews ("the Diamonds") is a renowned industry program - now in its 9th year - that was developed to recognize some of the top products and solutions available to the cable industry as determined by a stellar panel of cable telecommunications engineering experts. Engineering executives from Bright House, Buckeye, Comcast, Boyer Broadband, Suddenlink, and Time Warner Cable were among the third-party judges for the 2014 Diamonds. Every year, BTR invites vendors to submit written information about products/solutions that have been released or upgraded since the previous year's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo (October 2013). Criteria used in the Diamonds rankings include, first and foremost, unique technology or application thereof, innovation, ease of use, efficiency, reliability and contribution to profitability. About RGB Networks RGB Networks provides the industry's most scalable, unified solutions for multiscreen video delivery to any device. With core strengths in nDVR, ad insertion, packaging, and transcoding, RGB's 'Multiscreen 2.0' cloud-based solutions enable video service providers to streamline and monetise TV Everywhere and OTT services, with unmatched reliability and future-proof scalability. RGB's high-capacity cloud, software, and hardware solutions uniquely offer the density and scalability required to support the growing demand for video delivery to TVs, tablets, PCs and mobile devices with integrated functionality that simplifies service provider's network architectures and minimises operational costs. RGB's award-winning products are deployed with over 400 video service providers worldwide, delivering solutions for traditional and OTT video services. Venture capital investment firms include Accel Partners, Comcast Interactive, Focus Ventures, Granite Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, and Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners. RGB is a private, profitable company based in Sunnyvale, California with offices around the world. For more information, please visit our website - www.rgbnetworks.com - and IP video blog - and follow us on Twitter @RGB_Networks. RGB press contacts: Jonathan Mathias / Kasia Murphy Johnson King +44 (0)20 7401 7968+44 (0)20 7401 7968 [email protected] SMSAdd to SkypeYou'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype . (c) 2014 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |