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Verimatrix's VCAS to Enhance Video Content and Revenue Streams for IPTV Channels

By Arun Satapathy, TMCnet Contributing Editor

 Verimatrix (News - Alert), with its latest award-winning Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for IPTV solution, has included enhanced system status and performance monitoring, professional receiver support and fully enabled wholesale/retail distribution of video-on-demand (VOD) content.

Verimatrix’s VCAS was designed to protect the content and enhance revenue streams while combating digital piracy. Its content security experts maintain close relationships with major studios and broadcasters to help address the challenges pay-TV networks faces, according to the company.

“The wholesale/retail distribution strategy has gained tremendous momentum in IPTV (News - Alert). With content security as a key enabler in the platform, we've responded to requests to streamline operational support and improve end-to-end distribution security,” said Bob Kulakowski, CTO of Verimatrix in a release. “Our latest products reinforce the appeal of VCAS to any pay-TV operator that recognizes the benefits of a unified, software-based content security solution. Our product roadmap has been important in accelerating our business through the milestone of 4 million screens protected in such a short period of time.”

Verimatrix’s VCAS solutions have surpassed a count of 4 million screens protected which is more than twice its customer license in less than a year.

Several VCAS for IPTV channel partners will demonstrate their value add and market focused emphasis on alternative networks, layered security and wholesale/retail management in Verimatrix's booth at-C1851- at the NAB 2008 show.

Falcon IP/Complete (SM) is the only one-stop IPTV which offers telcos and service providers across the country the opportunity to seize the economies, competitiveness, and collaborative force of a single solution. Donald Cook, president and CEO of Falcon IP/Complete said in a release, “We have worked closely with Verimatrix to enable the most cost-effective IPTV options for ILEC and CLEC deployments.”

Guest-Tek, hospitality industry’s most complete IP-based service provider, offers superior service and broad product lines custom-made to meet the needs of both select and full service hotels. Its state-of-the-art OneView Media IPTV solution uses VCAS technologies to protect high value broadcast and VOD content around the globe. “Our distribution model benefits greatly from the scalability of the Verimatrix solution. Its centralized encryption functionality allows us to easily and cost-effectively deliver secure content tailored to each hotel,” said Arnon Levy, CEO of Guest-Tek.

Aruna Satapathy is a freelance writer for TMCnet.

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