BRISTOL, U.K. -- iP4.tv GmbH, a leading European OEM / ODM manufacturer of next generation IP, DVB set top boxes, has chosen Ocean Blue Software as their partner to supply DVB software for its new EVO-3x platform. This will be showcased at this year's IP&TV World Forum.

iP4.tv selected Ocean Blue Software's Sunrise HD and Surfsoft PVR software for the DVB-S, T and C receivers, which will also support the leading DVB security standards such as CI+, CONAX and Irdeto.

The EVO3-x platform offers advanced features such as an innovative 3D user interface and high-performance web-based applications. The EVO-3x will support the latest streaming formats such as Adaptive streaming, Progressive Download out of the box, it also offers support for CE-HTML and Adobe Flash 10.x, making it HbbTV compliant and ready for YouView.

iP4.tv General Manager Christof Winker has said that, "Giving iP4.tv the shortest time to market whilst maintaining conformance within the DVB industry were key factors in choosing Ocean Blue as our partner, and we knew that their mature products would compliment our high quality software to achieve the best results."

Ocean Blue's CEO Kenneth Helps also commented that, "The connected TV market in Europe is likely to be one of the high growth industries for consumer devices. The combination of iP4.tv hardware and our software products will be a force in the market."

Ocean Blue Software Ltd.