SANTA CLARA, Calif -- Winnov® , a technology leader in the development and delivery of streaming media/video solutions, today announced its new XstreamEngine2™ (XE2™) Advanced Encoding Solution, a powerful, real-time encoding solution that delivers and archives high-quality audio, data-intensive video and rich media over internet protocol (IP) networks. The XstreamEngine2 is the only encoding solution on the market to ingest up to eight distinct video input in a single unit, and then simultaneously stream multi-format broadcasts in real-time at various bit rates to thousands of users at the most optimized resolution for their device, whether dial-up, cellular, PDA, desktop or set-top box. The result for content providers and broadcasters is larger audiences, increased revenues, dramatically reduced cost per feed, and lower operating costs. Consumers win by gaining access to content at any time, any where, to any device.

The XstreamEngine2 offers a family of products that deliver up to eight video inputs per 2U rack mount (four in a 1 U system). Starting at $2,000 U.S. per video feed, the XE2 delivers superior video quality and performance at a fraction of the cost of competitive high-end systems ( 2 to 30 times higher in pricing ), making it ideally suited for video professionals, broadcasters, corporate enterprises, content delivery network, and broadband service providers. The applications are numerous: IPTV for telcos and corporate communications, monitoring/intelligent surveillance, professional broadcast, distance learning, live-event productions, and telemedicine to name a few.

Olivier Garbe, chairman and CEO of Winnov, stated, “For several years the use of streaming media technology has been poised for explosion and now with the advent of broadband access and high-speed Internet access in consumers’ homes and corporate environments, it could well become an overnight phenomenon just as we experienced for the universal demand of PCs and the Internet. Increased bandwidth makes possible the efficient streaming and downloading of data-intensive video, opening the gates to a new communications and entertainment revolution that will have a dramatic and positive impact on broadcasters, OEMs, and consumers. As a pioneer in encoding solutions for streaming media technology, Winnov is at the forefront of driving this market forward, fulfilling the need for affordable, scalable and reliable rich-media streaming solutions.”

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