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Pixelmetrix Pelican™ Video Encoder shines at IBC 2012 with the TV Technology Europe STAR Award


Amsterdam, September 13, 2012 – Pixelmetrix, a leading innovator for professional video and television solutions, launched the new addition to its product portfolio, the Pelican™ family of video encoders, at IBC. At the show, Pixelmetrix was awarded yet again with the TV Technology STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient), this time for its Pelican.

“The Pelican was among our star demo at IBC, and to be awarded the STAR for it by TV Technology Europe is just brilliant!” exclaimed Danny Wilson, Pixelmetrix President & CEO. “Our DVStor products have been deployed in more systems for alternative playout, time shift and disaster recovery. But to make a complete system, our customers always had to go somewhere else for the encoder. Now, with Pelican, our clients can enjoy one stop shopping for their needs,” he added.

"STAR awards are given to interesting new products that help a user save money or accomplish a task in an easier way," said Mark Hallinger, editor of TV Technology Europe.  "The products selected help advance the industry - some were chosen because of technical novelty or innovation, some because they filled an important gap in the production or transmission chain, and some because they were just cool products."

Built smaller than a 3.5 inch hard drive, the compact, rugged Pelican encoder is ideal for remote news gathering, enterprise video, hospitality, government, education and healthcare applications. Set up and configuration is a snap with the built in HTML5 web interface. All Pelican models – Pelican-Analog, Pelican-SD and Pelican-HD – support live IP streaming from the built-in Ethernet port.

Pelican-Analog is for composite analog video and stereo analog audio inputs, Pelican-SD is for SDI video with embedded stereo audio as well as mini-XLR with balanced audio, while Pelican-HD supports HD-SDI video with embedded stereo audio as well as mini-XLR with balanced audio. A wide range of video standards is supported, ranging from 320x180, all the way to 1080p. Both MPEG-2 and H.264 formats are supported as well.

Demo highlights at the booth also included the newly launched OTT Media Grinder (OMG) which won the STAR Award at NAB 2012, and the newly enhanced DVStor2 with Timeline, EPG and Multiflow.

Pixelmetrix develops a host of Preventive Monitoring solutions, for Quality of Service and Quality of Experience, that offer unique attributes and versatility, allowing operators to achieve end-to-end visibility, and keep tabs on their network architecture while reducing operating expenses.

Press contact:
Sharifah Ahmad
Marcom Manager
Pixelmetrix Corporation
Tel: +65 6547 4935

Note to Editors:

To schedule an interview with Danny Wilson, please contact Sharifah.


About Pixelmetrix Corporation

Pixelmetrix Corporation is the global expert in Preventive Monitoring for digital, cable, terrestrial and IPTV networks.  The company provides equipment and network intelligence systems to television broadcasters for the management and monitoring of quality of service and quality of experience.  Headquartered in Singapore, Pixelmetrix has offices in the United States and Europe.

Pixelmetrix suite of quality assurance solutions are featured as the Emmy® Award winning DVStation, DVStation-Mini3, DVStation-Remote, DVStation-Pod, DVStation-IP3, DVStor2, IPGen, DVProbe-C, DVProbe-S2, DPI Auditor, EndGame, Electronic Couch Potato, ECP Consolidator, StationView, Consolidator, ConsolidatorPlus, OTT Media Grinder and Pelican. These are trademarks of Pixelmetrix Corporation.

Pixelmetrix clientele include AT&T, Arqiva, Bharti/Airtel, British Telecom, CBS, CNN/Turner Networks, Canal+, Discovery Networks, Disney, ESPN, Eutelsat, Fox, HBO, KPBS, KPN, NBC, NHK, NTT, Rai Way, Reliance, Rogers, Sky PerfecTV! Japan, SoftBank, Telefutura, Telstra, Telus, Towercast, Univision, Verizon, Viacom, Virgin Media and more.

Pixelmetrix has been conferred the TV Technology STAR Awards (Superior Technology Award Recipient) 2012 (twice), 2009, 2007, 2004 and 2000, Cable & Satellite International Highly Commended Product of the Year Award 2010, Frost & Sullivan Industrial Technologies Award 2009, C+T Technology Development Award 2009, Cable & Satellite International Product of the Year Award 2008, Engineering & Technology Emmy® Award 2007, Broadcast Engineering publication Pick Hit Awards 2008 and 2005, BIRTV Product of the Year Award 2006, Cable-Satellite/Mediacast Product of the Year Awards 2004 and 2003, as well as the Peter Wayne Award 2000, for Best Design and Innovation.

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