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United Kingdom

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VBrick EthernetTV Portal Server

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Summary

VBrick delivers Enterprise IPTV solutions that scale with your needs. The EtherneTV Portal Server is a web-based portal for accessing live streams and on-demand audio and video assets. The Portal Server provides the central capability and management for the VBrick EtherneTV architecture. The user interface provides the ability to locate available media assets from Windows^®PCs, Macs, Linux® PCs and IP Receivers. DVD-like controls make viewing easy.

Capabilities

The EtherneTV Portal Server provides the capability necessary to generate automated live channel guides and navigation through video on demand assets. Access control functions enable administrators to assign which videos may be viewed at the group and user level.

Multi-video Format

Supports Windows Media®, MPEG-1, 2, and 4 formats, 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, PAL and NTSC formats, and full screen video (up to DVD quality)

Multiple Video Windows

Users may view multiple simultaneous video windows with complete access logging of all opened windows - NEW

Access Control

Provides capability to specify and control which users may access which video assets

Recording

Record up to two simultaneous video streams and forward them to a VOD server for retrieval at a later time

VOD Management

Manage access and generates directories of the assets stored on multiple VOD servers

SSL/TLS Security

Configure to provide for the encryption of the pages served to the user for security purposes

Dynamic Channel Guide

Automatically generate a listing of all available live video

Benefits

User simplicity through an intuitive interface that enables access to all EtherneTV Portal Server functions
Ubiquitous viewing from Windows PCs, Macs, Linux PCs, IPRs and Set Top Boxes
Access to live and stored video assets
Reliable infrastructure, live video and TV channels are sourced through deployed VBrick appliances
Administrative controls that enable ease of setup and configuration and controlled access

Models

8000-0049
EtherneTV Portal Server, Hardware and Software configuration
7500-0120
EtherneTV Portal Server software
7510-0120
EtherneTV Portal Server upgrade

Compatibility

LDAP/Active Directory directory services
Windows based PCs
Macintosh computers

Interoperability

EtherneTV Suite –Scheduler, and Network Video Recorder
EtherneTV IPR – low cost EtherneTV user interface and video decoding (MPEG)
EtherneTV WM-IPR – low cost video EtherneTV user interface and Windows Media® video decoding
Amino 110 STB – low cost video decoding (MPEG-2)
VBrick VOD-W and VOD-WM Video On-Demand Servers
Streamplayer software for desktop video decoding
VBrick Appliance
VBPresenter