Software provides digital content monitoring.February 22, 2007 -
Enabling service providers to future-proof investment in digital media networks, Sentry(TM) Digital Content Monitor provides intelligence about overall network transport stream behavior and integrated analysis of stream data patterns. Both Sentry and Medius(TM) Application Manager monitor bandwidth utilization and provide group dashboard displays. Products provide alerts for video freeze, video black, and audio silence, and enable export of alert history for further analysis.
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Original Press release
Mixed Signals, Inc.
12910 Culver Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA, 90066
USA
Mixed Signals Launches New Monitoring Capabilities
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 /-- Mixed Signals, Inc., the leading provider of digital content monitoring solutions for video service providers, today announced that it has enhanced its product suite with significant upgrades to Mixed Signals' Sentry(TM) Digital Content Monitor and Medius(TM) Application Manager. Recognizing the necessity for additional enhancements to address the growing needs in the network for video monitoring, Mixed Signals latest release equips service providers with new features including historical program bandwidth graphing, alert history export capability, and a new program group dashboard display.
Video service providers are faced with new challenges as digital content distribution comes to the forefront. "Today's digital landscape is advancing at a rapid pace and to ensure quality and identify issues before they become costly problems, proactive monitoring has come to the technological forefront," said Michael Arden, Principal Analyst, Broadband and Multimedia Research at ABI Research. "A customer-driven solution for digital content monitoring is essential when all digital television services are being delivered through the same core infrastructure."
Mixed Signals' Sentry enables service providers to future-proof and maximize their return on investment in digital media networks by providing comprehensive intelligence about overall network transport stream behavior and integrated analysis of signal and stream data patterns, delivering actionable alerts when anomalies are detected. Proactive monitoring ensures revenue opportunities are not missed and helps companies better manage its operational costs.
"Mixed Signals is committed to leading the market in the development of next generation monitoring technologies for service providers. We have worked closely with our customers to deliver additional functionality and service to meet the growing needs of the network," said Eric Conley, CEO of Mixed Signals. "With our continuing enhancements to Sentry and Medius, we are able to provide stronger solutions to minimize operator downtime by validating audio and video quality, content integrity, and value-add services such as local ad insertion and carousel monitoring."
Key benefits of the latest release for Sentry and Medius include:
- Monitoring bandwidth utilization over entire video network;
- Ability to export the alert history report for further analysis and troubleshooting;
- Advanced dashboard displays including the ability to group Sentry units by location, and a Program Group Dashboard for viewing program group level status;
- Advanced alerts for video freeze, video black, and audio silence;
- Summarizing alert counts per program in many of Sentry's reports.
In an effort to consistently provide the most advanced monitoring solutions for video service providers, upcoming Mixed Signals' releases will include support for OCAP, switched digital video and enhanced support for video IP networks.
About Mixed Signals
Mixed Signals is the leading provider of digital content monitoring including digital services, transport stream, and ad insertion. Mixed Signals' innovative products provide unparalleled visibility into video streams and digital services delivery in real time. Comprehensive intelligence about overall network transport stream behavior combines with an integrated analysis of signal and stream data patterns to deliver actionable alerts when anomalies are detected. More than any other product on the market today, Mixed Signals Sentry enables cable and satellite television operators, wireless carriers, and IPTV providers to future-proof and maximize the return on the investment in digital their networks.
For more information, visit http://www.mixedsignals.com/ or call 310.574.4690.
CONTACT: Terri Conte, Mixed Signals, Inc., +1-310-574-4669, tconte@mixedsignals.com
Web site: http://www.mixedsignals.com/
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