Channel 4 Selects Cape Clear to Power New PC-Based Video-on-Demand Services
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LONDON, Dec. 11 // - Channel 4, a terrestrial public service broadcaster, has selected Cape Clear(R) Software, the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Platform leader, as the integration platform to power its new PC-based Video-on-Demand (VOD) services. As the first broadcaster to launch a comprehensive video-on-demand service, Channel 4 has delivered an ESB Platform deployment that will scale to manage more than a quarter-of-a-million digital assets. The rapid delivery of this project, utilizing a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and only a small internal development team demonstrates the proven performance of an ESB Platform-approach to enable SOA.
1/3 of the World's TV Viewing Audience Projected to Use VOD
Channel 4 has been a consistent innovator throughout the revolution in the television industry. As such, VOD is an integral part of Channel 4's commercial strategy. The new service - to be made available via televisions and PCs - will include all commissioned programming and the best of acquired programming available. Viewers will be able to download films, previews, and catch-up episodes and archive programmes. According to recent research from analyst house Informa Media and Telecoms, by the end of the decade, one-third of the world's TV viewing households will be using VOD services.
"There is a revolution taking place in broadcasting. More and more, people expect to be able watch what they want, when they want," said Annrai O'Toole, CEO, Cape Clear Software. "This means that it is imperative that media companies rely on an IT infrastructure that can be quickly and easily deployed, yet is reliable, highly scalable and can deliver proven performance. With one of the world's largest ESB Platform deployments, Cape Clear's is proving to be the ESB Platform of choice for broadcasters worldwide."
Unified ESB Platform Toolset Enables Rapid Deployment
Cape Clear was selected to manage the lifecycle of video assets within the PC VOD platform - each sized up to a gigabyte - from internal Channel 4 storage through to distribution. Cape Clear's open-standards approach, unified toolset, and ability to work with Channel 4's existing technology environment enabled Channel 4's small team of developers to deliver the project in the extremely aggressive timeframe.
"We selected Cape Clear's ESB Platform for our PC VOD services because it met our technical criteria and supported the tight project deadlines required if we wish to stay ahead of our competitors during this industry shift," explained Bob Harris, responsible for IT strategy and architecture at Channel 4. "Working closely with Cape Clear, we were able to implement new processes in BPEL to manage the publication of content to our PC VOD platform."
Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) for Web services is an XML-based standard that facilitates designing, defining, implementing, and deploying composite applications and services from a number of distributed and autonomous software components. The ability to design, deploy and manage BPEL-based processes is a key feature of Cape Clear's ESB Platform.
For more information on Cape Clear's leading ESB software, please visit capeclear.com/products/cc6.shtml or contact sales at sales@capeclear.com, +44 (0)207 960 6849 in EMEA, or (888) CAPE 439 in the United States. To download a copy of Cape Clear's ESB 6.7, please visit http://capeclear.com/download/.
About Cape Clear Software
Cape Clear is the ESB Platform Leader helping companies deliver on the promise of SOA. More than 275 customers worldwide leverage Cape Clear's unified ESB Platform to support and integrate their heterogeneous application environments with confidence. Recognized by Gartner, Forrester, and ITWeek as the leading ESB, Cape Clear's high-performance ESB Platform delivers proven reliability, availability, and scalability for large-scale SOA deployments. Founded in 1999, Cape Clear Software is a privately held firm with headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and offices in Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Denver, CO, Waltham, MA, Dublin, Ireland, and London, UK. http://www.capeclear.com/
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For further information:
Philip Briscoe
Cape Clear Software
Tel: +44 (0)207 960 6852
philip.briscoe@capeclear.com
Source: Cape Clear Software
Web site: http://www.capeclear.com/
