Latest Upgrade for IPTV Content Management
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New Optimized Encoding, Voice Analysis and Translation Capabilities Together With Unmatched Scalability and Resilience in Core Product Set
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 24/ / - Virage, a wholly owned subsidiary of Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L) and a leading supplier and visionary in Rich Media
Management technology, today announced an extensive range of product upgrades at NAB 2006, the largest electronic media show in the world. Virage will be showcasing these developments throughout the show held between April 24-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Visitors can see full demonstrations of the whole of Virage's world-leading Rich Media Management technology, including Virage IPTV and VideoLogger, at booth #SL1020.
Virage IPTV signals a new era in content creation and distribution, offering broadcasters enhanced distribution mechanisms and flexibility. Consumers are empowered to become their own virtual editors, slicing and dicing content that is of interest to them and all users now have access to full 24 x 7 recording with real-time seekable access to the encoded video with no delay. Other innovative developments include a new, easy to navigate user-interface, powerful speech recognition capabilities in complex, larger vocabulary languages such as Arabic, Russian and Mandarin and enhanced
multi-translation support.
Throughout the Virage range, third generation voice analysis capabilities now provide improved speed and accuracy on larger vocabulary languages. Extended features include automatic language switching and extended speaker segmentation allowing intelligent audio classification. These capabilities have amplified the power of Virage SmartEncode, Virage's revolutionary combination of products which work simultaneously, in real-time, to control, automate and integrate any video workflow. Advanced encoding features enable MPEG-4 (H-264), Quicktime and Flash analysis and encoding to both file and broadcast streams, and provide native support for the Mac platform. In addition, real-time capture to immediately playable and searchable Windows Media 9 and transcoding and live capture to Macromedia Flash place Virage SmartEncode at the forefront of the media analysis and capture market.
Virage has also recently launched Virage Security and Surveillance, delivering world-leading security monitoring solutions. The extensive functionality offered by products such as VS Archive is now available for use on CCTV footage and a whole new range of functionality such as Digital/Network Video Recording, Intelligent Scene Analysis and Automatic License Plate Recognition have been incorporated into the Virage offering.
Rowan Gardner, Marketing Manager for Virage, commented: "Virage has always set the standard for Rich Media Management and is unique is its ability to automate the full range of archiving, monitoring, retrieval and distribution processes. Only Virage can automatically generate a comprehensive range of metadata including keyframes, face recognition and a full transcript of the audio stream among others. We are delighted to
announce these extensive product upgrades and extend our position as the market leader."
About Virage
A wholly owned subsidiary of Autonomy Corporation plc, Virage is a visionary in Rich Media Management technology with a long and distinguished history of working with blue-chip corporations, media and entertainment companies, universities and government agencies worldwide. Virage's customers include the BBC, CNN, France 2, Boeing, BAE Systems, Daimler Chrysler, New York University, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche
Bank, the NBA, the Toronto Police Department and numerous intelligence and defense agencies to name just a few. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Virage has offices throughout the world. For more information about the company, its products, and customers, please visit www.virage.com.
About Autonomy
Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L) is a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise. Autonomy's technology powers applications dependent upon unstructured information including call center, customer relationship management, knowledge management, enterprise portals, enterprise resource planning, online publishing and security applications.
Autonomy's customer base comprises more than 16,000 global companies and organizations including, among others, BAE Systems, Ford, Ericsson, Shell, Nestle, AOL, BBC, Reuters, Hutchison 3G, Royal Sun Alliance, Sun Microsystems, Philips, Boeing, Schneider Electric, Coca Cola, GlaxoSmithKline, Citigroup, ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, the New York Stock Exchange, Daimler Chrysler, Kraft Foods, Lloyds TSB, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy. Strategic reseller and OEM partners include leading companies such as BEA, Business Objects, Citrix, EDS, IBM Global Services, Novell, Veritas, Vignette, Supportsoft and Sybase. The company has offices worldwide.
The Autonomy Group includes: Aungate, a leader in technology for Real-Time Enterprise Governance; Virage, a leading supplier and visionary in Rich Media Management technology; etalk, a leading provider of enterprise-class contact center products, Cardiff, a leader in content capture and business process management solutions, and Ultraseek, a leading provider of business search engine.
Autonomy and the Autonomy logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autonomy Corporation plc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contacts: Winifred Shum, Autonomy Corporation plc (US), +1-408-542-2363, wshum@autonomy.com.
