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VBrick VB6000 WM Encoder & Server  datasheet

VBrick Systems has just  announced the latest addition to the industry-leading range of high-performance video encoders - the WM Encoder and Server.

The new single and dual-channel devices encode video and audio signals to Windows Media streams that can be viewed using a standard Windows Media Player.  No client software or plug-ins are required.

Thanks to the built-in Windows Media Server (WMS), the WM unit will stream to up to 200 clients out of the box; perfect for serving limited user communities over the LAN or straight out onto the public Internet.  The WM unit can also deliver a multicast stream on the LAN/WAN to an unlimited number of simultaneous viewers. For even larger user communities, the unit can stream to a standard Windows Media Server acting as a reflector.

Key Features

VBrick’s new appliance for Windows Media Audio and Video provides the performance and ease-of-use features required for ubiquitous video delivery.  The new appliance:

• Empowers organisations to setup and configure video streams within minutes; typical PC-based solutions can take hours
• Delivers a single live Windows Media Audio and Video broadcast (multicast) to all network users using a single VBrick appliance.  VBrick enables organisations to stream to all employees without bandwidth constraints
• Supports up to 200 separate (unicast) Windows Media sessions, allowing organizations to deliver live video virtually anywhere
• Empowers users to deliver live, high-quality audio/video to existing desktops and compatible Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Windows Mobile-based smart phones and devices, set top boxes, and other devices without additional plug-in or player requirements
• Scales digital video distribution capabilities by delivering a single video stream to a Windows Media Server in both “push” and “pull” modes
• Delivers one or two audio/video channels
• Offers robust administrative control including:
• Automatically creates a live Program Guide that lists all available Windows Media Audio and Video content via unique technology
• Full remote management and control via a standard web browser
• Adjustable streaming parameters to address streaming and overall network requirements – including audio and video bit rate, frame rate, and resolution.  Streaming rates range from 8 Kbps to 2 Mbps
• Seamless interoperability with the VBrick Media Control Server Suite to deliver advanced management capabilities including user authentication, streaming permissions, unified portal access, recording, and scheduling
• Assures seamless network interoperability via compliance with the Microsoft Windows ecosystem and associated hosting providers
• VBrick’s Software Developer Kit (SDK) enables organizations to optimize VBrick appliances for their specific environments – such as managing the VBrick appliance using third-party control systems

EtherneTV - Video Streaming Extended Solution

The new VBrick WM Appliance joins the family of MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 encoders and decoders which, in turn, forms part of the VBrick EtherneTV Video Streaming Solution.

EtherneTV is a live and stored video management system with provides:

• A user front-end (portal) to present a live and recorded programme guide
• A powerful Video-on-Demand server to deliver programmes anywhere on the network.
• A network video recorder to capture and store video material
• A scheduler to control content capture and/or playback.
• Content Management
• Authentication and access management

EtherneTV Components

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