Highlights
"By essence, video streaming is the most demanding service in terms of performances. Anevia uses IBM System x servers for its Video On Demand (VOD) service because they are highly reliable, carrier grade and interoperable with IPTV leading players. By using the IBM System x servers, Anevia can leverage its software into a scalable and cost effective VOD solution, with rapid evolution to new video services for telecom service providers, such as network recorder (nPVR), Catch up TV or Time-Shifting."
— Tristan Leteurtre President & Co-founder Anevia
"The Anevia VOD solution combined with IBM System x servers provides a scalable and reliable platform for our VOD service in France. It enables us to build a fast-growing VOD network, ready for users and content booming challenges."
— Olivier Urcel, Information Systems Director, Telecom Italia France
The Anevia VoD solution has been specifically designed to meet the needs of service provider deploying new VoD services.
The Anevia solution consists of:
- Anevia 'Toucan' software which is at the heart of this VoD solution.
This software utilizes the IBM System x platform and serves as the cornerstone of the solution by storing and streaming video over IP from the service provider's extensive video catalog. - Anevia 'Apalis' servers functions as the solution's service manager and helps provide additional redundancy in the event of a system failure. This also enables advanced load balancing by dynamically distributing video requests to the appropriate server depending on various attributes including geography, bandwidth, catalog, system load, etc. In addition, this server offers real-time monitoring with centralized administration
With the Anevia solution, telecom service providers can deliver new on-demand features, such as:
- VoD (Video on Demand) allows a subscriber to choose a video at the time and place of their choosing from the service provider's video catalog.
- nPVR (network Personal Video Recorder) allows a subscriber to "record and play" an earlier television broadcast video without requiring additional hardware at the subscriber's premises
- Start Over capability allows the subscriber to watch the beginning of a television broadcast program they may have missed
- Pause TV provides the subscriber the ability to completely control their viewing experience
- Time Shifted TV enables broadcasters to adapt TV programs to local time-zone
- Catch Up TV allows the subscriber to play back an earlier television broadcast
The Anevia Toucan software solution combined with the IBM System x 3650 and 3650T* platform delivers a cost-effective VoD solution with carrier-grade performances.
* availability in 2008
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