LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 20, 2009--
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) today announced that its Rhozet™ Carbon
Coder universal media transcoding solution will be integrated into the
Aspera high-performance file transfer environment. Aspera’s faspTM
transport technology enables the quick and efficient movement of large
files over wide area networks (WAN), delivering maximum transmission
speed regardless of file size, transfer distance or network conditions.
The integration of Rhozet into Aspera workflows allows users to further
optimize delivery by specifying media transformations that would be
performed at either end of the transport pipeline.
“Easy integration with industry-standard media transformation is an
important addition to Aspera-enabled workflows,” said Michelle Munson,
Aspera Co-founder and President. “Rhozet’s Carbon Coder provides our
customers with a high-quality and cost-effective transcoding engine,
fully accessible and automatable from a centralized transfer management
interface.”
In Media and Entertainment, Aspera solutions are installed at several of
the major Hollywood studios, post-production houses, broadcasters and
other content providers, as well as cable, satellite and on-demand media
networks. These customers will be able to use the Aspera Console
management system to specify automated transcodes as part of their
delivery instructions. As an example, files coming from the editorial
process could be automatically transcoded into a variety of formats such
as broadcast, web and mobile, and then delivered to their ultimate
destinations with maximum bandwidth utilization. Each delivery location
receives only the media type that they need within predictable
timeframes, no bandwidth is wasted sending unnecessary data, and
Aspera’s adaptive transfer rate control ensures other network traffic is
protected. Thus, transformation and delivery become integrated processes
in the larger enterprise workflow.
Rhozet and Aspera customer Morgan Holly, Vice President at Ascent Media
commented, “Rhozet and Aspera are both best-of-breed technologies that
Ascent uses to create thousands of files per month and deliver them to
customers around the globe.”
Rhozet Carbon Coder is used to facilitate the creation of multi-format
video for Internet, mobile and broadcast applications. Carbon Coder can
run as a stand-alone application or as part of a multi-node,
fully-automated rendering farm, providing high-performance, scalable and
cost-effective transcoding for a broad range of business environments,
from specialized studios to enterprise-scale installations.
The latest version of Carbon Coder will be demonstrated at NAB2009 in
Las Vegas, April 20-23, in the Rhozet booth #SL9728 and at the main
Harmonic booth #SU7209.
About Aspera
Aspera is the creator of next-generation transport technologies that
move the world’s digital assets at maximum speed regardless of file
size, transfer distance and network conditions. Based on its
patent-pending fasp™ protocol, only Aspera software fully utilizes
existing infrastructures to deliver the fastest, most predictable file
transfer experience. Aspera’s core technology delivers unprecedented
control over bandwidth, complete security and uncompromising
reliability. Hundreds of organizations across a variety of industries
rely on Aspera for the business-critical transport of their digital
assets. Aspera empowers individuals and corporations to dramatically
increase productivity, minimize operational costs, expand revenues and
explore new business models. Visit www.asperasoft.com
for more information.
About Harmonic Inc.
Harmonic Inc. is a leading provider of versatile and high performance
video solutions that enable service providers to efficiently deliver the
next generation of broadcast and on-demand services including high
definition, video-on-demand, network personal video recording and
time-shifted TV. Cable, satellite, broadcast and telecom service
providers can increase revenues and lower operational expenditures by
using Harmonic’s digital video, broadband optical access and software
solutions to offer consumers the compelling and personalized viewing
experience that is driving the business models of the future.
Rhozet, a business unit of Harmonic Inc., is dedicated to providing
accelerated high-quality media transcoding solutions. The Rhozet
solutions are offered in both off-the-shelf and customized software
configurations for the production and content delivery markets. For more
information about Rhozet technology please visit www.rhozet.com.
Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with
R&D, sales and system integration centers worldwide. The Company’s
customers, including many of the world’s largest communications
providers, deliver services in virtually every country. Visit www.harmonicinc.com
for more information.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27(A) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21(E)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements related to:
the integration of the Carbon Coder universal media transcoding solution
into the Aspera high-performance file transfer environment, and Aspera
customers’ ability to use the Aspera Console management system to
specify automated transcodes.
Our expectations and beliefs regarding the capabilities of Harmonic’s
Rhozet transcoding solution and the anticipated benefits for Aspera and
its customers may not materialize, and actual results could differ
materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and
uncertainties, including those more fully described in Harmonic’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its recent
Reports filed on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Harmonic does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statements.
EDITOR’S NOTE – Product and company names used herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Source: Harmonic Inc.
Harmonic Inc.
Sarah Lum, +1-408-543-2392 (Media)
sarah.lum@harmonicinc.com
Michael
Newman, +1-408-542-2760 (Investors)
hlit@stct.com
or
Rhozet
Sarah
Kavanagh, +1-650-726-3482 (Media)
sarah@kavanaghpr.com
or
Aspera
Francois
Quereuil, +1-510-849-2386 (Media)
francois@asperasoft.com
