Adtec digital MAS & iptvManage - Manual (Page 6)

Chapter 1 - Introduction 4
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Overview
Supporting IPTV and Broadband TV (BBTV) platforms, the Adtec
Middleware Application Server (MAS) is the core of the interactive
IPTV viewing experience. Serving as the host for IPTV set top boxes
and computer browser based decoders, the MAS enables the decoding
device to provide user-friendly and easy to navigate program viewing
and extended programming information for live, on demand and PVR
media assets.
At Adtec Digital, we offer the most simple and ideal solutions
for Internet Protocol Television. At the core of our IPTV solution is
iptvManage™, which is a browser-based control and management
application. It runs on Adtec Digital’s Middleware Application Server
(MAS).
iptvManage™ simply make’s your life easier by providing
customer and set top database management as well as package,
channel and VOD provisioning.
edjeGuide™, our set top box middleware application provides
your customers with program guide information, parental controls,
favorite lists and a simple and intuitive interface.
edjePlayer, our computer browser based decoder provides desktop
decoding with program guide information, parental controls and favorite
lists.
The Adtec IPTV Solution provides not just reliability, but
flexibility, allowing you to remain competitive and in sync with the
industry advances.
Applications
* Telco
* Internet
* Medical
* Hospitality
* Education
* Military
* Corporate (Enterprise)
Benefits
* Consumer Off The Shelf (COTS) Hardware:
Three models, differing in redundancy and performance are offered to meet
the demands of varying customer requirements.
* Open Standards OS and Application Tools: The use of a robust Linux
OS and well known internet based development tools and databases makes
the MAS easy to use, understand and deploy.
* Electronic Program Guide: Support for industry leading Tribune Media
Listing service as well as manual program guide building.
* IPTV Set Top Support: Support for industry leading IPTV set top
vendors such as Amino Communications.
* PC, MAC, and Linux Computer Decoding: Cross platform support for
Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera browsers with the use of the open
source VLC plug-in decoder wrapped in Adtec’s edjePlayerTM DHTML interface.
* VOD: Take advantage of the optional Adtec edjeVOD software server
running natively on the MAS, or interface with larger scalable VOD solutions
from a variety of VOD vendors.
* Billing Interface: Using a public domain billing interface from Great
lakes Data Systems, the MAS can interface to your system. * Intergration
Required
* Caller ID: Display incoming calls or missed calls while watching TV.
* Intergration Required
* Emergency Alert: Interface with weather radios to provide EAS
notifications to set tops or computer decoders. * Intergration Required
* Customizable Interfaces: Customize the look and feel of your decoding
device interfaces.
* Flexibility by Design: iptvManage TM allows you to control set top
devices, Adtec decoder devices and PC decoder accounts all from the same
application.