SUWANEE, Ga., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS
(Nasdaq: ARRS) today announced the addition of two new solutions to
the ConvergeMedia™ XMS Distribution Platform:
- The XMS 2K Flash, a scalable content delivery device utilizing
Flash solid state storage technology. The XMS 2K Flash offers
high performance, low power consumption and solid state
reliability, particularly suited for the Content Distribution
Network (CDN) edge.
- The XMS Mini, designed to provide cost effective Video on
Demand (VOD) and advertising insertion capabilities for hospitality
and small service provider deployments, like VOD in a Box.
XMS Mini and XMS 2K Flash complement ARRIS' existing XMS 2K as
part of the XMS product line's Adaptive Media technology. All
XMS products run ARRIS Streaming Media Engine (SME) software,
featuring support for:
- Video On Demand
- Scheduled Program Delivery
- Ad Insertion
- Network DVR (nPVR, Time-shifted TV, RS-DVR)
- Dynamic VOD Advertising
- IPTV
- Multi-screen Video Applications
Small operators will find the XMS Mini well suited for VOD
environments with fewer than ten thousand subscribers. The
XMS Mini enables operators, large and small, to deploy digital Ad
Insertion in a cost-effective manner. For more sizeable VOD
deployments, the XMS 2K is ideally suited for large content
libraries, providing reliable, low cost disk-based content ingest,
storage and delivery for the central and regional portions of
service provider CDNs. The XMS 2K Flash can be positioned at
the edge of these same CDNs, combining with XMS 2K to provide a
complete CDN infrastructure, operated coherently by way of ARRIS'
ConvergeMedia Management Platform.
"We are responding to the many requests for a broader suite of
the XMS delivery platform that we have received from customers
around the world," said ARRIS VP On Demand Product Strategy Basil
Badawiyeh. "The XMS platform supports an evolving and dynamic
set of solutions that address customer needs as they migrate their
networks to CDN and terrestrial-based delivery in their largest
markets, provide advanced services in their smaller markets and
embark upon a multi screen media experience."
About ARRIS
ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing
in the design, engineering and supply of technology that supports
broadband services for residential and business customers around
the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools
and platforms they need to deliver carrier-grade telephony, network
video processing, whole home video, demand driven video,
next-generation advertising, network and workforce management
solutions, access and transport architectures and ultra high-speed
data services. Headquartered in Suwanee,
Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee; Beaverton,
OR; Chicago, IL;
Kirkland, WA; State College, PA; Wallingford, CT; Waltham, MA; Cork,
Ireland; and Shenzhen,
China, and operates support and sales offices throughout the
world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found
at www.arrisi.com.
SOURCE ARRIS