TVBLOB finalist in BB World Forum Infovision Award

(26 set 2006) - TVBLOB, was selected by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) as a finalist of this year's InfoVision Awards in the category of Content, Entertainment, Applications, and Services. The winner will be announced at the Broadband World Forum Europe, 9-12 October at the CNIT La Défense in Paris.
The InfoVision Award program recognizes technologies, applications, products, advances, and services judged to be the most unique and beneficial to the telecommunications industry. InfoVision Awards also honor corporations and individuals for their innovative contributions and developments that have proven important to society.
TVBLOB CEO Fabrizio Caffarelli said, "It is a great honor to be nominated from among hundreds of applicants at the cutting edge of Broadband development. It is a strong affirmation of our technology platform and our vision of a wide array of services made possible by the power of the Broadband network."
The TVBLOB technology platform that facilitates “triple-play plus'” digital services, including video, voice, mobile and high speed data communications. Among other things, the platform enables real-time, bi-directional video communication between televisions, as well as video content publishing, Video On Demand (VOD), Digital Video Recording (DVR), timeshifting, and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP). It also integrates Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial (DVB-T), Digital Video Broadcasting Cable (DVB-C), and other diverse services.
Designed for use by both consumer and corporate users, a typical solution requires a TVBLOB Media Center Plus, a standard television set, an analog or digital video camera, and a broadband connection. A review committee composed of industry experts from vendor companies, service providers, and industry associations judged applicants according the following criteria:

• 1. Value of service or technology in solving recognized technology problems, meeting network requirements, optimizing service and performance, and/or enhancing customer service
• 2. Overall quality of innovation and contribution to technology advancement
• 3. Originality and vision
• 4. Potential contribution toward positive industry growth and service
• 5. Market success/acceptance (where applicable)
• 6. Contribution to end-user quality of experience and service efficiency
The competition winners will be announced Tuesday, 10 October at the conference. For more information regarding the IEC and the World Broadband Forum Award, please visit http://www.iec.org.