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Pace Launches 'Elements' Software Platform With Cloud-Based Capabilities
SALTAIRE, England, August 30, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- New video and broadband software gives operators full
control to develop their services how and when they want
Pace plc today announced the launch of Elements, a new software platform
for the broadcast and broadband industries. Elements supports the design,
delivery and management of digital content and services into and around the
home, enabling operators to provide an outstanding consumer experience
anywhere, anytime, across any device. The platform's open, modular design
gives control to the operator, allowing them to add new features to their
services quickly and cost effectively, and to integrate it with other parts
of their infrastructure as needed.
Elements:
- Gives operators the power to simply and cost-effectively
innovate at the speed they want, in the way they want for their
subscribers.
- Opens up new revenue opportunities by giving service providers
the tools to quickly deploy exciting new applications and features
across different devices. Examples include creating new live TV
experiences by personalising your own football viewing, recommending
must-see moments to friends, and instantly pulling and sharing team
stats, as well as popular social networking and over-the-top (OTT)
content.
- Delivers advanced search capabilities that help consumers
quickly and easily discover and access different types of content across
multiple sources within a managed service.
- Includes a cloud-based user interface, so that subscribers can
personalise their video experience and access content in a consistent
way across a broad range of connected devices.
- Links with Pace's management systems for remote monitoring and
control of operator and home networks, removing the complexity
traditionally faced by service providers when delivering converged
services to multiple devices.
- Has an open, modular design that easily integrates with a wide
range of other vendors' software and devices. This allows operators to
build Elements into their existing infrastructure, and augment their
systems rapidly and easily, as needed.
Mark Loughran, Regional Pace President, said: "Consumers are demanding
new services, but want home entertainment to be a straightforward, enjoyable
experience - as simple as turning on a light switch. This challenge demands
a new way of thinking."
"Elements is an important leap forward. It puts our customers in the
driving seat, giving them complete power over how they develop their
services. By taking control of their platform and the consumer experience it
delivers, operators can grow their subscriber base, find new ways to
monetise, and stay one step ahead of their market."
Today the platform consists of three modular products, customisable
according to operators' specific requirements. These extend from the
operator's network into consumers' homes, supporting all aspects of
multi-device content management, delivery and user experience, as follows:
- Cobalt - A range of powerful cloud-based software components
that delivers customisable, fast, highly visual and interactive services
across all devices. Cobalt attaches detailed metadata to content to
support easy search and discovery, helping service providers maximise
revenue opportunity from their valuable content.
- Oxygen - Pace's contemporary user interface product that
provides the visual components for creating great end-user experiences.
Oxygen leverages the capabilities of the set-top box and exposes the
rich functionality of the Cobalt / Tungsten Elements.
- Tungsten - Device software incorporating middleware, operating
system and SDKs for set-top boxes, media gateways and other client
devices around the home. Tungsten enables delivery of new applications
and services across IP and broadcast to multiple client devices so that
operators can attract and retain subscribers and increase revenue
opportunities.
The Element platform is fully compatible with Pace's existing systems
management solutions, which are today deployed with Pace customers
monitoring multi-play services. These systems provide operators with a
complete view of the subscriber's digital home including: diagnostics
reporting to reduce unnecessary truck rolls and call handling times; quality
of experience monitoring to provide feedback on customer satisfaction
levels; automatic proactive fault diagnosis to identify network issues
before they become critical; audience behaviour monitoring to support
marketing and drive user experience improvements.
Elements is the latest addition to Pace's expanding product and service
portfolio, which enables operators to evolve digital services at the speed
they want, how they want. This portfolio includes a wide range of pioneering
set-top boxes and gateways, sophisticated software, highly specialised
customer care call centres, business consulting and product delivery
services. These products and services are designed to support telco, cable
and satellite operators in different global markets, regardless of their
technology needs or market stage.
Pace will be on stand B19 in Hall 1 at this year's IBC in Amsterdam,
September 9th - 13th.
About Pace
Pace (LSE: PIC) creates technologies, software, hardware and services
for the broadband and broadcast industries. Pace solutions empower cable,
telco and satellite operators to simply and cost-effectively innovate at the
speed they want, in the way they want for their subscribers. Pace has built
up its experience and expertise over 25 years and this is now recognised by
a customer base of over 160 operators around the globe.
Headquartered in the UK, Pace operates in markets across the world, and
employs around 2300 people in locations that also include the USA, France,
India and China. For more information on Pace, please visit
http://www.pace.com.
Source: Pace
Paul Crouch of Chameleon PR, +44-(0)207-680-5500, Paul.crouch@chameleonpr.com
Pace Launches 'Elements' Software Platform With Cloud-Based Capabilities
SALTAIRE, England, August 30, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- New video and broadband software gives operators full
control to develop their services how and when they want
Pace plc today announced the launch of Elements, a new software platform
for the broadcast and broadband industries. Elements supports the design,
delivery and management of digital content and services into and around the
home, enabling operators to provide an outstanding consumer experience
anywhere, anytime, across any device. The platform's open, modular design
gives control to the operator, allowing them to add new features to their
services quickly and cost effectively, and to integrate it with other parts
of their infrastructure as needed.
Elements:
- Gives operators the power to simply and cost-effectively
innovate at the speed they want, in the way they want for their
subscribers.
- Opens up new revenue opportunities by giving service providers
the tools to quickly deploy exciting new applications and features
across different devices. Examples include creating new live TV
experiences by personalising your own football viewing, recommending
must-see moments to friends, and instantly pulling and sharing team
stats, as well as popular social networking and over-the-top (OTT)
content.
- Delivers advanced search capabilities that help consumers
quickly and easily discover and access different types of content across
multiple sources within a managed service.
- Includes a cloud-based user interface, so that subscribers can
personalise their video experience and access content in a consistent
way across a broad range of connected devices.
- Links with Pace's management systems for remote monitoring and
control of operator and home networks, removing the complexity
traditionally faced by service providers when delivering converged
services to multiple devices.
- Has an open, modular design that easily integrates with a wide
range of other vendors' software and devices. This allows operators to
build Elements into their existing infrastructure, and augment their
systems rapidly and easily, as needed.
Mark Loughran, Regional Pace President, said: "Consumers are demanding
new services, but want home entertainment to be a straightforward, enjoyable
experience - as simple as turning on a light switch. This challenge demands
a new way of thinking."
"Elements is an important leap forward. It puts our customers in the
driving seat, giving them complete power over how they develop their
services. By taking control of their platform and the consumer experience it
delivers, operators can grow their subscriber base, find new ways to
monetise, and stay one step ahead of their market."
Today the platform consists of three modular products, customisable
according to operators' specific requirements. These extend from the
operator's network into consumers' homes, supporting all aspects of
multi-device content management, delivery and user experience, as follows:
- Cobalt - A range of powerful cloud-based software components
that delivers customisable, fast, highly visual and interactive services
across all devices. Cobalt attaches detailed metadata to content to
support easy search and discovery, helping service providers maximise
revenue opportunity from their valuable content.
- Oxygen - Pace's contemporary user interface product that
provides the visual components for creating great end-user experiences.
Oxygen leverages the capabilities of the set-top box and exposes the
rich functionality of the Cobalt / Tungsten Elements.
- Tungsten - Device software incorporating middleware, operating
system and SDKs for set-top boxes, media gateways and other client
devices around the home. Tungsten enables delivery of new applications
and services across IP and broadcast to multiple client devices so that
operators can attract and retain subscribers and increase revenue
opportunities.
The Element platform is fully compatible with Pace's existing systems
management solutions, which are today deployed with Pace customers
monitoring multi-play services. These systems provide operators with a
complete view of the subscriber's digital home including: diagnostics
reporting to reduce unnecessary truck rolls and call handling times; quality
of experience monitoring to provide feedback on customer satisfaction
levels; automatic proactive fault diagnosis to identify network issues
before they become critical; audience behaviour monitoring to support
marketing and drive user experience improvements.
Elements is the latest addition to Pace's expanding product and service
portfolio, which enables operators to evolve digital services at the speed
they want, how they want. This portfolio includes a wide range of pioneering
set-top boxes and gateways, sophisticated software, highly specialised
customer care call centres, business consulting and product delivery
services. These products and services are designed to support telco, cable
and satellite operators in different global markets, regardless of their
technology needs or market stage.
Pace will be on stand B19 in Hall 1 at this year's IBC in Amsterdam,
September 9th - 13th.
About Pace
Pace (LSE: PIC) creates technologies, software, hardware and services
for the broadband and broadcast industries. Pace solutions empower cable,
telco and satellite operators to simply and cost-effectively innovate at the
speed they want, in the way they want for their subscribers. Pace has built
up its experience and expertise over 25 years and this is now recognised by
a customer base of over 160 operators around the globe.
Headquartered in the UK, Pace operates in markets across the world, and
employs around 2300 people in locations that also include the USA, France,
India and China. For more information on Pace, please visit
http://www.pace.com.
Source: Pace
Paul Crouch of Chameleon PR, +44-(0)207-680-5500, Paul.crouch@chameleonpr.com