Harmonic and Vobile collaborate

Harmonic Inc. and Vobile, provider of video content identification and management services, have recently announced that they are collaborating to enable effective and efficient content protection and monetization. Vobile VideoDNA fingerprinting technology will be integrated with Harmonic's Rhozet™ Carbon Coder™ transcoding solution to allow Carbon Coder users to generate automatically VideoDNA fingerprints for their video content during the transcoding process, enabling them to monitor, protect, and monetize their content more effectively.

Leading content owners currently use Rhozet Carbon Coder to prepare content for distribution across multiple networks, including over the internet. content owners using the Rhozet and Vobile solution can automatically generate VideoDNA fingerprints while transcoding, and then submit them to the Vobile VDDB^® VideoDNA Database along with metadata and business rules regarding content usage. A variety of applications that access the Vobile VDDB will then be able to identify the content accurately and retrieve the associated business rules, such as the VideoTracker‚™ service, which enables content owners to monitor and manage their content online, and MediaWise™, a service that allows online publishers to identify user-uploaded content for purposes of rights management and monetization.

Unlike previous content protection methods, the integration of fingerprinting technology into the transcoding process results in a faster, more simplified approach for automatically tracking and securing content. Together with Vobile we are able to provide an efficient solution for content owners to monitor their assets and capitalize on new revenue 
opportunities.

Ronald Khoo joins Ross Video

Ross Video announced the appointment of Ronald Khoo as regional sales manager for Southeast Asia. He will be responsible for managing Ross Video sales in the Southeast Asia territories including Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Khoo is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and reports to Dae Choe, national sales manager for Asia. "Ronald brings a decade of sales experience to Ross Video," said Dae Choe. "His knowledge of the broadcast industry will prove to be an asset as we continue our growth in the Asia market." "I look forward to expanding our presence in Southeast Asia," said Khoo. "The Ross brand is well known in the broadcast industry. I am excited to be part of such a great team offering our customers the best in live production technology."

3i Infotech forays into media & broadcasting industry in India

3i Infotech has entered into the Media & Broadcasting Industry as a system integrator. 3i Infotech will offer a unique value proposition to media and broadcasting companies, with best-of-the-breed products, complemented with its expertise in system integration and project management services, thereby providing the entire range of offerings to the industry. As a system integrator for the Media & Broadcasting Industry, 3i Infotech has partnered with global technology leaders such as Apple, VSN, Kramer Electronics, Mhatre Electronics, Harris and Comsat. The company will provide offerings which incorporate solutions customized to meet the unique requirements of the sector.