Wednesday, August 17, 2011

SRG SSR Selects Harmonic Video Processing Solutions to Power Its New HDTV Services


Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that SRG SSR, the largest electronic media organization in Switzerland, has selected a combination of Harmonic's multifunction video encoders, stream processing solutions, and management tools to power its new HDTV services. The Harmonic solutions deployed for the new DVB-S system provide the video quality, bandwidth efficiencies, and flexibility to enable SRG SSR to begin its migration to HD, while continuing to provide legacy channels until the transition is complete.


"With Harmonic's video compression, stream processing, and management solutions we are able to expand our global customer base by offering new customers like SGR SSR unique and integrated solutions that enhance scalability, improve performance, and ease management of their video services as they make the move to HD," said Michael Salomon, area sales manager, Germany, for Harmonic Inc.Antenna Shoots to #1 in Sales on Amazon in Just a Few Months, Mohu is Celebrating with Father's Day "Freedom from Cable" Sale Through July 4thSOURCE Mohu, Inc.(iii) 1080p resolution and digital surround sound available only if supported by file format. Requires TV that supports 1080p and digital surround sound.(ii) Any device, content, or application you can access on your home network or your PCThe market-leading Electra 8000 encoders provide SGR SSR with SD and HD, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC encoding, as well as integrated statistical multiplexing. The Electra 8000's unique architecture, featuring up to four channels in a single rack unit, significantly reduces operational costs for SGR SSR with its high density and power efficiency.About Mohu"The Internet is truly indispensible in today's homes -- whether for enjoyment, work, school, or sharing family moments," said Daniel Kelley, associate vice president of consumer marketing, D-Link North America. "MainStage lets you wirelessly project movies and TV shows from Netflix and Hulu, or personal home videos and photo slideshows, to the best screen in the home, the HDTV. If you already own a notebook with Intel Wireless Display, it's one of the easiest ways to work and play online from your couch."Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to NewsvineSRG SSR is made up of five Enterprise Units and six subsidiaries. With some 6,100 employees (5,000 full-time equivalents), an annual turnover of 1.6 billion Swiss francs, 18 radio stations and eight television channels, as well as complementary websites and teletext services, SRG SSR is the largest electronic media organization in Switzerland. Its radio stations lead their respective markets in all four language regions -- as do the television channels at prime time. SRG SSR services successfully hold their own against a variety of competing foreign broadcasters with much more financial muscle."D-Link's MainStage TV adapter is a great example of Intel® WiDi 2.0 in action," said Joe Van de Water, consumer product marketing manager at Intel. "Intel WiDi 2.0 lets you wirelessly stream content from your PC to your HDTV with no cables or attachments to your PC. With Intel WiDi 2.0, you can enjoy Blu-ray movies, DVD movies, and content from Internet services like Intel Insider on your HDTV with up to 1080p HD clarity and 5.1 surround sound, and also share pictures, music, or videos."

CONTACTS: Paulien Ruijssenaars Director of Public Relations for Harmonic 1.408.490.7021 paulien.ruijssenaars@harmonicinc.com Michael Newman StreetConnect Investor Relations for Harmonic 1.408.542.2760 hlit@stct.com




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