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LOGIWAYS Selects ACCESS' HbbTV and DLNA Technologies for Its Hybrid TV Solution
- NetFront™ Browser HbbTV Edition, NetFront™ Widgets and NetFront™ Living Connect to Be Integrated With LOGIWAYS’ Leading TV Middleware
Oberhausen, Germany, April 27, 2011 — ACCESS CO., LTD, a global provider of
advanced software technologies to the mobile, beyond-PC and digital TV markets,
announced today that following a successful trial, LOGIWAYS, the French VOD, conditional
access and TV middleware specialist, has selected ACCESS’ solutions including
NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile HbbTV Edition, NetFront™ Widgets and NetFront™
Living Connect 2.0 DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) software, for integration with
Magello™, its DVB middleware product.
NetFront Browser DTV Profile HbbTV Edition is a market-proven, platform-independent
HbbTV software solution with a small RAM/ROM footprint and low CPU power
consumption, which allows Logiways’ customers to launch HbbTV capable devices
and services quickly, efficiently and affordably. NetFront Living Connect 2.0 is a DLNA
Technology Component™ solution that allows Logiways’ customers to deliver home
network DLNA connectivity to consumers. NetFront Widgets enables the creation of an
Internet widget ecosystem through which service providers can deliver high value Web 2.0
services to consumers.
“Our customers demand rich and interactive solutions at an affordable cost, and with the
integration of ACCESS technology, LOGIWAYS is poised to take the market to a whole
new level by offering a complete hybrid solution for customers who want to deploy HbbTV
STBs," said Laurent Pellegrin, LOGIWAYS' CEO. “We chose ACCESS because they’re
a one-stop shop for all our IP requirements. Their HbbTV, DLNA and widget solutions
are widely deployed and competitively priced, enabling optimal end-user device cost. Our
technical team extensively tested all of ACCESS’ solutions and found them to be reliable
and robust.”
“ACCESS is unique because we’re the only provider of globally deployed and supported
HbbTV and DLNA software solutions that can be pre-integrated to create a complete
solution,” said Dr. Neale Foster, VP of global sales IA, at ACCESS. “We’re delighted that
Logiways has seen the benefit of this and decided to integrate our widget platform as well.
With widgets, HbbTV and DLNA we cover all bases for middleware vendors needing to
deploy next-generation TV services and applications.”
Logiways has developed a complete portfolio of solutions for consumer electronic device
manufacturers looking to provide market-leading solutions including Magello, a scalable
DVB middleware, SafeAccess, the only EAL4+ CAS conditional access system and
VodAccess, a unique push-VOD solution.
LOGIWAYS’ ACCESS powered middleware will be demonstrated at ANGA Cable in
Cologne from May 3 to 5 (10.1/Q9).
About ACCESS in Digital TV
ACCESS provides embedded software solutions that support global and regional TV
standards and enable broadcasters, operators and consumer-electronics manufacturers to
meet the expanding market for catch-up TV and connected TV services, including HbbTV
and VoD. The company also enables seamless media access across connected-consumer
devices with a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Technology Component software
solution.
The company’s core offerings for digital TV include:
- NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile – NetFront Browser DTV Profile is optimized
for digital TV environments and powers services such as BBC iPlayer, while also
providing seamless access to hybrid broadcast and broadband services such as
HbbTV.
- NetFront™ Living Connect – NetFront Living Connect is a next generation DLNA
Technology Component solution that makes seamless connectivity for home
consumer electronic devices a reality.
- NetFront™ Media Player – NetFront Media Player enables playback of streamed
and broadcast video for set-top boxes and digital TVs.
- NetFront™ Widgets – NetFront Widgets delivers value added widget-based
services for digital TVs.
For more information visit: www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/ netfrontdtv/dtv_solution.html
About ACCESS and ACCESS Europe
ACCESS CO., LTD. is a global company providing leading technology, software products
and platforms for web browsing, mobile phones, wireless handhelds, digital TVs and other
networked devices. ACCESS' product portfolio including its NetFront™ series provides
customers with solutions that enable faster time to market, flexibility and customizability.
Recently, ACCESS has launched NetFront™ Life as a global brand with applications
and services for end users. Additional information about NetFront Life is available at www.netfrontlife.com. The company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates subsidiaries
and affiliates in Asia, Europe and the United States. ACCESS is listed on the Tokyo Stock
Exchange Mothers’ Index under the number 4813. For more information about ACCESS,
please visit www.access-company.com.
ACCESS Europe GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACCESS CO., LTD., with its main
office located in Oberhausen, Germany. ACCESS established its first office in Europe in
July 2001 as a total solution provider to the mobile and beyond PC markets.
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© 2011 ACCESS CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
ACCESS, the ACCESS logo, and NetFront are registered trademarks or trademarks of ACCESS CO., LTD. in the
United States, Japan and/or other countries. DLNA is a registered trademark of the Digital Living Network Alliance.
Digital Living Network Alliance is a service mark of the Digital Living Network Alliance. All other trademarks, logos and trade names mentioned in the document are the property of their respective owners.
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