Date: 07/04/2011

Optibase to showcase portable HD/SD H.264 encoding Appliance at NAB 2011

Optibase (a Vitec Company) to showcase its portfolio of solutions at NAB booth SL4508 in Las Vegas from April 11-14. Technologies on display will include MGW Micro Premium - the new ultra-low latency multi-channel encoder and streamer, powered by TurboVideo technology; an advanced version of the MGES 6000 quad blade for the TRUE carrier-grade MGW 5100/1100/1000 chassis; the latest EZ TV version with support for Windows 7/2008 and MAC 10.6 operating systems, and encryption capabilities that turn the EZ TV plus blade system combination into a fully secure IPTV solution; and an HD/SD version of the FITIS tactical IPTV solution.

"Optibase is known for reliable, modular products that provide pristine video quality, robust feature sets and the best price-performance ratios in the industry," said Michael Chorpash, Vice President of Sales for at Optibase. "This year we are proud to present the new compact, solid-state MGW Micro Premium, the most advanced industrial-grade H.264 encoding and streaming appliance, and the result of the first collaborative product development effort following Vitec's acquisition of Optibase. With a price point under $7000, it offers unprecedented value to customers and is an indicator of exciting and innovative solutions to come."


Additional Optibase products to be highlighted at NAB include:
The ruggedized MGW Micro, the smallest SD H.264 encoder, which now supports KLV metadata and is optimized for control over variable latency networks
MGES 6000 Quad blade for the MGW 5100/1100/1000 carrier-grade system, that now supports broadcast quality H.264 HD/SD and provides HD/SD proxy streaming at 1080p, 4 primary and 4 secondary streams, and HD/SD-SDI, composite and HDMI inputs
EZ TV Video Delivery and Management System allows enterprises to deliver custom lineups of live, recorded and on-demand content. The latest release supports encrypted video delivery and introduces a new exciting GUI. It is fully optimized to work on the latest browsers and operating systems and recently certified as networkworthy by the U.S. Army NETCOM.

FITIS (Fully Integrated Tactical IPTV System), an end-to-end Full Motion Video (FMV) solution for processing, archiving, indexing, managing and disseminating tactical ISR video and metadata sources, now supports high definition situational awareness video and high availability operation mode.