Itaas’ First Canadian ECS VOD Monitoring and Reporting Platform Deployment Aims at Videotron
itaas Inc., the only provider of end-to-end iTV solutions in the digital video industry, and the provider of an innovative and compelling suite of VOD (video on demand) products, today announced the deployment of the ECS — VOD monitoring and Reporting Platform, at Videotron in Montreal.
ECS, now deployed for over 6 months, is helping Videotron increase the VOD operational efficiencies and is providing a focal point to monitor activity across its entire VOD infrastructure. It is an excellent tool to gauge the VOD system health at a glance and pinpoint the problem components enabling operators to provide a better viewing experience for their subscribers.
ECS is the only product of its kind in the market that gives near real-time information helping stabilize VOD systems. ECS is VOD platform agnostic and presents usage metrics for operational, marketing, and management analysis.
“We are extremely pleased with the results of itaas’ ECS product. ECS not only helps us optimize VOD Capacity Planning, but also provides significant data to diagnose iTV application problems,” said Daniel Proulx, Sr. VP of Engineering, Videotron. “Immediate resolution of these problems certainly translates into a great subscriber experience.”
With deployment in over 50 cable systems, ECS continues to be a leader in the VOD measurement space.
“ECS’ near-real time reporting and analysis has proven to be critical in increasing operational stability and reliability of a multitude of VOD systems across major MSOs like Time Warner, Cox and Bright house Networks,” said itaas’ COO Jaspal Bhasin. “After deploying ECS in many of the leading cable systems in the US, we are pleased to enter the Canadian market. We are excited to work with Videotron to help address their challenges by customizing the ECS solution to suit their business needs.”
ECS is integrated with video servers and software from Arroyo Video Solutions, Broadbus, Concurrent, C-COR, SeaChange and TANDBERG Television.
About itaas, Inc.
itaas provides an innovative and compelling suite of video on demand (VOD) products, and is the only provider of end-to-end iTV services in the digital video industry, serving broadband operators, wireless providers, set-top manufacturers, application and content developers, and middleware and OS providers.
From design and development to integration and support, combined with a robust lab facility and a VOD product suite, itaas is uniquely positioned in the broadband industry to help broadband operators deploy advanced iTV solutions on accelerated schedules. The company has more than 90 clients and its products are deployed in over 50 cable systems nationwide. Leading broadband companies depend on itaas’ iTV domain expertise for creative solutions to complex digital TV challenges. Visit itaas on the Web at www.itaas.com or call 770-368-4024.
About Videotron
Videotron Ltd. (www.videotron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., is an integrated communications company engaged in cable television, interactive multimedia development, Internet access services, cable telephony and wireless. Videotron is a leader in new technologies with its illico interactive television system and its broadband network, which supports high-speed cable Internet access, analog and digital cable television, and other services. As of December 31, 2006, Videotron was serving 1,572,000 cable television customers in Québec, including 624,000 illico subscribers. Videotron is also the Québec leader in high-speed Internet access, with 805,000 subscribers to its cable modem and dial-up services. Videotron also offers 12,000 subscriber lines on its wireless service and, as of January 15, 2007, Videotron was providing residential telephone service to 400,000 Québec households.