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[July 24, 2008]

NextIO and BI Team for HD Video Demo at IPTV North America

(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
NextIO, a provider in virtualized I/O solutions, and Broadcast
International (BI), a supplier in low-bandwidth video compression
software, teamed to showcase a HD video demonstration at the IPTV North
America show in Chicago.

The demonstration -- which utilized NextIO's ExpressConnect solution
and BI's ultra-high speed video compression technology, running on the
IBM BladeCenter QS21 server -- featured real-time video encoding at
under 3Mbps. This is compared to the MPEG 2 standard of 19.4 Mbps at
which most HD video is transmitted, and will enable video providers to
pack more HD video onto limited bandwidth, according to the companies.

The companies stated that the combined technologies promise to change
the video distribution world by making it possible for cable, satellite
or IPTV providers to deliver live HDTV at compression levels four to
six times higher than is currently possible. Conservation of limited
bandwidth resources has become a critical requirement in the broadcast,
cable, satellite, mobile and IPTV markets, especially as
bandwidth-intensive, high-definition video becomes the industry
standard.

"We're pleased to be partnering with NextIO to deliver this unmatched
solution to video compression," said Rod Tiede, CEO of Broadcast
International. "Video throughput was a key challenge in delivering our
solution, and NextIO provided the ideal complement to our technology.
The scalability of the NextI/O design provides us the ability to
deliver a large number of high definition video inputs to our system
without delays and to take full advantage of the processing
capabilities of the IBM platform. Our aim is to shatter the bandwidth
barrier completely with our solution."

Chris Pettey, NextIO CTO and co-founder, said, "This is the first time
customers can take advantage of the full density of blade solutions
with standard PCIe I/O cards in order to produce streaming live, HD
video. We are pleased to be part of this industry-revolutionizing
solution that will literally change the face of broadcast television."

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