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Ocean Blue Software Teams with Rovi for Home Networking TV Software Solution
BRISTOL, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --
Digital TV software specialist Ocean Blue Software is pleased to announce a collaboration with
Rovi Corporation (Formerly Macrovision) to integrate Rovi's Connected Platform software for Digital
Living Network Alliance (DLNA) capabilities into its mature Sunrise digital video broadcast (DVB)
stack. Ocean Blue Software's and Rovi's combined technologies provide a solution designed to
make it easier for consumer electronics manufacturers to develop DVB TVs that can access digital
content from networked and DLNA compatible devices.
Ocean Blue Software's Sunrise DVB software provides all of the components necessary to enable
digital TV and set top box manufacturers to quickly and easily implement satellite, cable and
terrestrial DVB functionality into their devices. Now, with the integration of Rovi's Connected
Platform, a DLNA technology component, CE manufacturers can offer consumers the ability to
easily manage their digital media content stored on different devices in the home. Shared content,
such as videos, photos and audio files, stored on a remote server can be retrieved and played from
the TV; movie clips can be viewed, paused, re-wound or fast forwarded; and media files can be
divided into genre and rated according to user preference.
"Ocean Blue Software is pleased to be working with a global digital entertainment technology
leader such as Rovi," commented Ocean Blue Software CEO, Ken Helps. "This collaboration will
provide CE vendors with a complete software solution for connected TV and set top box products
that meet industry interoperability standards. Importantly, we can also ensure software compatibility
for consumers."
"Today's consumers do not want to have to deal with the complexity of connecting products to
access their content. They want to access it seamlessly with a single remote control," said Simon
Adams, senior vice president of CE sales, Rovi Corporation. "We are pleased that we can help CE
vendors deliver DLNA-compatible products that enable consumers to access media in exciting new
ways."
The software solution is hardware and operating system agnostic ensuring manufacturers have a
scalable and quickly deployable solution that can be ported across any TV-centric chipset.
About Ocean Blue Software
Ocean Blue Software is based in Bristol and Hong Kong and specialises in the development,
distribution and support of world-class software solutions, which are incorporated into Digital TV
consumer electronics products, present in the Digital Home.
Ocean Blue's software products stand out in terms of maturity, usability, operability and
adherence to international digital broadcast standards, notably DVB and DTG. Ocean Blue is active
in both DTG and DVB groups, assisting in the development of industry software standards. Ocean
Blue's new software developments include support for High Definition TV broadcasts, Advanced
Text-To-Speech Technology, CI Plus and Connected-TV solutions.
Ocean Blue Software Contacts:
Laura Buck
Sales and Marketing
Email: laura.buck@oceanbluesoftware.co.uk
Tel: +44-1179-722753
Issued by Techworks Asia Ltd:
Karrie Lee
Email: karrie@techworksasia.com
Tel: +852-2525-3980
Glenn Howes
Email: glenn@techworksasia.com
Tel: +852-2525-8977
SOURCE: Ocean Blue Software
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