Company's UX and RDK Application Framework receive 4.0
Diamond Technology Review Ranking
OTTAWA, Sept. 10, 2014 /CNW/ - Espial, a leader in
on-demand TV software and solutions, today announced that the
Espial STB Client, including its RDK Application Framework and user
experience products, has been named to the 2014 Diamond Technology
Reviews Elite by Broadband Technology Report (BTR). The Espial STB
Client was recognized by the judging panel for defining a product
that delivers efficient development and customization of the user
experience. It was also recognized for giving operators an advanced
alternative to the currently deployed set-top box user
interfaces.
"The Diamond Technology Reviews bring out the 'best in class'
products for our industry, said Tom
Gorman, Diamond Technology Review Program." Once again, we
had a strong panel of judges, who recognized the great effort that
Espial has made to improve the consumer user experience. These are
the solutions that keep us on the leading edge."
The 10th annual "Diamonds" recognize the industry's
top products and solutions available to the cable industry as
determined by a panel of cable telecommunications engineering
experts from the cable MSOs and vendors.
The Espial STB Client - based on HTML5 and RDK - extends the
capabilities of RDK with an application framework and user
experience framework to provide a common application engine for
MSOs. This ensures that MSOs can achieve Web speed designing
and deploying the richest, highest performance user experiences
possible across a wide range of set-top-box platforms—from legacy
platforms to home gateways.
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About Espial (www.espial.com)
Espial is a leading supplier of digital TV and IPTV software and
solutions to cable MSOs and telecommunications operators as well as
consumer electronics manufacturers. Espial's middleware,
video-on-demand, and browser products power a diverse range of
pay-TV and Internet TV business models. Over 35 million licenses of
its patented software are in use across the world. Espial is
headquartered in Ottawa,
Canada and has offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Visit www.espial.com or
contact via phone at +1 613 230 4770.
About Broadband Technology Report
Broadband Technology Report (BTR), celebrating its 10th anniversary
in 2014, is the cable and telecom industry's premier source for
product and technology news, and is the most successful and fastest
growing online outlet for product information and deployments;
reviews and rankings; technology expertise; and buyer/seller
facilitation. BTR's portfolio includes online, print and video
assets, all designed to help network operators build, upgrade and
maintain high performance communications networks. BTR, backed by
more than 70 years of combined industry experience, delivers its
email, online, print and video production services to more than
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About the Diamond Technology Review program
The BTR Diamond Technology Reviews ("the Diamonds") is a renowned
industry program - now in its 9th year - that was developed to
recognize some of the top products and solutions available to the
cable industry as determined by a stellar panel of cable
telecommunications engineering experts. Engineering executives from
Bright House, Buckeye, Comcast, Boyer Broadband, Suddenlink, and
Time Warner Cable were among the third-party judges for the 2014
Diamonds. Every year, BTR invites vendors to submit written
information about products/solutions that have been released or
upgraded since the previous year's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo
(October 2013). Criteria used in the
Diamonds rankings include, first and foremost, unique technology or
application thereof, innovation, ease of use, efficiency,
reliability and contribution to profitability.
SOURCE Espial Group
