“VideoPropulsion, Inc., announced today that they have forged a
partnership to market and sell complete Linux-based solutions to
the operators and providers of cable/TV.”
“The VDOPro high bandwidth DVB-ASI multiplexing cards offered by
VPI coupled with Zapex’s encoder products allow for low cost per
stream MPEG transport over fast network topologies….”
“Cable system operators are looking for a cost-effective
solution for both analog-to-digital MPEG-2 encoding, as well as
local content insertion into the digital stream,” according to Gary
Marsh, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Zapex Technologies.
“Zapex is the first to offer a Linux-based MPEG-2 encoding
solution, along with Dolby digital audio, and when integrated with
the VideoPropulsion DVB Multiplexing System, places this alliance
in an industry-leadership position.“