Cisco Content Delivery Engine CDE 220
Cisco finally supports solid-state drive flash technology in its CDS 220 model 2S3, laying the foundation for greater scale, although Cisco has yet to productize such enhancements to improve stream density or competitive storage capacity. (2/10/2010)
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Concurrent MediaHawk VX
Concurrent’s on demand video server roadmap leverages proven military grade credentials and stream density enhancements, but lags rivals in supporting on demand content delivery with scalable Flash-based storage and multi-screen capabilities. (2/8/2010)
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Edgeware Orbit-2X
Edgeware’s Orbit-2X platform is designed for dense and reliable video delivery performance, and it is best in class. However, broad adoption may be constrained by relatively weak support for multi-screen and advanced advertising scenarios. (2/9/2010)
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Harmonic StreamLiner 3000
Harmonic’s StreamLiner 3000 is successfully leveraging NEBS Level 3/ETSI-compliant hardware to win telco accounts, and its end-to-end multi-screen content delivery proposition is gaining traction, though it lags the platform density of rivals. (2/10/2010)
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Motorola B-3
The B-3 video server leverages Motorola’s vast experience in video networking technology to complement its market-proven B-1 server and flexibly address lower-density settings, but it still lacks mobile video support and market traction evidence. (2/16/2010)
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SeaChange International MediaServer FMS 2500
SeaChange is successfully differentiating its on-demand video server proposition with flash memory scale and advanced advertising deployment credentials. It could benefit from greater stream density and native support for multi-screen protocols. (2/9/2010)
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Verivue MDX 9200 Series
Verivue’s MDX 9200 targets the sweet spot of scalable streaming to support the growth of personalized content delivery; however, the focus on scale has downplayed emphasis in other areas, weakening the platform’s overall on-demand proposition. (2/8/2010)
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- - Product Strengths & Weaknesses
- - Product Buying Criteria
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- On Demand Video Server Buying Criteria
- Scalability and Performance
- Scalability is defined as the product’s total ingest, storage, and streaming capacity and concurrency for standard definition equivalent streams, defined as a single SD MPEG-2 stream at 3.75 Mbps; Performance is defined as how efficiently this scale is supported.
- Reliability and Supportability
- Defined as the server and system level fault-tolerance and load-balancing for protecting data, resiliency for preserving stream sessions; Supportability is defined as overall management and upgrade facility.
- On Demand Functionality
- Includes the product’s capability to support multi-screen delivery, (i.e., TVs, mobile handsets, and Internet connected devices), support of multiple on demand service options such as time-shifted TV, and network-DVR, as well as trick-play functionality and ad insertion capabilities.
- Green Design
- Incorporates the product’s power consumption per stream/chassis in full configuration and design elements aimed at reducing total cost of ownership (TCO).
- Market Momentum and Vision
- Incorporates elements such as vendor viability and support resources, vendor’s portfolio/platform leverage, as well as visible market traction in terms of partnerships, streams shipped, and customer footprint.
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- On Demand Video Server Product Metrics
- Maximum Stream Concurrency
Streaming Capacity
Content Storage
Ingest Capacity
Video Codecs Support
Stream Control Protocols
Streaming Interfaces
Back Office Support
Physical Dimensions
Peak Power Consumption
Regulatory Certifications
General Availability
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