Elmsford, NY (PRWEB via PRWebDirect) September 28, 2006 -- InfoValue Computing, Inc. (InfoValue), an expert in providing innovative, high-performance video-streaming platforms and solutions, today announced that Allin Interactive, a premier provider of advanced guest-entertainment technologies for the cruise industry, plans to deploy InfoValue QuickVideo™ software on several major cruise lines. The partnership will enhance numerous television-based guest services on cruise ships.
“Today’s cruise lines are seeking to replace the heavy on-board coax cable networks that traditionally ran their broadcast services with a single Internet Protocol (IP) network,” said Doug Tempero, managing director at Allin Interactive. “InfoValue’s QuickVideo server is the ideal video-streaming platform for us to integrate as part of that network. It’s reliable, stable, and, perhaps most important, scalable.”
Beginning early next year, Allin will deploy the QuickVideo server as part of its iTV solution on board several cruise lines. Among the lines Allin works with are Carnival, Costa, Royal Caribbean, and Celebrity. The QuickVideo servers will support video streaming and multicasting of many of Allin’s in-cabin television services, such as movies on demand, gaming, information on shore excursions, and targeted guest surveys.
“The partnership with Allin is an excellent opportunity to showcase IPTV as a viable alternative to cable,” said Aubrey Flanagan, vice president of business development and solutions at InfoValue. “Even in the sometimes harsh weather conditions of the ship environment, the QuickVideo server provides services as reliable and even superior to that of any cable headend. The guest only experiences the crystal-clear picture quality of digital television and the enhanced services it provides. It’s a win-win situation for everyone.”
InfoValue’s QuickVideo server is a software-based platform for comprehensive video-streaming functionality over IP and cable networks. Based on a modular, open architecture, it enables video on demand and multicasting; networked personal video recording (for instant replay); recording, archiving, and publishing; and content distribution. It is incrementally and independently scalable.
More information about InfoValue is available at www.infovalue.com, and information about Allin Interactive is available at www.allin.com.
About InfoValue
Founded in 1994, InfoValue is an expert in providing comprehensive broadband streaming platforms and solutions. An industry pioneer, InfoValue is recognized for its innovations in advancing the video-streaming technology that has set the pace in performance, scalability, and intelligence. The InfoValue QuickVideo™ broadband video-streaming platform is based on a standards-compliant, open architecture that is optimized with innovative, patented technologies. InfoValue QuickVideo streaming software, currently being used by telecommunication carriers, corporations, governments, educational institutions, hospitality providers, and broadcasters around the world, offers interactive video-on-demand and video multicast capabilities as well as integrated video indexing, distributed video caching, server clustering, and video service management capabilities. InfoValue's corporate headquarters are located at 4 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523. For more information on InfoValue or its products and services, visit www.infovalue.com, or call +1 914 345 5980.
About Allin Corporation
Allin Corporation is a leading provider of solutions-oriented application development and technology infrastructure consulting and systems integration services. Allin specializes in Microsoft-based technologies and was recently recognized as Microsoft’s East Region Partner of the Year. Allin’s operations are centered on four practice areas: Technology Infrastructure, Collaborative Solutions, Business Process, and Interactive Media. Allin leverages its experience in these areas to work with clients through a disciplined project-delivery framework to ensure that solutions are delivered on time and on budget. Allin delivers these services through the trade names Allin Consulting, Allin Interactive, and the CodeLab Technology Group. The company maintains offices in Pittsburgh, Pa.; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Wakefield, Mass.; and San Jose and Walnut Creek, Calif. For additional information about Allin, visit the company’s Internet sites on the World Wide Web at www.allin.com and www.codelabtech.com.
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Agency Contact:
Peggy Stalhut, Wall Street Communications
Tel: + 1 631 423 4128
InfoValue Computing Contact:
Jane Villanueva
Tel: +1 914 345 5980, x 100
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