InfoValue signs on with Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA - TM)

Sees Membership as Extension of Business Development

San Ramon, CA and Elmsford, NY – January 24, 2006 – InfoValue Computing, Inc., pioneers and experts in the development and delivery of platforms and solutions for broadband multimedia streaming over IP networks, is the latest company to join the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA - TM).

“We see membership in MoCA as a natural extension of our business development plan,” explained Aubrey Flanagan, vice president of Business Development and Solutions for InfoValue Computing, Inc.  “InfoValue’s products and technologies integrate video and rich media into mainstream applications.  We believe that MoCA technology is an ideal platform to extend the reach of IP networks and broadband multimedia streaming.”

Since 1994, InfoValue Computing has provided best-of-breed products that are based on standards-compliant, open architecture coupled with innovative, proprietary optimization technologies.

“MoCA appreciates InfoValue joining the MoCA family,” said Ladd Wardani, president of MoCA.  “MoCA has successfully been using InfoValue’s video and media streaming products in its demonstrations, testing and plugfest for two years.  InfoValue provides another key link in the value chain - bringing digital entertainment to consumers.”
The technology underlying MoCA is used to distribute digital entertainment throughout the home with a speed of 270 Mbps, high QoS, and the innate security of a shielded, wired connection combined with state of the art packet-level encryption. Field tests in real-world situations revealed MoCA technology net throughputs of more than100 Mbps to 97 percent of coax outlets, without remediation, and 100 percent with a small and inexpensive filter.

About InfoValue Computing, Inc.:
Founded in 1994, InfoValue are experts 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, send e-mail to info@infovalue.com, or call (914) 345-5980.

About MoCA
The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA™) is an open, industry driven initiative promoting distribution of digital video and entertainment through existing coaxial cable in the home. MoCA technology provides the backbone for whole home entertainment networks of multiple wired and wireless products. 

MoCA’s Board of Directors include Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, EchoStar (NASDAQ: DISH), Entropic Communications, Linksys, a division of Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Panasonic (NYSE: MC), Radio Shack (NYSE: RSH), Toshiba and Verizon (NYSE: VZ).
For more information, please visit www.mocalliance.org.

 

 

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Roberta Silverstein
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