Contacts:
Miki Weiser Siân Hillier
Infogate Online Ltd. Simac Broadcast
+972 3 6443355 +31 40 258 20 70
mikiw@infogateonline.com sian.hillier@SimacBroadcast.com
www.simacbroadcast.com
For Infogate Online Ltd:
Yona Cymerman
Ruder Finn Israel
+972 2 589 2014
yonac@ruderfinn.co.il
Infogate Online Expands European Presence – Secures Strategic Partnership with Simac Broadcast
Simac Broadcast to provide customer support to Infogate Benelux customers. Partnership further strengthens Infogate Online’s position in Europe.
Tel Aviv, Israel - March 29, 2006 – – Infogate Online, a leading global provider of end-to-end IPTV service delivery solutions to broadband service providers, announced today that it will be partnering with Simac Broadcast, a leading systems integrator, to provide the Benelux territory with IPTV projects and support.
Simac Broadcast will provide system integration services for Infogate’s customers in the Benelux region. Infogate’s middleware solution, ViewCore™, optimizes the management of content delivery while ensuring end-to-end data security from the content provider to the subscriber. Allying with Simac Broadcast’s superior system integration capabilities and leveraging on their local customer support services, enables the partners to offer the most integrated, comprehensive IPTV solutions to Benelux telco operators and ISPs.
“We are excited about the opportunity to further establish our presence in the Benelux market together with Simac Broadcast,” said Amir Lavi, responsible for European sales at Infogate Online. “It is imperative that we provide our customers with the broadest and most reliable customer support, which we know Simac Broadcast will provide.”
Infogate Online and Simac Broadcast recognize that this cooperation will further allow the partners to create targeted IPTV offerings for selected segments in the Benelux territory, making their offering unique and attractive to the local market. The ability to gear media offerings to niche markets is unique to IPTV and holds exciting future possibilities.
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Already deployed on three continents, Infogate Online's IPTV platform enables broadband providers to leverage their current and future infrastructure to deliver the next generation of digital entertainment, creating new profitable revenue opportunities. Infogate Online's IPTV platform is uniquely designed to deliver services to both TV and PC subscribers, extending the service operator's reach in the home.
Simac Broadcast is a leading broadcast systems integrator and maintenance services provider with over 200 customer companies across the world. Their triple play integration offers products and services for total process control and the power to perform.
“We are looking forward being able to offer our Benelux customers specifically targeted media solutions together with Infogate Online, “ said Partner Manager, Pim van Eeten, of Simac Broadcast. “Together we will be able to offer the most comprehensive, fully supported end-to-end IPTV solution.”
About Infogate Online
Infogate Online is a leading provider of end-to-end IPTV service delivery solutions to broadband service providers worldwide. Infogate Online's IPTV middleware platform allows broadband providers to offer a full range of TV-based digital entertainment including video on demand (VOD), TV channels, pay-per-view and more to their broadband subscribers. Infogate Online's IPTV platform, ViewCore™, is a comprehensive, integrated end-to-end solution that provides content management and ensures secure delivery from the content provider to the subscriber in the home. Enabling service operators to deliver new value-added, revenue generating services, Infogate Online encourages business growth, helps maximize customer retention and increases competitiveness in the marketplace. For more information visit: www.infogateonline.com
About Simac Broadcast: Advise. Integrate. Manage.
As a solution provider and system integrator, Simac Broadcast gives customers the unique opportunity to choose the best configuration of products in a multi-vendor environment. By using quality products from industry leaders, Simac Broadcast is able to create custom solutions that utilize the best of the best, allowing for choice at every level of the solution. Simac Broadcast offers a range of services after the initial consultancy period. Simac Broadcast takes on an end to end ‘Turnkey’ responsibility, putting the working solution into service mode and then monitoring it with their management system. Simac Broadcast is headquartered in The Netherlands and has regional support offices in the Mediterranean, the United Kingdom, India, Singapore and South America. For more information, please visit www.simacbroadcast.com. |