We are delighted to announce this year's CSI Awards shortlist. The list can be found below as well as at: www.cable-satellite.com/awards/Shortlist_2009.php
A huge thanks to everyone who entered and better luck next year to those that missed out.
The winners will be announced at our awards ceremony on Friday September 12th at IBC, starting from 6.00pm.
We look forward to seeing you at IBC.
CSI team
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1. Best outside broadcast technology or service
Digital Rapids - TouchStream
Harris - QVM6800+ Quad card
Newtec - MENOS (Multimedia Exchange Network Over Satellite)
SIS LIVE - uPod Micro
2. Best playout/connectivity service/solution
never.no - Community TV
Omneon - MediaDeck GX
3. Best digital video processing technology
ATEME - Kyrion File Encoder 2 (KFE 2)
Harmonic - DiviCom Electra 8000 Universal SD/HD MPEG-2 and AVC Encoder
Motorola - DSR-6300 multi-channel digital satellite receiver/transcoder
TANDBERG Television - EN8100 MPEG-2 SD encoder
4. Best satellite contribution/distribution/transmission solution
ATEME - Kyrion CM4101 encoder and DR8400 decoder pair
Harmonic - ProView 7000 Integrated Receiver & Stream Processor
Newtec - FlexACM
TANDBERG Television - RX8200 Advanced Modular Receiver
5. Best monitoring or network management solution
Cisco Systems - Video Assurance Management Solution (VAMS)
IneoQuest Technologies - VeriFrame Distributed Video Verification Technology
JDSU - NetComplete Home Performance Monitoring
Silicon & Software Systems (S3) - StormTest
6. Best customer premises technology
Advanced Digital Broadcast - 4820C Advanced OpenCable Host 2.0 High Definition Set-Back Box
Cisco - 8485DVB MPEG-4 HD Hybrid Digital Video Recorder and Media Server
EchoStar Europe - SlingLoaded 900-Series hybrid HD DVR
Pace - TDS850NV set-top box developed for Viasat
7. Best terrestrial wireless contribution/distribution/transmission solution
Advanced Digital Broadcast - 5810TX
NAGRAVISION - PCTV
Telegent Systems - TLG2300
8. Best workflow/asset management/automation solution
AmberFin - iCR
Cisco Systems - Managed Media Solution (C-MMS)
TANDBERG Television - WatchPoint Content Management System (CMS)
TransMedia Dynamics (TMD) - i-mediaflex
9. Best content protection technology
Civolution - Internet Services
Harmonic - Rhozet Carbon Coder Fingerprinting Solution
LATENS - Software-only CAS for one-way networks
Verimatrix - VCAS for DVB
10. Best fibre contribution/distribution/transport solution
ARRIS Group - 1GHz CHP CORWave II DWDM multi wavelength solutions
Cisco - ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
Net Insight - Nimbra 688 with Ethernet Switching Functionality
T-VIPS - TVG450 JPEG2000 Video Gateway
11. Best content-on-demand solution
ARRIS - MDX9200 VOD server and ConvergeMedia Management Suite
NAGRAVISION - Media SDP's VOD Shopping Mall
SeaChange International - Virgin Media Dynamic VOD Advertising Program
Tandberg Television – Xport
12. Best cable video/data/voice last mile transmission technology
Aurora Networks - RFPON solution
Harmonic - SUPRALink 1550 nm DWDM transmission system
Motorola - BSR 64000 CMTS/Edge Router Release 5.2
13. Best interactive TV technology or application
Advanced Digital Broadcast - Hybrid Web2.0 system
Microsoft - Mediaroom Presentation Framework
Miniweb Interactive - Interactive Service Platform
NDS - Snowflake
Osmosys - OsmoStore
14. Best IPTV technology or service
Cisco - Visual Quality Experience (VQE)
EchoStar Europe - SlingLoaded 900-Series hybrid HD DVR
Ericsson - IPTV Middleware
Latens - ECO 4.0
15. Best Mobile TV technology or service
Harmonic - Converged Mobile Video Delivery Platform
MobiTV - Mobi4Biz
Telegent Systems - TLG1120
16. Best HDTV technology or project
AXAR Media - AXAR 1000
EchoStar Europe - SlingLoaded 900-Series hybrid HD DVR
Harmonic - DiviCom Electra 8000 Universal SD/HD MPEG-2 and AVC Encoder
Humax - FOXSAT-HDR
17. Best Web TV technology or service
Brightcove - 3 online video platform
Digital Rapids – TouchStream
NDS - InfiniteTV