VBrick Enterprise Media System DATA SHEET

Enterprise IP Video Platform – Manage & Control The VBrick Enterprise Media System (VEMS) is a complete media management software suite to enable the delivery of video and media content enterprise-wide. The VEMS software allows corporations, educational institutions, and government organizations to distribute live and on-demand video, presenta-tions and accompanying materials from one central location to all employees, regardless of network connection or location.

Take control of your enterprise video with the VEMS media management software, the cornerstone of our Enterprise IP Video Platform:

• Manage your video activities seamlessly with device, system and user management.

• Access all live IP Video channels and on-demand media – at any time and from any place.

• Integrate with enterprise infrastructure – IP network, content/learning management systems, LDAP/Active Directory, and Single Sign-On.

• Avoid network bottlenecks in distributed environments by directing users to their local content.

• Tailor to your environment with the industry’s most advanced set of video and networking configuration options.

Viewing Portal – Publish and view your IP Video content with VEMS embedded viewing portal.

Presentation Delivery – Deliver captivating rich-media presentations to your entire organization.

Schedule Broadcasts and Recordings – Schedule your live broadcasts, on-demand assets, and recordings with push button simplicity.

Intelligent Video Networking – Deliver tens of thousands of concurrent video streams, live and on-demand, to enterprise locations worldwide.

Centralized Video Recording – Capture all your valuable video content with our high-capacity recording solutions.

Interactive Channel Guide – Provide television channel program information for hundreds of national, local, and international TV channels, as well as your own channels.

Access Control – Specify and control rights to system resources with integration into Active Directory or other LDAP directory services.

Reporting – Create graphical usage reports.

Multiple Viewing Options – View video on PCs and large format displays such as plasmas, LCDs, and projectors.

Support for Multiple Video Formats – H.264 and Windows Media video are supported for live, on-demand, and recordings. Flash video is available for on-demand.

Redundant – Multiple systems can be deployed to provide quick recovery and limit system downtime.

System Administration – Manage, control, and ensure the security of all aspects of your IP Video platform.

BenefitsA complete media management software suite that enhances communications by:

• Allowing all employees to easily create and access media

• Scaling from the largest live corporate webcast to the smallest on-demand clip

• Eliminating bandwidth issues through intelligent video networking

ModelsVEMS Standard Edition

VEMS Professional Edition

VEMS Enterprise Edition

Optional ModulesVEMS Presenter

VEMS Scheduler

VEMS Channel Guide

VEMS Network Video Recorder (NVR) – 10 and 40 stream versions

VEMS Distribution Server

VEMS VOD Connection License

Interoperability• VBrick H.264 and Windows Media®

Appliances

• VBrick VOD-W and VOD-WM Video On-Demand Servers

• VBrick H.264 Set Top Box

• VBrick Windows Media Set Top Box

• VBrick StreamPlayer Plug-In for Windows

• Windows Media Player

Capabilities

Features

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VBrick Enterprise Media System DATA SHEET

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The VBrick Enterprise Media System is composed of core functionality with optional modules.

Core Functionality

The heart of the VBrick Enterprise Media System (VEMS) is its Video Portal. This viewing portal provides an extremely easy way to access live and on-demand video from any PC or VBrick Set Top Box. Viewers use DVD-like controls to fast forward, rewind, pause, and display videos in full screen. They can even view multiple video windows at the same time. In addition, VBrick’s Viewing Portal enables users to take complete control of the content with playlists and bookmarks.

VBrick’s Encoding appliances employ state-of-the-art IP Video networking protocols for delivering IP Video with minimal bandwidth utilization. If your network doesn’t support these protocols or you want to stream IP Video over your Wide Area Network, then VEMS accomplishes this via its Intelligent Video Networking Engine. VEMS intelligently routes users to the best location to receive live and on-demand content, while eliminat-ing bandwidth concerns. Combined with VBrick Reflector appliances at the network edge, this creates the most scalable and manageable video networking platform in the industry.

There are three tiers of core VEMS functionality, which are largely based on the number of locations to which video will be delivered, as well as the ability to utilize the VEMS Distribution Servers (see Table A for a description of the product tiers).

VEMS Channel Guide

The VEMS Channel Guide is designed to make your IP network feel like television, not just another web video. This is accomplished by integrating real-time television program information and the IP Video stream into the VEMS Viewing Portal.

The Channel Guide provides all of the program information you need, including program time, name and description for hundreds of national, local, and international TV channels. You can also create your own IP Video television channels with custom program listings, giving it broad-cast television feel and functionality.

When deployed with the VEMS Scheduler module, the Channel Guide also provides personal video-like functionality to record programs with the click of a mouse.

Modules

Product # of Zones Supported

Distribution Servers

VEMS Standard

Edition

2 Not available

VEMS Professional

Edition

10 Available

VEMS Enterprise

Edition

100 Available

Table A

VEMS Core Functionality Key Features:• Supports Standard and High Definition video

• Supports H.264 and Windows Media video

• DVD-like controls: stop, start, pause, fast forward, rewind

• Push-button record capability

• Resizable viewing windows and multiple simultaneous window support

• Integrates with Single Sign On, Active Directory and LDAP directories

• Access Logging

• Graphical Reporting

• VOD Content Management

• SSL/TLS Security

VEMS Channel Guide Key Features:• “TV Guide-like” listing of current and future

shows on any particular channel

• Ability to create custom channels

• One click personal video-like recording

VEMS Channel Guide

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Modules(continued)

VEMS Presenter

VEMS Presenter allows organizations to deliver online presentations, webcasts, and webinars based on synchronized video with PowerPoint slides. The Presenter capability leverages the VEMS Intelligent Video Networking Engine so end-users are assured of a perfect experience, with little bandwidth impact on the network. The VEMS Presenter is also tightly integrated with the Access Control functionality of the Portal, assuring that only authorized personnel view the presentation.

VEMS Distribution Server

For organizations delivering large scale webcasts to thousands or tens of thousands of viewers, the VEMS Distribution servers can be used to distribute the load on the Portal Server to maintain maximum perfor mance.

VEMS Scheduler

VEMS Scheduler schedules events to and from any VBrick component in the Enterprise IP Video platform. This includes live video from VBrick Appliances, stored video from VBrick’s Video-On-Demand Servers, recordings on VBrick Appliances or Network Video Recorder, and even conferences between two VBrick Encoder/Decoder Appliances.

Whether it’s to assure all viewers tune into a scheduled or priority broadcast, or to automate an entire semester of classroom recordings, the VEMS Scheduler provides all the tools you need. Manage your schedules with an intuitive calendar-based interface – as easy as scheduling a meeting.

VEMS Network Video Recorder (NVR)

VBrick’s Network Video Recorder provides high-capacity recording of IP Video streams directly from the network. Offered in configurations to support 10 or 40 simultaneous streams per server, the NVR provides all the additional recording capacity you require. You can also cluster NVR servers for unlimited recording capabilities.

The NVR is easy to use because there is no additional workflow. Just schedule or start an ad-hoc recording and the VEMS will find an available recording slot and start the recording. The VEMS software is so flexible that the recorded files are seamlessly transferred to all the on-demand servers.

VEMS Presenter Key Features:• View rich media presentations on

enterprise networks and over the Internet

• Includes advanced Q&A and polling features

• Access control through Active Directory/LDAP integration or password protection

• E-mail invitations

• Schedule presentations

• Incorporate searchable keywords

• Downloadable reference materials

VEMS Scheduler Key Features:• Calendar-based scheduling similar to

popular e-mail programs

• Flexible scheduling for events that occur on a regular basis

• Fully integrated with VBrick appliances, VOD servers and Set Top Boxes

• Schedule live broadcasts

• Schedule rebroadcasts of stored content

• Schedule recordings

• Use schedule scripts to control third party devices

• Schedule Priority Alerts

VEMS NVR Key Features:• Up to 40 simultaneous records

• Format independent – records H.264 and Windows Media

• Cluster servers to increase record capacity

• RAID redundancy protects your data

• Seamless integration with VEMS media management software

VEMS Presenter

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Corporate HeadquartersMultiple VBrick appliances in:• studios• conference rooms• head ends• portable environments• connected to video conferencing equipment

Storage

VoD servers

VBrick Enterprise Media System Portals (VEMS)

Intranet

Firewall VBOSS orContent DeliveryNetwork server(Akamai, etc.)

Internet Internet Users

Set Top Box TV PC/MacsPC/MacsPC/Macs VEMS Distrobutionserver

Search

Tags (searchable)

Thumbnails

Live Media

Titles & Descriptions(searchable)

PresentationStatus

Regional Office> 1,000 employees

International Office< 1,000 employees

Branch Office< 1,000 employees

Remote VoDserver

Reflecting Appliance(bandwidth optimization

and firewall traversal)

Reflecting Appliance(bandwidth optimization

and firewall traversal)

Server Requirements

The minimum server requirements include:- Windows Server 2008 (R2) – Web or Standard Edition- Pentium 2 GHz or higher- RAM 1GB (2 GB or more recommended)- Hard Drive 72 GB Minimum (larger for frequent recording)- Minimum 250 MB hard disk space for installation

Features and Specifications

PC End User Requirements

Windows XP (Service Pack 3) or Vista- 750 MHz Pentium III processor (Pentium IV required for H.264)- 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended for H.264)- SVGA video card 1024x768, video card acceleration and 32 bit

color recommended- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or 8.0- Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher- Firefox 3.1 or 3.5- DirectX Media Version 8.1 and higher

VEMS Powers

the VBrick Enterprise

IP Video Platform