Cabot Technologies
Product research and development and continuous technological enhancement are at the heart of Cabot's approach to innovation. Cabot's extensive resources are dedicated to ensuring that our solutions are at the forefront of the industry, taking full advantage of the latest technology and industry trends. As a result, Cabot is able to offer its customers and partners a range of digital television technologies including Connected Home Interoperability software, Push Video on Demand (VOD) and single chip DTV capability.
- Keystone CI+ Advanced Content Security Solution
- In order to enable manufacturers to provide the best possible content protection and richest user experience, Cabot has developed Keystone, a comprehensive CI+ solution. Available as part of the Aurora DVB complete middleware solution or as a plug-in, Keystone has been designed to provide the ultimate in security and functionality, while still being compatible with legacy CI systems.
- AuroraTV: Award Nominated Full HD TV Control Solution
- In order to support manufacturers in the transition from analogue to digital services, Cabot Communications has developed a single software stack DTV solution that seamlessly supports both analogue and digital TV broadcasts with an optional HD User Interface (UI) and On Screen Display (OSD). AuroraTV provides full TV control for picture, sound and interactive services for the MHEG-5 v1.06 profile and has been shortlisted in the ‘Best HDTV Technology or Project’ category in the 2008 Cable and Satellite Awards.
- Freesat: Free-to-air, Advanced, High Definition Content Services
- In order to provide manufacturers’ with access to the most sought-after industry technology, Cabot is extending its middleware suite to support Freesat, the first British free-to-air satellite service which provides around 200 television and radio channels, including High Definition (HD) broadcasts.
- Award Winning Push Video on Demand Technology
- The provision of on-demand services through the exploitation of the growing amount of local storage offered by DVR devices indicate an interesting market opportunity. Cabot Communications has been working closely with a major broadcaster to explore the control of DVR functionality via MHEG-5 Resident Programs (RPs). The resulting project has since won the Cable and Satellite ‘Best Interactive TV Technology or Application’ 2008 Award.
- Multi-media Content Viewing with Media Browser
- To provide manufacturers with access to a range of media content access technology, Cabot have developed a multi-media content viewer which provides easy access to MP3s, JPEGs and games (depending on platform capability).
- Connected Home Interoperability Software
- In order to provide manufacturers with the ability to create a network of multimedia devices which work seamlessly together, Cabot is pioneering the integration of advanced ‘Connected Home’ interoperability software into Aurora, Cabot’s DVB middleware suite. This new extension to Aurora software will enable end-users to access all their media content within the home from one convenient place.
- Scalable Vector Graphics Enhanced UI Solution
- To support manufacturers who need to create differentiated UIs within short product development timescales, Cabot Communications have developed a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) processing module. The features of the SVG processing module will enable visual UI changes to be made by graphical designers instead of software engineers, effectively freeing up precious engineering resources.
