Masstech Group Selects Harmonic’s Rhozet™ Transcoding Technology for Workflow-Based Asset Management

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that its Rhozet™ Carbon Coder™ video transcoding solution has been selected by Masstech Group Inc., a leading provider of solutions for media lifecycle management, for its MassStore® WAM™ Suite of workflow-based asset management products. Rhozet Carbon Coder provides a comprehensive transcoding option for Masstech users who have high volume or custom transcoding requirements.

“Robust format support, high-quality output and outstanding value are the key reasons we’ve selected Rhozet Carbon Coder,” said Sudy Shen, President and CEO of Masstech Group. “Rhozet transcoding technology meets the requirements of our broadcast customers who need support for the widest range of formats.”

“Masstech’s impressive WAM technology is used by broadcasters to optimize tapeless workflows,” said David Trescot, Vice President of the Rhozet Business Unit at Harmonic Inc. “Carbon Coder transcoding technology expands their offering by providing significantly more efficient workflow for these customers.”

The MassStore WAM Suite of products provides an unified enterprise-class platform for live and file-based ingest, stream transformation, production and news integration, business continuity, content delivery/distribution, and portal connectivity. The MassStore WAM Suite of products are powered by Masstech’s core Distributed Redundant Adaptive Cluster (DRAC®) architecture and the Workflow Management Engine, allowing for configurable and automated processes with federated access for global multi-site operations.

Harmonic’s Rhozet Carbon Coder is a universal transcoding application that facilitates the transfer of media between a variety of platforms, including acquisition, editing, playout, archive, the Internet and mobile devices. Carbon Coder can run as a stand-alone application or as part of a multi-node, fully-automated rendering farm. Carbon Coder provides high-performance, scalable and cost-effective transcoding for a broad range of business environments, from specialized studios to enterprise-scale installations.