Wallingford, Conn. – March 16, 2011 – Enterprise IP video leader VBrick Systems today announced that the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD, one of the nation’s most renowned military medical centers, has purchased a complete H.264-based TV distribution solution to stream video content to 1,200 television sets and 6,000 PCs throughout the facility. The contract includes VBrick’s award-winning H.264 video encoding appliances, set top boxes, the VBrick Enterprise Media System (VEMS) and video on demand servers. VBrick’s video communications solutions are now implemented across more than 100 of the 120 civilian government agencies, powering a variety of applications.
“Announcing the National Naval Medical Center as our newest high-profile customer deployment continues VBrick’s reputation as the solution of choice for government agencies across the board,” said Michael Rubin, Vice President of Marketing, VBrick Systems. “We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the Center as we continue to maintain and build on our leadership position in the government and healthcare market sectors.”
NNMC chose VBrick because it provides a “scalable, reliable and dependable world-class video communications solution.” VBrick’s Enterprise IP Video platform has been deployed to manage a variety of rich media types including content from NNMC’s five “in-house” channels and regular cable listings. The solution delivers content to patient bedsides, visitor waiting areas, staff lounges and common areas and makes it available for on-demand viewing. NNMC is also implementing the ability to deliver messages to every employee simultaneously via the IPTV system.
As the flagship of Navy Medicine, the National Naval Medical Center is one of the nation’s largest military medical centers, best known for its history of providing care to war heroes and Presidents alike for the past 65 years. The Center is comprised of nearly 4,500 professionals whose mission is to continue its heritage as a center of excellence, delivering outstanding customer service, ambulatory care, critical care, and maintaining unparalleled opportunities in graduate medical and dental education and research.
About VBrick Systems, Inc.
VBrick is the leader in Enterprise IP Video, with over 9,000 corporate, education and government customers and 60,000 installations worldwide. VBrick solutions work over standard IP networks and the Internet to enable the creation, publishing and distribution of rich media content. Our comprehensive streaming solutions are used in a wide range of live and on-demand applications including meeting and event broadcasts, employee collaboration, distributed learning, digital signage, TV distribution, and video surveillance. Headquartered in Wallingford, CT, VBrick’s products and services are available through industry-leading value-added resellers. For more information, visit www.vbrick.com
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