TMCnet News

Tektronix Products Receive More Industry Accolades
[October 16, 2012]

Tektronix Products Receive More Industry Accolades


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 15 -- Tektronix issued the following news release: Tektronix, an industry-leading innovator of video quality monitoring solutions, announced today that several of its products have recently been honored in the prestigious Broadband Technology Report's Diamond Technology Reviews and by the Golden Bridge Awards.



The company's Sentry Edge II (http://www.tek.com/video-quality-monitors) video quality monitor, Medius application manager and MTS4000 (http://www.tek.com/mpeg-test-video/mpeg-analyzer) MPEG Analyzer each received 3.5 Diamonds in the coveted Diamond Technology Reviews program. This marks the sixth consecutive year that a member of the Sentry family has earned 3.5 or more Diamonds in this program that recognizes the best products for the cable and telecom industries.

The scoring in the Diamond Technology Reviews is conducted by a panel of judges made up of distinguished engineering executives from the cable industry. Their evaluations of the Tektronix products included many complimentary comments including: * "Sentry Edge II is a great tool for engineers to do a deep dive at the edge. The closer we get to measuring the customer experience, the better we are!" * "[Sentry Edge II is a] great product that fills an MSO need." * "I salivate over the features/flexibility of [Sentry Edge II]." * "[MTS4000 does a] great job of putting video under a microscope." * "[MTS4000] is a specialized test device allowing for greater resolution and discovery that is needed to perform detailed troubleshooting." * "... mobile MPEG analyzers like the MTS4000 are essential to troubleshoot and maintain an operator's network. I like the mobility and ease of use this provides our technical teams." * "[Medius'] combination of color-coding for each monitored program, along with the chiclet view and reporting systems make for an efficient way to check video quality for large numbers of channels." In addition to its success in the Diamond Technology Reviews, Sentry continued its winning ways in the 2012 Golden Bridge Awards, in which it was crowned the "Gold Winner" in the "Telecom, Cable, Broadband and Voice Innovations" category. In its fourth year, the annual Golden Bridge Awards honor exceptional products, services, executives, management teams, marketing campaigns and customer service programs across a wide range of industries the world over.


"These latest accolades clearly show that the industry recognizes our continued innovation in developing new products and to enhancing our existing solutions to meet the changing needs of our customers," said Eben Jenkins, general manager, Video Product Line, Tektronix. "Cable operators, broadcasters and programmers are all feverishly trying to capitalize on new opportunities, including TV Everywhere and OTT, and we are committed to helping them achieve their goals." Tektronix will demonstrate these and several other of its products in its booth (537) at the annual Cable-Tec Expo, which is being held in Orlando, Florida this year from October 17-19.

For more information about the Sentry product line of video quality monitors visit http://www.tek.com/video-quality-monitors or call 310.227.8620.

TNS C-PreetiSi97 121016-mv45-4070620 (c) 2012 Targeted News Service

[ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]