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Acentic Joins Forces With Philips to Enable Ultimate HD
COLOGNE, GERMANY, Nov 04, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Acentic, a leading supplier of digital interactive TV (iTV) systems
for the hotel industry, is to partner with Philips to create Europe's
set top box (STB) free high definition viewing experience for hotel
guests. The solution will utilize Philips' Ultimate HD TV sets, and
integrate them with Acentic's Panorama In-room Hotel Entertainment
Platform. This system is the first integrated LCD TV for the hotel
market offering Full HD broadcast channels without the use of an
external STB and associated cabling, significantly reducing
maintenance. The combination of Acentic's Panorama platform provides
the hotel guests with true HD video on demand and unique content
through a rich and fully customizable Graphical User Interface.
The blending of Acentic's Panorama product with the Philips Ultimate
HD screen brings a number of unique features to the hotel room
including:
-- Full independence between broadcast TV and PayTV, so that even without
the Acentic Panorama system, the hotel can still benefit from protected HD
broadcast channels.
-- Removes the need for any external STB or cabling.
-- Ability to fully leverage the existing coaxial infrastructure.
"The integration between Panorama and Philips' Ultimate HD is a
direct response to the needs of hotels and their guests for true High
Definition in-room TV and entertainment services over existing
infrastructures," said Mark Poldervaart, the Senior Business Manager
of Philips' Hospitality business in EMEA. "With HD accelerating
across European households, hotel guests expect HD in their hotel
room. Panorama and Philips take the hotel room one step ahead of the
consumer world enabling the delivery of HD video on demand on top of
HD broadcast channels."
"By integrating closely with one of the leaders in the TV world, our
partnership with Philips is a proofpoint to our investment to
delivering Full HD TV," said Alistair Forbes, CEO of Acentic. "Both
Philips and Acentic have dedicated hotel industry R&D departments to
ensure future proof and reliable technology is deployed in hotels.
Acentic is taking the next step with Philips to develop the best
in-room technology and we are committed to working within the hotel
room ecosystem."
This unique solution is now available for installation with the first
two projects planned for November 2009 in the Intercontinental Amstel
Amsterdam and the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel.
About Acentic
Acentic is an international provider of digital TV services to
hotels. Acentic's digital content, technology, support and services
deliver entertainment and revenue generation tools via the hotel
television, providing a unique communications system that meets the
evolving lifestyles of guests. Acentic's digital TV services are in
many of the world's leading hotel chains including Accor, Dorint,
Intercontinental Hotel Group, Hilton, Hyatt, Maritim, Marriott,
Moevenpick and Starwood in more than 30 countries in Europe, Middle
East and Africa. For more information, visit www.acentic.com.
Acentic Media Contacts:
Smaro Makaronidou
Acentic
+49 171 6973108
smaro.makaronidou@acentic.com
ink Communications for Acentic
Jennifer Hicks
+31 (20) 7084700
jennifer@theinkstudio.com
Alex Crabb
+1-617-484-3614
alex@theinkstudio.com
SOURCE: Acentic
mailto:smaro.makaronidou@acentic.com
mailto:jennifer@theinkstudio.com
mailto:alex@theinkstudio.com
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