Ixonos Showcases an Interactive Multichannel TV Experience at Intel Developer ...

SAN JOSE, California, September 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Ixonos has designed an simple-to-engage shared TV experience that facility consistently across skill from television sets to smartphones and tablets. Ixonos will showcase this new multichannel solution, known as the TV Compass, on Android-based handheld skill at the Intel Developer Forum, which is being held in San Francisco during 13-15 September 2011.

Sweeping across the spectrum of handheld skill, the digital evolution has transformed the way in which consumers engage with various media content. Television is next in line to undergo dramatic changes, both as a contrivance and as a medium. Rapid advances in technology, IPTV services and direct streaming are already having a noteworthy influence on consumer behavior and viewing habits.

Ixonos’ User Experience Design Centre has completed a thorough study into consumer viewing habits across manifold channels. The research shows that the divide between private and shared experiences is blurring: not only are ancient consumer habits changing, but new use patterns are also emerging.

“More and more television viewers have begun using a computer or a smartphone while surveillance TV”, says Sami Paihonen from Ixonos’ User Experience Design Centre. “Consumers across age brackets are going online to look up additional information on editorial and commercial content and lacking to share their thoughts and thoughts with friends.” To address this, Ixonos has designed a solution that offers a faultless transition between broadcasted content and other online content. For TV viewers, this means a consistent and engaging user experience regardless of which contrivance they use.

“We learned that TV viewers are constantly looking to enrich their viewing experience by multitasking, and we believe the constant flow of information can be harnessed better for the benefit of TV viewers as well as companies promoting their content. We designed the TV Compass user experience framework to address this need for sharing information”, Sami says.

TV Compass is a modular system open to various types of content, delivery methods and affair models. It allows companies such as media conglomerates, cable companies, operators and home electronics manufacturers as well as software and hardware manufacturers to give up media content to end users, across skill, while guaranteeing a consistent user experience. The solution has been designed to be compatible with manifold platforms.

During Intel Developer Forum 2011, Ixonos is showcasing TV Compass as well as many other compelling solutions and Android-based applications at the company’s booth #728.

Ixonos is a creative mobile solutions company. We develop wireless technologies, software and solutions for connected skill and mobile services. Together with our corporate customers, we design products and services that let consumers delight in inspiring mobile experiences. We enhance the competitiveness of our customer companies by enabling superior user experiences as well as quicker time-to-market for their skill and services. We have offices in Finland, Plates, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Fantastic Britain, Slovakia, South Korea and the U.S. Ixonos Plc is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. In 2010, the company’s turnover was 84.9 million euros and its operating profit was 5.3 million euros.

For more information, please contact:

Ixonos:

Sami Paihonen, Vice President, User Experience Design Centre, tel. +358-50-502-1111, sami.paihonen@ixonos.com

Antti Aumo, Vice President, Global Solutions, tel. +358-40-505-0477, antti.aumo@ixonos.com

Jo Javier, Vice President, USA, tel. +1-949-278-1354, jo.javier@ixonos.com

Links:

Ixonos’ website: http://www.ixonos.com

Ixonos’ Twitter: http://twitter.com/IxonosTweets

Ixonos’ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/IxonosOnline and Ixonos TV Compass on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TV_Compass

Ixonos’ online press kit at Intel Developer Forum 2011: http://bit.ly/qZVlu8

Intel Developer Forum event’s website: http://www.intel.com/idf

SOURCE Ixonos

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