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Imagine Communications' CloudXtream DVR Solution Collects Honors at Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition ProgramImagine Communications (News - Alert), a global leader in video and advertising solutions serving the media and entertainment, multichannel video programming distributors and enterprise markets, announced today that it has been recognized by this year's Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition, a unique industry awards program powered by the publishers of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom and FierceCable. Imagine Communications' industry leading and innovative CloudXtream™ DVR, a cloud DVR (cDVR) solution, received top honors in the category "Multi-Screen," as well as an overall award of "Best in Show: Value-Added Service." "We are extremely pleased to receive this prestigious recognition for technology innovation and the delivery of value-added services related to our cloud DVR solution," said Ramnik Kamo (News - Alert), Chief Marketing Officer, Imagine Communications. "The industry is advancing rapidly, with video consumption preferences increasingly evolving toward an 'anytime, any device' model that places pressure on content aggregators and distributors to provide a flexible and personalized experience. Our CloudXtream DVR solution was designed to assist media companies in meeting this challenge and we deeply appreciate this important and public validation of those efforts." Winners were selected by an exclusive panel of judges which included: Jeff Cologna, Strategic Partnerships, U.S. Cellular Product & Innovation; Andrew Ip, Senior Vice President of Optimum Labs, Cablevision System Corporation; Dan Murphy, Director, Verizon (News - Alert) Innovation Program; Mattias Fridström, Vice President & Head of Technology, TeliaSonera International Carrier; Robert Howald, Vice President of Network Architecture, Comcast; Ron Marquardt, Ph.D., Vice President of Technology, Innovation & Architecture, Sprint (News - Alert); David A. Mayo, Senior Vice President of Technology, T-Mobile USA; and Michael Weston, Senior Executive, Verizon. Judges evaluated submissions based on technology innovation, financial impact, market validation, ability to integrate into existing network environments, and end-user customer experience. Imagine Communications' cDVR is a criticalcomponent of the company's CloudXtream brand of solutions, which also include the CloudXtream AIM Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) monetization solution, all of which can be leveraged across linear multiscreen and Video on Demand (VOD) deployments. A widely deployed end-to-end solution for adaptive bitrate multiscreen services, the CloudXtream DVR offering includes just-in-time transcoding and packaging components that enable content aggregators and distributors to significantly reduce online storage requirements and improve operational efficiencies. The cloud-based solution enables all video content to be stored and played out to any device at a viewer's command, providing consumers with a single and unified experience for managing and viewing live/linear, on-demand and personal video content. For more information about Imagine Communications and its CloudXtream portfolio, please visit www.imaginecommunications.com. About Imagine Communications Imagine Communications Corp. is a global leader in video and advertising solutions serving the media and entertainment, multichannel video programming distributors and enterprise markets, spanning 185 countries. Today, nearly half of the world's video channels traverse through more than 3 million Imagine Communications products deployed around the world. Imagine Communications provides the most complete end-to-end video solutions and is innovating to deliver the most advanced IP, cloud-enabled, software-defined network and workflow solutions in the world. Visit www.imaginecommunications.com for more information, and follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) @imagine_comms. About FierceMarkets FierceMarkets, a division of Questex, LLC, is a leader in B2B e-media, providing information and marketing services in the telecommunications, life sciences, healthcare and technology industries through its portfolio of email newsletters, websites, webinars and live events. Every business day, FierceMarkets' wide array of digital publications reaches more than 2 million executives in more than 100 countries. 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