Madrid, 26th October, 2009

Prodys is releasing new firmware upgrades for its family of IP codecs. Version 6.1.1 is incorporating many important improvements aimed at ensuring consistent audio quality across IP links. Among the new audio protection techniques are the possibility to include an additional ethernet interface, to split audio and control data flows in two different physical interfaces. Besides, it is possible to tag audio and control IP packets according to the VLAN 802.1Q/p standard. This allows the network administrator to achieve VLAN topologies and to set priorities to the different types of data.

In addition to this, Prodys have enhanced, even more, the SIP protocol, offering more compression modes such as apt-X, and adapting the existing ones, like MPEG AAC, to the changes agreeded during the last EBU N/ACIP meeting held in May 2009 in Munich. Besides, the STUN protocol for SIP calls has been included now.

In addition to all these changes, Prodys have improved the control and monitoring of audio signals on NomadaIP. Among these new features:

- Independent Level control for all signals of the headphones matrix.

- New opearation mode for the headphone outputs: 'Panoramic' mode. This mode allows the user to balance the relative levels of Tx and Rx audio signals.

With this set of tools, Prodys keeps ahead with the development of audio over IP tools for the professional broadcasting market, offering again both hardware and software solutions to achieve the most reliable, consistent and robust audio distribution over IP. A new comprehensive Prodys publication that explains all these new tools, and all the existing ones in our family of IP codec is available here: Prodys IP Tools.

In addition to all the changes mentioned above, Prodys have included some important improvements aimed at easing the control and monitoring of the untis.

To help our customers better understand the configuration and operation mode of the new features coming with version 6.1.1, the Prodys Support Department have edited a series of help documents that are accesible at the download section of Prodys web page:Support docs.

Among these documents, and related to version 6.1.1, we have:

-VLAN: VLAN statndard and configuration on Prodys IP codecs. Please download this document by using the following link: www.prodys.net/downloads/Prodys VLAN support.pdf.

-Double LAN interface: This document explains the operation mode and configuration of the sencond LAN interface. This document is available on the following link: www.prodys.net/downloads/Prodys Double LAN interface.pdf.

-NomadaIP improvements: A set of improvements on the control and monitoring of the audio signals have been included with this new version, and all of them are explained in the following document:www.prodys.net/downloads/NomadaIP Changes.pdf.

For general information about all changes in version 6.1.1, please read the following document: What's new in 6.1.1

Please, do not hesitate to contact us at support@prodys.net should you require further information.