Bridge Technologies has announced TV-Connect Broadcast Systems has been appointed to distribute and support Bridge Technologies' VideoBRIDGE IPTV monitoring system in Austria. Vienna-based TV-Connect will provide support, sales, and consultancy to IPTV providers seeking an advanced solution for end-to-end fault tracking and performance analysis in the IPTV delivery chain. 

The VideoBridge system is the first true headend-to-set-top-box monitoring solution available in the industry and includes a full range of IP Probes for analysis at any point in the chain from satellite to STB, where Bridge Technologies' microVB provides the industry's first viable solution for continuous monitoring of service quality in the subscriber's premises. Compatible with all major stream-based industrial standards such as MPEG-2, H.264/AVC, and DVB/ATSC - ETSI TR 101 290, the VideoBRIDGE series offers a complete end-to-end system for the continuous quality assurance of a network. With full support of the innovative MEDIAWINDOW™ (patented), the VideoBRIDGE series is at the forefront of IPTV measurement and monitoring technologies.