Bridge Technologies, developers of the first complete satellite to STB monitoring solution for IPTV operators, has announced the release of version 4.2 of its VideoBRIDGE software, which adds further key extensions and enhancements to the company's end-to-end monitoring solution. The new VideoBRIDGE v4.2 software release introduces new capabilities for fault-tracking, a revised and improved interface, and increased integration between Bridge Technologies' microVB™ systems deployed at subscriber premises and its IP-Probe monitoring solutions. The microVB device is the first fully viable solution for monitoring performance at the subscriber's set-top box, delivering continuous remote monitoring data to the MDC server system.

VideoBRIDGE v4.2 software enhances one of the key operational and business benefits of the VideoBRIDGE system — clear presentation of large amounts of data — with a new, streamlined user interface that brings together the major physical functions for ready access and faster fault-finding. Further increasing usability by extending the range of monitored parameters, v4.2 offers extended TR 101 290 analysis capability and searchable table decoding of all tables that are transmitted with the signal, including channel names, conditional access, and program guide. Users can search by service name or program ID and show all the tables that correspond. Increased MPTS thumbnail functionality and VBC server support for control of the microVB devices add to the integration of VideoBRIDGE's end-to-end monitoring and analysis capability.