[SatBroadcasting(tm)] Bridge Technologies has been nominated for the second year in a row as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) by Deloitte Touche Tomatsu (DTT).

The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA is one of Europe's most objective rankings for the technology, media, and telecommunications industries, recognizing the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in all areas of technology, from Internet to biotechnology, and from medical and scientific to computers. Awards are based on five-year average percentage growth for each technology company. Bridge Technologies has also been listed in Deloitte's Fast 50 companies in Norway. Winners of the EMEA Technology Fast 500 awards will be announced in London on Nov. 25.

Bridge Technologies, based in Oslo, Norway, develops advanced analysis, measurement, and monitoring solutions for the digital media industries. The award-winning VideoBRIDGE system is the first complete satellite-to-set-top-box (sSTB) monitoring solution for IPTV operators. 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 digital media networks. With many patented innovations that give broadcasters and telecommunications companies an unprecedented ability to anticipate technical problems and resolve them before service to the subscriber is affected, VideoBRIDGE is at the forefront of digital media measurement and monitoring technologies. (Select the above graphic for more information.)