Vu Digital wins coveted TMC communications solutions 2015 product of the year award

NORWALK, Conn., Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Vu Digital LLC , a Mississippi-based technology start up, has received the TMC 2015 communications solution product of the year award for the introduction earlier this year of its industry-first video-to-data (V2D) video analysis and search tool technology.

The Ridgeland-based firm was among 118 companies recognized by TMC, a global integrated media conglomerate and leading source of news and information for the communications and technology industries worldwide.  Other winners included ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Autobytel, Comcast, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Logitech, Polycom and XO Communications.

One of TMC's most coveted honors, the award highlights exceptional voice, data and video communications products and services introduced in the last 12 months.  Vu Digital's V2D product debuted in May.  "A true leader in the video-to-data sector, Vu Digital is among the best-of-the-best technology solutions available on the market today," said Rich Tehrani, CEO of TMC. 

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About Vu Digital
Vu Digital was formed through a commitment to delivering new and innovative solutions for digital content.  Vu's Video-to-Data (V2D) product instantly converts video and audio into the machine-readable medium that search engines, databases, natural language processing (NLP), and distributors know and love best: words.  The core technology includes splitting a video into two components: audio and video frames.  Both components are then processed using automated speed recognition (ASR), text extraction from images and facial and image recognition.  The output is metadata that includes time-stamped references to individual frames.  This industry-first approach enables video classification/clustering, search engine indexing and content personalization, including targeted advertising.  Vu's algorithms and the use of an advanced architecture for distributing jobs for processing are patent pending and are one-of-a-kind in the marketplace. Vu is headquartered in Ridgeland, Miss. and is an affiliate of C Spire, a Mississippi-based diversified telecommunications and technology services company.  For more information, visit www.vudigital.com.

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