Pleora
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Pleora Technologies Inc. is a privately held Canadian company that that specializes in video transmitters and receivers that enable the streaming of data or video in real-time over standard Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet is a term describing various technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second , as defined by the IEEE 802.3-2008 standard. It came into use beginning in 1999, gradually supplanting Fast Ethernet in wired local networks where it performed...

 networks. The company was founded in 2000 by George Chamberlain and Alain Rivard.

Services

Pleora works with integrators in the military, medical and manufacturing sectors to develop tailored solutions for networked video connectivity. These solutions involve hardware (iPort IP engines, vDisplay IP engines) and/or software (eBus SDK, eBus drivers) products that stream video and imaging data in real-time over standard Gigabit Ethernet networks.

In addition, the company offers a line of products for Broadcast Over IP (Ethercast engines).

History

In 2003, Pleora served as a key member of a team of 12 leading industry players who initiated development of a standard for the delivery of high-speed imaging data over Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet is a term describing various technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second , as defined by the IEEE 802.3-2008 standard. It came into use beginning in 1999, gradually supplanting Fast Ethernet in wired local networks where it performed...

. The management of the standard later moved to the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) and became known as the GigE Vision
GigE vision
GigE Vision is an interface standard introduced in 2006 for high-performance industrial cameras. It provides a framework for transmitting high-speed video and related control data over Ethernet networks. The standard was initiated by a group of 12 companies and the committee has since grown to...

 Standard initiative. Version 1.2 of the GigE Vision
GigE vision
GigE Vision is an interface standard introduced in 2006 for high-performance industrial cameras. It provides a framework for transmitting high-speed video and related control data over Ethernet networks. The standard was initiated by a group of 12 companies and the committee has since grown to...

 standard was ratified in January 2010.

Pleora's hardware and software products have received numerous awards, including the Frost & Sullivan 2007 Product Innovation Award (iPORT Connectivity Solution) and Best Software in Advanced Imaging Pro's 2007 Readers Choice Awards (eBUS Driver Suite).

Pleora has a global network of partners and distributors and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

External links

  • http://www.pleora.com – company website
  • http://www.machinevisiononline.org – Automated Imaging Association
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