Samsung Reels In Orca

Emblaze Ltd.’s Orca Interactive unit said Monday that it has signed a partnership agreement with Samsung Electronics America Inc.

The two companies -- along with Optibase Inc. and Kasenna Inc. -- will jointly market a complete solution for telecommunications operators planning to deploy video over digital-subscriber-line services.

The system will be comprised of Orca’s "RiGHTv" broadband-TV middleware, Samsung's "AceMAP" multiservice platform, Kasenna's "MediaBase XMP" software and "Cluster Manager" and Optibase's "MGW 5100."