[Satellite TODAY 10-22-09] Softel named Ensequence reseller for its MediaSphere interactive TV platform in the United States, Ensequence announced Oct. 21. 
   Ensequence will resell MediaSphere as part of the Ensequence iTV Manager solution, which aims to scale interactive television by allowing customers to manage a high volume of iTV deployments.
   The Softel MediaSphere application enables testing and playout of a variety of interactive TV applications, with access to verification of successful playout.
   "Our partnership enables Ensequence to offer best-of-breed turnkey solutions to our customers looking to scale their iTV deployments," Ensequence Product Director Kevin Hurst said in a statement.

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