UK-based set-top box manufacturer, Pace, has announced that its long-time customer, South African ******* operator, MultiChoice, has tapped it to develop a "second-generation" HD DVR. According to the company, the box--which is currently available to MultiChoice subscribers and which is also slated to be rolled out in other African countries--incorporates OpenTV Core 2.1 middleware and DVR software, an Ethernet connection, content security from Irdeto, H.264 compression and "XtraView functionality, allowing the addition of further set-top boxes so viewers can access MultiChoice content around the house."