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CableLabs® Adopts IPDR Streaming Protocol into OCAP™ Version 1.1 Set-Top Box
Jan 23, 2007 – The Internet Protocol Detail Record Organization (IPDR.org) has announced that CableLabs® has adopted IPDR.org's technologies into its OpenCable™ Application Platform (OCAP™) Version 1.1 initiative.
News categories: IPDR.org, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box

North Dakota Telephone Company Chooses Optibase's MPEG-4 H.264 IPTV Solution
Dec 27, 2006 – Optibase (NASDAQ:OBAS) has announced that North Dakota Telephone Company, NDTC, a telephone service provider, has selected Optibase's carrier-grade IPTV streaming platform, MGW 5100, to deliver local television channels to its subscribers.
News categories: Optibase, North Dakota Telephone Company (NDTC), CC&I Engineering, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Motorola To Acquire Tut Systems, Inc, Expand Portfolio of Next-Generation IPTV Video Processing and Distribution Capabilities
Dec 21, 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Tut Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TUTS) have announced that the two companies have signed a definitive merger agreement, under which Motorola will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Tut Systems common stock.
News categories: Motorola, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA

T-Online Hungary Selects Alcatel and Microsoft for IPTV Pilot
May 15, 2006 – T-Online Hungary has announced that it has selected Alcatel and Microsoft TV as the suppliers for an IPTV pilot project, based on the combination of the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition software platform and Alcatel's services integration solutions.
News categories: Alcatel, T-Online Hungary, Microsoft, Monika Maurer, Andras Tudos, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Middleware

Deutsche Telekom's T-Online to Offer High-Definition IPTV Service over Cisco IP Next-Generation Network
Apr 28, 2006 – Deutsche Telekom and Cisco have announced that T-Online's 'T-Home' service is based on the Cisco IP NGN architecture and is delivered with Cisco IP set-top boxes (STBs) supporting the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition software platform.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Deutsche Telekom, Microsoft, Mike Volpi, Kai-Uwe Ricke, Enrique Rodriguez, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Spain