Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

ANT moves to accelerate UK catch-up TV services
Sep 10, 2010 – ANT (LSE AIM: ANTP) has announced that its ANT Galio Platform now supports BBC iPlayer. Its availability on a device agnostic TV software platform is an important milestone for set-top box (STB) and connected TV manufacturers.
News categories: ANT plc, BBC iPlayer, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Irdeto Partners with Bluestreak Technology, APRICO Solutions and Axel Springer at IBC 2010 to Demonstrate a New Interactive Social TV Experience
Sep 10, 2010 – At IBC 2010, Irdeto (JSE: NPN) will partner with Bluestreak Technology, APRICO Solutions and Axel Springer Digital TV Guide to demonstrate a new interactive Social TV experience that unites televisions with connected devices.
News categories: Irdeto, Bluestreak, APRICO, Axel Springer, IBCShow, Media Player, Middleware, Portable, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Social TV

Trident and ARM Join Forces to Deliver a Web-Enabled Set-top Box Platform
Sep 10, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ:TRID) and ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) have announced at IBC that they have brought together all the key Web 2.0 and broadcast elements on a powerful set-top box (STB) platform.
News categories: Trident Microsystems, ARM, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Streaming

Kaonmedia Selects Bluestreak Technology to Deliver New Flash®-based User Interface on Latest STBs
Sep 10, 2010 – Bluestreak Technology has announced that Kaonmedia (KOSDAQ: 078890) has selected Bluestreak Technology's MachBlue™ CLASSIC platform to power the next generation Flash-based user interface for the company's KIP series set-top boxes.
News categories: Bluestreak, KAON, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box

Envivio, Edgeware and Verimatrix Demonstrate Integrated Multi-Screen Solution for Operators at IBC 2010
Sep 10, 2010 – Envivio, Edgeware, and Verimatrix have announced a collaboration to provide an integrated ecosystem solution featuring highly scalable video processing, distribution and content security for HTTP Live Streaming video services to multiple screens.
News categories: Envivio, Edgeware, Verimatrix, Content Distribution, Content Protection, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Streaming

Trident and Opera Bring an HbbTV-Compliant Browser Solution to the Set-Top Box Platform
Sep 10, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ:TRID) has announced that it has been working closely with Opera to deliver a Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV)-compliant browser solution on its PNX84xx-family of system-on-chip solutions.
News categories: Trident Microsystems, Opera Software, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Inview and SecureMedia Collaborate on Ãœber-Lightweight Interactive Digital TV Platform
Sep 10, 2010 – SecureMedia (NYSE: MOT) and Inview have announced the development, demonstration and calendar launch of NEELiX, an Interactive TV Service / Platform for IP connected TVs and set-top boxes protected by SecureMedia's security system.
News categories: SecureMedia, InView, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Digital TV Labs CI Plus Test Tool Ensures Interoperability Of CI Plus Interactive Applications
Sep 10, 2010 – Digital TV Labs has launched its new CI Plus Test Tool for developing, testing and debugging CI Plus implementations on host receivers. This complete CI Plus Test Tool will ensure uniformity of CI Plus implementations on reception equipment.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, CAM, IBCShow, MHEG-5

Platforms set to trump devices in the connected home
Sep 9, 2010 – According to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media, platforms that aggregate services rather than any individual device will play the most important role in the connected home in the next 5 years.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, HbbTV, Market Research, Middleware, Smart Home, Streaming