Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

ZON Multimedia First to Field Trial NDS Snowflake UI, Enabled by MediaHighway STB Software
Sep 9, 2010 – NDS has announced that Portuguese pay-TV operator ZON Multimedia (Lisbon:ZON) will field trial its new TV platform, based on the NDS Snowflake™ User Interface (UI).
News categories: NDS Group, ZON Multimedia, Cable TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Portugal, Satellite

New Set-Top-Boxes with DVR-Like Features Enabled by NDS Software and SanDisk Solid State Drives
Sep 9, 2010 – SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) and NDS have announced that NDS has successfully combined NDS MediaHighway® STB software and SanDisk® P4 solid state drives (SSD) to enable a new range of lower cost set-top box (STB) with DVR like functionality.
News categories: NDS Group, SanDisk, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box

IPWireless Partners with Streamezzo to Develop IMB Applications for Wide Range of Mobile Devices
Sep 9, 2010 – IPWireless has announced that it has partnered with Streamezzo to develop and deploy rich, consumer friendly multimedia applications for Mobile TV, video store and forward, interactive voting and more based on the 3GPP IMB standard.
News categories: IPWireless, Streamezzo, 5G, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Middleware, Mobile

RVU Alliance Demonstrates Managed Connected Home Technology
Sep 8, 2010 – The RVU Alliance has announced that Alliance members Broadcom, DIRECTV, Entropic, JetHead Development, Marvell, Pace, Sigma Designs and STMicroelectronics will demonstrate their latest RVU based solutions at the IBC Show in Amsterdam from 10-14 September.
News categories: RVU Alliance, Gateway, Home Server, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

PMT and Digisoft to deliver Terrestrial and Personalized TV across Russia
Sep 8, 2010 – Digisoft.tv has announced that Personal Media Technology (PMT) has extended its relationship with Digisoft to provide its DigiHost Service Delivery Platform for the delivery of terrestrial TV channels to TV viewers in Russia.
News categories: Digisoft.tv, OViVO, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Cisco to Showcase Latest in Video Innovation for Cable and Broadcast Industry at IBC 2010
Sep 8, 2010 – Visitors to Cisco's (NASDAQ: CSCO) booth (Hall 1, D.71) at IBC 2010 will have the opportunity to experience how continued innovation in video and IP technologies are transforming the way we work, live, play and learn.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Gateway, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Renesas Electronics and SoftAtHome Collaborate to Enable the Rapid Deployment of Cost Competitive Hybrid STBs
Sep 8, 2010 – Renesas Electronics and SoftAtHome have announced their collaboration to offer a complete low cost set-top box (STB) reference solution that accelerates the time-to-market of hybrid IPTV / terrestrial, satellite and over-the-top (OTT) services.
News categories: Renesas, SoftAtHome, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Microsoft Selects Symbio as a Microsoft® Mediaroom™ IPTV Set-Top Box Testing Partner
Sep 8, 2010 – Symbio has announced it has been selected as a Microsoft Mediaroom set-top box integration and testing partner. Symbio will provide software quality assurance and testing services for OEMs to test new STB models for deployment by Mediaroom's clients.
News categories: Microsoft, Symbio, Steve Koepp, Jacob Hsu, IPTV, Middleware, QoE, Set Top Box

ACCESS Showcases NetFront™ Living Connect v2.0 DLNA Home Networking at IBC
Sep 7, 2010 – ACCESS CO., LTD. has announced that it will be demonstrating NetFront™ Living Connect v2.0 at IBC 2010. NetFront Living Connect v2.0 is the latest release of ACCESS' DLNA software.
News categories: ACCESS CO, IBCShow, Middleware, Smart Home