Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

NDS Professional Services Enables Launch of First tru2way User Interface by Cox Communications
May 11, 2010 – NDS and Cox Communications have announced the launch of the new Cox advanced interactive program guide (IPG), Trio(sm), enabled by NDS' professional services team.
News categories: NDS Group, Cox Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

itaas Develops EBIF Solution to Expand Availability of Interactive Platform
May 11, 2010 – itaas has announced that it has completed integration and development work with Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) on a user agent built on CableLabs' EBIF specification for use on Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) set-top boxes.
News categories: itaas, Comcast, Cisco Systems, TVWorks, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Cable Industry Launches SelecTV™ Brand to Promote Viewer Adoption Of ITV
May 10, 2010 – The U.S. cable industry has announced the launch of 'SelecTV™,' a consumer-facing brand that will appear on-screen to indicate the availability of interactive television content.
News categories: Canoe Ventures, SelecTV, Cable TV, Middleware, USA

Cox Launches Whole Home DVR Service With Cisco Set-Tops
May 10, 2010 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that it has teamed with Cox Communications to deliver the new Cox 'Plus Package,' featuring high-definition Whole Home digital video recorder (DVR) service with Cisco Explorer® next-generation set-top boxes.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Cox Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Rovi Unveils Search and Discovery Platform for the Cable Industry
May 10, 2010 – At The Cable Show, Rovi (NASDAQ: ROVI) has unveiled its TotalGuide™ Solution for Service Providers, a flexible media guide for cable platforms. TotalGuide uses entertainment data from Rovi to power search, browse and recommendation capabilities.
News categories: Rovi Corp, Advertising, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Middleware

Ensequence Announces Interactive TV Partnerships With Softel, S & T and VDS
May 10, 2010 – Ensequence has entered into partnerships with interactive application streamer provider Softel, streamer provider S & T and broadcast automation vendor VDS to provide a single-source interactive TV platform for TV service providers and programmers.
News categories: Ensequence, Content Distribution, Middleware

From Home Networking, Hospitality Entertainment To Full Immersion 3D - ADB Makes Advanced Services Delivery Simple And Cost Effective
May 10, 2010 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX:ADBN) has announced that it will be showcasing at The Cable Show its latest innovations that will accelerate the deployments of advanced services.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Cable TV, Metaverse, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

VividLogic Announces tru2way® Solution with integrated OCAP™ Reference Implementation
May 10, 2010 – VividLogic (NASDAQ:SEAC) has announced the availability of its tru2way® software integrated with an optimized version of the OCAP™ Reference Implementation (OCAP RI). The solution is available on Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Broadcom (Nasdaq:BRCM) SoCs.
News categories: VividLogic, Intel Corp, Broadcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, USA

Project Canvas submits technical documents to DTG
May 7, 2010 – Project Canvas has submitted key documents to the Digital Television Group (DTG) making the next set of technical specifications available to industry.
News categories: Project Canvas, Digital TV Group, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, UK