Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Ericsson launches Connected Home Gateway software enabling multimedia services to the home
Feb 12, 2009 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has launched its Connected Home Gateway software, giving consumers the freedom to access and interact with their home multimedia devices, services and media, wherever they are.
News categories: Ericsson, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, MWC24, Smart Home

NDS End-to-End Solution Powers and Protects Mediascape's New Digital DTH Service for the Philippines
Feb 11, 2009 – NDS has announced that it has deployed a complete end-to-end pay-TV broadcast system for Cignal Digital TV, the new satellite-delivered digital TV platform in the Philippines recently launched by Mediascape.
News categories: NDS Group, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Philippines, Satellite

PacketVideo and Nagravision turn WiFi-enabled devices into mobile TVs
Feb 11, 2009 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD) and PacketVideo (PV) [NASDAQ: WAVE] have introduced the first conditional access (CA)-enabled version of the Telly device. Telly turns iPhones, WiFi-enabled phones, portable media players and PCs into mobile television sets.
News categories: Nagravision, PacketVideo, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Ocean Blue launches CI+ software products
Feb 10, 2009 – Ocean Blue Software has released its Sunrise CI+ software product. Sunrise CI+ enables the delivery of content in a secure way, adding value by enabling the branding of content, as well as assisting OEM/ODMs as they aim to reduce time-to-market.
News categories: Ocean Blue, CI Plus, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Oregan Networks unveils Onyx browser application for connected TVs
Feb 5, 2009 – Oregan Networks has announced availability of Oregan Media Browser 4.0 for connected DTVs, branded as Onyx, which also comes in a Set Top Box edition for network operators.
News categories: Oregan Networks, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

More Microsoft IPTV deployments in Latin America?
Feb 3, 2009 – According to TV TELCO Latam, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could soon add Codetel in the Dominican Republic and PRT (Claro) of Puerto Rico, both part of América Móvil, to its existing Microsoft Mediaroom deployment with Mexico's Maxcom.
News categories: América Móvil, Microsoft, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Dominican Republic, IPTV, Mexico, Middleware, Puerto Rico

IMPALA welcomes inclusion of MHEG-5 in South Africa DTT trial
Feb 2, 2009 – The International MHEG Promotion Alliance (IMPALA) has confirmed that MHEG-5 is included as part of the recently started DTT trial in South Africa. The DTT trial, which began in November, is designed to test a variety of technical factors.
News categories: IMPALA, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, South Africa, Terrestrial

Zodiac Interactive and Alticast Team on Tru2way™ Technology
Jan 26, 2009 – Zodiac Interactive and Alticast have announced that they will bundle Zodiac PowerUp™ for tru2way technology with Alticast AltiCaptor™. The combined solution will enable MSOs to deliver interactive services and applications and advanced VOD.
News categories: Zodiac Interactive, Alticast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Motive reaches digital home milestone with more than ten million devices under management
Jan 22, 2009 – Motive (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has more than ten million devices under management with its Home Device Manager (HDM). Deployed with more than fifty service providers, Motive's HDM simplifies the management of services such as broadband, IPTV and VoIP.
News categories: Motive, Alcatel-Lucent, IPTV, Middleware, Smart Home