Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Invitel rolls out IPTV services using BeeSmart technology
Sep 11, 2008 – Invitel, the second largest fixed-line operator in Hungary, has launched its IPTV service using BeeSmart technology from Smart Com.
News categories: Smart Com, Invitel, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Middleware

Latens ECO 4.0 Integrated with ADB Set Top Boxes for High Quality TV viewing experience
Sep 10, 2008 – Latens and Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) (SWX:ADBN) have announce the successful integration of Latens ECOsystem (ECO) 4.0 with the ADB 5810 series of set-top boxes (STB), delivering a state of the art TV viewing experience.
News categories: Latens, ADB, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Vestel Selects Osmosys Java Based Middleware to Power Integrated Digital TV Devices
Sep 10, 2008 – Osmosys (SWX: ADBN) has announced that Vestel (Istanbul: VESTL) has selected its DVB-MHP middleware and Navigator software to power its integrated digital TV sets (IDTVs). Vestel will roll out the TVs to the Italian DTT market.
News categories: Osmosys, Vestel, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, IBCShow, Italy, Middleware, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Viaccess and Orca Interactive Present a Unique Hybrid Solution Via Open Internet
Sep 10, 2008 – Viaccess, a France Telecom (Paris:FTE)(NYSE:FTE) company, and its subsidiary Orca Interactive have announced a pre-integrated end-to-end hybrid solution over the open internet for IPTV service providers, content aggregators and broadcasters.
News categories: Viaccess, Orca Interactive, Conditional Access, Content Protection, IBCShow, Middleware, Streaming

Inuk Networks Partners with SecureMedia to Create Secure Television Experience for the PC
Sep 10, 2008 – SecureMedia and Inuk Networks have announced integration of SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE™ System CA/DRM with Inuk's igloo virtual set-top-box software to allow customers to extend their STB-based IPTV deployments to the PC or Mac.
News categories: SecureMedia, Inuk Networks, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IBCShow, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Streaming

OpenTV and Adobe Collaborate To Advance Rich Television Experiences
Sep 10, 2008 – At IBC2008, OpenTV (Nasdaq:OPTV) and Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) have announced that they have agreed to integrate Adobe® Flash® Lite™ into OpenTV's middleware as an additional application environment, complementing OpenTV's standard and HTML offerings.
News categories: OpenTV, Adobe Systems, Digital TV, IBCShow, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

Ericsson launches new IMS IPTV middleware integrated with leading TV technology providers
Sep 9, 2008 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has extended its TV offering with the world's first IMS integrated IPTV middleware. The company's open, standards based, end-to-end IPTV solution supports ease of integration and delivers vendor choice for operators.
News categories: Ericsson, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

IWEDIA Middleware to reveal UPnP-based digital media player set-top box software
Sep 9, 2008 – IWEDIA Middleware has announced that it will be revealing its UPnP-based software solution to enhance set-top boxes with digital media player capabilities at IBC 2008.
News categories: IWEDIA, Digital TV, IBCShow, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

ADB to Show Innovative Technology Designed for Mass-Deployment at IBC2008
Sep 9, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX: ADBN) has announced that it will focus on a number of revenue enhancing features and solutions specifically designed to support digital television operators at IBC2008 (Hall 4, Stand B48).
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Vidiom, Osmosys, Cable TV, DOCSIS, DVB-MHP, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial