Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Indonusa Telemedia and PCCW join forces to bring world-class IPTV services to Indonesia
Aug 28, 2008 – PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TELKOM)(IDX:TLKM; NYSE:TLK; LSE:TKIA), PT Indonusa Telemedia (Telkomvision) and PCCW International (HK) Limited (PCCW) have announced their intention to collaborate to bring IPTV services to Indonesia.
News categories: PCCW, TELKOM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

IWEDIA Middleware surfs on the success of its Comedia middleware Do-It-Yourself edition
Aug 27, 2008 – IWEDIA Middleware has confirmed the success of its Comedia middleware's Do-It-Yourself edition. By the middle of 2008, over 2.5 million Comedia units had been deployed within TV sets and set-top boxes.
News categories: IWEDIA, DVR, IFABerlin, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

IWEDIA Middleware announces the forthcoming availability of its Comedia DVB-CI+ host software
Aug 27, 2008 – IWEDIA Middleware has announced that it will make DVB-CI+ host software available in the middle of Q4, 2008. The announcement was made to coincide with the opening of IFA, which is taking place in Berlin from August 29th through September 3rd.
News categories: IWEDIA, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IFABerlin, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Pace sets the standard for green set-top boxes
Aug 26, 2008 – Pace (LSE:PIC) has set out its goal to be the world-leader in low environmental impact (LEI) set-top boxes. To achieve these goals, Pace will be launching its 'Design for Environment' standard at IBC.
News categories: Pace plc, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

OpenTV Leads Television Transformation at IBC 2008
Aug 25, 2008 – At IBC 2008, OpenTV (NASDAQ: OPTV) will showcase its latest innovations that define, personalize and extend the user experience, including its latest user interface evolution and new service deployment strategies for PVR, VOD and advertising.
News categories: OpenTV, IBCShow, Middleware

Launch of redesigned versions of Zappware's interactive digital TV services for operators at IBC2008
Aug 21, 2008 – At IBC 2008, Zappware will release new versions of their VOD, EPG, PVR and Network PVR interactive services for operators. The new versions share a redesigned GUI which is video-centric and ideally suited for deployment on HD platforms.
News categories: Zappware, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box

UTStarcom Rolls Out IPTV Set-Top Boxes With Zi Corporation's eZiText Predictive Text Solution
Aug 21, 2008 – Zi Corporation (TSX:ZIC)(NASDAQ:ZICA) has announced that UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) has begun shipping Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) set-top-boxes in China featuring predictive text input solution eZiText™ in English and Chinese.
News categories: UTStarcom, Zi Corporation, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Micronas Introduces Scalable H.264 IDTV Platform for Flat-Panel TV Manufacturers
Aug 21, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced an IDTV system solution for flat-panel TVs. The Pegasus IDTV platform supports 100Hz/120Hz motion blur reduction, personal media playback, home networking, and Digital Sound Projector™ options.
News categories: Micronas, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Intel® and Yahoo!® to Bring the Internet to Television
Aug 20, 2008 – Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) have previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television (TV) application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture.
News categories: Intel Corp, Yahoo!, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV