Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

FLO Forum Announces OpenFLO Developments Bringing Multi-Vendor Interoperability Another Step Closer
Feb 20, 2008 – The FLO Forum has announced the completion of the FLO Receiver Application Programming Interface (API) Specification. The group also announced the completion of its Mobile TV Content & Services Specification.
News categories: FLO Forum, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Smart TV

Orange, Thomson and Sagem Communications are creating Soft At Home, a joint venture publisher of software for the digital home
Feb 20, 2008 – Orange, Thomson and Sagem Communications have joined forces to create a joint venture: Soft At Home. This structure is aimed at creating a standard for the interconnection of equipment within the multimedia ecosystem.
News categories: Soft At Home, Sagem, Thomson, France Telecom, Broadband, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Hathway Selects World Leading NDS XTV™ Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Technology to Launch India's First Cable DVR Service
Feb 19, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that Hathway has selected NDS XTV™ Digital Video Recorder (DVR) technology to launch India's first cable DVR, a milestone which will dramatically enhance the viewing experience for its subscribers.
News categories: NDS Group, Hathway, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, India, Middleware, Set Top Box

OpenTV surpasses major industry milestone of 100 million enabled devices worldwide
Feb 19, 2008 – OpenTV is pleased to announce that more than 100 million OpenTV-enabled digital set-top boxes and televisions have been deployed worldwide.
News categories: OpenTV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Technisat Licenses S&T's RedKey MHEG engine
Feb 18, 2008 – Strategy & Technology (S&T) Client Systems has announced that TechniSat Digital, the leading German receiver equipment manufacturer, has licensed the company's RedKey™ MHEG engine.
News categories: S&T, Technisat, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Expway's FastESG™ Solution Selected by ICO Global Communications for Mobile TV Services
Feb 12, 2008 – Expway has announced that ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (NASDAQ:ICOG) has selected Expway FastESG™ for the alpha trial of its ICO mim™ service, which will use the DVB-SH standard.
News categories: Expway, ICO Global Communications, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Satellite, USA

Nagravision, Quantum and Magneti Marelli introduce QTM TV, world's first DVB-H/DVB-T Mobile TV in-car entertainment receiver at MWC08
Feb 11, 2008 – Nagravision, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD) company, Magneti Marelli and Quantum have introduced QTM TV, the world's first DVB-H/DVB-T Pay-TV Mobile set top box for Automotive Applications.
News categories: Nagravision, Magneti Marelli, Quantum, Automotive, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

NDS VideoGuard Mobile™ Content Security Now Integrated with Expway FastESG™ for Mobile TV
Feb 11, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced the integration of NDS VideoGuard Mobile™ conditional access (CA) technology with Expway's FastESG™ Electronic Service Guide (ESG).
News categories: Expway, NDS, 5G, CAM, Conditional Access, DRM, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24

Ericsson's IPTV solution chosen by Valtech
Feb 10, 2008 – Valtech Communications Inc, a supplier of next-generation triple-play services in Canada, has chosen Ericsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) IPTV solution.
News categories: Ericsson, Valtech, Broadband, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware