Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Telefonica and GestureTek developing gesture-recognition for Imagenio platform
Feb 8, 2008 – GestureTek has announced that it is developing a system with Telefónica for the telco's 'Imagenio' IPTV platform that can recognise user hand signs via the set-top box (STB).
News categories: GestureTek, Telefónica, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Spain

Newport Media Announces Acquisition of Mobile TV Middleware Developer WRG
Feb 8, 2008 – Newport Media has announced the acquisition of industry leading DVB-T/H middleware company WRG Inc. Based in Bundang, Korea.
News categories: Newport Media, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Korea, MandA, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Smart TV

SIDSA opens the 'EnterTV' DVB-H one-stop-shop for manufacturers of Portable and Mobile TV devices
Feb 7, 2008 – SIDSA opens the 'EnterTV' DVB-H one-stop-shop for manufacturers of Portable and Mobile TV devices, integrating its own IC with the best-in-class third party solutions to provide Portable and Mobile TV device manufacturers with fast time to market.
News categories: SIDSA, Nexstreaming, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor

VIACCESS, 27M Technologies and NEC Electronics reduce time to market of Pay TV set top box designs
Feb 5, 2008 – Viaccess, 27M Technologies and NEC Electronics have announced the availability of a manufacturer's kit based on NEC's EMMA2SL and EMMA2SL/P MPEG2 decoders, drastically reducing the time to market of STBs which incorporate Viaccess CA technology.
News categories: 27M Technologies, Viaccess, NEC Electronics, Jan Mårtensson, François Moreau de Saint-Martin, Daniel Tannière, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Viasat Extends and Broadens Partnership with NDS to Embrace Suite of Solutions for High Definition TV
Feb 5, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) and Viasat have inked a new agreement whereby NDS is to commence supplying Viasat with market-leading MediaHighway® middleware, XTV® DVR technology, and a customized EPG to secure and power its new HD pay TV service.
News categories: NDS Group, Modern Times Group, Conditional Access, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Middleware, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

enCentro launches affordable and high-quality IPTV Solutions
Feb 4, 2008 – Based in Europe, enCentro is a new player in the international IPTV market with range of products that promises to revolutionise the IPTV Market in terms of affordability, reliability and scalability.
News categories: enCentro, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware

Discretix, VisualOn And Axel Technologies Offer Joint Mobile TV Solution
Feb 4, 2008 – Three prominent names in the mobile handset software space -- embedded security solutions leader Discretix, multimedia application provider VisualOn, and mobile TV middleware developer Axel Technologies -- have partnered to provide a pre-integrated Mobile TV solution for handset OEMs.
News categories: Discretix, Axel Technologies, VisualOn, CAM, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24

Dreampark delivers IPTV Middleware to Spain with bcSistemas
Jan 31, 2008 – Dreampark has announced the first delivery of its Dreamgallery™ middleware to Spanish triple-play operator, TV Almansa through the cooperation with Spanish system integrator bcSistemas.
News categories: Dreampark, TV Almansa, bcSistemas, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Spain

ACCESS to Exhibit at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008
Jan 31, 2008 – ACCESS products will be on display, notably ACCESS Linux Platform™, the Company's next-generation mobile platform; NetFront™ Browser Widgets, a comprehensive mobile widget platform; and NetFront™ Transcoder, ACCESS' PC website-to-mobile conversion solution.
News categories: ACCESS CO., 5G, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Smart Home, Software