Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

ADB Group reports second-half 2007 business update
Nov 1, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings S.A. (SWX: ADBN) reports its second-half 2007 update on the progress of its business.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

ANT signs Agreement with Scientific Atlanta
Oct 29, 2007 – ANT Software (AIM: ANTP) has announced that Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) company, has selected ANT to be the provider of its core television service applications. Under this agreement ANT will provide the reference television service applications for the Cisco IPTV solution.
News categories: ANT Software, Cisco Systems, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

NDS Group plc Reports First Quarter Results
Oct 29, 2007 – NDS Group plc (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced its results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2007.
News categories: NDS Group, Full Release, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Bharti Airtel Selects NDS To Protect and Power New Digital Satellite Service
Oct 28, 2007 – NDS has announced that it has been selected by Bharti Airtel to provide a suite of digital broadcasting solutions for the launch of the company's digital satellite service.
News categories: NDS Group, Bharti Airtel, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite

Renesas Technology Releases DVB-H CA Middleware Package for SH-Mobile Processor
Oct 24, 2007 – Renesas Technology has announced the DVB-H CA Middleware Package, software designed for the SH-Mobile application processor that implements descrambling of digital TV broadcasts for mobile phones in Europe.
News categories: Renesas, Hitachi, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor

MetaSwitch and Minerva Networks Team Up to Demonstrate Enhanced IPTV Applications at TelcoTV Conference
Oct 24, 2007 – MetaSwitch and Minerva Networks will be demonstrating a joint application that will allow carriers to increase customer control of their digital telephony services through a television interface.
News categories: MetaSwitch, Minerva Networks, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware

Orca Interactive First to Bring Content Discovery to IPTV
Oct 24, 2007 – Orca Interactive Ltd. (LSE: ORCA) has announced the launch of COMPASS, a groundbreaking and unprecedented Content Discovery solution designed to quickly and intuitively provide television viewers with the content of their choice.
News categories: Orca Interactive, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Software

Nokia Siemens Networks Delivers Next Generation IPTV Solution
Oct 24, 2007 – Nokia Siemens Networks is debuting the latest version of its Home Entertainment solution for North American service providers at Telco TV this week. The highly regarded IPTV turn-key solution includes critical features like High-Definition television (HDTV) readiness and Personal Video Recording (PVR).
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Broadband, Content Distribution, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, North America, Set Top Box

NDS Launches Metro™ High Definition Digital Video Recorder with Amino; SES AMERICOM Announced as First Customer
Oct 24, 2007 – NDS (Nasdaq:NNDS) has introduced its High Definition Digital Video Recorder, an Amino AmiNET530 Set-Top Box (STB) powered by Metro middleware, for the IPTV market--a first for the OpenCA industry.
News categories: NDS Group, Amino, SES AMERICOM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box