Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Alticast Middleware Utilized for Korea Telecom
Oct 13, 2007 – Alticast's IPTV middleware has been ported to hybrid IPTV-terrestrial set-top boxes from Samsung and that the combo has now been commercially launched by Korea's largest telecommunications operator, KT.
News categories: Alticast, Korea Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Bluestreak Technology raises USD $20 million in Series D financing
Oct 11, 2007 – Bluestreak Technology has announced that it has secured USD $20 million dollars in Series D financing. France's Iris Capital, a new investor, led the round, which also includes internal investors and a new investor Tomorrow Group from Korea.
News categories: Bluestreak Technology, Iris Capital, Tomorrow Group, Solidarity Fund QFL, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Venture Capital

MRG Releases September 2007 Global IPTV Market Leaders Report
Oct 10, 2007 – MRG announces the "IPTV Market Leaders Report - September 2007," which tracks the top 120 IPTV vendors in 24 regional sub-sectors based on their installed base for 6 product areas in over 600 IPTV Operations and 8 million subscribers worldwide.
News categories: Multimedia Research Group (MRG), Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

Operax and Orca Interactive Integrate Technologies, Bringing QoS to IPTV
Oct 9, 2007 – Operax and Orca Interactive (LSE:ORCA) offer a comprehensive solution allowing operators to manage their service expansion while ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) for advanced video and IPTV services.
News categories: Operax, Orca Interactive, BBWF, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware

ANT Announces First Industry Standard for TV Content Application Development
Oct 8, 2007 – ANT Software (Reuters: ANTP.L, Bloomberg: ANTP.LN) has launched the industry's first standard for TV content application development. Rich Media Access Interface (RMAI) eliminates the need for discrete versions of a TV application to be produced for different client devices.
News categories: ANT Software Limited, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

Ocean Blue Powers Next Generation Sharp TVs
Oct 6, 2007 – Ocean Blue Software has won a contract to integrate its Voyager MHEG-5 software into the next generation of TVs from Sharp.
News categories: Trident Micro, Ocean Blue, Sharp, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Software, Terrestrial, UK

ACCESS to Exhibit at Broadband World Forum Europe 2007
Oct 4, 2007 – ACCESS CO., LTD. has announced that it will exhibit for the first time at the Broadband World Forum Europe, being held at the Estrel Convention Center in Berlin, Germany from October 9-11, 2007.
News categories: ACCESS CO., BBWF, DVR, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Smart Home, Smart TV, Software

KPN Chooses Bluestreak Technology to Deliver 3G Mobile TV Client
Sep 27, 2007 – Bluestreak Technology will provide its MachBlue Mobile solution to support KPN's start of mobile TV by offering MobielTV. This service will be free of charge to early adopting customers until the end of 2007.
News categories: KPN, Bluestreak Technology, 5G, Digital TV, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Netherlands

Tilgin Signs Global Cooperation Agreement with Ericsson to Provide End-to-End IPTV Solutions
Sep 26, 2007 – Tilgin (STO:TILG) has announced a global cooperation agreement with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC). The agreement will see Tilgin IPTV set-top boxes being pre-integrated into Ericsson's IPTV end-to-end solutions.
News categories: Tilgin, Ericsson, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Sweden