Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Cisco and Scientific Atlanta at IBC 2007
Sep 5, 2007 – At IBC 2007, Cisco and Scientific Atlanta will showcase a solid offering of platforms, solutions and products that help you deliver the services consumers demand.
News categories: Cable TV, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

INDI Achieves 30% Penetration With Osmosys HD DVR Services
Sep 4, 2007 – Osmosys has announced that its end-to-end digital video recorder (DVR) software solution has enabled INDI to supply more than 30% of its cable TV subscriber base with a high definition DVR offering since it launched the service in June 2007.
News categories: Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware

Serbia Broadband Chooses NDS to Protect and Power its Digital Cable Business, Further Extending Partnership
Sep 4, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it has signed a contract to provide Serbia Broadband (SBB), the largest cable operator in Serbia, with an end-to-end system to secure and enable its national cable television platform.
News categories: Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Serbia

NDS Partners with VBox and Cyberlink to Deliver the First Fully Converged TV and PC Platform to 'Yes'
Sep 4, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it is working with VBox Communications (VBox), Cyberlink and 'yes' to deliver on the promise of convergence - enabling the ubiquitous PC to become a secure and full-featured media center.
News categories: NDS Group, VBox, Cyberlink, 'yes', Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Israel, Middleware, Satellite, Streaming

S3, Sofia Digital and O2 collaborate to implement platform independent Mobile TV applications
Sep 3, 2007 – Silicon & Software Systems (S3) and Sofia Digital have announced the delivery of a proof-of-concept Java Mobile TV client to O2 based on the proposed JSR 272 Mobile Broadcast Standard. The solution will be demonstrated later this week at IBC.
News categories: Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Mobile

Spain - MHP-DTT consortium set up
Sep 3, 2007 – Four companies have set up the consortium Maat Media to develop MHP-based DTT applications. The companies are Gknowledge, SDI Digital, HyC and Multicanal del Cable.
News categories: Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Middleware, Spain, Terrestrial

Osmosys Broadens Cross-Platform Offering With Complete Push-VOD System
Sep 3, 2007 – Osmosys S.A will present its Push Video On Demand application for any broadcast platform at IBC (stand IP233).
News categories: DVB-MHP, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware

Northport middleware integrated in Tilgin IPTV set-top boxes
Sep 3, 2007 – Cooperation between Tilgin and Northport, has resulted in integration of Northport's innovative open TVnetwork middleware, Modulution™ in Tilgin's IPTV set-top box program.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Sweden

DivX and Aricent Partner to Offer High-Quality Video Solution for Mobile Handset Manufacturers
Aug 31, 2007 – DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIVX) and Aricent™, the full-service, full-spectrum communications software company, have announced a partnership for porting and optimizing DivX video products onto various mobile platforms for device manufacturers worldwide.
News categories: DivX, Aricent, Deepak Mehrotra, Patrice Lagrange, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Software