Middleware and Operating System (OS) News

Alliance aims to standardize Taiwan's mobile TV
Jun 8, 2007 – Stepping up efforts to drive the standardization of mobile TV in Taiwan, Nokia, China Television and Cyberlink announced recently that they would be conducting a mobile tv commercial trial for the third quarter of 2007 in the country. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Taiwan

First-Ever Mobile Television Handset With Smartcard Profile Protection
Jun 6, 2007 – Discretix together with CyberLink, CoreMedia, and GIGA-BYTE Communications (GBC), have announced a demonstration of the first mobile TV handset supporting the Smartcard Profile. More …
News categories: Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile

iLocus - IPTV Equipment and Subscribers 1Q07
Jun 4, 2007 – According to a new quarterly report published by iLocus an estimated 978,868 IP Set top boxes were shipped in Q1 2007 thereby generating revenue of $108.3 million worldwide. Cisco emerged as leader in this category.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Highgate Completes Electra Entertainment Porting
May 31, 2007 – Under contract with Electra Entertainment Ltd (UK), Highgate has completed integration of Electra's interactive technology with its eGOS software stack.
News categories: Highgate, Electra Entertainment, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Hitachi Licenses MHEG Engine from S&T
May 24, 2007 – Strategy & Technology (S&T) has announced that Hitachi Europe has licensed the company’s RedKey(TM) MHEG-5 engine. Hitachi has developed a new integrated digital TV (IDTV) platform for use in both its plasma and LCD television sets. More …
News categories: Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Smart TV, UK

Minerva Networks and ADB HD MPEG-4 AVC IPTV Solution
May 22, 2007 – Minerva Networks and Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) have announced the certification and immediate availability of Minerva’s iTVManager IPTV services management platform and ADB’s new ADB-3800W high definition (HD) IPTV set top box. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Ortikon's IPTV Middleware in full-scale operative use at Welho
May 17, 2007 – Finland’s largest Cable TV operator SW Television/Welho has launched its IPTV service for households in the Helsinki metropolitan area 15.5.2007. The service is based on ORTIKON ACE® IPTV Middleware. More …
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, Finland, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

OpenTV Reports First Quarter Results
May 9, 2007 – OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV) has announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Results

Sun Unleashes Java-based Middleware Products
May 9, 2007 – Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW) has previewed JavaFX, a new family of Java technology-based products. The first of these, JavaFX Mobile, is a complete mobile phone software system available via OEM license. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Set Top Box