Home Server (Media Server) News

Pace Introduces First to Market Multiroom DVR Solution
Oct 26, 2009 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has revealed an advanced multiroom DVR solution, Home Content Sharing (HCS). Pace's HCS utilizes centralized storage and Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) software to connect multiple high definition (HD) set-top boxes within the home.
News categories: Pace plc, Rovi Corp, CTAM, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

ViXS releases new HD Video Processor SoC: XCodeHD™ 3390
Sep 2, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced the availability of a new High Performance Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder System on a Chip (SoC) product, the XCodeHD™ 3390, an enhanced functionality follow-on IC to the highly successful XCode® 3290.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

ViXS® Xtensiv™ Delivers Powerful Application Software for Multimedia
Sep 1, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced the availability of its new Xtensiv™ software for Set Top Box (STB), PC and Consumer Electronics (CE) manufacturers designed to accelerate software development and help deliver extraordinary multimedia solutions.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DRM, DVD, DVR, Home Server, Media Player, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

RVU Alliance Forming to Accelerate Development Of Remote User Interface Technology
Aug 3, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) and Samsung (Seoul: 005930) are forming an alliance to develop a specification for a 'pixel accurate' Remote User Interface (RUI) that will form the core of the RVU technology.
News categories: RVU Alliance, Digital TV, Home Server, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Home Media Server Market To See Strong Growth in Game Console and STB Segments
Apr 20, 2009 – While media server PCs form the majority of the devices used to store and distribute multimedia content around the home, set-top boxes (STBs) and CE devices will capture increasing shares of the home media server market over the next five years.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Home Server, Market Research, Smart Home

Magnum Semi announces DVR and Home Media Server Co-Processors
Apr 13, 2009 – Magnum Semiconductor has announced its DXT family of DVR and home media server co-processors. The DXT co-processors enable a host of novel timeshifting, place-shifting and device-shifting features in set-top box and home media server appliances.
News categories: Magnum Semi, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, ICs, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Pace pushes forward with IPTV
Mar 25, 2009 – Pace (LSE:PIC) is showcasing its range of IPTV technologies at the IPTV World Forum including: an IP-Terrestrial HD PVR with Microsoft Mediaroom; the +Le Cube IP-Satellite HD PVR; a DLNA integrated server set-top box (STB); and, a TR-069 enabled STB.
News categories: Pace plc, Mathias Hautefort, DVR, Home Server, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial, Video Exchange

Western Digital, Iomega and Hewlett Packard Make Major Moves in Consumer Network Storage Market Share
Mar 3, 2009 – As growth slows in the consumer network storage market, competitors are jockeying for market share, reports In-Stat. Western Digital, Iomega and HP each made major upward moves in 2008. Meanwhile, Buffalo Technologies continues to hold the top spot.
News categories: In-Stat, Home Server, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart Home

244.5 Million IP-Connected Consumer Electronics Devices in 2013
Feb 5, 2009 – MultiMedia Intelligence believes that the necessary technology platforms are in place for the IP-connected home and forecasts 244.5 million IP-Connected devices will be shipped in 2013.
News categories: Multimedia Intelligence, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gaming, Home Server, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming