Software (Media Players, Middleware, Browsers, Stacks, …) News

Lowest Cost, Lowest Power RVU Offered by Sigma Designs
Sep 1, 2010 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced the immediate availability of RVU®-compatible client software for its high-performance, low-cost media processing chipsets and reference designs.
News categories: Sigma Designs, JetHead Development, RVU Alliance, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Irdeto at IBC 2010: Defining Media 3.0 Strategies
Sep 1, 2010 – At IBC 2010, highlighting its diversified security and media management technologies, Irdeto will give attendees an advance look at the company's upcoming products and services in key emerging areas such as social TV and watermarking.
News categories: Irdeto, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, IBCShow, Middleware, Social TV, Watermarking

Trident to Demonstrate the Industry's First Integrated 2D-to-3D Conversion at IFA Show
Sep 1, 2010 – At the IFA show, Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) will be demonstrating the industry's first integrated 2D-to-3D conversion chipset that provides 3D capabilities while also enabling a 3D TV to display the 2D content that exists today.
News categories: Trident Micro, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Trident to Unveil the Industry's First Integrated 240Hz Frame Rate Converter for 3D Televisions
Sep 1, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that it will be unveiling the industry's first-integrated 240Hz frame rate converter solution at this week's IFA show in Berlin.
News categories: Trident Micro, ICs, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

CableLabs® Publishes First 3D Content Encoding Specification
Sep 1, 2010 – CableLabs® has announced that it has published a new specification for stereoscopic 3D programming. This new specification, called Content Encoding Profiles 3.0 Specification (OC-SP-CEP3.0-I01-100827), can be found on the CableLabs website.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Metaverse, USA

Zoran Demonstrates New 3D, IPTV and Blu-Ray Technologies at IFA 2010
Sep 1, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) is demonstrating its latest 3D, Internet Connected DTV and Blu-Ray platforms for global consumer electronics manufacturers at IFA 2010 in Berlin, Passage Hall 2 - 7a, Stand 103, from Sept. 3 to 8.
News categories: Zoran, Blu-ray, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Telekom Slovenia Chooses Netgem For Next Generation Hybrid IPTV
Aug 31, 2010 – Telekom Slovenia (Ljubljana:TLSG) has announced the deployment of Netgem (Paris: NTG FP 7537; ETGM) smart Set Top Box technology and NetgemTV middleware to upgrade its legacy IPTV infrastructure.
News categories: Netgem, Telekom Slovenia, Planet9, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Slovenia

NETGEAR® Launches NeoTV™ HD Media Players
Aug 31, 2010 – NETGEAR® (NASDAQGM: NTGR) has announced the NeoTV 350 HD and NeoTV 550 Ultimate HD Media Players, enabling users to play their videos, photos, or music directly on their HDTVs whether the media is stored locally, on the home network, or the internet.
News categories: NETGEAR, Australia, Canada, Europe, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

IPTV and 3D TV Confirmed as Greatest Opportunities for Asian Pay TV Operators
Aug 31, 2010 – Asia's Pay-TV industry players say new technologies such as IPTV and 3D TV offer the greatest untapped opportunity, according to the 2010 Asia-Pacific Pay TV Operators Survey jointly produced by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) and ContentAsia.
News categories: Global Intelligence Alliance, Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, India, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam