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

MHEG-5 included in Windows® Media Center TV pack update
Oct 9, 2008 – The IMPALA MHEG Promotion Alliance has expressed delight at the recent announcement from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) that it has released an update to the version of Windows® Media Center included with Windows Vista®, which includes support for MHEG-5.
News categories: IMPALA, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Software, Streaming

Taiwan's Alpha Networks selects Opera to complete its HD IP set-top box
Oct 9, 2008 – Opera Software has announced that Alpha Networks has selected Opera Devices SDK to deliver the Internet to its new high-definition IP set-top boxes, the AST series.
News categories: Opera Software, Alpha Networks, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

VisualOn Announces Multimedia Software Solution for Texas Instruments OMAP35x Applications Processors
Oct 9, 2008 – VisualOn has announced software for TI (NYSE:TXN) OMAP35x application processors. The software supports essential functions needed to enable video for ARM-based applications, with support for larger screen sizes and higher resolution video.
News categories: VisualOn, Texas Instruments, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor

Time Warner Cable Brings Web Video to Television in Hawaii
Oct 8, 2008 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and ActiveVideo Networks™ today announced the deployment of an entirely new television experience that will bring a wealth of Web content and interactivity directly to the TVs of cable subscribers in Hawaii.
News categories: ActiveVideo Networks, Oceanic Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

New Software Is First To Power Next Generation of HD Televisions
Oct 7, 2008 – The new Sunrise software from Ocean Blue is the first software that incorporates power saving functions, HD, USB support, digital and analogue formats, which can all operate on a single internal chipset, as opposed to the multiple chips currently in use.
News categories: Ocean Blue, Middleware, Smart TV

Jungo Fast Channel Switching Solution to Deliver Enhanced IPTV User Experience
Oct 2, 2008 – Jungo (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that its OpenRG™ residential gateway software now supports a patent-pending, fast channel-switching feature, improving the performance of broadband access equipment.
News categories: Jungo, BBWF, Broadband, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Software

Mirics adds ISDB-T reception to its FlexiTV™ solution for TV on a PC
Sep 30, 2008 – Mirics Semiconductor will showcase an enhanced version of its Mirics FlexiTV™ broadcast receiver - a complete RF, host interface and software demodulation solution for the notebook PC platform - at CEATEC Japan.
News categories: Mirics, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Software

Over Two Million SmarDTV CableCARDs Deployed Worldwide
Sep 30, 2008 – SmarDTV (SWX:KUD.VX) has announced that more than 2 million of its CableCARDs have been deployed worldwide. SmarDTV also announced the opening of a new regional office located in Seoul.
News categories: SmarDTV, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Korea, Middleware, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart TV, USA

D-Link Selects Infineon's IPTV Feature Package to Enhance its DSL Offering
Sep 30, 2008 – Infineon (FSE/NYSE: IFX) has announced that the world's leading network specialist D-Link has chosen Infineon's DSL CPE software extension package to support concurrent Erasure Decoding and Retransmission for High Quality IPTV.
News categories: Infineon, D-Link, Broadband, CPE, IPTV, Semiconductor, Software