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

ViXS XCode™ 3290 Video Processor works with Bluestreak's MachBlue Flash® Player
Sep 11, 2008 – ViXS Systems has announced that its XCode™ 3290 MPEG-4 AVC Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder SoC has been enabled with Bluestreak's MachBlue TV product. MachBlue offers a complete application environment, including Flash®, for CE and STB manufacturers.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Bluestreak, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, IBCShow, Media Player, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

SENSIO's 'Live 3D' Technology Stands Out at IBC
Sep 11, 2008 – SENSIO Technologies (TSX:SIO) will participate in IBC2008 with its partner International Datacasting Corporation (IDC)(TSX:IDC). SENSIO will take the opportunity to promote its live stereoscopic content broadcasting technology (Live 3D).
News categories: SENSIO, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Metaverse, TV Services

Edgeware and Oregan to Demonstrate Web TV Services Ecosystem at IBC 2008
Sep 11, 2008 – Edgeware and Oregan Networks have announced that they plan to demonstrate interoperability between the new Edgeware Reflex Web TV Server and the Oregan Media Browser client solution at IBC 2008.
News categories: Edgeware, Oregan Networks, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Middleware, Streaming

Invitel rolls out IPTV services using BeeSmart technology
Sep 11, 2008 – Invitel, the second largest fixed-line operator in Hungary, has launched its IPTV service using BeeSmart technology from Smart Com.
News categories: Smart Com, Invitel, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Middleware

Latens ECO 4.0 Integrated with ADB Set Top Boxes for High Quality TV viewing experience
Sep 10, 2008 – Latens and Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) (SWX:ADBN) have announce the successful integration of Latens ECOsystem (ECO) 4.0 with the ADB 5810 series of set-top boxes (STB), delivering a state of the art TV viewing experience.
News categories: Latens, ADB, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Philips shows 3D over existing infrastructures with 3D IPTV, 3D VoD and 3D on Bluray demos at IBC 2008
Sep 10, 2008 – Philips (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) will demonstrate 3D IPTV, 3D VoD and 3D on Blu-ray at IBC 2008. Each of the three demos will show how the company's 2D-plus-Depth content format can be distributed easily over existing infrastructures.
News categories: Philips, Blu-ray, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Metaverse

Vestel Selects Osmosys Java Based Middleware to Power Integrated Digital TV Devices
Sep 10, 2008 – Osmosys (SWX: ADBN) has announced that Vestel (Istanbul: VESTL) has selected its DVB-MHP middleware and Navigator software to power its integrated digital TV sets (IDTVs). Vestel will roll out the TVs to the Italian DTT market.
News categories: Osmosys, Vestel, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, IBCShow, Italy, Middleware, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Viaccess and Orca Interactive Present a Unique Hybrid Solution Via Open Internet
Sep 10, 2008 – Viaccess, a France Telecom (Paris:FTE)(NYSE:FTE) company, and its subsidiary Orca Interactive have announced a pre-integrated end-to-end hybrid solution over the open internet for IPTV service providers, content aggregators and broadcasters.
News categories: Viaccess, Orca Interactive, Conditional Access, Content Protection, IBCShow, Middleware, Streaming

Inuk Networks Partners with SecureMedia to Create Secure Television Experience for the PC
Sep 10, 2008 – SecureMedia and Inuk Networks have announced integration of SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE™ System CA/DRM with Inuk's igloo virtual set-top-box software to allow customers to extend their STB-based IPTV deployments to the PC or Mac.
News categories: SecureMedia, Inuk Networks, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IBCShow, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Streaming