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

Ambit Microsystems Selects Alticast to Bring Tru2way Platform Cable Receivers to the North American Market
May 15, 2008 – Ambit Microsystems has selected the Alticast tru2way™ platform middleware solution, AltiCaptor™, for their digital cable set-top boxes.
News categories: Alticast, Ambit, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Sigma Designs to Showcase DOCSIS 3.0 Multi Channel and tru2way™ Set-Top Box at NCTA Cable Show 2008
May 15, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM), leveraging Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) cable TV technology and VividLogic's tru2way™ software, has announced demonstrations of its DOCSIS 3.0 multi channel and tru2way™ set-top box at the NCTA Cable Show 2008.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Texas Instruments, VividLogic, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Tru2way™ Technology and Interactive Applications to Take Center Stage at The Cable Show '08
May 14, 2008 – Tru2way™ technology and interactive TV applications will have broad exposure during the cable industry's premier convention, The Cable Show '08, being held at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans from May 18-20.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

ACCESS NetFront Browser Runs on Analog Devices' Blackfin Processor
May 14, 2008 – ACCESS CO., LTD. has announced that its NetFront™ Browser is available on Analog Devices' (ADI) Blackfin® Processor.
News categories: ACCESS CO., Analog Devices, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor

Swedish Media Operator Teracom to Offer IPTV Services with Dreampark Middleware
May 13, 2008 – Dreampark has announced that Teracom has chosen Dreampark's Dreamgallery™ IPTV Middleware solution. Teracom plans to offer IPTV services using Dreamgallery through its recent acquisition of IPTV operator Svenska Basboxbolaget.
News categories: Dreampark, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Sweden

Tata Sky Celebrates 2 Million Subscribers in India on its NDS Platform
May 13, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that Tata Sky has achieved the remarkable milestone of 2 million subscribers to its DTH service in India within a period of only 20 months.
News categories: NDS Group, Tata Sky, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Thomson Selects Vidiom's OCAP™ Software
May 13, 2008 – Vidiom Systems has announced that Thomson (NYSE: TMS) has chosen Vidiom's OCAP software for their cable set-top boxes (STB).
News categories: Vidiom, Thomson, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Funai Electric Exhibits Tru2way™ Set Top Box at The Cable Show '08 in New Orleans
May 13, 2008 – Funai Electric (TSE/OSE 6839) has announced that it will exhibit a tru2way™ set top box, developed in collaboration with its middleware partner Vividlogic, at The Cable Show '08, May 18-20 in New Orleans.
News categories: Funai, VividLogic, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

BT awards set-top box contract to Pace
May 13, 2008 – Pace (LSE:PIC) has been awarded a new contract by BT (LSE: BT.A)(NYSE: BT) for its next-generation V-box. This contract follows BT's previous contract with the set-top box division of Royal Philips Electronics, recently acquired by Pace.
News categories: Pace plc, BT Vision, Neil Gaydon, Dan Marks, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK