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

MRG Releases September 2007 Global IPTV Market Leaders Report
Oct 10, 2007 – MRG announces the "IPTV Market Leaders Report - September 2007," which tracks the top 120 IPTV vendors in 24 regional sub-sectors based on their installed base for 6 product areas in over 600 IPTV Operations and 8 million subscribers worldwide.
News categories: Multimedia Research Group (MRG), Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

Operax and Orca Interactive Integrate Technologies, Bringing QoS to IPTV
Oct 9, 2007 – Operax and Orca Interactive (LSE:ORCA) offer a comprehensive solution allowing operators to manage their service expansion while ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) for advanced video and IPTV services.
News categories: Operax, Orca Interactive, BBWF, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware

ANT Announces First Industry Standard for TV Content Application Development
Oct 8, 2007 – ANT Software (Reuters: ANTP.L, Bloomberg: ANTP.LN) has launched the industry's first standard for TV content application development. Rich Media Access Interface (RMAI) eliminates the need for discrete versions of a TV application to be produced for different client devices.
News categories: ANT Software Limited, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

RMI Alchemy Au1200 Processor Chosen for XENT X3 Multifunction Portable Media Player from HyOn - A World Leader in DMB and GPS
Oct 8, 2007 – Raza Microelectronics (RMI) has announced that HyOn Corporation has selected the RMI Alchemy™ Au1200 Processor for its XENT X3 multi-function Portable Media Player.
News categories: RMI Corp, HyOn, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Movial Unveils First IP Converged Quintuple Play
Oct 8, 2007 – Movial has announced it has achieved the world's first successful quintuple play, delivering convergence in various forms across PC, mobile, set-top box, tablet and car.
News categories: Movial, 5G, Automotive, BBWF, Mobile, Smart Home, Software, Streaming

Ocean Blue Powers Next Generation Sharp TVs
Oct 6, 2007 – Ocean Blue Software has won a contract to integrate its Voyager MHEG-5 software into the next generation of TVs from Sharp.
News categories: Trident Micro, Ocean Blue, Sharp, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Software, Terrestrial, UK

Toshiba and Microsoft Announce Plans to Form Advanced Interactivity Consortium
Oct 5, 2007 – Toshiba and Microsoft have announced plans to form the Advanced Interactivity Consortium (AIC), an open forum aimed at the promotion of superior interactivity for a wide range of next-generation consumer devices, digital content and distribution scenarios.
News categories: Microsoft Corp, Toshiba, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, Software

ACCESS to Exhibit at Broadband World Forum Europe 2007
Oct 4, 2007 – ACCESS CO., LTD. has announced that it will exhibit for the first time at the Broadband World Forum Europe, being held at the Estrel Convention Center in Berlin, Germany from October 9-11, 2007.
News categories: ACCESS CO., BBWF, DVR, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Smart Home, Smart TV, Software

Macrovision's Network Media Player Software Tests Compliant with New DLNA Expanded Certification Program
Oct 3, 2007 – Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) has announced that its Network Media Player Software, tested on a media player with NXP Semiconductors' PNX1500 media processor chip, is compliant with the expanded Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines Certification and Logo Program.
News categories: Macrovision, NXP, Digital Living Network Alliance, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Software