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07/02/2012
Inside The Beltway 07/02/12
Yesterday, the FCC’s video-description rules pursuant to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act went into effect. Video description is audio-narrated descriptions of a television program’s key visual elements inserted into natural pauses in a program’s audio soundtrack; this accessibility feature allows people who are blind and visually impaired to follow a program’s content […]
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07/02/2012
People Watch 07/02/12
It was Tellabs Chairman Michael J. Birck’s sad task earlier today to announce the death of CEO Rob Pullen, who has lost his battle with cancer. Pullen leaves behind a wife and two children…Paul Carmody is the new CMO at Cbeyond Inc., charged with driving the company’s strategy to offer businesses a personalized path to […]
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07/02/2012
Deals Of The Day 07/02/12
Murata Electronics North America Inc. and its parent company Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd., closed the deal to acquire RF Monolithics Inc. in a purchase that translates to $1.78 per share (click here for more information). The Dallas-based RFM will continue to market its wireless-connectivity products under the RFM brand as a wholly owned subsidiary. Murata […]
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07/02/2012
Survey Sez 07/02/12
Satellite is emerging as a “viable and attractive” means of connectivity for many smart-grid applications, including substation automation, distribution automation, advanced metering infrastructure backhaul, remote monitoring and mobile workforce applications, says Pike Research. Revenue from satellite services and equipment for smart-grid apps will reach $368 million by 2020, increasing from nearly $67 million this year. […]
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07/02/2012
New Stuff 07/02/12
Semiconductor maker Diodes Incorporated is offering a new family of low-power, low noise block (LNB) power management and control ICs for use in set-top boxes, TVs with built-in satellite tuners and PC satellite tuner cards. First on the market are three single-output devices: the high-current ZLPM8010 (750mA) and low-current ZLPM8011 (450mA), both of which are […]
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07/01/2012
The Peaks And Valleys Of IPv6 Deployment
It is the summer of 2012, and the Internet community has just achieved another major IPv6 milestone – World IPv6 Launch (for more information, go to www.worldipv6launch.org). Many major content providers