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10/04/2011
CenturyLink Jumps on Low-Cost Internet Bandwagon
Apparently taking a cue from Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, CenturyLink is implementing CenturyLink Internet Basics to improve and promote broadband adoption and use by low-income consumers. To help get more low-income households online, the telco is offering discounted high-speed Internet service starting at $9.95 a month, plus applicable taxes and fees, to eligible consumers in […]
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10/04/2011
Developing Better Entertainment With HTML5
The recent HTML5 Developer Conference in California brought together a diverse group of programmers and systems engineers curious about the emerging language for writing better Web applications including better entertainment and gaming applications for TVs, mobile devices and gaming consoles. One of the key themes was an interest in design patterns for improving the user […]
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10/03/2011
NAGRA Buys SIS Business From Sigma Systems
NAGRA purchased Sigma Systems’ Subscriber Information Service (SIS) business. As part of the deal, Sigma will continue its product development and deployment support associated with the launch of the SIS business for NAGRA. "Sigma Systems is the preeminent developer of an SCTE-130 compliant SIS platform," said Paul Woidke, SVP and GM/Advanced Advertising for NAGRA, in […]
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10/03/2011
Mobile App Does Videoconferencing
Radvision’s new mobile application – the SCOPIA Mobile V3 – allows customers to participate in video meetings regardless of their location. The app, available through the Apple App Store, enables video conferencing, data collaboration with review capabilities, conference call control, moderation, and administration through an intuitive user interface. With click-to-participate capabilities, users can join standards-based […]
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10/03/2011
thePlatform Hires Vice President of Engineering
Michael Horwitz has moved from Comcast to become vice president of engineering at thePlatform. He will lead thePlatform’s core product development, testing and deployment, and oversee the company’s operational business intelligence, including capacity planning and metrics monitoring. He will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Seattle. Horwitz comes to thePlatform after spending more […]
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10/03/2011
Avail-TVN Powers Multiscreen in the Caribbean
Cable & Wireless Communications’ (CWC)’s Caribbean subsidiary LIME will launch multiplatform video services with Avail-TVN. The service goes commercial in Jamaica and Barbados in Q4, with expansion across the Caribbean to follow in 2012. LIME delivers landline, Internet, mobile and entertainment services to 14 Caribbean countries. Using adaptive bitrate (ABR) technology, Avail-TVN will provide up to […]