Motorola Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of SecureM, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries, together operating as SecureMedia®, a developer of software-based digital rights management (DRM) and security systems for IP video distribution and management. The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in Q1 2010. SecureMedia will now become part of Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business.
SecureMedia develops and markets software systems for securing the distribution of digital entertainment over multiple platforms to multiple devices, including set-top boxes, wireless handsets, PCs and portable entertainment devices. SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE™ system supplies proven end-to-end security for content in managed IP, mobile, over-the-top (OTT) and hybrid environments, enabling new business from the consumption of high-value content any time and any place. With this acquisition, Motorola will be offering both stand-alone and integrated software security solutions to IP video customers.
Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business delivers fully integrated and customizable media solutions to their subscribers. As a global video leader in digital entertainment devices, digital and IP video headends and digital video processing, Motorola brings its video expertise to bear as operators seek to evolve their networks for the future.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Icron Debuts PC-On-TV Technology
Icron Technologies launched its ExtremeLink PC-on-TV technology at International CES.
Icron's ExtremeLink PC-on-TV is a hardware-based solution that transmits PC desktop video and USB control wirelessly to a TV, extending the TV's functionality to include full online and interactive browser capabilities as well as access to all PC applications and content.
No software drivers are needed, and there are no restrictions on the content or applications that can be delivered to the TV.
The TV-connected unit provides a remote USB hub for keyboard, mouse and other USB devices. Pricing for ExtremeLink PC-on-TV is expected to be about $299.
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Icron's ExtremeLink PC-on-TV is a hardware-based solution that transmits PC desktop video and USB control wirelessly to a TV, extending the TV's functionality to include full online and interactive browser capabilities as well as access to all PC applications and content.
No software drivers are needed, and there are no restrictions on the content or applications that can be delivered to the TV.
The TV-connected unit provides a remote USB hub for keyboard, mouse and other USB devices. Pricing for ExtremeLink PC-on-TV is expected to be about $299.
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The HD-PLC Alliance booth at 2010 International CES
In its efforts to promote global adaptation of High-speed Power Line Communication (HD-PLC) technology, as well as further develop compatibility standards for HD-PLC-equipped products, the HD-PLC Alliance will had a booth at the 2010 International CES, the world's largest consumer electronics show.
This featured HD-PLC modules and dedicated chipsets, as well as their development environment, which can be integrated into various electronic devices to enable high-speed power line communication. Also, through the cooperation of HD-PLC Alliance member companies and companies using HD-PLC, over 50 PLC-equipped and feature-added PLC-compatible products such as PLC adapters, PLC routers, hubs and various PLC-equipped products.
This year's exhibition included advances in the ease of setup and connection of an HD-PLC network, and, as part of the HD-PLC Alliance's ongoing global warming initiative "Green Ubiquitous," an introduction to future technologies for household smart energy and smart grids. A series of demonstrations will reveal the convenience and future potential HD-PLC has to offer in an accessible format.
This featured HD-PLC modules and dedicated chipsets, as well as their development environment, which can be integrated into various electronic devices to enable high-speed power line communication. Also, through the cooperation of HD-PLC Alliance member companies and companies using HD-PLC, over 50 PLC-equipped and feature-added PLC-compatible products such as PLC adapters, PLC routers, hubs and various PLC-equipped products.
This year's exhibition included advances in the ease of setup and connection of an HD-PLC network, and, as part of the HD-PLC Alliance's ongoing global warming initiative "Green Ubiquitous," an introduction to future technologies for household smart energy and smart grids. A series of demonstrations will reveal the convenience and future potential HD-PLC has to offer in an accessible format.
Friday, January 8, 2010
ActiveVideo Networks Continues CloudTV Growth:
ActiveVideo Networks™, the global leader in cloud-based interactive television solutions, has expanded its relationship with TAG Networks to extend enhanced-gaming experiences to broadband-connected CE devices.
The CE integration builds on the existing cable partnership between TAG Networks and ActiveVideo, as well as on recent milestones by both companies: TAG Networks recently announced that it established an industry record for streaming games density and scalability by supporting 2,000 concurrent MPEG game streams at 1.25Mbps with a single off-the-shelf 1RU dual quad-core server, while ActiveVideo successfully demonstrated the integration of the ActiveVideo client with Blu-ray Disc middleware developed by Videon Central, Inc. at the Intel Developer Forum.
As the market leader for games-on-demand to the cable television and IPTV industries, TAG is specifically designed to meet operational concerns, including limitations of headend space, power, air conditioning and bandwidth; while reducing environmental impact and running costs with mass reach and ease of deployment to all digital cable/IPTV households.
The agreement is the second to be announced at CES by ActiveVideo, which currently is in nearly 5 million homes with leading cable and IPTV providers. Additional deployments and trials are slated over the next 12 months.
ActiveVideo immerses viewers in an engaging experience that combines Web video, Web 2.0 functionality and traditional television. ActiveVideo uses intelligent MPEG streaming to deliver the Web 2.0 experience to a worldwide television audience through both legacy and next-generation digital set-top boxes and broadband-connected devices.
The CE integration builds on the existing cable partnership between TAG Networks and ActiveVideo, as well as on recent milestones by both companies: TAG Networks recently announced that it established an industry record for streaming games density and scalability by supporting 2,000 concurrent MPEG game streams at 1.25Mbps with a single off-the-shelf 1RU dual quad-core server, while ActiveVideo successfully demonstrated the integration of the ActiveVideo client with Blu-ray Disc middleware developed by Videon Central, Inc. at the Intel Developer Forum.
As the market leader for games-on-demand to the cable television and IPTV industries, TAG is specifically designed to meet operational concerns, including limitations of headend space, power, air conditioning and bandwidth; while reducing environmental impact and running costs with mass reach and ease of deployment to all digital cable/IPTV households.
The agreement is the second to be announced at CES by ActiveVideo, which currently is in nearly 5 million homes with leading cable and IPTV providers. Additional deployments and trials are slated over the next 12 months.
ActiveVideo immerses viewers in an engaging experience that combines Web video, Web 2.0 functionality and traditional television. ActiveVideo uses intelligent MPEG streaming to deliver the Web 2.0 experience to a worldwide television audience through both legacy and next-generation digital set-top boxes and broadband-connected devices.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
CONNECTIONS @ CES Panel Sessions with Technology Executives from Sony, Yahoo, IBM, TiVo
International research firm Parks Associates will host the fourth-annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2010 in Room S225 in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Parks Associates will then host a networking reception from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
CONNECTIONS™ Summit: Monetizing Connectivity in the Home will include interactive panels featuring research presentations from Parks Associates analysts and more than 20 industry executives. Session topics include new trends in CE, video advertising, home systems/energy management, and mobile services and convergence. 9:00 a.m. – Service Provider Strategies for the Connected Home 9:45 a.m. – The Connected TV – Displays and Beyond 11:00 a.m. – Consumer Electronics Purchases: Are Consumers Back in the Buying Mood? 12:15 p.m. – The Mobile Aspect of Unified Infotainment: Opportunities and Challenges 1:30 p.m. – Advances in Television Advertising 2:45 p.m. – Bringing the Smart Grid to the Smart Home 4:00 p.m. – 3D: Adding New Dimensions to Entertainment The full agenda is available at http://www.parksassociates.com/ces10/agenda.
Joly Benoit, Director, Connected Home Applications, Thomson
John Callahan, CTO, ActiveVideo Networks
Tom Carroux, Director, Sales and Market Development, Irdeto
Jaime Fink, CTO, 2Wire
Ted May, VP, Strategy & Business Affairs, Synacor
David Sandford, VP, Marketing & Product Management, TiVo
Bruce Anderson, GM, Global Electronics Industry, IBM
Mike Harris, Senior VP and GM, Connected Devices, DivX
Arlo Rose, Senior Director, Product Design, Connected TV, Yahoo!
Mitch Singer, President, Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem; CTO, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Scott Smyers, Chairman, Board of Directors, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA); SVP, Sony
Parks Associates Analysts
Timo Bauer, SVP & GM Americas, NewBay Software
Lauren Thorpe, Senior Director, Developer Relations, Qualcomm
Jean-Pierre Bienaimé, Chairman, UMTS Forum, Orange
Rick Schwartz, Senior Product Manager, PacketVideo
Chris Allen, VP, Director of Video Innovation, Starcom USA
Brian Chamberlin, Manager, Interactive Projects, NDS
Scott Rosenberg, VP of Advanced Advertising, Rovi Corporation
Paul Woidke, SVP and GM, Advanced Advertising, OpenTV
Susan Cashen, Vice President, Control4 Energy Systems
Steve Cashman, Chief Strategy Officer, Exceptional Innovation
Joe Dada, President and CEO, SmartLabs
Chris Deutschen, Senior Manager, Innovation and Business Development, Direct Energy
Hope Fulgham, CEO/CMO, Piazza Advertising
Peter Lude, SVP, Engineering, Sony
Howard Postley, CTO/COO, 3ality Digital
Peter Smyth, Founder & CEO, RedMere
Simon Tidnam, VP, Sales & Marketing, HDlogix
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