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[xchange magazine Site Wide Content Feed] Ericsson Debuts IMS IPTV Middleware in U.S.: The middleware brings together Ericsson offerings such as IPTV network infrastructure, video processing solutions and VoD, and interoperates with products from Accedo Broadband, Agama Technologies, Amino, HP, SecureMedia, Sun Microsystems, Tilgin, Verimatrix, and ZyXEL.

[Untitled] Ericsson IPTV Middleware: Ericsson launched the world's first IMS enabled IPTV solution at IBC in Amsterdam 2008. The solution is part of Ericsson's offer to deliver an individual TV experience enabling it anytime, anywhere and on any device.

[Information Engineer] Telecom Malaysia Selects OpenClovis Middleware for Nationwide GPON ...: OpenClovis, the leader in Open Source High Availability (HA) Middleware and Tools, recently signed a contract with Telecom Malaysia Research and Development (TMR&D), the research and development arm of Telecom Malaysia Berhad (TM), to support the development of a nation-wide Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) service.

[TVover.net] Ericsson Launches New IMS IPTV Middleware - TVover.net: The end-to-end IPTV solution is aligned with the Open IPTV Forum specifications and is the first solution in the world to be pre-integrated with IMS. It brings together core Ericsson solutions - new IMS-enabled IPTV middleware, IPTV network infrastructure, market-leading video processing solutions and video-on-demand technologies - with interoperable third-party products from key TV players such as Accedo Broadband, Agama Technologies, Amino, HP, SecureMedia, Sun Microsystem, Tilgin, Verimatrix, and ZyXEL.

[Communications Engineering & Design Headline News] Ericsson brings IMS / IPTV middleware to TelcoTV: Ericsson’s IPTV solution, which is aligned with the Open IPTV Forum specifications, brings together Ericsson’s new IMS-enabled IPTV middleware, IPTV network infrastructure, video processing solutions and video-on-demand technologies.

[MobileMonday News] Ericsson provides Sonaecom IMS-integrated IPTV middleware ...: Under this Prime Integrator agreement, Ericsson will upgrade Sonaecom's IPTV system by delivering and integrating a next-generation, end-to-end IPTV solution. This will bring together Ericsson solutions including its new IMS-based IPTV middleware and network infrastructure, as well as TANDBERG Television's high-definition and standard-definition video processing platform.

[TVover.net] Open IPTV Forum Members to Demonstrate Elements of the OIPF ...: An integrated demonstration from AwoX, Ericsson, Intertrust, Opera and Verimatrix will show end-to-end Content Protection with multi-device portability, Service Discovery and Selection and Content Download corresponding to the OIPF Release 1.1, Baseline Managed Profile, and using the Terminal Centric Approach for DRM and content sharing examples which utilize the DLNA Guidelines, Expanded Aug 2009. The demonstration will show how protection of content (copyright protected digital assets such as movies and music) can be achieved at any time and on any device in a converged content protection scenario.

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[itvt] Ericsson Launches IMS-Integrated IPTV Middleware: and describes it as bringing together various of its core products–including IPTV network infrastructure, video processing solutions and VOD technologies, as well as the new IMS-enabled IPTV middleware–with products from such companies as Accedo Broadband, Agama Technologies, Amino, HP, SecureMedia, Sun Microsystems, Tilgin, Verimatrix and ZyXEL. “Ericsson has combined its leading network solutions, digital television solutions, consulting and systems integration capabilities, with key industry partners, to launch an industry-shaping TV platform that delivers on the vision of the Individual TV Experience,”

[Evolution in Communication] Next Generation Television Services « Evolution in Communication: Also known as the “headend,” the IPTV data center receives content from a variety of sources including local video, content aggregators, content producers, cable, terrestrial, and satellite channels. Once received, a number of different hardware components ranging from encoders and video servers to IP routers and dedicated security hardware are used to prepare the video content for delivery over an IP based network.

[What's New @ Mu] From MPLS to IPTV -- Lessons Learned: The operator must ensure that all key software, middleware and hardware components involved in offering a service can seamlessly handle a wide variety of invalid or unexpected inputs. The business benefit is clear: Using battle-proven products in the network build out means less downtime, resulting in lower customer churn due to poor service quality.

[itvt] SeaChange News:: This, the company claims, means that operators can offer media streaming, video communication, interactive video games and high-speed Internet access in a secure and reliable environment along with basic IPTV functionality. SeaChange, meanwhile, bills TV Navigator as a next-generation client platform for telco, cable and hybrid operators that accelerates the creation and delivery of revenue-generating IPTV applications.

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