MicroWorks releases quad core Black-Hawk XR5 dual 8800GTX notebook
In addition to the quad CPU and dual video cards, the XR5 can house up to three SATA 300 hard drives in a RAID array and 4GB of 800MHz DDR2 system memory. ...
ILS Proton successfully launches SIRIUS 4 satellite
The new satellite enables delivery of broadcast and broadband services across Europe and parts of Africa for SES SIRIUS of Sweden. ...
Vibrant Media launches expandable video ad unit reaching more than 70 million unique users in the U.S.
Bravo delivers user-initiated expandable contextual Internet video coordinated with TV programming....
Charter Communications selects BigBand Networks’ switched digital video solution
The deployment will expand HDTV offerings in the Los Angeles area. ...
Pixel grids, bit rate and compression ratio
Audio, video and data distribution can be reduced to one major issue — channel capacity. The less data there is to compress, the easier it is for a compression engine to encode content at a bit rate acceptable for the target transmission technology....
Ciprico RAIDCore exceeds 2.2GB/s performance for video storage
The new 24-drive array uses Hitachi Ultrastar SAS hard disk drives...
CBS launches free Wi-Fi service in Manhattan
The innovative project, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is ad supported....
Small Tree Communications to launch 10GigE line for Apple’s Intel-based systems
The products will support high-performance, multiport 10GigE PCIe networking....
Content conversion terminology
Channel capacity and audio/visual presentation are two factors that influence content production techniques for multichannel distribution services. Processing content for delivery for each channel requires format conversion, transrating and transcoding — terms that may lead to confusion when they are used interchangeably. ...
CableNET now accepting demo proposals
The Cable Show event serves as a showcase for both contemporary broadband technology and future cable technology and services....
CableLabs hosts interoperability event for OCAP
Participating companies tested their products and met with cable operators who toured through the laboratory and viewed the OpenCable devices and applications. ...
Red Hat Linux 5.1 supports integrated server virtualization
Enterprise OS allows one platform to span x86, x86-64, POWER, Itanium and mainframe servers, regardless of size, core count or capacity....
Watching television most common offline activity connected with Internet consumption.
The Burst Media survey also revealed findings about how consumers' online habits are changing TV viewing. ...
Storage Visions 2008 Conference announces first-day program
Clyde Smith of Turner Broadcast will give a keynote about MXF; TVWorldwide will provide conference webcast....
IMAKE announces targeted advertising solutions for VOD and SDV
IMAKE's OpenVision suite allows advertisers and content and service providers to implement targeted advertising with legacy systems....
