Dreampark Replaces IPTV Middleware Competitor at Ireland’s Magnet Networks

September 9th, 2009 NORRKOPING, Sweden - Dreampark, one of the leading IPTV middleware providers on the European market, today announced its first customer in Latvia. LIVAS Telecommunications, a provider of TV and broadband services on the Latvian market, has chosen the Dreampark Middleware solution Dreamgallery(TM).

September 6th, 2009 Broadband World Forum Europe - PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC(du), has successfully launched du TV+, an advanced IPTV service, providing subscribers in its current fixed line areas with high-quality TV programming, and other multimedia content services delivered by Alcatel-Lucent. The new IPTV service has been enabled by Alcatel-Lucent's IPTV solution designed based upon the Microsoft Mediaroom middleware platform, Alcatel-Lucent Operations and Service Fulfilment solutions and complemented with some custom-specific applications and services.

August 17th, 2009 HILVERSUM, Netherlands and SAN JOSE, California - Breakthrough interactive experiences that can be delivered via both next-generation CI+ enabled televisions and existing set-top boxes will be showcased when ActiveVideo Networks(TM) demonstrates its cloud-based approach to redefining television (iTV 2.0) at IBC in September. The exhibit will show how processing in the network "cloud" can dramatically increase the interactive capabilities of the new CI+ standard and provide a uniform environment across CI+ supported TVs, digital and IPTV set-top boxes and broadband-connected CE devices.

July 5th, 2009 HARTFORD, Connecticut and PUNE, India - DiviNet, a leading provider of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) solutions, and Keisense, an innovative provider of user interface technologies for consumer electronic devices, today announced the successful integration of Keisense's ConnecTiVi into DiviNet's IPTV network. The combined solution will enable a range of interactive services over legacy television sets.

May 26th, 2009 COLOGNE, Germany - ActiveVideo Networks(TM) (www.activevideo.com/) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Avinity Systems BV, bringing together the two leading providers of cloud-based interactive TV platforms and applications, and expanding the reach and availability of the Web-based user experiences that are redefining interactive television (iTV 2.0). The transaction, which was announced at the ANGA Cable Trade Fair here, strengthens ActiveVideo Networks' technology and application offerings and creates a global leader in the fast-growing market for delivery of cloud-based services to televisions around the world.

May 26th, 2009 PARIS and DUBLIN - Magnet Networks has selected OneAccess Networks, a leader in multi service access routers, to introduce a high quality service for business broadband subscribers that will allow full utilisation of connectivity and enhanced reliability. The partnership is announced as Magnet launches a new business ADSL2+ and SDSL product range offering enterprise level services at an SME price.

May 25th, 2009 NORRKOPING, Sweden - Dreampark (www.dreampark.com), one of the leading IPTV middleware providers on the European market, today announced the delivery of its Dreamgallery(TM) middleware to the Croatian market with Croatian system integrator CS Computer Systems. The system was deployed for OiV, a Croatian state-owned nationwide broadcasting and channel aggregation organization.

March 23rd, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - Spirent TestCenter Hypermetrics(TM) Provides Network Video Processing Leader with Unsurpassed Realism, Performance and Scalability Spirent Communications plc (www.spirent.com/)(LSE: SPT), a global leader in network testing, today announced that RGB Networks ( www.rgbnetworks.com/), the leader in network video processing, selected the award-winning Spirent TestCenter(TM) ( www.spirent.com/go/stc) platform to facilitate the testing of RGB's IPTV solutions. Additionally, RGB chose the Spirent TestCenter Hypermetrics(TM) Application Performance ( www.spirent.com/go/hypermetrics) module to conduct the industry's highest performance Layer 4-7, security and vulnerability assessment tests.

March 18th, 2009 NORRKOPING, Sweden - Dreampark, one of the leading IPTV middleware providers on the European market, announced today that it will exhibit at the 2009 IPTV World Forum, March 25-27 in London, and demonstrate how the new Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) technology in its Dreamgallery(TM) middleware is able to bring the IPTV user experience to a new level. "With SVG we are getting very close to the user experience provided by embedded devices like Apple TV and high-end game consoles, without compromising flexibility and standards compliance," said Dreampark CTO Bjorn Lang.

March 15th, 2009 LONDON - Ideaworks3D Ltd, developer of the cross-platform Airplay(TM) SDK for advanced native mobile games and applications, today announced that CRI Middleware have ported their Sofdec advanced video streaming technology to Airplay, and thus to a wide range of smartphone platforms. Airplay is a unique cross-platform technology for creating best-in-class native applications on mobile and handheld devices, enabling developers to build a single application binary and deploy it unmodified to all supported operating systems and devices.

May 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - UTStarcom, a US-based network solutions provider, Tuesday said it will support state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to roll out IPTV (Internet protocol television) services. UTStarcom's existing contract with the Indian firm has been extended for this purpose, the company said in a statement.

January 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday issued a consultation paper on next generation networks (NGN), seeking the views of the industry stakeholders on migrating to the new platform. NGN enables telecom operators to offer a range of new services from lower tariffs to high-speed broadband and intensive services including, internet protocol television (IPTV), high definition television (HDTV), videoconferencing, voice over internet protocol (VoIP), instant messaging and e-mail.

February 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - You may have to wait a little more longer than expected before you start paying less to access the Internet through a high speed broadband network, as the telecom watchdog is yet to come out with the guidelines on the next generation network (NGN) that will enable telecom operators to offer better services at lower rates. Telecom operators have been asked to submit their comments on NGN by March 10, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said here Wednesday.

September 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - The 19th Broadcast India 2009 Exhibition will be held in Mumbai from October 29-31. The Broadcast India 2009 show will cover all aspects of television, film, radio, video, audio, IPTV, mobile tv, computer graphics, visual effects, multimedia, music, lights, cable, satellite, broadband, internet, transmission and all the leading innovations from the infotainment industry.

September 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Private sector lender ING Vysya Bank Monday said it will raise Rs.416 crore by allotting equity on preferential issue basis and issuing shares to qualified institutional buyers. The investors committee has agreed to issue 92,70,455 shares to qualified institutional buyers at Rs.248.10 a piece, aggregating to Rs.230 crore, the bank said in a regulatory statement.

March 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leading telecom player Bharti Airtel emerged as the most congested mobile network in the GSM space in October-December 2008 with competitor Vodafone close behind, the telecom regulator said Monday. As per the analysis by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the period under review, Airtel had 14 congested points of interconnection (POI) - the geographical location where two networks interconnect and exchange traffic.

March 31st, 2009 NEW YORK - American actor Mickey Rourke has become a babe magnet after he rose to fame for his role in the film 'The Wrestler'. It looks like women are trying to sink their hooks into Rourke, 56, with Chinese actress Bai Ling having been named among them, reports the New York Post.

March 22nd, 2009 BANGALORE - Kevin Pietersen, former captain of the England cricket team, is going to be the skipper of the Bangalore Royal Challengers team at IPL Twenty20 tournament this year, team owner Vijay Mallya announced Saturday. Pitersen replaces Rahul Dravid as the Royal Challengers captain for the second season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

August 16th, 2009 Mexico replaces all customs agents in drug fightMEXICO CITY — Mexico has replaced all 700 of its customs inspectors with agents newly trained to fight drug smuggling. The government has sent soldiers to airports and border crossings across the country to take back the guns issued to the inspectors.

August 13th, 2009 National Penn replaces CFOBOYERTOWN, Pa. — National Penn Bancshares Inc., which operates banks in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, said Wednesday it is replacing its chief financial officer, effective Aug.