Huawei Names Kasenna as Partner in Bringing Video On-Demand to China
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| MediaBase XMP(TM) is Kasenna's flagship video delivery software
| that manages the video content for delivery, turning affordable
| off-the-shelf Linux/Intel servers from leading server vendors into
| scalable high-performance video-delivery platforms.
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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,123569.shtml
Microsoft's new investment in a Chinese TV company is beginning to make
sense now. They want to move to the television business, among other areas
that will replace its dying cash cows. Maybe they will even be
as 'successful' as Origami, Zune, and Xbox.
Microsoft renames its IPTV platform "Mediaroom"
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| Microsoft Mediaroom, formerly known as Microsoft Internet Protocol
| Television (IPTV), will link with computers found in the home to
| allow users to access a PC hard drive to listen to music or view
| photos on a TV screen, the company said.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070618/microsoft_mediaroom.html?.v=1
Today:
Microsoft to buy stake in China's Sichuan Changhong
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| Microsoft Corp.has agreed to pay 94 million yuan ($12.3 million) for a
| stake in Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., a major maker of televisions and
| electrical appliances, the Chinese company said on Monday.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070617/microsoft_changhong.html?.v=1
Related:
European Operators Select Motorola's Linux-Based IP Set-Tops For IPTV
Services
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| Motorola announced that it has been selected by two leading
| telecommunications providers to supply its Linux-based VIP range of
| IP set-tops for IPTV services.
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http://linux.sys-con.com/read/284402_p.htm
Electronics firms plan Internet televisions
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| The new televisions will use Linux operating systems instead of
| Microsoft Windows, it added. That feature is aimed at cutting the time
| needed to boot up and reducing the risk of virus infection.
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http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Parody_of_Al_Gore_Film_tied_0803.html#comments
TV Makers to Collaborate on Internet TV Standards
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| The new sets reportedly will be based on the Linux operating system.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/52614.html
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