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A new Australian reseller program has been instituted by Alienware, a manufacturer of high-performance desktops and notebooks. This program offers retailers and resellers the ability to sell the exclusive Alienware systems and merchandise that was previously only accessible through a direct-to-customer model. Folk who wish to consume Alienware products can now “test” the products on site at the new Authorized Reseller locations. More info here—Miami, Florida
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DivX, Inc. and Philips Electronics have entered into a new, two-year license agreement which will allow Philips to continue to include DivX video functionality in its consumer lifestyle products. These include DVD players, portable devices, digital TVs and nexgen goodies such as Blu-ray DVD devices. There are more than 100 million DivX Certified devices that have shipped into market in a variety of consumer electronics brands, enabling video content to be moved across all devices for ensured interoperability between them. Also, DivX for Mac 6.7 is now available as a free download (11.6 MB) at the company’s website and the Pro version may be purchased there for $19.99—San Diego, California
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Research and Markets has added USA Annual Publication, ‘2008 USA – Telecoms, Wireless and Broadband‘ to their offerings. This report profiles the fixed-line, wireless (mobile) and broadband markets in the USA. Also examined is the convergence of these technologies with each other and with digital media such as digital TV and the emergence of new telecommunication services such as VoIP and IPTV. These markets continued their trends towards a triple play model during 2007 and early 2008. In particular, the telcos started making genuine strides towards their vision of triple play by aggressively accelerating their deployment of optic fibre networks across their footprint. Their sense of urgency was highlighted by the rate of wireline losses; both Verizon and AT&T Inc posted fixed-line losses of around 10 percent for 2007. The main beneficiaries of the telcos’ significant churn rates were the cable companies, whose VoIP services enjoyed rapid subscriber gains.
The Internet economy continued its meteoric rise, with sites such as Facebook becoming $100 billion companies virtually overnight, highlighting the enormous scale of network economies that can be harnessed by the Internet’s expansive reach. Online advertising and e-commerce are becoming an increasingly significant share of the overall advertising and retail markets. Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo!, if successful, would give the merged entity, together with Google, a combined 50 percent of the $20 billion per annum online advertising market. This report provides overviews, analyses and detailed statistics on the US fixed-line, wireless and broadband markets including their sub-markets such as DSL, cable, FttH, wireless broadband, utilities broadband, the Internet, VoIP and IPTV. Click here for more info—Dublin, Ireland
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The management of RTW has appointed Michael Kahsnitz as the new chief technical officer of the Cologne-based manufacturing and retail company. Kahsnitz has been working for RTW since 1989. He will assume responsibilities for the company’s technology strategy and will coordinate RTW’s technology departments, including R&D, production, support, and sales. Before joining RTW, Kahsnitz’s career included a position as the technical director of a large recording studio operation in the greater Cologne area. At RTW he played a key role in the German launch of the U.S. company Audio Precision‘s computer-assisted audio instrument systems, which RTW has been marketing with great success since 1985—Cologne, Germany
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Recognized by Frost & Sullivan for their continuing technology innovation and value-added services, plus significant growth and leadership in the global mobile satellite services (MSS) industry, the 2007 North American Mobile Satellite Services Product Innovation of the Year Award has been awarded to Stratos Global Corporation. How on earth they manage to inscribe such a lengthy award title on a plaque or other trophy is, in and of itself, worthy of an innovation award. Stratos provides global MSS services to a variety of vertical markets as well as to leading satellite operators such as Inmarsat and Iridium. This award is presented annually to the company that has demonstrated excellence in new products and technologies within their industry—Palo Alto, California
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Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service revenues will approach $14 billion in 2012, growing from $694 million in 2007, according to “US IPTV Forecast and Outlook,” a report just released by Strategy Analytics. Although there are numerous IPTV providers of all shapes and sizes in the US, the landscape is largely dominated by the two incumbents: AT&T and Verizon, each of which has a different approach in terms of technology and investment. Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) is expected to remain relatively stable throughout the forecast period. Service growth will come largely from an increased number of IPTV-passed homes, and higher take-up rates. In addition to providing an outlook of the current United States IPTV market, this report forecasts homes passed, homes connected and service revenues in the market through 2012. In addition, it identifies key imperatives for service providers to compete effectively in a highly penetrated Pay-TV environment.
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AccuSoft Corporation has unveiled the industry’s first comprehensive SDK (software development kit) for building the nexgen of web imaging applications. Designed and built for Silverlight 2.0, ImageGear for Silverlight provides the ability to load, save, and convert 100+ imaging formats, including a wide range of digital camera RAW formats, and features a fast display engine with sophisticated layout options. ImageGear for Silverlight provides developers with high level controls for rapid application development. The SDK’s small footprint enables faster application downloads. Developers can also incorporate powerful image processing and photo enhancement capabilities into their Silverlight applications. The product is expected to be generally available by mid-June 2008. The Company also announced today new releases of its popular ImageGear Professional and ImageGear for .NET products. ImageGear for Silverlight joins the AccuSoft ImageGear family of products, providing imaging professionals, developers, and OEM engineers, everything they need in an imaging SDK to build powerful .NET, ActiveX, and DLL imaging solutions—Boston, Massachusetts
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Now available for the Nintendo DS game console is Disney Friends from Disney Interactive Studios, a virtual life sim and adventure game. Shipping today, this title allows youngsters to interact with their favorite Disney film characters, including The Lion King, Winnie the Pooh, Lilo & Stitch, and Finding Nemo. While playing the game, children are taught the virtues of caring and nurturing friendships, all while creating a unique adventure in their favorite Disney worlds. There’s helpful tips and guidance from Tinker Bell and, through the use of the DS’ touch screen and microphone, all of the game’s worlds can be explored. By obtaining unique, tradable “pins”, value gold is earned that helps gamers purchase food, clothing, toys and other goodies for their friends. The games was developed by Amaze Entertainment and the title is rated “E” for Everyone. This title will also be released, shortly, for the Sony PlayStation—Burbank, California
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IKON Office Solutions has debuted their IKON WebPrint, an ASP web-to-print solution for copy/print center operators. IKON WebPrint is a web-based workflow solution designed to make print order and delivery more efficient and cost effective. Because IKON WebPrint is hosted by IKON and accessed via a web browser, there is no hardware to buy, and no software upgrades needed. IKON WebPrint allows print operators to see order summaries and track jobs. A production audit trail helps to measure and manage performance. Customers can modify or cancel orders at the click of a button. Such saves time and potential confusion. Plus, the program allows customers to check a project’s status online, reducing phone calls and interruptions to the print center and improving productivity. IKON WebPrint is customizable, and order steps provide the opportunity to promote service options such as page tabs, colored stock, covers and booklets. In addition, users can see real-time images of revisions for options such as stapling and binding—Malvern, Pennsylvania
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Zaxcom is now shipping the Deva 16, a new 16-track hard disk audio recorder designed for use in film and television production. With eight hardware faders and an integrated hard drive, DVD-RAM, and CompactFlash memory card slot, the Deva 16 is a one-package solution for audio recording, mixing, and effects. The unit provides fault-tolerant, multi-disk recording with automatic file recovery to safeguard audio, even in the event of an unexpected power failure. The system provides eight analog mic/line inputs with 48-V phantom power, four additional analog line inputs, eight analog inputs, and eight digital direct outputs. A 16-channel, 24-bus digital mixer is built into the unit, providing EQ, notch filter, compressor, and delay functions on each channel. The Deva 16 records to three internal recording mediums or directly to an external FireWire drive without the use of additional computers and also offers direct Avid and ProTools compatibility. As metadata can be entered into the Deva directly through the unit’s color touch screen display, information on scenes, takes, and other notes are imported automatically into the post-production system with the audio files. Post-production staff also can refer to the Deva Sound Report, a new feature that generates an Excel file of all metadata that was entered during production—Pompton Plains, New Jersey
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