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TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group [NASDAQ:ERIC] announced that their MPEG-4 AVC compression and IP multiplexing solutions are being used by Telenor Satellite Broadcasting to provide IP video contribution and direct-to-consumer IPTV services in Scandinavia.
Read MoreND SatCom, an SES ASTRA company, will present their new VSAT application SkyRAY Light IPS HD for mobile video broadcasting at IBC 2008 in Amsterdam (indoor booth 1.C51). Described as an end-to-end solution as an all-IP package for the live video streaming based on the latest generation of H.264 AVC codec or store and forward video. The user-focused package contains three major components: ND SatCom’s lightweight VSAT antenna?SkyRAY Light 1200; the latest SkyWAN VSAT modem with a full set of IP functionalities; and an advanced H.264/MPEG-4 AVC HD/SD and MPEG-2 encoder.
Read MoreSeanodes, the creator and leading developer of Shared Internal Storage solutions will assist NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) in performing nightly scans of the skies to capture any new, undiscovered objects.
Read MoreITT Visual Information Solutions has released its premier geospatial image processing and analysis software, ENVI. The new release, ENVI 4.5, allows the integration of geospatial imagery into geographic information system (GIS) workflows, by providing users with the ability to share data seamlessly between ENVI and ESRI’s ArcGIS.
Read MoreGeospace Inc., a provider of geospatial information and solutions, has released their FeatureObjeX™ 1.0.
Read MoreAs the European Space Agency's Mars Express continues its hunt for evidence of past or present life on the Red Planet, AI is being used at the European Space Operations Center to give the space vehicle a boost. Mars Express generates huge volumes of scientific data.
Read MorePCI Geomatics has released ProLines, highly automated image processing chains that are used to correct, mosaic, and enhance imagery, as well as extract elevation data derived from satellite and airborne sensors.
Read MoreWho'd a thunk it... MMO game development for NASA... Correct! NASA Learning Technologies sponsored a workshop that presented their concept of delivery NASA content through a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) educational game to interested development partners.
Read MorePCI Geomatics develops software and solutions for geospatial imaging applications. The company has now been ranked as one of the top 300 technology companies, according to the 2008 edition of the Branham300.
Read MoreXipLink offers standards based protocol acceleration over wireless networks. The company has announced a new line of acceleration appliances that provide immediate performance gains for TCP/IP based networks supporting all popular broadband capacity ranges and satellite topologies.
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