Continuing to pioneer technological advancements by providing developers the flexible and extensive development foundation they need to grow their market presence, Texas Instruments Incorporated will demonstrate at the International Broadcasters Conference (IBC) in Amsterdam, September 8 - 12, a converged platform running on a single digital signal processor and targeting multiple end equipments including video telephony, internet protocol set-top boxes (IP-STB), media centers and portable multimedia players. For more information, see http://www.ti.com/convergedplatform.

Widevine Technologies, the leading provider of content protection and forensic watermarking solutions for IP video, has embedded its protection capabilities into Texas Instruments Incorporated DaVinci technology-based digital media processors to facilitate secure consumption of broadcast and VOD content on a wide range of consumer devices.

In this collaboration, the patented Widevine Cypher Virtual SmartCard will secure content processed by TI's DaVinci technology.

Broadbus Technologies, Inc. announced the latest version of its award-winning on-demand video platform. The release extends Broadbus' carrier-class on-demand solution with enhanced support for IPTV applications and new reliability features.

The Broadbus B-1 Video Server and Stream Commander management software have been updated to provide video service providers with new on-demand functionality including support for H.264/MPEG-4, improved security, support for IPTV-based advanced video services such as nDVR and Time-Shifted TV, as well as enhanced fault tolerance and reliability.

TANDBERG Television is unveiling its next-generation high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) MPEG-4 AVC encoding solutions at IBC 2006 (Hall 1:461). The move continues the company's market leading momentum in the MPEG-4 AVC arena and brings a step change in digital video distribution by combining the broadest choice of density and enhanced features with the industry's leading picture quality versus performance through bandwidth improvements of up to 50% over currently deployed MPEG-4 AVC units.

Envivio Inc announced today that its 4Caster™ B3 encoding system was chosen by Globecast Spain to provide the first MPEG-4 contribution feed in Spain. Globecast Spain is the first company in the country to deploy MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 contribution feeds commercially, resulting in a significant reduction in terrestrial and satellite network transmission costs.

Broadband Network Systems Ltd, together with partner PTC Ltd, has secured a ground breaking deal to provide H.264 SD live encoders and decoders to Vietnam to enable the first broadcast quality video transportation in the country.

Ikanos Communications, Inc., a leading developer and provider of Fiber Fast broadband solutions, announced that Calix has selected Ikanos as the VDSL2 chipset provider to power their E-series IP Service Edge Node (SEN). Ikanos offers very high-density, low-power chipsets for multi-mode applications, which are designed to enable Calix to offer cost-effective, high-bandwidth VDSL2 and ADSL2+ services in Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN) and Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) applications.

Juniper Networks, Inc. announced that Telge Energi, a utility-based, government-owned communications provider in Sweden, has deployed the E320 Broadband Services Router and the SDX-300 Service Deployment System to create its new broadband access network for the delivery of Triple Play services to residential, corporate and public sector customers throughout the Sodertajle region of Sweden. The network is secured by the Juniper Networks ISG-1000 with integrated intrusion detection and prevention (IDP) system, and was deployed by Juniper's local partner, Imtech Telecom.

Anevia, a next generation IPTV and VOD servers provider for telecom operators, broadcasters and integrators, today announced a breakthrough in MPEG-4 Video on Demand (VOD) solutions, with its new full featured MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 VOD server.

Juniper Networks, Inc. announced that its Service Deployment System (SDX-300) supports CableLabs new PacketCable Multimedia Web Services Interface (WSI) specification. The WSI provides an open interface between application servers and PacketCable Multimedia-compliant application managers, enabling applications to dynamically request resources on a cable providers' network. By tightly integrating the applications with the IP networks that support them, cable operators can create a range of new, customizable services that increase average revenue per user and increase customer loyalty.

Edgeware, a start-up company developing scalable and cost efficient high performance servers for on-demand television services, today announced that Amadeus Capital Partners has joined Creandum as co-investor by committing 17Msek in addition to 11Msek committed by Creandum.

Telchemy, Incorporated, the global leader in Voice and Video over IP fault and performance management technology, announced that Shenick Network Systems, an award winning provider of high performance IP communications test systems, has licensed Telchemy's VQmon/SA-VM IPTV and VQmon/SA VoIP performance analysis software for use in its diversifEye Triple Play communications test system. Shenick customers can now test performance and quality issues for IPTV, VoIP, triple play, broadband services within a single system enabling service providers to offer a high quality, reliable IPTV service.

Optibase, Ltd., a leading provider of advanced digital video solutions, today announced that it will demonstrate its IPTV and digital video solutions at Broadcast Asia 2006, June 20-23, 2006 in Singapore. The company will showcase Optibase's flexible model design providing customers with future-proof video solutions to meet the evolving requirements of Telcos and service providers.

Ixia, a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, announced today the latest release of its comprehensive IPTV testing solution, Aptixia IxLoad 3.10, capable of assessing all aspects of IPTV service infrastructure to ensure subscribers' Quality of Experience (QoE). Ixia's IPTV testing solution consists of IxLoad -- part of Ixia's family of Aptixia applications -- and Ixia's Optixia hardware test platform. The solution is part of Ixia's converged multi-services test offerings, delivering unmatched functionality and scalability on a single test platform, which reduces the total cost of ownership compared to multi-platform solutions.

Juniper Networks, Inc. today announced the creation of the Open IPTV and Multiplay Initiative, an ongoing program designed to enable providers to more rapidly and cost-effectively deploy IPTV and multiplay service offerings using open, flexible and best-of-breed networks.