Irdeto announced that ETV-Network has chosen the Irdeto Digital TV solution to protect its popular satellite TV channels ETV and ETV2, hereby converting its free-to-air broadcast to pay TV services.

Telchemy, Incorporated, the global leader in Voice and Video over IP fault and performance management technology, announced that Ixia, a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, has licensed Telchemy's VQmon/SA-VM IPTV performance analysis software for use in its range of Triple Play communications test systems.

Oregan Networks, a software provider that licenses its embedded solutions to convergence carriers and Consumer Electronic brands, today announced availability of a new feature for delivery of Skype message alerts and caller ID to TV-centric devices, aiming to further enrich the end consumer's experience and interactivity. Oregan Media Browser, the embedded software product of the company, enables 'ubiquitous' Internet and IPTV services and is based on the established open standards for web content authoring and distribution.

Ruckus Wireless, the innovator of smart Wi-Fi technology, today announced that broadband providers Slovenian Telekom (Siol) and T-2 will bring location-free TV using Ruckus Wireless smart Wi-Fi products into Slovenian homes.

Nielsen Media Research, a unit of VNU, N.V., today announced that it will provide integrated, all-electronic ratings for television regardless of the platform on which it is viewed. Under the Company’s Anytime Anywhere Media Measurement (A2/M2) initiative, Nielsen will develop and deploy technology to measure the new ways consumers are watching television, such as on the Internet, outside the home, and via cell phones, iPods and other personal, mobile devices.

SeaChange International customer OnDemand TV, Inc. is launching the world's first IPTV on-demand service to offer high-definition programming encoded in the H.264 video compression standard. Beginning next month, FTTH-connected subscribers around Tokyo and Osaka will have access to on-demand libraries of high-definition movies, sports and other programming.

IMAKE Software, Inc., has unveiled OpenVision 4.0, its newest generation of products for VOD and IPTV. From content creation to asset management, entitlement/subscriber management to session management, from broadcast TV to Targeted Ad Insertion, OpenVision 4.0 provides the intelligence behind On Demand product and service delivery for telecommunication, cable, and content providers.

mPhase Technologies today announced general availability of an integrated conditional access feature to its flagship IPTV platform, the mPhase TV+ System , incorporating content and revenue protection software from Latens, a leading provider of rights management and conditional access solutions. Latens' latest generation dynamic Conditional Access System (CAS) is a pure software security solution that protects operators' content and revenues.
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As the lines continue to blur between what used to be clear-cut boundaries separating cable companies, telephone companies, Internet service providers -- carriers of all types look for the best way to seamlessly integrate their legacy and emerging services. Many in the industry are betting on IPTV to level the playing field among the broad array of competitors from small regional telcos to traditional media giants.

SupportSoft, Inc., a leading provider of Real-Time Service Management (RTSM) software, today announced the newest version of its SmartAccess software for the automated installation of triple play services. The new version of SmartAccess builds on the software's current Web-based installation features, and adds the ability for broadband customers to more easily install next-generation services such as IPTV or VoIP or value-added services such as wireless networking.

Ruckus Wireless, an innovator in next-generation smart Wi-Fi technology, today announced that its new in-home "smart Wi-Fi" system is being used by a number of rural U.S.

broadband providers, such as Ayersville Telephone in Ohio, Monroe Telephone in Oregon, Wilkes Telecommunications in North Carolina, Panhandle Telephone Cooperative (PTCI) in Oklahoma, and CC Communications in Nevada, to support in-home distribution of digital multimedia content.

Ruckus Wireless, the innovator of smart Wi-Fi technology, announced that Maxisat Ltd., a leading Finnish triple play provider, has selected the Ruckus Wireless smart Wi-Fi system to solve the growing problem of how to reliably distribute digital voice, video and data services throughout subscriber homes.

Teknovus, the leading provider of Gigabit Ethernet Optical Network (GEPON) chipsets for the deployment of triple-play services in broadband access networks, announced that more than 20 carriers have deployed its OLT (central office) and ONU (customer premises) chipsets. Carriers include traditional telcos, cable companies, and power-line companies, all expanding into the triple-play markets in Asia, North America, Europe, South America and Australia.

NeuLion, Inc. announced that it will be demonstrating the NeuLion iPTV Platform at NAB 2006 in Las Vegas, April 22nd through April 27th.

The NeuLion iPTV Platform connects the Internet to your TV, delivering high-quality streaming content that you can watch on your TV or PC. Visit booth SL2407D in the Next Generation Content Delivery Showcase at NAB to experience the possibilities.

Streaming21, Inc. announced that the company has achieved significant growth in its Karaoke On Demand initiative for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom is the incumbent carrier in Taiwan that owns 95% access networks and 4 million broadband subscribers. CHT is also one of the world's largest IPTV service operators with over 120,000 subscribers. In October 2005, Streaming21 deployed the world's first commercial residential "Karaoke On Demand" service for the IPTV platform at Chunghwa Telecom. This service attracted approximately 50,000 active subscribers and reached over hundreds of thousand monthly average hits in the first 3 month time of deployment. In April 2006, the KOD users jumped to 40 percent of CHT's total IPTV users. At its recent growth rate, KOD subscriber penetration should break at least 50 percent by the second quarter of 2006. KOD will be the major revenue-generation application for CHT's IPTV services.