Media Excel, Inc., a leading provider of digital video solutions for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), Digital Home and Mobile Entertainment, today announced the immediate availability of SoftStream Digital Media Adaptor (DMA) reference designs running Microsoft's newly released Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack.

Wintech Digital Systems Technology Corp today released the Video Communication Development Platform (VDP II), a combined hardware/software platform for developing IP-based video conference, videophone, IPTV and other IP-based video systems. The VDP II is based on Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI) DaVinci technology. Wintech will exhibit VDP II at the Embedded System Conference in San Jose, California, from April 4 to April 6, in the TI's Third Party Pavilion.

Modulus Video, Inc., a leading provider of MPEG-4 AVC video compression systems, announced the availability of the new ME1001, delivering all of the high performance characteristics of its standard definition video encoding platform in a new compact form factor. Packing the most comprehensive implementation of the AVC toolkit into a single standard rack unit (1RU), the ME1001 delivers sophisticated Constrained Fidelity Constant Bit Rate (CF CBR) that maximizes bandwidth efficiency and introduces new features to enhance IPTV services including the first embedded low resolution proxy solution for enabling Picture-in-Picture (PIP) for Microsoft TV and Electronic Program Guide (EPG) applications.

SkyStream, a leader in IP video delivery solutions, announced today that video-on-demand (VOD) provider ReelTime Media Ltd. of Australia is using its zBand content delivery platform to deliver the latest Hollywood and Australian movies, regional fare and specialized video content to service providers and customers in major metropolitan areas in Australia.

mPhase Technologies, a pioneer in the delivery of video over fixed broadband networks, today announced that LEA S.A.S., a leading supplier of components and subsystems to telecommunications equipment and service providers, will become a distributor of the mPhaseTV+ System.

Broadstream Communications, Inc. has selected Intelsat-Americas to support the commercial U.S. deployment of its IPTVConnect service offering. The multi-million dollar transaction will enable Broadstream to meet the growing content demand of telecommunication companies ("telcos") entering the IPTV market.

Minerva Networks and Nortel announced the joint development and release of an Application Interface (API) that enables the integration of real-time IPTV services with Minerva's iTVManager software. Nortel is using this jointly developed interface as a first step to bring together Minerva's IPTV middleware platform with Nortel's IMS solution to make content available to users anywhere, anytime, on any device.

Ruckus Wireless, an innovator in next-generation smart Wi-Fi technology, today announced that Pioneer Telephone Cooperative (Pioneer), the third largest U.S. telephone cooperative and a leading provider of commercial IPTV services, is beginning a customer trial of its new in-home "smart Wi-Fi" system to enable subscribers to stream picture-perfect digital TV content to any corner of the home using standard 802.11g Wi-Fi technology. The Ruckus trial gives Pioneer a significant lead over other U.S. IPTV providers in offering subscribers a way to reliably move new digital content around the home over standard Wi-Fi.

Harmonic Inc. announced that, according to results published in Multimedia Research Group, Inc.'s (MRG) new "IPTV Market Leader Report," it is the undisputed leading provider of digital video encoders to top tier telcos worldwide. The high-performance DiviCom encoders power more than 2,300 standard and high definition channels for this category of operators, nearly twice the combined total of the two vendors commonly considered Harmonic's main competitors. MRG also concluded that Harmonic has very strong growth prospects around the world as a result of its deployments in major IPTV networks.

Streaming21 plans to showcase its end-to-end IPTV solutions for telecom operators at CCBN2006, March 21~23 in Beijing, China. The exhibition will highlight Streaming21's latest successes of interactive Karaoke on Demand for many broadband operators in Asia. It will also demonstrate how telecom operators can explore new revenue streams by offering differentiated & compelling home entertainment services to attract more subscribers. Solution live demos include Karaoke on Demand (KoD), Live Broadcasting, Video-on-Demand (VoD), Interactive TV (iTV), advanced H.264 solution and 3G mobile streaming.

PeerFactor, a French IT company based in Paris, will open non-public beta website of it's system named PeerFactor HD (High speed Downloading) next week. The system will allow webmasters to deliver large files for free or at a very low cost.

PeerFactor HD will be an ideal complement to streaming or podcast for web TV or video blog. The cost reduction could allow high definition video delivery supported by advertisement to become a viable business.

Honest Technology Inc., a leading developer and marketer of digital video software technology for multimedia PC content, announced the release of its honestech MY-IPTV Anywhere global media gateway solution. MY-IPTV Anywhere allows digital media enthusiasts to capture, watch, and replay their favorite television programs and movies from any computer, anywhere in the world, using just a broadband connection.

Thomson demonstrates at CeBIT the company's unparalleled IP (Internet Protocol)-based products and service platform expertise which enables content providers to realize the most powerful, feature-rich and cost-efficient distribution of video and multimedia services over high-speed networks.

The showcase of the company's enhanced video service platform offering underpins the Group's Two-Year Plan intentions to broaden its offering to its media and entertainment client base and lead in IP devices and solutions.

ECI Telecom announced that its broadband solution is being deployed in the first commercial VDSL2 network in Europe. This deployment, by one of the largest carriers worldwide, will enable millions of households to receive advanced IPTV services, including multi-channel High Definition TV (HDTV) over telephone lines. Multimedia Research Group recently ranked ECI as the top vendor for the number of IPTV Subscribers supported in Europe.

Magicweb, Inc. announced that it had begun taking orders for its new multi-channel Internet Broadcast Server ("IBS") which utilizes the Company's proprietary "EnterVision" Internet television broadcasting system. The Company also announced a joint-venture demonstration project for this new system with Debt Relief Solutions, Inc. of Islandia, NY ("DRSI"), which will use the IBS system to broadcast educational and informational television programming to its clients and the general public during a sixty-day trial commencing in April.