mPhase Technologies announced an agreement naming NewFont Inc., a business and market development firm, as an authorized reseller of the company's IPTV solution in the fast growing Indian market.

Alcatel and Cramer today announced that they are teaming up to launch a joint Next Generation Network (NGN) solution center to develop an out-of-the box fulfillment solution. The solution will enable wireline service providers to quickly deliver next generation services including high-speed Internet, VoIP, IPTV and support for all IP migration. Cramer and Alcatel will jointly invest in the NGN Solution Center, which will be located at Alcatel's premises in Stuttgart, Germany.

Syndesis has been named as a finalist for "Best Overall Company" in the Billing & OSS World 2006 Excellence Awards, which recognize the best vendors in the billing and operations support system (OSS) segment of the telecommunications industry.

SupportSoft, Inc. will share perspectives at the TelecomNEXT conference on service challenges for IPTV delivery, including automated solutions for optimizing IPTV installation, utilization and ongoing subscriber support. James Morehead, VP of Product Management and Marketing for SupportSoft, will join industry leaders from Alcatel, Juniper Networks, Nortel, and Philips in an interactive discussion hosted by the Broadband Services Forum entitled, "The Lay of the Land in IPTV."

Harris Corporation today announced the expansion of its content delivery solutions portfolio to include a new, comprehensive Internet Protocol television (IPTV) offering. Harris' new offering is the only solution in the industry that spans three key layers of an IPTV architecture: business and operations; infrastructure; and test and measurement, monitoring and network management applications. As the only vendor capable of delivering a solution with this breadth and scale, Harris' IPTV offering will enable service providers to create and deliver complex cross-delivery advertising campaigns, programming playout and other network-based services across broadband network infrastructure.

Brix Networks, provider of the most widely deployed converged service assurance solutions, today unveiled its new BrixVision IPTV service assurance portfolio, a comprehensive offering that gives service providers complete visibility into the quality of video content, the underlying delivery infrastructure, and the overall customer experience.

Redback Networks Inc., a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking systems, today announced immediate availability of NetOp™ Policy Manager 2.0, a policy and service management software solution for building Smart Broadband Networks for new applications such as on-demand video and broadcast IP TV services. Redback’s NetOp Policy Manager 2.0 tightly integrates with the SmartEdge® platform to help service providers quickly deploy a wide range of revenue generating IP services in a cost-effective manner.

In a new white paper analyzing IPTV and its attendant network management requirements, IT management software consultancy Omey Communications cites ILC's MaxView 5.0 as the premier system for video network management. The report states that MaxView is the only product that combines powerful new management capabilities for IPTV networks and the video services that run over those networks in a single console. MaxView's video performance management feature set is "unavailable from traditional telecom and IP management vendors who have historically served the telecom market."

PreciseStatistics provides a complete system for IPTV operators allowing for audience measurement in real-time. The entire media industry is currently adapting to the possibilities that IPTV offers. Traditionally, TV advertisements are targeted to specific audiences associated with the media. The TV audience measurement industry as an independent third-party has provided the means to gather statistics on the audience that in turn were the basis for future media distribution, program planning, and charging for advertisements slots.

SupportSoft, Inc. announced with Thomson the successful integration of products from both companies to automate the installation of triple play services. The two companies will initially showcase the combined solution's capabilities for "zero-touch configuration" of DSL CPE, as well as online, easy-to-install customer-driven installation for either new VoIP or IPTV service upgrades at a series of demonstrations this week in Germany.

Intec Telecom Systems (Intec) joins a leading group of vendors in demonstrating the interoperability of their products under the TeleManagement Forum's (TMF) NGOSS program. The "Managing IPTV Services with NGOSS" catalyst, featured in the TeleManagement World Catalyst Showcase in Dallas, November 8 - 10, addresses the challenge of real-time provisioning and service billing for advanced video over IP (IPTV) services. It focuses on automated, user-based service enablement for voice, video and data (triple play) over IP with residential access via DSL technologies.

Intec Telecom Systems has launched its new, pre-integrated IPTV solution, Intec IPTV. Intec IPTV addresses key service provider challenges surrounding customer interaction and the management and charging of IPTV services. These include rating, charging and balance management for different payment models; real-time service activation and provisioning; interactive customer self-care; and content partner management for revenue sharing and settlement. Intec IPTV, which is available immediately, is already undergoing deployment at a major carrier in Asia Pacific, a region that is leading the world in the rollout of IPTV services, according to industry analyst Informa.

With millions of potential users of IPTV, service providers are looking for opportunities to speed their time to market with a managed IPTV solution. Motive, Inc. and Thomson will be the first to demonstrate automated management capabilities that help providers accelerate and scale the delivery of new IPTV services, and simplify the user experience for subscribers. The demonstration will debut at the TELECOM '05 show on Oct. 24-26, 2005 in Las Vegas.

At Broadband World Forum, Motive, a leading provider of management software, and Thomson, partner to the media and entertainment industries, announced a strategic alliance to help broadband providers speed deployment and improve the management of advanced services in the digital home.