Internet video enthusiasts now have a powerful springboard to the vast and rapidly expanding universe of online video content thanks to ZeeVee's new Zviewer software -- available as a free download in a limited beta starting today. While the Internet is emerging as the ultimate video on demand service, it has lacked a simple, consistent way to access the many sites for high-quality movies and shows without having to open a plethora of browser windows, each having a different user experience. These websites are generally designed for mouse interaction and up-close viewing at a computer -- hardly an experience suited for viewing in the comfort of the living room.

Orca Interactive and BCC Company have joined forces to deliver a wholesale IPTV solution across Russia. The highly customizable solution has already been deployed by the Russian regional incumbent operators North-West Telecom, Siberia Telecom and Southern Telecommunications Company, and Orca and BCC plan to continue marketing the new offering throughout Russia, thus opening up the currently isolated IPTV services to the masses. The move also marks Orca’s entrance into the Russian wholesale market, representing a new revenue driver for the middleware company.