Digital Media

Charting The Digital Revolution

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:14:23 -0500

Russell Barnes Producer, Digital Revolution "It was just 20 years ago that a young computer programmer called Tim Berners-Lee approached his supervisor at CERN with a blueprint for linking information online that we know today as the World Wide Web."

Ontario Looking To NextGen Jobs

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:31:26 -0500

Digital Media is the hot sector du jour in Ontario, and for good reason. It is one of those rising sectors that are the great hope to support economic growth in an age of de-industrialization. In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a bit of a government-led gold rush going on.

LaCie Announces Ethernet Disk mini – Home Edition Personal Media Server

harminka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:25:27 -0500

LaCie announces the groundbreaking Ethernet Disk mini – Home Edition, a 500-gigabyte (500GB) personal media server designed to Save, Show, Sync and Share your personal digital media at home and on the road.

Cisco Rides Global Wave for Business Video with 200th Digital Media System Customer

harminka — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:44:38 -0500

Just one year after introducing the Cisco Digital Media System (DMS) as a new emerging technology, Cisco has signed its 200th customer for the integrated digital signage and desktop video system and introduced version 4.1, which provides new features that provide even greater flexibility for end users and content managers.

Intel To Acquire Havok

harminka — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:15:35 -0500

Intel Corporation today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Havok Inc., the leading provider of interactive software and services used by digital media creators in the game and movie industries. Havok will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel.

TI Introduces Multi-Standard, Triple Consumer Video Amplifier Family

harminka — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:04:36 -0500

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) introduced today a family of flexible three-channel integrated video buffers optimized for consumer video applications where performance, space savings and lower system cost are required. The family supports HDTV, SDTV and a variety of digital media processors, such as TI's DaVinciTM processors.

Microsoft Media Manager Gains Traction as Platform for Media Management

harminka — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:10:17 -0500

Today at IBC2007, Microsoft Corp. announced a new early adopter customer and an expanded partner ecosystem for Microsoft® Interactive Media Manager (IMM). Italian broadcaster RAI has joined the Technology Adoption Program for IMM, which will enable RAI to manage the media workflow process as it digitizes assets for viewing over the Web through a variety of screens and devices.

Microsoft Announces New Partners, Customers, Programs at IBC2007

harminka — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:59:35 -0500

This week at IBC2007, Microsoft Corp. is announcing new customers, partners and programs that further underscore the value Microsoft provides to organizations in the media and entertainment industry. Through its broad range of solutions, Microsoft enables media and entertainment companies to create and manage nearly endless varieties of media and deliver stunning entertainment experiences to their customers.

IBM Survey Shows Decline of TV as Primary Media Device

harminka — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:30:05 -0500

A new IBM online survey of consumer digital media and entertainment habits shows audiences are more in control than ever and increasingly savvy about filtering marketing messages.

Microsoft Lights Way for Next-Generation Web Development and Design at MIX07

Nymphadora — Tue, 01 May 2007 03:49:56 -0500

Microsoft Silverlight enhancements unveiled including support for .NET managed code and dynamic languages; provides developers and designers with a comprehensive solution for building and delivering Web, PC and device applications

Destiny Media's Play MPE Digital Media Distribution System Launches in Canada

Anastvatz — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:41:32 -0500

U.S. Industry Standard Digital Media Distribution System Takes Next Step to Becoming Global Standard

Orb MyCasting Service Now Available for Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

Nymphadora — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:00:23 -0500

Nokia and Orb Networks today announced Orb MyCasting is available for use on the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. Orb MyCasting allows consumers to access digital media stored on their home computer directly from their mobile multimedia computer.