Google Wave – remember that? It was the revolutionary new way to communicate and collaborate with others, sharing conversation threads, documents and photos in real-time.
Except it wasn’t, of course, because most people did what we did. Got together with a couple of friends, tried it for an hour, thought “Hmm, I can’t see how this [...]

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Google Wave disappears down plughole

Imago Group plc, Europe’s largest video communications distributor, and CONRAC GmbH, which specialises in the development of high-end displays and display systems, have joined forces to deliver a unique and highly flexible passenger information solution.
This will be revealed for the first time at Passenger Terminal Expo (March 23-25, Brussels).
CONRAC is an expert in FIDS [...]

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Imago and CONRAC reveal new passenger information solution

TelcoTV Asia 2009, scheduled
for October 13-14 in Shanghai, will be jointly hosted by Shanghai Municipal Administration
of Culture, Radio, Film & Television and Shanghai Economy & Information Technology
Commission at the Hyatt on the Bund Shanghai Hotel. The conference and exhibition,
which will be part of a government-run information week held during the same time,
has already confirmed more than 25 speakers from leading operators around the world.

Officials from SCRFT and SHEITC will speak at the TelcoTV Asia, presenting their blueprint
for the development of China’s multimedia and information technology industry and
related policies.

The Chinese central government recently announced a new policy encouraging the joint
entrance of both the broadcasting and telecommunications industries into mobile, IPTV,
and other video opportunities. Leading operators will be attending TelcoTV Asia, looking
for new technologies to help achieve this ambitious plan and searching for appropriate
business models as well.

The following industry executives are already confirmed to speak at TelcoTV Asia 09:

• Wang Wenbin, General Manager, CCTV International
• Ian Chin, Vice President, BesTV
• Georges Penalver, Group VP Strategic Marketing, France Telecom
• Yun Chao Hu, Chairman, Open IPTV Forum
• Jay Kishigami, Executive Director, NTT Lab
• Zhu Bin, General Manager, IPTV Operation Center, Shanghai Telecom
• Dr. Qing Xiao, Technical Expert, IPTV, Shanghai Telecom
• Patrick Tan, Deputy Director, IPTV Service, SingTel
• Kate McKenzie, Group Managing Director, Strategic Marketing, Telstra
• Tae Yol Yoo, Head of Economics and Management Research Lab, Korea Telecom
• Wan Qianrong, Vice President, Oriental Cable Network
• Yennun Huang, CEO, Vee Telecom (Taiwan)
• Chang Yifong, Deputy Chief Engineer, ChungHwa Telecom
• Xu Jiangshan, Chief Engineer, Shenzhen Topway Cable Network
• Qiao Xiaoyan, Vice President, Hangzhou Huashu Online
• Wang Bin, Project Director, Guangzhou Zhujiang Digital Media
• Eric Li, Regional Sales Director, Asia Pacific, Microsoft
• Ben Silva, VP Sales and Marketing, Telairity
• Mark Adams, VP Asia, Accedo Broadband
• Anke Gill, VP Marketing, BNS
• Sefy Ariely, VP Sales and Marketing, Orca Interactive
• Charles Moon, Manager, Asia Pacific, Pyramid Research
• Steve Hawley, Principal Analyst, TV Strategy

More here:
TelcoTV Asia ‘09 Receives Government Support and Secures Industry’s Top Speakers

CDN Strategies Summit

October 13-14, 2009
Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK

The CDN Strategies Summit will evaluate the rapidly changing CDN landscape and, using
case studies, it will examine market entry, expansion strategies, and options for
technical architecture.

CDN Strategies Summit is a key forum for executives in the CDN market, their suppliers
and investors to educate their investment decisions.

• World First Event focussing on the telco CDN opportunity
• 15 in depth operator & CDN presentations
• Focussed & detailed agenda addressing the key market issues
• Unrivalled opportunity to access the key decision makers from the market leaders
• Global representation – meet service providers from the US, Europe & Asia

Featuring 15 international operator & CDN presentations & case studies including:

• Andres Jordan, VP Innovation Projects, Deutsche Telekom ICSS
• Daniel Sjöber, Head of Strategy and Business Development, TeliaSonera International
  Carrier
• Feric Loras, Senior Content Services Technical Mananger, France Telecom
• Neven Dilkov, Managing Director, Neterra, Bulgaria
• Gian Paolo Balboni, Head, Innovation Trends, Telecom Italia
• Alex Menai, IPTV/CDN Architect, Orange/France Telecom
• Hon Kit Lam, Senior Director, IP Product Management and Development, Global IP and
  VPN Services, Tata Communications
• Simon Orne, General Manager Content Services, BT Wholesale
• Emilio Sepulveda, Manager, Strategy & Business Innovation, Telefonica International
  Wholesale Services
• Kieran Taylor, Senior Director Global Marketing, Akamai Technologies
• Cameron Rejali, Managing Director Products, BT Wholesale
• Mark Beaumont, Group Manager – Product Management, International IT Solutions, Verizon
  Business

For more information, please visit http://www.cdnstrategies.com for
details.

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Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of CDN at the CDN Strategies Summit

The HomePNA
Alliance announces its first Technology Summit to be held September 30 and October
1, 2009 in Houston, Texas. The Summit, which is also being promoted by the FTTH Council,
will be co-located with the 2009 FTTH Conference & Expo. The Summit will focus on
technical and business insights surrounding HomePNA technology and its role in enabling
an advanced digital home experience for end users.

The Summit will feature speakers from among the world’s largest service providers,
including AT&T, Telefonica, YES, TELUS, Tata Sky and Bell Aliant who will discuss
HomePNA’s role in creating compelling and competitive home networking and IPTV product
portfolios for their respective companies. At the Technology Summit, Cisco, Motorola,
CopperGate Communications and other leaders will also give their perspectives on the
technology that so many service providers have adopted due to its fast performance
and rich features desired by service providers.

Maximizing profits in the evolving IPTV marketplace

HomePNA technology is the highest-performing home network standard today, delivering
a quality video experience for viewers while enabling service providers to reduce
installation costs, utilize remote management and diagnostics to reduce operational
expenses, and even reduce end-user costs through unified billing. Over 10 million
HomePNA chipsets have been shipped. Each week, 30,000 homes add HomePNA-based networks
worldwide – with over 40 service providers.

Mark your calendar for the HomePNA
Summit on September 30 and October 1, 2009.

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HomePNA Announces First Technology Summit