Zodiac Interactive’s CEO Brandon Brown will speak at the industry leading TV of Tomorrow event, hosted by Interactive TV Today – the most widely read and trusted news source on the rapidly emerging medium of multiplatform interactive television.

Brown and other prominent leaders from the interactive TV technology and programming spaces, including top technology officers from CableLabs and Canoe Ventures, will explore the current status–and attempt to predict the future–of the cable industry-backed ETV/EBIF and tru2way standards.

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Zodiac Interactive To Speak at Industry Leading TV of Tomorrow Event

Global IP Solution will host a free pre-NAB webcast covering video calling on the TV. The presenter, GIPS’ Vice President Business Development, Larry Golob will discuss the future for service providers to offer video calling on the TV.

The Television is growing into new and expanded places and could function as the PC and telephone. Already Panasonic has announced collaboration with Skype to make voice and video calls. What if you could have that same HD voice and video communication with superior HD voice sound quality and tightly synched video calling capabilities? Imagine the possibilities for content, cable and telcoTV service providers to monetize additional communication services in this way.

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Webinar: Is the Television the Next Two-Way Communication Tool?

O’Reilly Media and TechWeb announce the return of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, the annual event for designers, developers, entrepreneurs, marketers, business strategists, and venture capitalists building a web for the 21st century. This year, Web 2.0 Expo centers on the theme of “Platforms for Growth,” helping businesses choose and leverage the right web platforms for success. Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco is May 3 – 6, 2010 at Moscone West.

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Fourth Annual Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco Focuses on Platforms for Growth

Buffalo has
selected DS2´s Aitana chipset to power
its new Powerline Communications product the PL2-UPA-L1/S, a compact and stylish new
desktop solution that delivers instant connectivity for multi-media networking applications.
Thanks to further integration and cost reduction offered with Aitana based solutions
the new PL2-UPA-L1/S is a full 30% smaller than Buffalo´s existing DS2-based powerline
product with which it is fully interoperable. The PL2-UPA-L1/S uses the already installed
AC electricity network and omnipresent wall sockets to connect network-enabled devices
on the home network so that HD video, data and music files can be transferred and
shared throughout the home. The solution also provides easy Internet-connectivity
to IPTV broadband television services as well as to PS3, Xbox360 and other online
gaming platforms.

Buffalo´s DS2-based Power line Ethernet Modems the PL2-UPA-L1/S (Kit with 2 modems)
or PL2-UPA-L1 (single modem) will be available from mid January in retail stores in
Japan.

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Buffalo Expands DS2-Based Product Line

DS2 is
featuring its fully interoperable 100Mbps, 200Mbps and future 400Mbps powerline communication
technologies for multi-room IPTV, audio, gaming and broadband home networking and
entertainment applications, at CES 2009 which opened today.

Demos at the DS2 booth showcase the full interoperability between different powerline
communications home networking products, a key technical feature built into all of
DS2 products. The wide range of new-to-market, DS2-based products from leading manufacturers
will be on display, including:

• Bell’s Embedded Powerline Module for IPTV signal distribution, HiFi remote listening
  or HD video networking;
• Conceptronic´s Media Giant Pro, a network HD media player with a personal video recorder
  that includes a built in 200Mbps DS2 Powerline adapter to connect the home network;
• Corinex Communications’ HomeNet, a Powerline adapter that creates a multimedia network
  in about 2 minutes;
• D-Link´s DHP-302, a new 200Mbps Powerline adapter offering easy plug and play installation
  QoS support for applications with real-time requirements, such as online gaming or
  VoIP calls;
• Icron´s USB over Powerline offers remote USB 2.0 connectivity over standard AC powerlines
  for home networking applications;
• Netgear´s HDX111, a pass thru female power plug saves a power outlet. Fully interoperable
  with HDX101, the first 200Mbps Powerline adapter.

DS2 will additionally feature a demonstration at the booth of how DS2´s 200Mbps Powerline
Communication technology is used to power high-speed powerline or coaxial modems in
large buildings such as hotels, where minimal disruption to normal day-to-day business
during installation and whole building Internet connectivity are key requirements
of the networking technology.

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DS2 Showcases Multi-room Connectivity at CES 2009