AOL Acquires Third Screen Media for Mobile Ad Serving

AOL has acquired Third Screen Media, the leading mobile advertising network and mobile ad-serving and management platform provider. Third Screen Media will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of AOL's Advertising.com division. Third Screen Media will continue to be headquartered in Boston. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed."AOL is one of only four at-scale advertising businesses on the Internet, and the acquisition of Third Screen Media gives us a very strong position in the fast-growing mobile space," said Randy Falco, Chairman and...

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Level 3 Enhances Its Content Delivery Network with Caching and Downloading

Level 3 Communications' Content Markets Group has added caching and downloading services as a part of its content delivery platform. The addition of caching and downloading services helps content owners to deliver high-quality video and digital media to Internet end users.Level 3 said the new capabilities enable customers to tap into large-scale server clusters deployed to leverage the scale and reach of the Level 3 backbone, one of the largest in the United States and in Europe.Level 3 cited AOL as a lead customer."Level 3 has been a trusted...

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Mobile Satellite Ventures Signs ILS for 2009, Sea Launch for 2010

Mobile Satellite Ventures has contracted with ILS International Launch Services, Inc. for the launch in 2009 of one of two high-powered, next-generation satellites, designed to provide seamless, transparent and ubiquitous broadband wireless coverage of North and Central America to consumer electronic devices. The ILS agreement is for a single firm launch and includes an option for a second launch. ILS plans to launch the MSV spacecraft on a Proton/Breeze M vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Separately, Mobile Satellite Ventures...

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McDonald's Selects AT&T/Avaya for IP Telephony

McDonald's Corporation selected AT&T and Avaya for an IP telephony network covering several locations near the company's Chicago-area headquarters. Implementation of the telephony network began in 2005 and is slated for completion in 2007.Under the multi-year contract, AT&T is providing a fully managed high speed voice and data local area network linking three major McDonald's corporate offices in suburban Chicago. The company is using Avaya's telephony, mobility and contact center applications. http://www.att.com http://www.avaya....

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Crossbeam Launches Certification for Integrating Security Apps

Crossbeam Systems announced a partner certification program to ensure compatibility of security applications for customers running its UTM security switches. The testing program uses carrier-class equipment in a highly flexible, interconnected test bed to recreate the layered, core security architectures of large enterprise and service provider networks.Crossbeam's UTM platforms support best-of-breed applications, including firewall, anti-virus, content management and IDS/IPS. http://www.crossbeamsystems....

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Nominum DNS Software Delivers Web Error Redirection

Nominum released a new DNS service delivery module that enables broadband service providers to deliver intelligent, customizable and responsible Web error redirection. The new "Vantio NXR" software redirects Web errors resulting from non-existent domain names to a provider-hosted support page that helps users find their intended Web destinations. The software comes pre-configured with the most restrictive filters to prevent redirection of non-existent domain names used by non-Web applications. Nominum's solution is composed of the Vantio base...

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Avail Media Raises $17 Million for IPTV Managed Content Services

Avail Media, a start-up based in Reston, Virginia, has secured $17 million in Series-B venture financing for its IPTV and advanced media services to broadband operators.Avail Media offers managed IP video content services and technologies through a fully integrated head end infrastructure. The company offers broadband providers an ease of execution and a speed to market advantages.The funding round was co-led by Washington, D.C. area funds Novak Biddle Venture Partners and Columbia Capital. http://www.availmedia....

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Fujitsu Selected for Terabit-class Japan-US Cable

Fujitsu Limited was awarded a contract for the upgrade of the Japan-US Cable Network by a consortium of seven carriers, including AT&T Corp, KDDI Corporation, NTT Communications, Qwest Communications International, Reach Global Networks, Softbank Telecom, and Verizon Business. Financial terms were not disclosed.The upgrade to the submarine fiber-optic cable system involves deployment of Fujitsu's FLASHWAVE S650 submarine line terminal equipment...

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Disney Develops Programming For Interactive Cable Networks

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will develop original programming for Cablevision and Time Warner Cable, which together reaches more than nine million viewers."Cablevision's interactive fiber optic network makes it possible for a wide range of businesses to use VOD programming to reach customers in new and innovative ways," said Barry Frey, Cablevision's senior vice president of advanced platform sales. "Disney Travel on Demand is a perfect example of a preeminent brand using our advanced platform to have a powerful dialogue with consumers through...

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Veraz IMS Enables Application Sharing by Operators

Veraz Networks' ControlSwitch-USC, a modular IMS core and service platform, now enables application resources to be shared by multiple operators. The latest release of the Veraz IMS solution brings a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) approach to service delivery. Operators can mix and match innovative services from other operators in combination with their own services. These customized service bundles can be delivered to their direct customers or to other operators via white-label partitions. Veraz said this capability opens up new opportunities...

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Bill Gates Demos Windows Home Server

At the Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2007, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates demonstrated Windows Home Server and announced new hardware partners for the upcoming product, which include Gateway Inc., LaCie and Medion International. HP also plans to deliver an HP MediaSmart Server based on Windows Home Server software later this year.Microsoft's Windows Home Server partners include:Diskeeper Corp.'s Diskeeper 2007 software will support Windows Home Server to enhance system speed and reliability.Embedded Automation Inc.'s...

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Microsoft Windows Rally to Offer Network Discovery of Consumer Devices

At WinHEC 2007, Microsoft outlined its vision for Windows Rally, a set of technologies that aim to make device connectivity simple, robust and more secure. Networking devices that carry the Certified for Windows Vista logo, Windows Vista-based PCs, and Xbox 360s all use Windows Rally technologies. Microsoft said Windows Rally technologies provide standard, baseline mechanisms for device discovery, configuration, management and network quality. The individual protocols and the experiences they are designed to enable are:Link Layer Topology Discovery...

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Motorola Unveils its 2007 Mobile Devices

Motorola unveiled its 2007 mobile devices collection, led by a highly anticipated successor for its RAZR set.RAZR2 -- featuring "CrystalTalk" technology, up to 2GB of on-board memory, Web browsing, real-time point-to-point video and fast menu navigation, all packed into a slimmer, stronger, sleeker design. CrystalTalk automatically adjusts audio to ensure clear calls in a noisy environment. The RAZR2 will be offered in 3 versions -- V9 (3G HSDPA),...

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Ixia Offers 10 GigE Traffic Test Solution

Ixia introduced a single blade test solution that emulates line-rate, real-world (stateful) 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) traffic. Ixia's XMV12X Load Module with its IxLoad test application allows the processing power of multiple onboard, high performance CPUs to be aggregated through one or more ports, providing the required performance to test and verify the most resource-intensive mix of services and applications.Ixia said the new XMV12X Load Module creates an "in demand" solution to ensure performance and security by emulating...

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Italcementi Selects Orange Business Services

Italcementi is the world's fifth largest producer of cement and aggregates, has selected Orange Business to connect hundreds of its mobile workers, either when they are traveling internationally or inside their own country. Orange Business Services' Business Everywhere is a managed mobility service that enables employees to work anywhere in fully secure conditions, with one single bill at the end of the month for all worldwide connections.Orange...

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