Digital Video Surveillance Kit by Avnet/ADI/Micron
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Mocana Device Security Framework

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AdvancedTCA plays supporting role for IPTV
Curtis outlines the reasons many equipment makers find AdvancedTCA is the platform that best meets IPTV carrier grade and scalability demands.
preview: http://www.compactpci-systems.com   date: 1/9/2008

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Interview with NMS Communications' Brough Turner
Editorial director Joe Pavlat spoke with Brough Turner, SVP, CTO, and cofounder of NMS Communications not long after Brough returned from meeting with carriers and telecom equipment manufacturers in Japan, China, and South Korea.
preview: http://www.compactpci-systems.com   date: 10/17/2007

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IPTV delivery platforms: What’s needed (Part 1)
To meet the demands of increasing IP traffic for IPTV and launch platforms suitable for content delivery including IPTV, Telecom Equipment Manufac- turers (TEMs) are evaluating the use of COTS standard building blocks based on AdvancedTCA. With part one of this two-part article, Sven focuses on standardized hardware building blocks suitable for this application.
preview: http://www.compactpci-systems.com   date: 9/13/2007

Microsoft Windows Embedded - Try it free!

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IPTV delivery platforms: What's needed (Part 2)
As promised in the September issue of CompactPCI and AdvancedTCA Systems, Sven here continues a discussion of multicore content processing for designs based on AdvancedTCA and AdvancedMC.
preview: http://www.compactpci-systems.com   date: 10/13/2007

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IPTV: A designer's view
Killer application has two meanings for IPTV, as Mike Coward, Continuous Computing’s CTO and cofounder, explains here while touching upon bandwidth, security, and other issues.
preview: http://www.compactpci-systems.com   date: 10/13/2007

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IPTV: Challenges in providing high quality service
Historically, telcos have relied upon a vigilant discovery and elimination of data loss sources to maximize IPTV service quality, but even in the best of circumstances, packet loss will occur. If it occurs, even at relatively low rates, customers will be unsatisfied with the experience and switch content providers (churn). Operators must choose some or all of the solutions mentioned to recover from packet loss, preferably without overly constr...
preview: http://www.compactpci-systems.com   date: 6/2/2007

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An introduction to IPTV
Over the last decade, the growth of satellite service, the rise of digital cable, and the birth of HDTV have all left their mark on the television landscape. Now, a new delivery method threatens to shake things up even more powerfully. Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) has arrived, and backed by the deep pockets of the telecommunications industry, it's poised to offer more interactivity and bring a hefty dose of competition to the business...
preview: http://arstechnica.com   date: 3/12/2006