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MAVRIC Media introduced the MAVRIC Media MatchBox, a content management and distribution appliance incorporating MAVRIC Media's media management, production and file transport tools. The MatchBox features a distributed database and file transport architecture designed to increase the efficiency of the digital media workflow by taking advantage of local and networked computing bandwidth and resources. The distributed database architecture identifies the number of MatchBoxes in each secure, peer to peer network, the more MatchBoxes in an organization's network, the faster content is delivered and synchronized. The MatchBox features built-in Gigabit Ethernet and Wifi or can connect through Firewire or any of the four high speed USB ports. Content is automatically tagged using source embedded EXIF and ID3 metadata and deposited into a customizable database with auto generated thumbnails. For video files, two proxy files are auto-created for desktop viewing (flash) and display on mobile devices such as the iPhone (MP4). The MatchBox stores up to 320 GB of securely encrypted data internally with unlimited online storage on an auto-mirrored hosted database. The MatchBox API supports connectivity with 3rd party applications for software add-ons. http://www.mavricmedia.com

Curl Inc. announced that it has completed the final phase of its Eclipse development strategy with the general availability release of Curl Development tools for Eclipse (CDE). The CDE is a set of Eclipse plug-ins that provides an environment for developing programs in the Curl language and on the current release of the Curl Rich Internet Application (RIA) Platform, Version 6.0. With the full release of the CDE, programmers can see features of the Curl platform within the Eclipse development environment. The CDE includes a language sensitive editor and search, integration into the Eclipse debugger as well as the Eclipse workspace for Curl projects and preferences, and documentation. Additionally, it also allows Curl program deployment and includes tools such as a VLE extension editor, profiler, code coverage, class browser, inspector and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Overview (HTTP) monitor. The CDE is available for Windows, Linux and Eclipse 3.3 and 3.4 SDKs or any Eclipse-based IDE based on Eclipse 3.3 and 3.4. http://www.curl.com/products_cde.php

LSI Corporation announced the expansion of its offering to include content processing solutions for the Microsoft Silverlight platform. Initially based on video acceleration technology, the offering will now include the LSI Tarari family of content processor solutions. This family is a comprehensive set of solutions providing security, quality of service, content-based billing and bandwidth management functions. The addition of these hardware acceleration technologies enhances Silverlight to provide networking, storage, audio and video capabilities in various Microsoft operating systems as well as for Linux and the Mac OS. LSI solutions will provide additional security to enterprise and content creators while enhancing system performance with the Silverlight platform. Previously, LSI adapted its deep packet inspection (DPI) technology to create a deep frame inspection (DFI) capability. Now, Microsoft customers can take full advantage of the content processing capability as well. While DPI looks for viruses and intrusive code in packets, DFI examines each frame of video to calculate what has changed from the previous frame. The combined result is a compressed video stream. Web developers now can design new applications that efficiently include secured video content that can be merged with live data to create a layered application of multiple data types. The implementation of LSI technology in Silverlight enables acceleration of the underlying Microsoft Windows Media codec while maintaining secure video quality for standard or high definition output on a compliant, production ready, Windows Media VC-1-based codec software development kit (SDK) platform. http://www.lsi.com/

Ektron Inc. and VML announced that they have established integration between Ektron's CMS400.NET content management solution and Microsoft's Silverlight. Silverlight is Microsoft's new cross-browser plug-in for delivering richer Web experiences to end-users, including video and animation. VML has produced a number of public Silverlight-based applications for Microsoft, including the Silverlight site, HelloSecureWorld. VML turned to partner Ektron to provide a framework for achieving this solution. The integration was written to support both Silverlight 1.0 and the 2.0 beta, thus allowing the solution to be deployed today as well as into the future, when 2.0 is released from beta. In support of the Silverlight technology, VML has a 15-member team of Silverlight developers and designers. Ektron has 35 engineers dedicated to Microsoft Technology and the Silverlight initiative. Both companies are also participating members in the Microsoft Silverlight Partner Initiative program. http://www.ektron.com

dutchsoftware.com released their all new platform for media content management, 'elvis'. elvis is a new solution for centralizing, finding and utilizing media content. A Media Content Repository which is designed to centralize video, xml, images, docs into an enterprise-wide server platform with a Flex / AIR client. The media processing engine creates light weight previews and thumbnails of all media formats. Existing file structures can be copied and indexed into elvis, maintaining the file structure. Storage and access rights management provides control. Integration with print production systems and web CMS elvis provides web services technology for integration with print production systems or web CMS environments. All produced content is archived automatically into elvis, in the meantime elvis serves as the central repository for content to be used in print or web publishing. Users can drag and drop content into collection baskets to create and share collections. They can export these collections to print or web production, or email them to internal or external users, or drag and drop digital content into desktop applications like Adobe InDesign, and from the desktop into elvis to upload. http://www.dutchsoftware.com

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), announced a suite of content delivery and digital media solutions to help companies package, deliver and distribute video and rich multimedia Web content across their networks to the three screens that are core to AT&T's multimedia strategy - the computer, the television and mobile computing devices such as the iPhone and the BlackBerry. AT&T's Digital Media Solutions portfolio includes content distribution and management, broadcast video and digital signage services and solutions that are targeted to companies ranging from businesses with multiple small office locations to the most sophisticated multinational companies in industries that include media, financial, education, medical, manufacturing and retail. AT&T has struck strategic agreements with ExtendMedia, Qumu and Stratacache, which are software companies that specialize in formatting and packaging content that is suitable for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer applications, such as streaming video, live and on-demand webcasting, e-learning and virtual trade shows, as well as the delivery of advertising over emerging media networks. AT&T plans to complete deployment of nearly $70 million in network infrastructure and development investment by year-end to support its digital media capabilities across the United States, European Union countries and Japan, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Over the next several months, the company will integrate the software expertise of ExtendMedia, Qumu, and Stratacache with its own capabilities to provide companies with one-stop shopping and simplified network-based solutions to encode, deliver, manage and support video and multimedia files. Businesses will also be able to combine these services with AT&T's security capabilities, hosting, applications and professional services. http://www.att.com/

Equilibrium announces the latest expansion of it's massively scalable MediaRich Media Server for images and video with the release of version 3.8.6. Added features include expanded support with the optional Audio/Video module of HD and Broadcast formats, including MXF, MPEG2, MPEG2 Transport Stream, and many more. In addition, scalable hot-folder support is included utilizing the power of MediaScript, MediaRich's flexible media manipulation scripting language based on ECMA JavaScript. A new, comprehensive Sonic Flash Zoom with Multi-Page/Frame zoom support (for PDF, EPS, PS, AI file types) is also included. This enables the on-demand viewing in any web browser from an Flash interface of any multi-page file without having to download the entire file. MediaRich 3.8.6 includes a new Administrator Tool with batch job monitoring, error log, and individual control of MediaRich threads, remote administration. http://www.equilibrium.com

Vignette announced new video products that help organizations deliver an immersive, video- centric Web experience. Vignette Video Services and the latest release of Vignette's Rich Media Services allow organizations to streamline video management and make it a central part of their overall Web strategy. The new services are designed to increase viewer time spent on site, improve customer engagement and drive revenues using video as a significant source of site content. Vignette Rich Media Services now includes a video module that integrates with Vignette Content Management, enabling organizations to manage the workflow and publishing of video and all other Web content from one interface. Vignette Video Services is a hosted video management solution that provides capabilities to upload, transcode and manage and deliver video. Both products leverage the same core video processing platform and include a media player that offers the ability to tag and share any segment of a video. The Flash-based player can be embedded on any site. Vignette is also working on future capabilities to provide Web publishers with a "heat map" that identifies the most watched parts of a video. Video is now integrated into Vignette Content Management, allowing video assets to use the same authorization and security model, share advanced metadata and participate in the same workflow and publishing model as other Web content. Additionally the videos can be delivered to any Web site via Vignette's embedded Flash player, through a content delivery network or directly from Vignette Video servers. http://www.vignette.com

ClearStory Systems, Inc. announced new ActiveMedia Software as a Service (SaaS) packages that offer hosted DAM services that cater to a marketing organization's size. ClearStory will offer three ActiveMedia-based service plans for marketing workgroups, departments, and larger enterprise organizations, starting at $100 per user per month. ActiveMedia Essentials offers basic marketing services for workgroups in small organizations of 5 to 10 users. ActiveMedia Professional supports larger marketing departments of 10 to 20 users and includes full access to ActiveMedia's standard work flow automation features. ActiveMedia Essentials and ActiveMedia Professional also provide fixed-fee deployment services and application training that ensure successful and rapid deployments. ActiveMedia Enterprise expands upon ActiveMedia Professional by increasing the number of users and storage, typically required by larger enterprise and global marketing organizations, and including options for full text search of document assets and enterprise-class video processing. http://www.clearstorysystems.com

blinkx announced the availability of the blinkx Advanced Media Platform, a video content management solution that leverages blinkx's Conceptual Recognition Engine (CoRE) technology to enable media companies to unlock the potential of video assets and maximize their monetization. From the digital domain of the Internet and content management systems, to the offline world, the blinkx Advanced Media Platform is meant to solve the problems inherent in video processing and delivery. blinkx can identify and extract video assets from any storage system or packaging, online or offline. blinkx CoRE then makes it possible for media owners to search, discover and organize these assets based on their meaning, and for viewers to access these videos across different platforms, languages and formats. The Advanced Media Platform's SEO component captures new audiences while the advanced search and discovery functionality engages and retains them. With explicit and implicit user profiling, a content recommendation engine and automatic text-to-video linking, search results and display methods are tailored to relevant users. blinkx understands not only how a video is titled and tagged, but the content itself. Leveraging blinkx AdHoc, blinkx is able to place relevant ads against video content. http://www.blinkx.com/