Microsoft and Cisco Announce Security Partnership
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 18 October 2004 | Tagged as: Web, Platforms, Components, Standards, Industry Trends, Networking
The two giants team up to make their security architectures interoperable.
Archive for the 'Standards' Category
AOL’s New Stand-alone Browser
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 11 October 2004 | Tagged as: Distribution, Web, Standards, Software
Another web browser joins the ‘wars – but this one is still Internet Explorer at its heart.
Coral Cross-Industry Group to Address DRM Interoperability
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 5 October 2004 | Tagged as: Content, Uncategorized, Standards
There’s much rejoicing at Digital Lifestyles as seven media and technology companies get together to promote compatibility between DRM formats – by introducing another layer.
Microsoft FAT Patent Claim “Bogus”
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 1 October 2004 | Tagged as: Licensing, Business, Cross platform, Legal, Standards, Computer-Centric
The US Patent Office re-examines Microsoft’s file system patent and rejects it.
TV-Anytime v2 to include iTV timeshifting
Posted by Simon Perry on 13 September 2004 | Tagged as: Broadband, IBC2004, Content, PVR/DVR, Cross platform, Industry Trends, Software, Standards, Content Indexing & Navigation
Having set the initial phase of TV-Anytime as an ETSI standard, stage two will include some very interesting additions
Nokia and Vodafone to lead mobile Java standards
Posted by Simon Perry on 26 August 2004 | Tagged as: Mobile, Content, Standards, Cellular, Software, Industry Trends
Nokia, Vodafone and a number of other the mobile companies are launch an inititive to standardise Java on mobile phones, enabling applications to run across a many handsets. But wasn’t that what Java was suppposed to be all about anyway?
Dualdisc - Yet Another Disc Format
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 25 August 2004 | Tagged as: Music, Platforms, DVD, Storage, DVD-Centric, Standards, Audio Hardware
Record labels have launched another CD/DVD disc format on the public on the shape of DualDiscs.
MPAA Takes Action Against Chip Manufacturers
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 24 August 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized, Business, Legal, Standards, DVD-Centric, Control Devices
The Motion Picture Association of America sues two chip makers for selling DVD chips to companies offering players that don’t conform.
David Wood, European Broadcasting Union - The IBC Digital Lifestyles Interviews
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 20 August 2004 | Tagged as: Satellite-delivered, IBC2004, Platforms, Digital TV, Cross platform, Regulation, Standards, Infrastructure
This is the fifth in a series of eight articles with some of the people involved with the Digital Lifestyles conference day at IBC2004. We interviewed David Wood, Head of New Technology in the Technical Department of the European Broadcasting Union. David also works for the Secretary General as Head of New Media.
Digitally Tracking Adverts with Ad ID
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 19 August 2004 | Tagged as: Distribution, Web, Standards, Content Indexing & Navigation
The Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies have developed a 12 digit code for tracking all advertising – sort of like bar codes for ads.
