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HD-PLC Alliance
HD-PLC Alliance was established in 2007, aims
to promote widespread use of HD-PLC and
interoperability among products using the
technology. Its activities include expanding
development of new products, education and
increased awareness of the technology's benefits.
The Alliance is open to companies, globally
wherever engaged in developing products or
providing services based on the HD-PLC format, as
well as to any company interested in the HD-PLC
technology, encourages their participation. Please
visit:
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Global Gold
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DSC
Digital Security Controls Ltd. (DSC) is an industry
leader in the design and manufacture of electronic
intrusion alarm products. The DSC brand is recognized
for superior quality and performance in over 140
countries worldwide. DSC includes intrusion alarm
control panels, intrusion alarm detection devices and
alarm communication products and services.Founded in 1979, their success has been a result of
an unwavering commitment to continually bring new
standards of reliability, flexibility, performance and
value to products for the professional security
installer. DSC has a proud history of innovation, having
introduced the industry's first micro-processor-based
alarm panel, the PC2000, and the award winning Power832
that set a new standard for performance, flexibility and
value. www.dsc.com |
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Macrovision
Home entertainment is undergoing one of the
largest transformations since the invention of
the television. Content is going digital, and
consumers want simple, intuitive options that
let them enjoy what they want, when they want
it.
Macrovision is at the center of this
transformation. Our strengths in media
connectivity, recommendation, and protection,
coupled with our pervasive program guides and an
expansive database with more than 50 years of
entertainment metadata, give us the ability to
completely change the way consumers engage with
their media.
We offer solutions that empower CE
manufacturers, service providers, content
owners, and web portals to bring new and
innovative products to market faster than ever.
Macrovision. Making the connected digital
home experience a reality. For more information
about Macrovision, please visit
www.macrovision.com. |
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The Multimedia over Coax
Alliance (MoCA)
The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) is an
open, industry driven initiative promoting
distribution of digital video and entertainment
through existing coaxial cable in the home. MoCA
technology provides the backbone for whole home
entertainment networks of multiple wired and
wireless products.
MoCA's Board of Directors
includes Broadcom, Comcast, Conexant, Cox
Communications, EchoStar, Entropic
Communications, Linksys (a Cisco company),
Motorola, Panasonic, Radio Shack and Verizon.
For more information, please visit
www.mocalliance.org. |
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NXP
NXP is a leading semiconductor company
founded by Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered
in Europe, the company has about 30,000 employees
working in more than 30 countries and posted sales of
USD 5.4 billion (including the Mobile & Personal
business) in 2008.
NXP creates semiconductors, system
solutions and software that deliver better sensory
experiences in TVs, set-top boxes, identification
applications, mobile phones, cars and a wide range of
other electronic devices. News from NXP is located at
www.nxp.com. |
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Radialpoint
Radialpoint is expanding the revenue potential of
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) worldwide through its
managed service and support solutions for the digital
home. Radialpoint solutions allow ISPs to take on the
role of ”IT Manager,” by providing a fully-integrated
suite of services that feature easy to use and effective
management and support solutions designed for consumers.
More than 50 million Internet subscribers worldwide have
access to software and services from Radialpoint to
protect, optimize and maintain their Internet-connected
systems. Radialpoint customers now include some of the
world’s largest service providers, such as BT, Verizon,
AT&T, Virgin Media, Bell Canada, Cox Communications,
Comcast and Sky. Radialpoint is one of Canada’s 50 Best
Managed Companies, one of Montreal’s Top 15 Employers,
and a three-time recipient of the Deloitte Technology
Fast 50 award for the fastest growing technology
companies.
Radialpoint is headquartered in Montreal, Canada,
with offices in Boston, Toronto and Europe. For more
information, visit
www.radialpoint.com.
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Global Silver
Sponsors
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ActiveVideo Networks
ActiveVideo Networks is redefining interactive TV (iTV
2.0) by intelligently streaming Web-infused television
to any STB or Web-connected CE device. ActiveVideo
creates a new layer of personalized, video-rich
interactivity that is increasing viewer engagement and
generating new revenues for the media ecosystem. The
ActiveVideo platform intelligently streams Web-based
media and targeted, clickable advertisements with the
high-quality video, immediate responsiveness and remote
control navigation of television to provide a uniform
interactive experience for every consumer. With
ActiveVideo, viewers move beyond traditional programming
to engage in an immersive content experience that
includes social networking; personal media; niche
content; and targeted, actionable advertising.
www.activevideo.com |
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Affinegy
Affinegy provides software solutions that remove the
networking complexity for consumers who wish to lead a
converged Digital Lifestyle, and enable service providers to
maximize revenues and profitability in the Digital Home. Our
solutions deliver the “it just works” consumer experience
that enables mass market adoption of video, data and voice
services delivered through IP networks, uniquely spanning
existing, new retail and custom networking equipment.
Market-leading service providers across North America and
the UK, including Time Warner Cable, Charter, Cox, Virgin
Media, are deploying Affinegy solutions as the foundation of
their Digital Home services.
www.affinegy.com |
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Icron
Icron is a visionary leader in high performance USB
bridging and extension solutions for commercial,
industrial and consumer markets worldwide. The new Icron
TV 2.0 solution combines its USB bridging technology
with PC video to uniquely provide consumers with access
to all PC content, all PC applications, all Internet
content, and all USB I/O devices on their big screen TV.
Icron is providing reference designs for OEMs, ODMs and
service providers to deliver a full PC on the TV
product.
www.icron.com |
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Irdeto
Irdeto empowers companies to protect and monetize their
digital assets and maximize return on content with
innovative and reliable software technologies, content
management and distribution solutions and end-to-end
solutions and services. The company's
products include conditional access, digital rights
management, business support systems and set-top box
software solutions. Through group company Cloakware, it
provides software and datacenter security solutions,
More than 500 customers worldwide trust Irdeto to secure
and enable the delivery of their valuable content across
digital broadcast, IP, mobile, enterprise and government
networks. Irdeto solutions currently enable simple to
advanced business models on more than one billion
devices and applications. Founded in
1969, Irdeto employs over 900 people in 25 offices
across the globe, including the dual corporate
headquarters in Amsterdam and Beijing. The company is a
subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE:
NPN), which includes a wide range of pay TV, Internet,
instant-messaging, technology and publishing businesses.
www.cloakware.com
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ProVision Communications
ProVision Communications is widely recognized for its
expertise in delivering high quality video reliably over
wireless. The company has developed this reputation
through working with leading PayTV service providers and
consumer electronics manufacturers.
ProVision’s know-how is built upon years
of research and consultancy, latterly focusing on
wireless networking of HD video. The company’s founders
are acknowledged leaders in the field and have grown the
company to be a key contributor to future home networked
environments.
www.provision-comm.com
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Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. is a leading global
provider of telecommunications network software and
services for IP, wireline, wireless, and cable. As the
industry continuously evolves, Telcordia has the
experience and reach to deliver the critical elements of
success to help communication providers worldwide deploy
innovative and profitable new services via any network
or device while helping carriers aggressively reduce
costs and grow revenues. Telcordia is headquartered in
Piscataway, N.J., with offices throughout North America,
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Zilog, Inc.
Founded in 1974, Zilog is a global supplier of 8, 16
and 32-bit microcontroller and microprocessor
"system-on-a-chip" (SoC) solutions that allow design
engineers the freedom and creativity required for
continued innovation in embedded design. The company won
international acclaim for designing one of the first
architectures in the microprocessors and
microcontrollers industry. Today, Zilog designs,
develops and markets a broad portfolio of devices for
embedded control and communication applications used in
consumer electronics, home appliances, security systems,
point of sales terminals, personal computer peripherals,
as well as industrial and automotive applications. Zilog
is headquartered in San Jose, California, and employs
approximately 500 people worldwide with sales offices
throughout Asia, Europe and North America.
www.Zilog.com |
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Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in
networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an
essential part of business, education, government and
home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based
(IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these
networks.Cisco hardware, software, and service
offerings are used to create Internet solutions that
allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase
productivity, improve customer satisfaction and
strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has
become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the
productivity improvements that Internet business
solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the
way people work, live, play and learn.
www.cisco.com
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PUCC (Peer-to-peer Universal Computing Consortium)
PUCC (Peer-to-peer Universal Computing Consortium), a
non-profit organization, develops common overlay network
technologies to seamlessly connect various devices and
networks, regardless of which technology standards the
devices are on. PUCC protocols allow users to connect
different types of networked devices, such as cell
phones, home appliances, security devices, digital
cameras, printers and healthcare devices, without any
changes to existing networks. PUCC protocols are
available to member companies for developing new
enabled-devices.
In addition to promoting trade and investment between
Japan and the rest of the world, Japan External Trade
Organization (JETRO) also provides PR and marketing
support to PUCC.
www.jetro.org,
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Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT)
Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT) is the world's
leading provider of wireless chipset solutions and the
largest fabless semiconductor producer. Working closely
with partners around the globe, QCT is redefining
mobility by leveraging its legacy of wireless innovation
to enable new possibilities with mobile handsets,
computing devices, smartbooks and consumer electronics.
QCT offers an unparalleled roadmap of integrated
system-on-chip solutions that deliver industry-leading
technology, groundbreaking capabilities and design
flexibility – competitive advantages the industry needs
to ultimately deliver greater choice and a better mobile
experience to consumers worldwide.
www.qualcomm.com |
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PlumChoice
PlumChoice is the largest independent provider of
premium U.S.-based 24/7 technical support services for
home, home office, and small business. The company’s
remote services include support for PCs, Macs, MP3
players, smartphones and other mobile devices,
networking and network devices, peripheral devices, and
any software, connectivity, or operating system level
issues.
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Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the
trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and
governments worldwide, providing solutions that to
deliver voice, data and video communication services to
end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged
broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and
services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled
technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of
the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications
industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and
the most experienced global services organization in the
industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a
global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro
16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France,
with executive offices located in Paris. For more
information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
www.alcatel-lucent.com
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Allegro Software Development Corporation
Allegro Software Development Corporation is the premier
provider of Web and UPnP/DLNA networking technologies
specifically targeted at embedded devices. Since 1996,
Allegro has been a force in the evolution of device
management solutions with its RomPager embedded web
server toolkit. As an active contributor to UPnP/DLNA
initiatives, Allegro also supplies a range of toolkits
that offer portability, easy integration and full
compliance with UPnP/DLNA device specifications. Allegro
is a headquartered in Boston, MA.
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AwoX
From software components to
ready-to-ship devices, AwoX designs and develops
cutting-edge technology solutions for playing, sharing
and controlling network media. AwoX specializes in
implementing industry-reference technologies for network
media streaming, video on demand, and media playback.
AwoX manufactures electronic modules, based on its
mediaCTRL™ technology, for A-brand consumer electronics,
and final products for leading broadband & broadcast
operators. AwoX Internet radio devices and over-the-top
boxes enable operators to offer their customers premium
audio and video services in the home. The company’s
software and hardware portfolio delivers a mix of
products and applications that enable and enrich the
home network ecosystem. Low price & high quality are
ensured by the company’s presence in Asia and direct
management of Tier-1 ODM and contract manufacturers.
AwoX is a promoter member of the Digital Living Network
Alliance (DLNA) and a board member of the Internet Media
Device Alliance (IMDA).
www.awox.com
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Control4
Control4 makes Everyday Easy. We give you simple and
practical control of your music, movies, lights,
temperature and security system from anywhere in your
home, or anywhere in the world. Our wired and wireless,
easy to use products make your home your favorite place
to be by bringing a new level of effortless
entertainment, peace of mind and comfort and convenience
to you and your family.
www.control4.com
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Direct
Energy
Direct Energy is one of North America’s largest energy
and energy-related services providers with over 5
million residential and commercial customer
relationships. Direct Energy provides customers with
choice and support in managing their energy costs
through a portfolio of innovative products and services.
A subsidiary of Centrica plc (LSE: CNA), one of the
world’s leading integrated energy companies, Direct
Energy operates in 21 states plus the District of
Columbia and 10 provinces in Canada. To learn more about
Direct Energy, visit
www.directenergy.com.
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DIIVA
Leading consumer electronics and home
appliance manufacturers have joined together to form the
Digital Interactive Interface for Video and Audio™ (DiiVA™)
with the mission to build the next-generation, global,
interactive consumer electronics and home networking
standard.
DiiVA technology combines a reliable high-speed,
bi-directional data channel in addition to an
uncompressed video and audio channel over a single
interface to allow users to connect, configure and
control various home CE devices from their Digital TVs.
As consumers increasingly use more electronic
entertainment devices and digital home appliances, the
DiiVA interface will streamline and simplify the
connections between the technology in the home, offering
ease-of-connection and use while maximizing consumers'
entertainment experience.
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Exceptional Innovation
Exceptional Innovation manufactures Life|ware™,
enterprise software applications designed to connect
data and devices for energy management, telehealth,
security, control, and related device monitoring. Our
state-of-the-art software and hardware is easy to
configure and install—no programming required. Flexible
and scalable, Life|ware is the perfect solution for
homes, meeting rooms, hospitals, hotels, and
multi-dwelling units.
Life|ware’s flexibility is a result of
its Standards Oriented Architecture (SOA). Life|ware
uses Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS) to create a
plug-and-play environment for any device that connects
to a network. The Life|ware SOA sets it apart from a
multitude of proprietary systems that have traditionally
kept costs high and limited potential and growth in the
industry.
Life|ware’s hardware neutrality allows
it to control a variety of devices, plus enable energy
monitoring, utility metering, home healthcare management
and more. Life|ware’s design allows it to run on a range
of computing platforms including the Microsoft Windows
family of operating systems, Apple O/S including the
iPhone, Tru2Way and Linux-based devices.
Exceptional Innovation has been a
leading innovator and proponent of Web Services-oriented
architecture, simple user interfaces, and graceful
control of disparate devices. Exceptional Innovation’s
continuing mission is to deliver reliable, leading-edge,
life-enhancing technologies for the digital home and
beyond.
www.life-ware.com
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Retrevo, Inc.
Retrevo.com is the place online where people go to
explore consumer electronics products. We help people
through their entire relationship with electronics, from
shopping and learning about new products and
technologies to helping consumers use the products they
already own. Retrevo’s uniqueness is our use of
artificial intelligence to provide real-time, machine
objective and impartial shopping guides and
recommendations. Retrevo makes buying and using
technology simple and fun.
www.retrevo.com
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SingleClick Systems
SingleClick Systems is a leading provider of networking
software, installed on 20 million computers worldwide.
Its award-winning product, HomeNetManager, provides
individuals and small businesses with a simple and
powerful way to manage and maintain their networks.
SingleClick's Remote Access technology enables customers
to remotely control their PC's as well access and stream
personal digital content to any web-enabled computer or
mobile device. Additional information is available at:
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SupportSoft & support.com
support.com provides Instant Technology Relief® to
consumers and small businesses by resolving their
PC-related problems quickly and easily. support.com also
powers premium support offerings for partners such as
eircom and Office Depot, using an integrated remote
service delivery system to ensure a world-class customer
experience. For more information about support.com,
visit
www.support.com.The company behind support.com is
SupportSoft (NASDAQ: SPRT), a leading provider of
software and services that make technology work by
allowing both users and analysts to detect, diagnose and
correct problems at home, in the office and anywhere in
between. For more information about the company, visit
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Via Licensing
Corporation and IEEE
The IEEE and Via Licensing Corporation are writing a
new chapter in IP licensing by bridging the gap between
standards settings activities and the formation of
patent pool programs aimed at facilitating those
standards. This is a first-of-its kind collaboration
from two leaders in IP management that is bound to have
a significant impact on the future of standards and
joint licensing efforts.
Patent pools allow multiple licensors of
patents that read on a technology to provide their
essential patents under a single license to implementers
of the technology. The creation of a patent pool can
save licensors and licensees time and money and allow
new technologies to hit the market faster by reducing IP
obstacles.
www.vialicensing.com
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DivX
DivX, Inc. is a digital media company that enables
consumers to enjoy a high-quality video experience
across any kind of device. DivX creates, distributes and
licenses digital video technologies that span the “three
screens” comprising today’s consumer media
environment—the PC, the television and mobile devices.
Over 100 million DivX Certified devices have shipped
into the market from leading consumer electronics
manufacturers. DivX also offers content providers and
publishers a complete solution for the distribution of
secure, high-quality digital video content. Driven by a
globally recognized brand and a passionate community of
hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying
the video experience to enable the digital home.
www.divx.com
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Via Licensing Corporation and IEEE
The IEEE and Via Licensing Corporation are writing a
new chapter in IP licensing by bridging the gap between
standards settings activities and the formation of
patent pool programs aimed at facilitating those
standards. This is a first-of-its kind collaboration
from two leaders in IP management that is bound to have
a significant impact on the future of standards and
joint licensing efforts.
Patent pools allow multiple licensors of
patents that read on a technology to provide their
essential patents under a single license to implementers
of the technology. The creation of a patent pool can
save licensors and licensees time and money and allow
new technologies to hit the market faster by reducing IP
obstacles.
www.vialicensing.com
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Eyecon Technologies, Inc.
Eyecon's application aggregates all your
entertainment from wherever it lives via an intuitive
interface on your portable devices—including netbooks,
MIDs and smart phones—then seamlessly directs it to any
connected entertainment device no matter where you are.
Eyecon dramatically enhances the
entertainment experience and enables a new world of
interactivity between you, your media, your connected
media devices and your social networks.
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Retrieve with ease. Discover
the video clips, TV shows, movies, Internet radio
programs, pictures, podcasts or songs you want from
any source and route them to any connected device.
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Browse without distraction. You
can find, preview and queue any media on your portable
screen. Your interface screen lets you orchestrate
your entire entertainment experience.
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Play freely. One unified
interface makes playing your choices effortless. And
once you’ve loaded your selection to the television or
any other connected device, the portable screen
interface can be used to chat with friends, learn more
about shows, actors, bands, cue up new media
selections, and much more. Most importantly, because
the browsing process takes place on the portable
screen – the audience viewing experience is never
interrupted. Eyecon makes entertainment effortless.
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Emerging Technologies
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BluePhone
BluePhone™ is Your Hotline to Personal Tech
Experts™. BluePhone, a division of Xeriton Corporation,
delivers 24 x 7 x 365 online technical support and
help-desk services for home and home office consumers.
As a truly affordable and trusted resource for
consumers in today’s economy, BluePhone supports PCs and
Macs and a variety of connected digital devices,
including MP3 players / iPods, SmartPhones / iPhones /
PDAs, networking and networking devices, along with
printers, peripherals, and digital cameras. BluePhone’s
Personal Tech Experts can solve just about any software,
connectivity or operating system-level issues. All of
the Company’s Personal Tech Experts are highly skilled
engineers who possess advanced industry specific
certifications.
BluePhone measures success by the quality of service
and satisfaction delivered to their customers — as such,
the Company has a customer satisfaction rating of 98% —
making for an exceptional end user experience. As a
matter of fact, in 2008 Xeriton / BluePhone celebrated
their two-millionth paid subscriber.
BluePhone’s Channel Partner program is designed to
drive incremental revenue, increase customer
satisfaction, and reduce costs for MSOs, ISPs,
Retailers, ISVs and Associations. Our innovative
approach will ensure a strong take rate — for more
information, please visit
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Syabas Technology
Syabas is a leading provider of IP set top connected
entertainment platforms. Syabas’s provides a rich
software platform for the connected home entertainment
environment and is best known as the maker of the award
winning Popcorn Hour™ Networked Media Tank connected set
top box. Other products that Syabas provides include the
Syabas Media Services Portal and Saya TV live streaming
P2P streaming technology platform.
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Valens Semiconductor
Valens Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor
company, enables the distribution of multimedia content
in the high growth HD home entertainment market through
HDBaseT™ technology. Valens’ HDBaseT technology is the
new digital connectivity enabling simplified long-reach
wired connectivity and simultaneous distribution of
uncompressed video, audio and Internet via a single LAN
cable.
www.valens-semi.com |
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ViaCube
ViaCube offers a digital experience
that mirrors real-life interaction with friends and
family, helping individuals and their communities build
and maintain relationships, work collaboratively,
interact seamlessly and manage resources
effortlessly. Our OpusOS™ software and MyViaCube™
multiscreen interface provide social networking, media
streaming, unified communications and more. It’s a
means to communicate, share and experience life in an
increasingly complex world crowded with CE devices,
computing technologies, access methods and content
types. ViaCube helps our partners provide a digital life
experience that can help build and maintain customer
relationships in the face of converging technologies and
evolving user requirements.
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