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More money pouring into rich media; Move Networks adds more funding

More money pouring into rich media; Move Networks adds more fundingOn2 Codec Silverlight Support ClarificationJust a clarification from your story: Does Move use VC-1? Some people are assumeing that they are using flash video or On2’s video codec..For Silverlight at least here is the scoop...Right now, Move Networks uses...

Tags: Corporate communications, Move Network, On2 Technologies, network

Discussion threads 2008-04-14

On2 acquires Hantro Products helping Flash Video on devices

Yesterday On2, the company that powers the VP6 codec that is leveraged in Flash Video, announced the acquisition of Hantro Products. Hantro is based in Finland and specializes in video players for mobile devices. According to the press release, Hantro's customers include Nokia, Freescale, LSI, Vimicro, Sanyo, and others.All of...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Online Video, On2, Mobile-Web, Flash, Adobe

Blog posts 2007-05-22

Flash Video Studio (exe)

Convert video file into Macromedia Flash SWF and FLV file. Encode into Flash 8 Video using On2 True Motion codec, loseless ZIP/Screen, or Sorenson compression format. Add events and cue points, text and image watermark from static image, animated GIF or transparent PNG image. Trim videos and apply effects such...

Tags: On2 Technologies, Video, IncrediTools, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-05-03

On2 joins with Widevine for Flash Video DRM

On2 joins with Widevine for Flash Video DRMThat's like announcing ...… Dr. Kevorkian got a new assistant to help him out in assisted suicides. Forgive me if I’m not overjoyed at the news. :-(DRM has been such a boon for music, why not?Talk about following the wrong examples. IMO DRM'ing...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), On2 Technologies, Flash Video, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2007-04-12

On2 joins with Widevine for Flash Video DRM

Earlier this week, Widevine made an announcement that they were offering DRM for Flash Video. Liz Gannes over at NewTeeVee had some information, and from what I could glean from the press release, it seemed like Widevine was simply offering a downloadable client that would somehow encrypt Flash Video files....

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Rich Media, Online Video, On2, Flash, Adobe

Blog posts 2007-04-11

Flash video coming to mobile devices with Flash Lite 3

Some interesting news this week around video on mobile phones. Thanks to John Dowdell, I saw a press release went out that announced a new version of Flash Lite, Adobes Flash technology for devices, will be supporting Flash video. The details in the press release are kind of sketchy, but...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Adobe, Flash, Mobile-Web, Online Video, Flash Video, On2 Technologies

Blog posts 2007-02-11

On2 Flix Standard (zip)

Put your Flash 7MX or 8 video on the Web in three clicks with Flix Standard. Flix Standard encodes virtually every type of video, audio, and image file into Flash, one of the most popular media formats on the Internet. An amazing value, Flix Standard is the perfect Flash video...

Tags: On2 Technologies, Video, Flix Standard, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2005-12-16

On2 Flix Exporter (zip)

On2 Flix Exporter offers professional quality Flash 7 and 8 FLV and SWF video output from multiple video applications that support the use of QuickTime plug-ins, including Discreet Media Cleaner, Canopus Pro Coder, Avid, Quicktime Pro, Adobe After Effects, and Apple Final Cut.Version 8.004 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or...

Tags: On2 Technologies, Video, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2005-12-09

On2 Flix Professional (zip)

On2 Flix Pro offers professional-quality Flash video output and an array of timesaving features including the ability to automatically output Flash players for your video. Transcodes almost any video into Flash 7 MX or Flash 8 format that can be played by 98% of computers worldwide using the Macromedia Flash...

Tags: On2 Technologies, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2005-12-09

VP7 Personal Edition (exe)

This is a free video compression codec that can be used as a plug-in within any video processing application that is capable of utilizing third party codecs. VP7 Video for Windows Codec compresses high-definition HD material with no restrictions on the encoder. VP7 can play back 1920x1080 HD material on...

Tags: On2 Technologies, video compression, video, codec, plug-in

Software downloads 2005-03-09

Additional Resources

Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated)

Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...

Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Microsoft buys DATAllegro

Microsoft on Thursday said that it will acquire DATAllegro, which makes data warehouse appliances. The purchase is expected to "extend the capabilities of Microsoft's mission critical platform," according to a statement. DATAllegro will ride shotgun with other software to manage data and give the software giant one...

Tags: Data Warehouse, Server, Microsoft Corp., DATAllegro, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Apple looking to hire iPhone hacker

Apple is in the market for someone capable of hacking into the iPhone. According to this job listing, the company is looking for an iPhone Security Engineer capable of, among other things, developing "proof of concept" attacks on the device's current security mechanisms. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Hacker, Security Mechanism, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-24

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."

July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...

Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Qualcomm, Nokia deal ends long legal battle

Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. NEW YORK--Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. ...

Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones

News items 2008-07-24

Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac

I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA

Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...

Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-07-23

COPA is unconstitutional

The Third Circuit has upheld a lower court decision that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutional, AP reports. In its ruling Tuesday, the federal appeals court concluded that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutionally overly broad and vague. The court also ruled that...

Tags: Child Online Protection Act, Parental Control, Third Circuit, Regulations, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-23

NY gov signs game bill into law

New York State legislation that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed was signed into law. A bill that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed into law Tuesday by New...

Tags: Law, Minor, Games, Personal Technology, video games, video game violence, Nintendo DS, New York, Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot

News items 2008-07-23