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- RealNetworks: Revenue in line; Charges pile up
- RealNetworks said Tuesday that its fourth quarter revenue will be in line with its expectations, but detailed a bevy of charges. The company statement said its revenue for the fourth quarter will be $151 million to $153 million. However, it will be writing down goodwill and acquired...
- Tags: Revenue, RealNetworks Inc., Goodwill, Games, Asset Management, Operational Accounting, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-03
- Patent wars: RealNetworks wins; Global Crossing pays up
- Patent wars: RealNetworks wins; Global Crossing pays upNot all patent actions are thinly disguised extortion.If Katz really did invent something non-obvious, he's entitled to make his money off it.
- Tags: Patent Wars, Global Crossing Ltd., RealNetworks Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-13
- Patent wars: RealNetworks wins; Global Crossing pays up
- RealNetworks defeated a patent infringement suit that was trying to come back from the dead. Meanwhile, Global Crossing licensed a portfolio of call center patents from Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, an outfit that collects dough from a who's who of corporate America. First, RealNetworks said on...
- Tags: Patent, Global Crossing Ltd., RealNetworks Inc., Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, Katz, Ronald Katz, RAKTL, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-13
- Real plugs critical holes in Helix Server
- RealNetworks has shipped a new version of its Helix Server to plug at least four vulnerabilities that introduce code execution and denial-of-service risks. The flaws affect Helix Server Version 11.x, Helix Server Version 12.x, Helix Mobile Server Version 11.x and Helix Mobile Server Version 12.x. Three...
- Tags: User Interaction, Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Authentication, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-01-02
- Next up for layoffs: Real
- Real Networks said today that it informed 130 employees, or 7.5 percent of its worldwide workforce, that their positions would be eliminated at the end of year. In a post on the company's official blog, the company said the layoffs were part of a larger cost cutting plan that "is...
- Tags: Layoff, Severance Package, RealNetworks Inc., Health Care, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Sally's Salon 1.0.1 (Mobile)
- Manage your own virtual beauty salon! Help Sally spread her salon savvy from the shopping mall to the glittering lights of Hollywood in this stylish and engaging challenge based on the hit online game. Work with Sally to revamp everyone, from little old ladies to punk rockers to impatient celebrities,...
- Tags: Mobile, Salon, RealNetworks Inc., Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-11-04
- Real vows fight for RealDVD, adjusts outlook
- Like everyone else, Real Networks is bracing for an uncertain economic future. But CEO Rob Glaser sees two potential bright spots that could help the company ride the storm. On an earnings call with analysts, Glaser said that the company's latest product, the controversial RealDVD, which allows users to import...
- Tags: Revenue, Lawsuit, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Collapse! Chaos 1.0.9 (Mobile)
- Enter the world of Collapse! Chaos in the iPhone & iPod touch adaptation of the award-winning mega-hit Super Collapse! 3. Stay ahead of the ever-increasing pile by getting rid of blocks of the same color in four lands, six captivating game modes and over 80 levels filled with fun! Recommended...
- Tags: Chaos, Mobile, RealNetworks Inc., Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-10-08
- RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits begin
- ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz offers his views on the recent lawsuits filed by the movie industry against Real Networks for its new RealDVD software. The movie studios are suing Real Networks alleging the software violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. Diaz says consumers should be able to enjoy...
- Tags: Software, Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, Movie Studio, Tools & Techniques, Management, Sam Diaz Memo, RealNetworks, Hollywood
- Videos 2008-10-01
- RealDVD officially launches, so do lawsuits; Is it 'StealDVD'?
- Update: RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched. And the lawsuits weren't far behind. In a statement Techmeme, RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a "watershed" product. The software, which goes for $29.99 on sale, allows you to...
- Tags: Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, RealDVD Software, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs (with a dash of DRM)
- RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs with a dash of DRMScam for your moneyWorthless...!Since most companies are going Media Centerstyle, this is a stand alone product.Facts do not say anything about HD resolution.Only thing this would be good for is laptops and travel. Buying licenses for multiple pc's is not my idea...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Digital media, DVD, digital-rights management, RealNetworks Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs (with a dash of DRM)
- RealNetworks on Monday launched RealDVD, an application that allows you to rip DVDs to your hard drive with limits set by digital rights management software. The company announced the software along with the opening of DemoFall in San Diego. RealDVD (Techmeme, statement, site) is supposed to make...
- Tags: Digital-rights Management, RealNetworks Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), DVD, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Will consumer economics have an impact on RealNetworks?
- Will consumer economics have an impact on RealNetworks?Subscriptions, ah, yes...I remember back in the stone age when cable was born. Then it was, well, yes you are paying for it but NO COMMERCIALS, WOW!Years have passed and in most markets not only are you paying monthly, but there are programs...
- Tags: Network technology, Advertising & Promotion, cable, consumer economic, RealNetworks Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Will consumer economics have an impact on RealNetworks?
- RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser almost made it through his company's quarterly earnings call without taking a jab at Apple and the iPhone. But near the end of the call, he took a quick mathematical poke at Apple to drive home his point that there are plenty of opportunities to launch...
- Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Advertisement, Mobile, RealNetworks Inc., Apple Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patched
- Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks has shipped a high-prority patch to cover four gaping holes in its flagship RealPlayer software, warning that the vulnerabilities could put users at risk of code execution attacks. The patch comes a few hours after Secunia released an advisory warning for one...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayerDefinition of PoC?Forgive my ignorance when using vulnerability speak, but what does PoC stand for? I thought at first it might mean Point of Contact, but I figured I might as well ask.RE: Black Hat webcastThe Black Hat conference organisers really should know...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, SECURITY, PoC, RealNetworks RealPlayer, buffer-overflow, RealNetworks Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer. From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Buffer-overflow, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Secunia Research, Vendor, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- South Park Imaginationland 1.0.8 (Mobile)
- Your quest takes you through Happy, Evil and The Battle of Imaginationland and has over 60 levels of gameplay.
- Tags: Mobile, RealNetworks Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- Fast Channel Switching
- Fast Channel Switching is a method of rapid channel switching that is accomplished without having to make client-side changes, including starting new client connection to the server. This is achieved by having the server maintain a connection to the client while switching the channel or input stream on the back...
- Tags: Channel, RealNetworks Inc., Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2008-05-12
- Elton John to Larry King: I don't have a computer or a mobile phone
- Â During last night's Larry King show, Larry asked Elton John for the Web address of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. BTW, a noble cause- a benefit for which Elton played after the Academy Awards Sunday night. As to Larry's question, Elton admitted: ...
- Tags: Superstar, Phone, Mobile, RealNetworks Inc., Cell Phone, Web Site, Computer, Web Site Development, Internet, Web Technology, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-02-26

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