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Some HD DVD News

Some HD DVD NewsHang on John, why the dissing of Mpeg-2Yes I know it requires a larger file but I see no real improvement in quality of other formats. Given that content creators have to go in search of stuff to put a DVD (useless commentatry, deleted scenes, etc.)...

Tags: Consumer electronics, HD DVD, Digital video, HD-DVD, DVD, MPEG-2, VC-1

Discussion threads 2006-08-17

The ecosystem benefits of Microsoft's VC-1

The ecosystem benefits of Microsoft's VC-1MS, standards, and "every device"First a minor quibble, you should say that MS will ensure that every NEW device supports VC-1.MS is famous for not really embracing standards. Their modus operandi has been to follow standards if they're playing catch-up and then club competitors...

Tags: Quality, Digital video, Digital media, digital television, device market, patent holder, VC-1, Microsoft Corp., H.264/AVC, standards

Discussion threads 2005-09-02

The ecosystem benefits of Microsoft's VC-1

I'm sick. That's an odd way to start off a blog post, but I have a fever, and feel like absolute hell. I've promised myself, though, that I will post at least two blogs a week until the four horsemen of the apocalypse come riding down highway 405 (which might...

Tags: VC-1

Blog posts 2005-09-02

Additional Resources

There's still VC juice out there for greentech firms

A Washington State solar power company just got over three million dollars in additional funding. Earlier Infinia had investments from both Vinod Khosla and Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. That's another little tech company based in Washington State. Infinia uses parabolic dishes to focus...

Tags: Solar Energy, Infinia Website, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Engine Yard raises $19 million in VC funding

Engine Yard, a Ruby on Rails developer, raised $19 million in a third round of venture capital. The company, which has raised $37 million to date, received funding from DAG Ventures, Bay Partners and Presidio Ventures. Benchmark Capital, Amazon and New Enterprise Associates---all previous investors---also participated in...

Tags: Ruby, Ruby On Rails, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Bricolsoft Zip ActiveX Compression Component 2009 R2 (Windows)

Looking for a data compression component that will enable you to include advanced compression features in your applications? Bricolsoft Zip is an easy-to-use, powerful, ActiveX data compression library that offers multipart archive support, WinZip AES data encryption, ZIP64 large file support, memory file compression, self-extracting archive creation and more. It...

Tags: C, Compression, Microsoft Windows, ActiveX, Bricolsoft, Bricolsoft Zip, C/C++, Programming Languages, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-05

Polycom: A potential takeover target following Cisco-Tandberg deal

Yep, Polycom to HPI think HP buys Polycom next: http://www.sramanamitra.com/2009/10/01/cisco-buys-tandberg-hp-to-buy-polycom/Basically, in the video conferencing market (all the way from desktop video to telepresence and other immersive solutions, and everything in between like plasma screens, etc.), the 2 leaders are Polycom (~40%) and Tandberg (~40%). Cisco, HP, Avaya, Nortel are all...

Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), VOIP, Polycom Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., SIP

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Cisco Buys Tandberg on its way to be your B2B video conferencing partner

I spent a day with Tandberg management last week and came away very impressed with some things I can't share and also some things that I can share. Tandberg has: Great HD videoconferencing solutions in room-sized all the way down to Webcam. Yep, a Webcam image looks...

Tags: Video Conferencing, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., B2B, Tandberg, Business Person, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ted Schadler

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Frugal Friday: Twitter, Social Networking, Open Source and Women, RMS vs. MDI, Oracle, CentOS

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the recent $100M VC investment in Twitter, the perils of Social Networking, the lack of sensitivity towards women in the Linux and Open Source community, Richard M. Stallman vs. Miguel de Icaza, Larry Ellison and his plans for the...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Women, Network, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Gender And Diversity, Linux, Social Networking, Open Source, Digital Rights Management (DRM), UNIX, Operating Systems, Human Resources, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-25

nanonavi VC (Mobile)

nanonavi a secure mobile social app to bring your Family, Social-networks and Belongs together. Family, Friends, Things, Media, Places buttons to support the daily life of its user.Virtual Care? gives users a breakthrough personal security functionality to care remotely for family-members, friends and possessions anywhere in the world.nanonavi features:Mashup contacts...

Tags: Mobile, Friend, Social Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-25

Where politics and greentech money merge: Silicon Valley

At least one of the Silicon Valley VC firms moving in greentech sector sees a clear connection between politics and greentech start-ups. No surprise the firm is The Westly Group, headed by former gubernatorial candidate, Steve Westly. Here's how they position themselves on the VC firm's...

Tags: Venture-capital Company, Clean Technology, Venture Capital, Government, Finance, Financing Startups, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-17

HiveLive: the beginning of community app consolidation?

Larry Dignan has the details of RightNow's acquisition of HiveLive. I was struck by two things. First up Barron's notes that HiveLive had raised $7.8 million so a sale at $6 million sounds like a distressed deal. Second, RightNow is talking very clearly about integration: RightNow believes that by...

Tags: Consolidation, RightNow Technologies, HiveLive, HiveLive Platform, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Instant Color Picker 2.5.0.32 (Windows)

With Instant Color Picker, you can quickly pick colors from screen and store them. You can zoom up to 8x or get 3x3 - 5x5 pixel average. ICP's unique eyedropper allows you to use navigation keys to select any pixel. Store up to 20 colors in its color palette. Copy...

Tags: Pixel, Palette, Microsoft Windows, Young Smart Software, ICP, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-09-07

VBto Converter 2.44 (Windows)

Software for converting MS Visual Basic 6.0 project including source code to resource, source files and project MS VC++ MFC, VC++ .NET, C#, J#, VBNET, Borland C++ Builder, Borland Delphi. VBto Converter creates or updates any project. For example, for MS VC++ all forms and source code of VB6 projects...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Source Code, Borland Software Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., VBto Converter, C#, Programming Languages, .Net, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-09-03

At last! Standard legal docs for startups

Good info!Information like this would have been useful for the employees of a software company that I did work for in the 90s. The VCs came in with the right to appoint the board and senior officers so as to improve profitability. The officers were granted large stock...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Investment, Standard Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

News to know: Pixie; Google Books; Time Warner-YouTube; PayPal; iLike

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Next Palm webOS-ready phone, Eos 'Pixie', to arrive Oct. 2010 Richard Koman: Lawyer files a full-throated attack...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., PayPal, Canon Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Word, Blogging, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Internet

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Crystal REVS for C++ 4.36 (Windows)

Crystal REVS for C++ has flowcharts, call/caller/class trees, tokens/comment panel, auto-format, visio export, and state diagrams. Verify correctness of function. Detect errors. Use flowcharts for quick code-reviews. Code and flowchart synchronization when browsing. Line up object-names in successive declarations. Line up assignment operators in assignments. Split and indent long expressions...

Tags: Flowchart, Microsoft Windows, C++, SGV Sarc, C/C++, Programming Languages, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-08-20

VaxTele SIP Server SDK 2.0 (Windows)

VaxTele SIP Server SDK Development Kit is a new and flexible approach to develop SIP based VoIP servers, IP-PBX, SIP gateways, SIP PBX. It is really easy to develop IP-Telephony, PC to PC and PC to Phone services by using VaxTele SIP Server SDK. VaxTele SIP Server SDK includes COM...

Tags: SIP, VoIP, Microsoft Windows, COM, VaxSoft, VaxTele SIP Server SDK, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Emerging Technologies, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-20

Here's one reporter who sees greentech VC cranking up

A Reuters reporter thinks greentech is back on a roll. He cites the major CALPERS greentech fund poured in Khosla Ventures. by Harry Fuller

Tags: Reporter, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Are Silicon Valley VCs killing innovation?

VC's and InnovationThe title of your blog suggests that VC's are in control of innovation - a position that is correct only if entrepreneurs grant them that power.I am no fan of VC money (I get along with some VC's personally) because it is so expensive and the need for...

Tags: Entrepreneurship, investor

Discussion threads 2009-08-12