* Liberty Cablevision deploys Everstream systems
By Brian Santo
Concurrent Computer’s Everstream operation said that Liberty Cablevision has deployed its Operational Intelligence solutions. Everstream products provide operators with near real-time data that they can use for their systems. In 2005, Liberty Cablevision launched VOD in Puerto Rico using equipment from Concurrent.
* ETI’s Triad supporting Motorola’s IP Exchange Gateway
By Traci Patterson
Enhanced Telecommunications Inc.’s (ETI) Triad offering now supports Motorola’s IP Exchange (MIPX) Gateway. The Triad extends a network’s life by supporting MIPX, which provides integration to IPTV, HDTV and other emerging technologies over the existing VDSL framework, ETI said. The offering also manages and provisions equipment and services for a variety of video, voice and data technologies.
“Service providers face complex challenges supporting their subscriber’s ever increasing appetite for more and more bandwidth,” said Peter Pifer, president of ETI. “Triad helps service providers launch new technologies such as IPTV and FTTH over a period of time without having to replace their current infrastructure or disrupting services.”
* Building B names start-up vet Lundie to CFO
By Traci Patterson
Building B, which offers an on-demand video entertainment platform, has named Martin Lundie as the company’s CFO. Lundie has 20 years of experience with managing, guiding and operating start-ups. He has served as CFO at several companies, including Picolight Inc., PolyStor Corp., Vixel Corp. and Lightwave Microsystems Corp.
“Building B is redefining television by harnessing the powerful combination of wireless broadcast technologies and the Internet to deliver an experience specifically tailored for each individual consumer,” Lundie said. “It’s an honor to be a part of the team that is willing to help drive an industry to a new opportunity. It is inspiring to be with a team that not only understands the consumer’s desires, but has developed a solution that delivers incredible value to content, broadcasters, broadband providers and advertisers, while delivering a more interactive and personalized television experience.”
* Verizon’s FiOS TV wins in N.Y., Mass.
By Traci Patterson
Verizon’s FiOS TV service will soon be available in Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y., and Rowley, Mass., thanks to newly approved agreements in the respective communities. The telco’s video service is now offered in 77 New York communities and 63 Massachusetts communities.
* AT&T’s U-verse adds features in Wisconsin
By Traci Patterson
AT&T’s U-verse customers in Wisconsin now have access to new TV features: AT&T U-bar, which brings customizable weather, stock, sports and traffic information to the TV screen; Yellowpages.com TV, a new way to search for local businesses and other information on the TV; and AT&T Yahoo! Games, which are also available on the TV screen.
