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SES Americom Selects Corio For Financial Apps
Princeton, N.J.-based satellite operator SES Americom selected Corio [CRIO] to provide it with enterprise financial applications. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Corio offers a service called Applications […]
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gpware Plans To Demonstrate Multilingual Navigation Service
Menlo Park, Calif.-based gpware, a provider of mobile navigation services that offer turn-by-turn directions, is introducing new smartphones for use in Europe that provide instructions in English, French and other […]
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Space Imaging, Anchor Point Join Forces
Space Imaging, a Denver, Colo.-based provider of satellite imagery, is teaming up with Boulder, Colo.-based Anchor Point to offer a risk assessment program for communities concerned with preparing for wild […]
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TiVo, Tribune Sign TV Listing Agreement
TiVo [TIVO] signed a multi-year service contract with Tribune Media Services (TMS) for television listing information, including local TV line- ups and detailed program descriptions in North America and the […]
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VisuAide Unveils Trekker 2.0
VisuAide, a Montreal-based company that provides Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation devices for the blind and visually impaired, has unveiled its newest product, Trekker 2.0. The new version is an […]
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DalBello Named President Of SBCA
The Alexandria, Va.-based Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) named Richard DalBello as its next president, effective March 30. DalBello will not need to change his commute to work each […]
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Intelsat Completes Purchase Of Loral’s North American Satellites
Washington, D.C.-headquartered Intelsat completed its previously announced $1 billion purchase of the North American satellite fleet of New York-based Loral Space and Communications [LRLSQ]. The $1 billion paid by Intelsat […]
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IBC Radio Broadcasting 24/7 Satellite
International Broadcasting Company [IBCS], a Santa Maria, Calif.-based radio network, now is broadcasting via satellite 24/7. Once on satellite, IBC will begin an expansion program across the country that will […]
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KVH Receives Award
KVH [KVHI], a Middletown, R.I-based satellite communication manufacturer, won the Peach Award given each year by STAGPARKWAY to honor its vendors of the year. KVH won the award based on […]
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FastWeb Selects Optibase’s MGW 5100
FastWeb, an Italian based broadband telecommunications company, chose Israel based-Optibase‘s [OBAS] MGW 5100 to stream satellite channels in multicast mode over a fiber and DSL network for 110,000 residential end […]
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WorldSpace Announces Availability Of Fox News Channel
WorldSpace Satellite Radio says Fox News Channel would be available to international subscribers of WorldSpace’s digital audio radio service (DARS). WorldSpace offers satellite radio to subscribers in Europe, Asia, the […]
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Accelon Selects DirecWay For Communications Offering
Hughes Network Systems, a business unit of The DirecTV Group Inc. [DTV], announced today that pan-African satellite Internet access provider Accelon has selected Hughes’ DirecWay to provide satellite broadband connectivity […]
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Russian Satellite Communications Leases Transponders To Eutelsat
The Russian Satellite Communications Co. yesterday said Eutelsat has signed a long-term contract to lease 12 transponders on the new Russian communications and broadcasting satellite, Express-AM22. The satellite is located […]
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Pace CEO Confident About PVR Impact
Pace Micro Technology CEO John Dyson is convinced the PVR/DVR (Personal Video Recorder/Digital Video Recorder) will at some point become the main STB (Set-Top Box) in consumers’ homes. Pace is […]
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Hughes Changes Name To DirecTV Group
El Segundo, Calif.-based Hughes Electronics [HS] changed its name Tuesday to “The DirecTV Group.” In addition, DirecTV Group will use the ticker DTV on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) […]
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AT&T Wireless, Maritime Telecommunications Network Go Cruising
AT&T Wireless [AWE] and Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) plan to give cruise- ship passengers the convenience of using their wireless phones while at sea. The companies are working with several […]
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Triangle Broadcasts Gay Network
Triangle MultiMedia [QBID], a Palm Springs, Calif.-based satellite TV network, is creating a 24-hour channel aimed at gay and lesbian audiences. The channel will air original plays, movies and documentaries […]
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DirecTV Renews NDS Conditional Access Contract
DirectTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [HS], renewed its contract with NDS Group plc [NNDS] to continue receiving the NDS VideoGuard conditional access system and services to support the satellite […]
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Gilat’s Spacenet Gains MegaPath As A Connexstar Partner
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.‘s [GILTF] Spacenet subsidiary today added MegaPath Networks to its channel-partners program. Under the agreement, MegaPath will offer Spacenet’s Connexstar satellite connectivity service to customers seeking satellite […]
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Telefonica Adds VoIP To Its DirecWay Offering
Hughes Network Systems Europe signed a contract with Telefonica de Espana to further expand its DirecWay satellite service. The agreement adds VoIP service to the existing Telefonica DirecWay network. Also, […]
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Eutelsat W3A Satellite Successfully Launched
Eutelsat announced its W3A communication satellite was launched successfully by a Proton rocket marketed by International Launch Services (ILS). The flawless mission from the Baikonur Cosmodrome will allow Eutelsat to […]
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Systech, EchoSat Ink Satellite-Based IP Payment Solution
San Diego-based Systech Corp. today formed an alliance with EchoSat to deploy Systech Internet Payment Gateways over EchoSat’s satellite network, thus moving payment transactions from the conventional dial-up network to […]
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Boeing Combines Satellite, Radar For Air Traffic Management
Boeing [BA] Air Traffic Management demonstrated new flight-surveillance technology that uses processors to combine radar- and satellite-derived location and identity data for display on a single screen. “Rather than three […]
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TransCore Purchases Vistar Assets
Harrisburg, Pa.-based TransCore purchased satellite tracking, monitoring and GPS technology assets belonging to Ottawa-based Vistar Telecommunications. The acquisition will allow TransCore to offer fleet, rail/intermodal and shipper customers a complete […]
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Digital Angel Reports Revenue Increase
Digital Angel Corp. [DOC], a developer of GPS-based tracking technologies, today reported revenues of $8.6 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2003, up 15.3 percent compared with the […]
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MBSAT Satellite Off The Ground
The Space Systems/Loral (SSL)-built MBSAT broadcast communications satellite launched successfully at 12:40 EST March 13. The satellite was carried on an International Launch Services Atlas III rocket from Cape Canaveral […]
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Intelsat Files IPO Registration Statement
Intelsat Ltd. filed a preliminary prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct the company’s initial public stock offering (IPO). The offering, managed by Morgan Stanley and […]
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EchoStar Makes Example Of Viacom
EchoStar Communications [DISH] showed last week it is willing to risk the loss of subscribers to protect its low-cost advantage against other multi-channel video providers. By refusing to accept what […]
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Inmarsat Pursues CEO Shuffle
London-based Inmarsat, the world’s largest mobile satellite communications provider and in the midst of a transition following its sale last December, now will include a new chief executive officer. Michael […]
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EchoStar Should Address SEC Issues Fully, Swiftly
It was difficult for me not to wonder a couple of years ago whether Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] might fall victim to some of the accounting pitfalls that plagued […]