[Satellite Today 10-13-09] Keystone Enterprise Services is supplying turnkey satellite network services for a business television network that will deliver closed-circuit corporate events in HD to private dining rooms in restaurant chains, the company announced

            The network is a new service of AV Solutions, a division of ESS Rx, one of the largest providers of A/V equipment rentals to the pharmaceutical industry. The service is ideal for staging nationwide video seminars, presentations and virtual meetings across the continental United States.

            Once the network is complete, event planners will be able to stage broadcasts in private dining rooms at over 100 Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Mitchell’s Fish Market restaurants across the country. HD suites at restaurant locations will feature large-screen HD projection and videoconferencing systems designed for live, interactive sessions.

Cisco Systems Offers $3 Billion to Acquire Tandberg   Satellite Today   October 5, 2009
Cisco Systems has offered to acquire Tandberg and its subsidiaries for $3 billion, Cisco Systems announced Oct. 2. The offer represents a 25 percent premium to the three-month average closing price for Tandberg stock.The proposal has already…

SES World Skies Signs Rural, Government Broadband Connectivity Contract in Nigeria   Satellite Today   September 15, 2009
[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] SES World Skies signed a multiyear, two-transponder agreement with Galaxy Backbone, a public enterprise of the federal government of Nigeria, to deliver a range of information and communication technology services to…

ViaSat Wins VSAT Contracts in Saudi Arabia   Satellite Today   August 11, 2009
ViaSat received contracts worth about $6 million from High Capabilities Telecom (Hicap) to expand a demand assigned multiple access (DAMA) VSAT network to provide connections for a variety of advanced networking applications in Saudi Arabia, ViaSat…