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Today from the NCTC Winter Educational Conference in Long Beach, XCast Labs continued to make its presence known when it announced that it can now automatically provision the full line of Arris EMTAs (Embedded Multi-media Terminal Adapters), which combine a cable modem with up to 12 ports of VoIP capability.

In addition, the Voice and Video-over-IP service provider also reported that Private Network Cable (PNC) Television, a New York City competitive Video, Internet and Digital Satellite provider, has selected it for XCast VoIP for its Digital Phone Service launch.

“The Private Network HFC system passes some 20,000 potential MDU (multi-dwelling unit) subscribers, and we plan to roll out the PNC Digital Voice product across our entire New York City footprint,” said Wayne Gordon, PNC Director of Engineering. “We evaluated a number of solutions during our trials; the ease of customer turn up was a leading factor more

Kayentis executives trial the new technology; see immediate benefits with customers

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Feb. 22, 2010 — Sprint’s 4G technology is making a Philadelphia-based software provider for the pharmaceutical and health care industry more efficient, responsive and valuable to its customers, and leaders at the company have taken note.

Executives at Kayentis, intrigued by the benefits of much faster download speeds and significant Web experience improvements of the technology, began experimenting with Sprint 3G/4G USB Modem U300 mobile broadband cards last year.

“Communicating by our North American executives with each other and with our pharmaceutical customers has been greatly improved with the use of the Sprint 3G/4G broadband cards,” said Guy Maestre, vice president, North American Operations, Kayentis. “The new e-mail and data exchange speeds that we see when acquiring research data, RFP information, and accessing our applications in our central servers through more

Strategic acquisition enhances Motorola’s On Demand Portfolio

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 19 — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT - News) today announced that it completed the previously announced acquisition of BitBand, a leading provider of content management and delivery systems, specializing in video on demand for IPTV. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Integrated into Motorola’s Home business, the acquisition of BitBand will complement Motorola’s existing on demand product line which includes the Adaptive Media Management framework for content management and high-performance streaming servers for centralized and edge-based on demand networks. BitBand brings products tailored for IP video and expertise in IPTV solutions, as well as solutions for content delivery networks (CDN) and Over-the-Top video services. With the addition of BitBand’s products, Motorola can offer comprehensive on demand solutions for customers worldwide, addressing a wide range of deployment scales, access networks, video formats and business models.

BitBand customers more

Finance leaders across the US will meet to discuss Mobile Banking Growth

Mobile companies are now jumping on the Finance bandwagon, Nokia have just announced the launch of a mobile financial service which they plan to roll out next year.  The growth potential of Mobile banking has not yet been harnessed by the banking community, and it is the mobile providers who have made the first move. The opportunities available to the financial industry are to be discussed at the upcoming FST US Summit (hosted by GDS International).

Some of the key points to be raised will focus on Understanding the U.S. wireless ecosystem, Finding the reality of mobile internet, Defining business opportunities, Comparing technology options and managing security complexity while utilizing mobile services to expand on consumer satisfaction.

“Wireless and mobile services are changing the way people live more