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Over the years ecologists have shown how biological diversity benefits the health of small, natural communities. New analysis by ecologists at UC Santa Cruz demonstrates that even higher levels of biological diversity are necessary to maintain ecosystem health in larger landscapes over long periods of time. Think of it as patches on a quilt, says Erika Zavaleta, UCSC associate professor of environmental studies. Each patch may be a diverse habitat of plants, animals, and insects but it is...

--Rentrak Will Provide Insight to Paid VOD Television Content-- PORTLAND, Ore., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in multi-screen measurement serving the advertising, television and movie industries, today announced that it has signed a contract with 210 Digital Media, a leader in paid Video On Demand content, to use Rentrak's OnDemand Essentials(TM) service. 210 Digital Media, which produces and distributes digital programming to cable, satellite and...

InfoValue Healthcare TV enhances patient experience and patient education at St. Mary's Medical Center. Elmsford, New York (PRWEB) June 09, 2013 InfoValue Computing, Inc. (InfoValue), IPTV experts, announced its installation at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana. St. Mary’s Medical Center is one of the largest faith-based health ministries in the area. This state-of-the-art facility now features InfoValue’s HealthcareTV Solution which offers patients an IP-based HD...

OTTAWA, June 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Espial, a leader in on-demand TV software and solutions, announced that it will demonstrate its cutting-edge TV user experience (UX) RDK solutions at the Cable Show 2013, June 10-12, in Washington, D.C. Espial, an RDK licensee since early 2012, will showcase high-performance applications including EPG, VOD, and VOD favorites as well as seamless access to popular Web applications. "As a strong supporter of open technology and Web standards, Espial...

ARRIS AVP100 delivers live-linear and on-demand packaging for adaptive bit rate video streams with high throughput segmentation, manifest generation and encryption of multiscreen video SUWANEE, Ga., June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS), a global leader in entertainment and communications solutions, today announced the launch of a crucial element in multiscreen work flow with the AVP100 Adaptive Video Packager. The AVP100 delivers high performance live-linear...

FormVerse, the leading software developer of Active Structured Email™ technology designed for Business Process Automation (BPA), today, was named Microsoft BizSpark Startup of the Day. Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) June 05, 2013 “We are honored to be named BizSpark Startup of the Day, and very excited about being recognized by Microsoft for our innovation in providing companies a cost effective way to streamline their business processes. FormVerse was accepted into the BizSpark program in...

New advertising platform promotes consumer engagement and sales via real-time mobile app. New York, NY (PRWEB) June 05, 2013 exploreka announced today a new partnership with BlastTV. The deal allows exploreka and BlastTV to provide additional value to BlastTV advertisers and venues by giving them the opportunity to extend their offers to mobile device users via the unique exploreka app and merchant promotions platform. Signed May 24th, this relationship expands the reach of exploreka to...

SNL Kagan analysis indicates the world's top 20 IPTV providers served 57.7 million subscribers at the end of 2012, with China accounting for 35.5% of the total. The report identifies Microsoft Mediaroom as the world’s most deployed IPTV platform. Monterey, CA (PRWEB) June 06, 2013 An analysis of the world’s 20 largest IPTV providers by SNL Kagan evidences that a handful of operators dominate the global IPTV market with a geographic concentration in Western Europe and...

MONROE, Mich., June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- eScapes Network and Vivicast Media have completed an international distribution agreement opening up sales channels for the Network's unique blend of beautiful, high definition scenic video and relaxing music. The resulting agreement also allows the companies to team up on an initiative that would bring eScapes' unique programming to customers in stunning 4K quality. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130606/CG27525)...

DUBLIN, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pm4wfn/iptv_global) has announced the addition of the "IPTV Global Forecast Through 2016" [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pm4wfn/iptv_global ] report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) IPTV subscribers experienced strong growth in 2012. The success of IPTV, particularly in Asia, is due to strong growth in...