Motorola's Set-Top-Box Unit: A Hard Sell Nov 12, 2009
Each has an eye on Cisco Systems () already the star in networking equipment which boldly entered the set-top-box business with its 2005 acquisition of Scientific Atlanta. While Ericsson likely has the resources, it recently bought similar assets from Nortel Networks. (BusinessWeek)
Haha, I had to laugh at the sentence " The new IPG "leverages the expertise" the... Nov 5, 2009
The new IPG "leverages the expertise" the company has from years of developing the Scientific Atlanta Residential Application (SARA) guide, according to Morrow ... Haha, I had to laugh at the sentence " The new IPG "leverages the expertise" the company has from years of developing the Scientific Atlanta Residential Application (SARA) guide". (Multichannel News)
Cisco lays out why it might let Tandberg go free Nov 3, 2009
The company has expanded its Telepresence line of high-definition videoconferencing systems, developed automated video editing and output software, and acquired set-top box maker Scientific-Atlanta in 2006 (US$7 billion) and mini-camcorder maker Pure Digital Technologies earlier this year ($590 million). Cisco has said Tandberg's gear would be integrated into its overall collaboration portfolio. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Cable-Tec Expo 2009: Cisco Debuts 'Blue' IPTV Guide For Cable Oct 30, 2009
The new IPG "leverages the expertise" the company has from years of developing the Scientific Atlanta Residential Application (SARA) guide, according to Morrow. Cisco BlueIn a demo here at Cable-Tec Expo 2009, Cisco has set up an IPTV set-top (model CIS430) connected to a DPC3010 DOCSIS 3. (Multichannel News)
Cable-Tec Expo 2009: SeaChange: RS-DVR Ready For Action Oct 29, 2009
SeaChange's demo at Cable-Tec Expo uses a Cisco (Scientific Atlanta) set-top. For now, the SeaChange RS-DVR is limited to recording only on the channel the set-top box is currently tuned to, although recordings may be accessed from any set-top in a house. (Multichannel News)
Arris Recruits Another Exec From Cisco Oct 20, 2009
Before joining Arris, Howe worked for 10 years at Cisco and Scientific Atlanta in various roles including director of business development ... Before joining Scientific Atlanta in 1999, Howe was regional account executive at Broadband Networks, in State College, Penn. (Multichannel News)
Cisco Keeps Its Video Focus With $3 Billion Acquisition Oct 2, 2009
9 billion for Scientific Atlanta, a maker of set-top boxes. In an April interview with IBD, Chambers outlined his vision for a world where virtual meetings will happen with ease using high-quality video technologies over the Web. (Investors Business Daily)
RCN Will Follow TiVo's Path Aug 10, 2009
Companies that are beholden to Motorola and Scientific Atlanta are not truly going to be able to embrace the convergence of TV and the Internet, Sicoli said. Moreover, RCN claims, the TiVo DVRs will cost less per unit than the Motorola DCX 3416 HD DVRs running the Aptiv guide (now owned by Rovi) it currently offers. (Multichannel News)
Cisco's Outlook: Clearing, but Still Overcast Aug 6, 2009
After years of hot growth, for example, sales of Scientific Atlanta cable set-top boxes plummeted more than 30% in the quarter, said Cisco controller Jonathan Chadwick. But sales of corporate Telepresence videoconferencing systems rose 97. (BusinessWeek)
Cisco's Ballard Retiring In September Aug 6, 2009
She joined Scientific-Atlanta in 1995 and has remained with the company. The cable industry, Ballard said, "to me is one of the very best industries... and in my next two months I want to connect to the people I met in my career.". (Multichannel News)
RCN Expects To Offer TiVo DVRs For $3-$5 Per Month Aug 5, 2009
"Companies that are beholden to Motorola and Scientific Atlanta are not truly going to be able to embrace the convergence of TV and the Internet," Sicoli said. "This leapfrogs that and gives us the best platform that costs even less than what we have today.". (Multichannel News)
Multichannel Newswire Jul 24, 2009
Cisco Systems took another step in the long, slow integration of Scientific Atlanta, announcing Thursday that it has migrated "the majority of the content" from the former SA site into the corporate Web site. Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia set a network ratings mark with its coverage of Tuesday night's ballgame. (Multichannel News)
What Cisco's 'CE 2.0' challenge means to consumer electronics market Jul 7, 2009
Armed with a slew of consumer acquisitions ranging from Linksys (routers) to Scientific-Atlanta (set tops) and Pure Digital (Flip video), Cisco Systems is poised to build a template for what it calls the CE (consumer electronics) company, Version 2. 0. (EETimes)
Joost Retreats From Consumer Online TV Strategy Jul 1, 2009
Volpi joined Joost in mid-2007; previously, routing- and service-provider-technology group, which included Scientific Atlanta. In another executive change, Stacey Seltzer, currently senior vice president of international business development and content acquisition at Joost, will run the business operations. (Multichannel News)
Hi-tech home Jun 16, 2009
set-top box maker Kiss Technologies and TV equipment firm Scientific Atlanta ... "Linksys allowed us to extend the network into the home. With Scientific Atlanta that was about extending service providers into the home with set top boxes. Pure Networks does software that lets you get devices connected to the network more easily. "More recently we closed the acquisition of Pure Digital which lets you take your recorded video to your PC and let you share that in the home or other places and access... (BBC News -- Technology)
NCR move to bring 1,250 jobs to Ga. Jun 3, 2009
The names read like a Who s Who of The Atlanta That Was: Scientific-Atlanta, Georgia Pacific, BellSouth all local titans absorbed by out-of-state companies. Tuesday restored some of the lost luster, at least in the eyes of local boosters. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Successful Play for iCueTV's Interactive Applications at Recent CableLabs' tru2way Interop May 28, 2009
During the test session our ETV/EBIF application and ETS platform demonstrated a capability to run on a variety of set-top boxes from Motorola, Scientific Atlanta and ADB including the legacy DCT2000. Our application was successfully launched and ran on a variety of user agents including CableLabs, BIAP, Time Warner Cable, and TVWorks, said Patrick Huegel, vice president of development, iCueTV. The record number of companies participating at this event was a great testament to the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Davis Wright, K&L Gates, Thompson & Knight Ensnared in Ponzi Probe May 9, 2009
Plaintiffs lawyers are quick to cite the state's strict securities laws when confronted with the in Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta, which for their alleged roles in corporate frauds. But it's not only plaintiffs that are picking on Sunwest's outside lawyers. (Law.com)
Cisco's Chambers: Video Will Be 90% of Network Traffic May 8, 2009
Unfortunately, Cisco doesn;t break out numbers for Scientific Atlanta (now known as the ). Chambers did disclose that video systems sales were down 5% year-over-year. (Multichannel News)
Glad they are getting this guide, looks like it is easy to use. Hopefully it... May 5, 2009
Macrovision's other IPG licensees include Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, Sharp, Hitachi, Motorola and Scientific Atlanta (now Cisco Systems). Submitted by. (Multichannel News)
Cable Technology Apr 29, 2009
Most U.S. cable systems have been locked into using set-tops and headend equipment from what is inevitably referred to as The Duopoly: Motorola and Scientific Atlanta (now part of Cisco Systems). Today, cables technology-equipment duopoly is getting a run for its money. (Multichannel News)
Healthy paranoia Apr 14, 2009
Products from other Cisco subsidiaries - Linksys and Scientific Atlanta - ensure the connection between home and internet. It works not just for consumers, says Mr Chambers. (BBC News -- Business)
To branch out while others retrench Apr 6, 2009
Among the biggest forays, the company acquired Linksys, a maker of home Wi-Fi routers and other networking products, for $480 million in stock in 2003, and Scientific-Atlanta, which makes TV set-top boxes, for $7. 1-billion in 2006. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
TiVo: Let Us Guide You Mar 29, 2009
For Comcast, bringing TiVo to Motorola and Cisco Systems's Scientific Atlanta boxes has been a pricey prospect. From January 2006 through October 2008, TiVo recognized $39. (Multichannel News)
Cox Gasses Up Next-Generation Guide Mar 23, 2009
The guide, which Cox expects to begin deploying in August, will replace the Aptiv Passport guide (now owned by Macrovision Solutions) in its Motorola markets and Cisco Systems' SARA guide in its Scientific Atlanta systems. "Our guides today have very much an ad-hoc feel," Pickelsimer said, noting that the IPG, VOD client and interactive TV currently are three separate clients. (Multichannel News)
Cisco acquires maker of Flip Video camcorders Mar 21, 2009
The company acquired set-top box maker Scientific Atlanta in 2005 and router maker Linksys in 2003. In January, Cisco unveiled a new wireless home audio system and a home media server. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cisco to buy maker of Flip Video for $590M Mar 21, 2009
The company hasn't done much to create synergies between the products it already has in homes, like Linksys routers and Scientific-Atlanta cable modems and TV set-top boxes. NPD's Rubin believes Cisco will try to build wireless networking into the Flip, but doing that while keeping the camera easy to use will be a challenge, he said. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Cisco sharpens consumer focus Mar 20, 2009
More than five years ago, it purchased home wireless firm Linksys Group Inc., and then spent nearly $7-billion to acquire set-top box supplier Scientific-Atlanta Inc.. Our strategy in the consumer space is about an evolution of what's taking place in the home, said Charles Carmel, Cisco's vice-president of corporate development and consumer. (Globe and Mail)
The Valley's priciest home sales Mar 19, 2009
Conrad Wredberg is a former senior executive with Scientific-Atlanta, a Cisco company, a Georgia-based manufacturer of cable television, telecommunications and broadband equipment. The home was sold by James C. Neubauer and Janice K. Neubauer, as trustees of the Neubauer Living Trust. (AZCentral -- Business)
THE TECH CHRONICLES A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's... Mar 11, 2009
It bought set-top-box manufacturer Scientific Atlanta and has started putting its Cisco name on the boxes. Its earlier purchase of routermaker Linksys also has helped Cisco become more familiar to consumers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
CTHRA Deadline Nears For Excellence in HR Awards Mar 5, 2009
Past honorees include The Weather Channel Companies; Cox Orange County and Palos Verdes; Mae Douglas, senior vice president and chief people officer for Cox Communications; and Brian Koenig, retired senior vice president of human resources for Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company. CTHRA president Lynne Ramsey said in a statement: "In tough economic times, the strategic contributions of human resources professionals often become more visible throughout an organization. We encourage each of our... (Multichannel News)
Rainbow To Offer ITV Ads At Upfronts Mar 4, 2009
The MSO is developing the RFI and telescoping interactive capabilities in-house, to run natively on Cisco's Scientific Atlanta set-top platform. Frey said Cablevision's interactive-advertising platform initially will not be based on EBIF, but eventually will migrate to comply with the specification. (Multichannel News)
Rumors Swirl Around a Cisco Play for VMware Feb 18, 2009
Cisco has launched a debt offering only one other time in its history -- in 2006 to finance its $7 billion acquisition of television set-top box maker Scientific-Atlanta. "Could it happen in 2009? Possible," another technology banker said of a Cisco-VMware deal. (SmallBusinessComputing)
