Procedural Roads Ahead: Blender Add-on “Roads” Lays Asphalt with Vertices
Blender add-on “Roads” builds procedural roads from vertex extrusions. Fast, planar, parametric and $10.
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Berlin’s Animation-Only Festival FAB 2025 Returns: Japan, Stop-Motion, and 132 Films
FAB returns to Berlin in September 2025 with 132 films, Japanese guests, a stop-motion symposium, and six competitions at silent green Kulturquartier and City Kino Wedding.
RenderFlow 1.0: Pulze’s New Render Manager Steps Up
Pulze's RenderFlow 1.0 introduces advanced job submission, node monitoring, and automation features for VFX and post-production workflows.
The (further) development of Fusion.
Fusion, the compositing tool in and out of Resolve, has got a big update - and we asked BMD's Simon Hall, what it all means and what the future holds..
Procedural Texturing using Houdini and MaterialX
Learn how Houdini's MaterialX simplifies procedural texturing for VFX artists, with a focus on efficient shading and rendering workflows.
VLC 3.0 Media Player: With 8K, HDR and Chromecast support
Folks! The new VLC 3.0 Media Player version is now available for free. With the release, VideoLan adds Chromecast, HDR, 360° videos and more!
Free Network Kit
Creating networks with Cinema 4D Lite without Mograph? No longer a problem from now on!
Peter Pan Pulfer networks for the SAE Institute
The SAE Institute, the world's largest educational institution in the field of media, brings Peter Pulfer on board. Effective immediately, Pulfer, a recognised music-industry expert known simply as Pan, will take care of expanding the SAE network.
BT Becomes First Global TANDBERG-Certified Service Provider
TANDBERG certifies BT as its first global managed-services provider for telepresence and video-conferencing systems.
Hobnox.com Nominated for 2009 Lead Award for Best WebTV
Hobnox.com has been nominated in the WebTV of the Year category at the 2009 Lead Awards.
Hobnox.com Wins World Summit Award
Hobnox.com wins the 2009 World Summit Award Germany in the E-Entertainment & Games category.
Sybase 365 Launches Solution for Secure Access to Mobile Data Services
The solution is built on the world's most secure and powerful private IP network, enabling industry-leading customer service.
Seagate’s Latest Storage Solution for Small Businesses
Simple network storage with secure remote access
Two Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards for Tata Communications
The awards were presented by a distinguished jury of international representatives from leading telecommunications companies.
20th Century Fox Meets Hobnox
20th Century Fox of Germany Is Taking Part in the "Hobnox Evolution2" Competition to Support the Next Generation of Filmmakers.
Hobnox Evolution2 Contest Enters Its Decisive Phase
Hobnox, the entertainment network for creative people and their friends, launches the decisive phase of its Evolution2 competition on 1 September with a wide range of attractive support prizes.
Microsoft Announces Pricing for New Online Services
Partners benefit from a new compensation model and additional business opportunities / Germany not until 2009
Project Management: Merlin 2.6 Goes Online
Windows and Linux users can now access Merlin project files through a web browser. / Web module costs extra
Major Merger in China Confirms Social Gaming Trend
“The combination of social networks and online gaming has enormous potential”
Is Data Retention Without Compensation Unconstitutional?
The Association of the German Internet Industry, eco e.V., points to a decision issued yesterday by the Berlin Administrative Court that raises the fundamental question of whether the state may compel companies to implement surveillance measures without compensating them.
ARD Broadcasters Expand Audio and Video Replication with DAVID Systems
After years of tapeless radio-audio exchange using DAVID Systems’ Moves Media technologies, ARD officially began video-file transfer for television reports in 2007.
Edimax Keeps Traffic Moving on the Data Highway
With the nMax BR-6574n, Edimax offers a high-performance gigabit broadband router for small businesses
The NewsMarket and Akamai Accelerate Olympics Coverage
Media companies worldwide benefit from accelerated dynamic content and applications through Akamai's Web Application Accelerator service.
Google Champions Net Neutrality
Search-engine operator Google is advocating net neutrality and is developing programs that allow users to test their broadband internet connections. Paying customers can use them to determine whether their provider is throttling or completely blocking certain services.
Study: Massive Growth in Internet Traffic
According to a study, internet data traffic will soon increase sixfold due to the growing popularity of online video and social networks.
Partnership for Settlers Online Lobby
eeis from arvato systems provides the technical infrastructure
Internet Above the Clouds Takes Off Again in 2009
Panasonic plans to provide high-speed web access on aircraft beginning in early 2009.
Windows XP SP3 Available for Download
Service Pack 3 for Windows XP is now available to download from the Microsoft Download Center.
Kaspersky Lab Cooperates with Citrix Systems
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows Servers Enterprise Edition has become the first anti-virus solution to receive Citrix Ready certification, confirming full compatibility with Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5 in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
NAB 2008: Integrated Intercom-over-IP for Artist Intercom Systems
At NAB 2008 in Las Vegas, Riedel Communications introduced its new integrated Intercom-over-IP solution for the digital Artist matrix-intercom platform.
NAB 2008: New Quattro Software for Television
Quantel's new Quattro software adds tools and workflow improvements for faster, more efficient work with its television-production systems.
Universal EWMS Set-Top Box Presented to the Public for the First Time
At Medientreffpunkt Mitteldeutschland, Hit-TV.eu is presenting the prototype of the universal EWMS HT 100 / EWMS HT 50 set-top box to the public for the first time.
Hacker Competition Exposes Antivirus Software
Signature-Based Detection Demonstrated as a Weak Point
GVU Calls for More Initiative Against Pirated Copies on the Internet
"It must not be acceptable for some IT companies to derive substantial portions of their economic success from mass copyright infringements by their customers." With a view to tomorrow's Intellectual Property Day, Christian Sommer, chairman of the Society for the Prosecution of Copyright Infringements, appeals to politicians' and Internet service providers' (ISPs) sense of responsibility.
Cray and Intel Cooperate on Supercomputers
Cray and Intel have announced a multi-year collaboration in high-performance computing.
G DATA Presents the Top Ten Countries with the Most Zombie PCs
According to G DATA Security Labs, 43 percent of all compromised PCs are located in Europe.
Flexible Highlights from Sanyo
The projector specialist delivers particularly large images from a short distance with two new models.
First IPSec VPN Client for Windows XP 64 Bit Available for Large Installations
NCP engineering GmbH Releases Version 9.03 of Its Secure Enterprise Client. The Most Important Feature Is Support for the Windows XP Operating System in 64-Bit Mode.
HSPA Data Rates to Triple in 2008
Ericsson will demonstrate HSPA Evolution for the first time at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas from 1 to 3 April.
Panasonic Venture Group Invests in Zensys
The consumer-electronics company invests in Z-Wave and the Z-Wave Alliance.
Skype Use Grows Among Businesses
A Skype survey indicates that European small and medium-sized businesses are increasingly using free voice and videoconferencing.
WiFi 2.0: Google Targets TV Frequencies
White spaces are intended to enable wireless high-speed Internet services
Moodmixer Systems Use Modern Internet Technology to Control Your Background Music
PWsoft's Moodmixer systems offer generation of nonstop playlists for background music and in-store radio.
TapRoot Systems Releases WalkingHotSpot
Mobile network operators can now fully integrate Wi-Fi devices via smartphones and offer high-speed connections to laptops and other Internet devices
Basler Vision Technologies Enters the Digital Video Surveillance Market
Basler is entering the digital surveillance camera market with a product family. The first members of the new product family will be presented to the public in May at "IFSEC 2008".
HD Traffic – TomTom Launches Traffic Information in Switzerland
Swisscom mobile network data supplies information on road conditions
NanoXX Firmware Adds Multi-Recorder Functions
New software is now available to download for the NanoXX 9500 HD digital HDTV receiver.
Frankfurt Criminal Police Seize Ten Servers with Several Thousand Pirated Copies
What began as proceedings against the operator of a file-sharing portal has now led Frankfurt am Main criminal police investigators to strike against an international piracy network.
DH electronics Builds XLON Embedded PC
The XLON PC xsl connects through two channels to the new Pyxos FT network and targets industrial and home-automation use.
DViCO TViX M-7000A Replaces M-5100A
DViCO's TViX M-7000A networked AV player is scheduled to replace the M-5100A in April 2008.
Apple introduces new AirPort Express with 802.11n
Apple today upgraded AirPort Express, its mobile wireless base station, to 802.11n. Compared with the previous version, it thus offers up to five times the speed and twice the range*.
Eisenach Now Has a Modern Broadband Network
Kabel Deutschland has officially put Eisenach’s new broadband cable network for television, radio, internet, and telephone services into operation.
Researchers graphically depict New York’s communications
NYTE project provides insight into the global network structure
KommAustria awards construction of the mobile TV network to MEDIA BROADCAST
MEDIA BROADCAST, a service provider for the broadcasting and media industry, today received approval from Austrian regulatory authority KommAustria to establish and operate a nationwide multiplex platform for mobile terrestrial broadcasting in Austria.
ZyXEL Adds HomePlug AV to Media Adapter
ZyXEL’s DMA-1100P combines a digital media adapter with integrated HomePlug AV powerline networking.
Kaspersky Lab introduces Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows Server Enterprise Edition
Expanded management functions for x86 servers and terminal server environments/ Product already certified for Microsoft Windows Server 2008
New business models on the mobile Internet
Successful business models on the mobile Internet will increasingly be based on offering so-called metadata. As contextual information, these describe, for example, the location where a photo was taken as determined by GPS, or the availability status of mobile subscribers.
DSF increases the bandwidth of its digital broadcast signal on Kabel BW’s cable networks
Even better digital DSF programme signal in Baden-Württemberg
The internet weighs one 14-billionth of a kilogram!
P.M. MAGAZIN has put the internet on the scales: worldwide business correspondence via the internet, together with all love letters, holiday snapshots, videos, music files, spam and so on, weighs less than a grain of sand.
TietoEnator presents mobile-TV solution for network operators and media companies
As part of its ‘Digital Media’ offering, TietoEnator presents a complete mobile-TV and video solution for network operators and media companies. With the help of this solution, network operators can offer their subscribers ‘next generation’ mobile-TV services with simple access to live TV programmes and video-on-demand content (VoD).
ASTRA increases capacity for DSF in Germany
ASTRA and sports broadcaster DSF have concluded an agreement on the use of additional satellite transmission capacity. Under this agreement, effective from February 1, 2008, DSF will increase the bandwidth of its digital TV signal by almost 50 percent.
US music star releases album exclusively as mobile-phone download
Music industry pins hopes on mobile-communications market.
Sony Introduces Two HD Business Projectors
Sony has introduced the VPL-FH300L full-HD business projector and announced the VPL-FW300L Wide XGA variant.
ASTRA increases capacity for DSF in Germany
Increased bandwidth provides the highest picture quality for the digital broadcast signal
DSF increases bandwidth of its digital broadcast signal by more than 50 percent
Just in time for the start of the second half of the Bundesliga season, DSF will significantly improve its digital TV transmission: through an agreement with APS ASTRA Platform Services GmbH, DSF will increase the bandwidth of its digital TV signal by more than 50 percent.
The USA fights for the title of “internet nation”
The USA has problems expanding its broadband internet connection. A report published today, Thursday, by the National Telecommuniactions and Information Administration http://www.ntia.doc.gov speaks of major successes in this field. Critics, however, see little more behind the study "Networked Nation: Broadband in America" (NTIA) than an excessively euphoric assessment of the current situation.
WLAN: Siemens solves power-supply problem
HiPath Wireless solution announced for the 802.11n standard.
IPTV for iPhone: Xeatre.tv Goes Mobile
German supplier Xeatre.tv is bringing its professional recording solution to the iPhone.
Penta Introduces 17-Inch HD2line Display
Penta Studiotechnik has expanded its HD2line broadcast-display range with a new 17-inch model offering 1,920 by 1,200 resolution.
MailPerfect Partners with Logitech and c&H to Market Videonize to More Than 40,000 Educational Institutions
MailPerfect Europe, Logitech and c&H are jointly targeting the German-speaking education market with Videonize as a paid standard version.
SANYO Expands Projector Line-Up at ISE
The projector specialist is presenting seven new models for business, education and professional applications at ISE.
Court convicts student over cyberattack on Estonia
A court in Estonia has fined a student of Russian descent €1,100 for a cyberattack carried out in May 2007.
Compact Dimensions, High Resolution: 17″ HD2line Now Available
Penta Studiotechnik has added a 17" display with 1,920 × 1,200 resolution to its HD2line broadcast display series.
SANYO Expands Its Professional Monitor Range
SANYO is presenting four new professional LCD monitors at Integrated Systems Europe, including weatherproof and protected models for demanding installations.
ARD remains confident in digital radio relaunch
In its 16th report, the KEF cut the ARD’s €140 million registration for a 2009–2012 digital terrestrial radio relaunch by around 90%.
Penta adds 17-inch HD2line broadcast display
Penta adds a 1920 × 1200 17-inch widescreen display to its HD2line broadcast-monitor range.
TANDBERG Codian MSE 8321: Highest-Capacity High-Definition Gateway on the Market
Tandberg has launched the Codian MSE 8321 gateway, supporting up to 1,000 simultaneous video conferences between ISDN and IP participants.
Kaspersky Lab Publishes Its Virus Chart
In the final month of 2007, the virus world ranged from 12-byte specimens to 85 MB giants, eleven-times-packed backdoors and familiar names across different categories.
Digital music market booms: $2.9 billion in revenue
“Illegal file sharing is slowing positive development”.
German IPTV Association Founded
The German IPTV Association was founded in Berlin to support the technological, economic and creative potential of the IPTV industry and encourage innovation, standards and exchange between research and industry.
MW: Elgato Presents EyeTV 3
At Macworld Expo, Elgato presented the new version of EyeTV 3. The interface has been completely revised and adapted to Leopard.
Web TV Boom: Users Broadcast Self-Made Shows Live
Video platforms offer a wide range of technical possibilities.
The Starting Signal for Wireless USB
UWB technology replaces cable connections at the workplace.
Kabel Deutschland recruits customer-service staff
Archive: Kabel Deutschland created 160 customer-service jobs in Erfurt and Großkugel near Halle and sought qualified applicants.
Samwer Brothers Plan to Invest US$15 Million in Facebook
Analyst: “The valuation bears no economic relation whatsoever.”
Apple Announces Wireless Time Capsule Backup
Time Capsule combines an 802.11n base station with a server hard drive for automatic wireless Time Machine backups from one or more Macs.
E-sports players face each other in court for the first time
Cheating allegation in online game led to league exclusion.
No duty to monitor internet use within the family
Owners of internet connections only have to monitor family members’ use of the connection if there are indications of a legal violation.
Exozet Introduces TVNEXT Playout Server
The TVNEXT expansion links online television with conventional broadcast distribution and interactive commerce functions.
Transition to digital radio makes slow progress
Unlike digital television, progress in the transition to digital radio (DAB) is extremely slow.
MW: Merlin in a team: version 2.5 adds networking and more
After an intensive development and testing phase, ProjectWizards’ network-capable project-management software Merlin 2.5 is launching today. It will be presented to the public during Macworld Expo in San Francisco from January 15 to 18, 2008.
Kabel BW begins switching encryption system in Stuttgart
To offer video on demand and other interactive multimedia services in future - such as an electronic programme guide, time-shifted playback of certain offerings or games - Kabel BW is currently introducing the new NDS VideoGuard encryption system.
Apple introduces the most powerful Apple server ever with the new Xserve
Apple has introduced a new Xserve. The 1U rack-mount server is up to twice as fast as its predecessor* and includes a licence for an unlimited number of Mac OS X Server Leopard clients. Available from €2,899 including VAT, the new Xserve offers up to two 3.0 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors for eight-core performance, a new server architecture, faster front-side buses, faster memory, up to 3 TB of internal storage and two PCI Express 2.0 expansion slots for higher performance and flexibility.
skyDSL gets going again
skyDSL is continuing and ensuring service for its customers. Swiss investment company Mountain Super Angel AG has signed a purchase-option agreement with TELES AG for the skyDSL division. The agreement enables the investment company to acquire a majority stake in TELES Wireless Broadband Internet GmbH by 28.01.2008.
Internet use 5.3% cheaper in 2007 than in 2006
According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), prices for Internet use in the 2007 annual average were 5.3% below the 2006 level. Compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, prices for Internet use fell by 4.9% in December 2007. Prices remained stable compared with the previous month.
Berlin Week of Free Radio
Berlin radio initiatives are holding a "Week of Free Radio" in Berlin from January 1-9, 2008.
Overview of the Most Important Changes in the IT and Telecommunications Sector
In the new year, consumers and companies must once again prepare for a series of legislative changes. BITKOM has compiled an overview of the most important changes for the ICT sector:
Customers Benefit from Increasing Price Competition
The liberalization of the telecommunications market ten years ago has developed into a genuine success story. "This is a very successful chapter in German economic history," said Prof. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer, President of the BITKOM Federal Association, ahead of the anniversary on January 1, 2008.