Category: QCC Blog

Sprint’s Xohm WiMAX to go live in September
Sprint’s long-delayed full rollout of its Xohm WiMAX Internet service should start in September, company chief technical officer Barry West said Wednesday at the WiMAX Forum’s Global Congress event. The executive now claims that the 4G-class wireless network will start its normal, paid business in September with a first run in Baltimore; Chicago a…

Safari 3.1.2 for Windows fixes security holes
Apple on Thursday unveiled a new security update rolled into Safari 3.1.2 for Windows. Which offers users protection against vulnerabilities with the imaging engine, file saving, and malicious code execution. Users could have been affected by maliciously crafted BMP or GIF files, which could allow assailants to learn what is in active memory at any…

ThePoint No.49
Macs-Final Cut Pro-Post Production-Audio, Podcast for Jul 06 2006. With the acceleration in popularity of video podcasts, pro applications like Final Cut Pro are very accessible, and will enhance your post production work-flow. I offer some personal insight on how to approach the process of teaching yourself Final Cut Pro. Also, I discuss how to integrate a digital telephone hybrid with an audio interface. I recommend BigTime, a new application from Digital Heaven, and MovieGate, a $15 DVD authoring tool developed in France. Lastly, I mention a future review of a new application called Musicbed DV.

Visible Measure Has Product to Measure Video Engagement

Here at MediaPost online video conference in Manhattan, I caught up with Matt Cutler of Visible Measures, the Boston-based company that analyzes the way the video is consumed. It has raised $19 million in venture capital.

Today, the company announced a new ad effectiveness analysis product to monitor the impact of viral video campaigns, including “engagement.”

Visible Measure has advertising agency clients including Digitas and publishers including The New York Times Company.

Here’s an interview with Matt Culter with MediaPost’s Gavin O’Malley.

— Andy Plesser

Posted on Beet.TV on Monday, June 16, 2008

http://www.beet.tv/2008/06/visible-measure.html

Needham: Apple iPhone income to rely on ‘halo’
Apple will be dependent on a halo effect for increasing profit through the iPhone 3G, says the Needham & Co. analyst group. With the eliminating of revenue sharing from cellphone carriers, who are also helping to subsidize the new $199 and $299 prices, Apple is not expected to make as much money off each device as it is currently. Needham further…

iPhone in Canada to usher in new data rates
The launch of the iPhone 3G in Canada should also see Rogers introduce new rates that may reflect a greater dependence on mobile data but will also encourage higher rates per user, according to statements made by Rogers Wireless president Nadir Mohamed at the Canadian Telecom Summit. The senior official notes that new plans are coming within the n…

Distributor for your film? You’re it!
These days it’s easy to get your films shown to millions thanks to YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Atom Films, and all the other social networking sites out there. But if you want a distributor and… Dozens of free tips for post production professionals and video editors.

Apple, GPU makers team on OpenCL standard
The Khronos Group late yesterday established a new alliance between vendors that could see standards for high performance computing such as OpenCL gain a foothold across many operating systems and hardware platforms. Called the Computer Working Group, the team includes graphics rivals 3DLabs, AMD, and NVIDIA, processor makers such as ARM, Freescal…

Brightcove Announces New Service for High-Quality, Long-form Video Delivery

Earlier today, Brightcove, the big video sharing platform for publishers, announced a major development. It is providing a number of enhancements including a high quality Flash stream for long form videos and a means to generate metadata around content, making it more discoverable.

It has been in beta with some customers and will be fully implemented this fall, the company says.

We caught up with Brightcove VP Adam Berry last week for a briefing here at Beet.TV. He give a comprehensive explanation.

Here’s the take on this by Ryan Stewart over at ZDNet.

— Andy Plesser

Posted on Beet.TV on Tuesday, June 17, 2008

http://www.beet.tv/2008/06/brightcove-anno.html

Visible Measure Has Product to Measure Video Engagement

Here at MediaPost online video conference in Manhattan, I caught up with Matt Cutler of Visible Measures, the Boston-based company that analyzes the way the video is consumed. It has raised $19 million in venture capital.

Today, the company announced a new ad effectiveness analysis product to monitor the impact of viral video campaigns, including “engagement.”

Visible Measure has advertising agency clients including Digitas and publishers including The New York Times Company.

Here’s an interview with Matt Culter with MediaPost’s Gavin O’Malley.

— Andy Plesser

Posted on Beet.TV on Monday, June 16, 2008

http://www.beet.tv/2008/06/visible-measure.html

Anand Rajaraman, Kosmix

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