BLUCOM Awarded 'Product of The Year'; Nomination By the Renowned Trade Publication Cable & Satellite International.BETZDORF, Luxembourg -- SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company (Paris:SESG SESG Systems Engineering Steering Group SESG Software Engineering Support Group SESG System Engineering Sub-Group ) (LuxX:SESG), has announced today that its interactive BLUCOM service has been awarded "Product of the Year 2006" by the renowned European technology magazine Cable & Satellite International. The award is granted annually at the International Broadcasting Convention The International Broadcasting Convention, more commonly known by its acronym IBC, is an annual trade show for broadcasters, content creators/providers, equipment manufacturers, professional and technical associations, and other participants in the broadcast industry. (IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention ) in Amsterdam. BLUCOM was nominated in the category "best playout/connectivity/service/solution", one out of 16 categories. The Cable & Satellite International awards are one of the most prestigious technology awards internationally. With more than 1,000 exhibitors, the IBC is one of the most important trade shows in the areas of digital consumer electronics, broadcast and media. The innovative interactive BLUCOM technology is already used by several German TV and radio channels. BLUCOM supports services like program guides, weather and sports information and other added value services. Furthermore, it enables voting, downloads, advertising, chats and transaction television, thus allowing the consumer to interact directly with the program. The mobile phone with its SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. functionality is used as a return path. As BLUCOM can be received via a set-top box as well as via UMTS/GPRS, virtually every household - be it cable, satellite or terrestrial - can use the service. BLUCOM has been developed by the SES ASTRA affiliate ASTRA ASTRA Ancient Instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application ASTRA Australian Strategic Air Traffic Management Group ASTRA Arab Supply and Trading Corporation ASTRA Automatic System for Transport Analysis ASTRA Automatic Satellite Tracking Research Antenna Platform Services (APS) in Germany. About SES ASTRA www.ses-astra.com The ASTRA Satellite System is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. ) satellite system in Europe, delivering services to some 107 million Direct-to-Home and cable households. The ASTRA satellite fleet currently comprises 13 satellites, transmitting in excess of 1700 analogue and digital television and radio channels as well as multimedia and Internet services. ASTRA's two prime orbital positions for DTH services are 19.2(degree) East and 28.2(degree) East. Professional services such as Direct-to cable (DTC DTC See: Depository Transfer Check DTC See: Depository Trust Company DTC See Depository Trust Company (DTC). ), Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) and Occasional Use are offered from the orbital position of 23.5(degree) East. SES ASTRA is an SES GLOBAL company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG). SES GLOBAL wholly owns three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM in the US and SES NEW SKIES SES NEW SKIES, formerly New Skies Satellites (NSS), is a Dutch operator of communications spacecraft, owned by SES. On November 30, 1998, the Intelsat 703 spacecraft was transferred to New Skies’ control. New Skies operates this and four other spacecraft. in the rest of the world. The Company also holds strategic participations in AsiaSat in Asia, Star One in Latin America, SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. Americom Government Services provides network solutions and bandwidth to the US government and its contractors. SES GLOBAL provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet of 44 satellites across the globe. Additional info on SES GLOBAL at: www.ses-global.com. |
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