Bluestreak Network Closes $8 Million C-Round Funding; Leading Mobile TV Technology Firm to Meet Growing Demand by Opening New Offices in Europe and Asia.MONTREAL -- Bluestreak Network, Inc., a leading provider of mobile TV and digital television technology, today announced the completion of $8 million in C-Round equity financing Equity Financing The act of raising money for company activities by selling common or preferred stock to individual or institutional investors. In return for the money paid, shareholders receive ownership interests in the corporation. by internal investors Solidarity Fund QFL QFL Quebec Federation of Labour (Canada) QFL Queensland Football League QFL Quoted for Lies (internet slang) QFL Qualified Products List , BDC (Backup Domain Controller) In a Windows NT server, a copy of the Primary Domain Controller (PDC). The BDC is periodically synchronized with the PDC. See PDC. BDC - Backup Domain Controller Venture Capital, and First Capital Group. Proceeds will be used to expand development of the company's award-winning MachBlue(TM) platform and to increase sales and engineering efforts in Europe and Asia. "The growth in Europe and Asia has been explosive in all areas of Bluestreak's core business, including mobile, IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. , cable, and satellite," said Jacques Bernier, SVP SVP S'il Vous PlaƮt (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul information technologies, telecommunications, and industrial innovations at Solidarity Fund QFL. Steven Abrams, director, BDC Venture Capital, added: "Opening two new offices in Paris and Hong Kong is the logical next step in taking the Bluestreak brand worldwide and continuing the company's rapid rate of expansion." Paul Forostowsky, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bluestreak Network, identified several key trends that are driving the adoption of Bluestreak's technology, including the need of network operators to create complete user interfaces/MMIs for an ever-wider range of devices, and continuing consumer demand around the world for more intuitive ways to download, manage, and replay music and video, even when no connection to the network is available. "During the past year, Bluestreak has established itself as the market leader in rich-media mobile TV applications, particularly because we have bridged the gap between DVB-H See mobile TV and DVB. , 3G, and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) See HSPA. technologies," said Mr. Forostowsky. "This latest round of funding will allow us to make further investments to port MachBlue to an ever-growing list of devices, and to expand our global sales, support, and localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. services in direct response to operator and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and demand." About Bluestreak Network, Inc. Bluestreak Network is the creator of the award-winning MachBlue(TM) platform, which powers sophisticated applications and user interfaces on mobile phones and television set-top boxes. The MachBlue platform gives network operators and OEMs the power to create engaging, rich-media user experiences (UX). Customers include leading operators such as Orange, Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , and Videotron. Bluestreak recently won top honors in the Orange Partner Innovation Contest, an accolade awarded to the "Best of the Best" in innovative mobile products, services, or technology concepts. www.bluestreaknetwork.com About Solidarity Fund QFL With assets of $6.6 billion, the Solidarity Fund QFL is a development capital fund that through its RRSP See Registered Retirement Savings Plan. RRSP See registered retirement savings plan (RRSP). channels the savings of Quebecers into investments in all sectors of the economy to help create and maintain jobs and contribute to Quebec's economic development. The organization is a partner, either directly or through its network members, in 2,184 companies. The Fund currently has more than half a million shareholders and has helped, on its own or with other financial partners, create, maintain and support over 115,000 jobs. www.fondsftq.com About BDC Venture Capital BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion. Its focus is on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets. Established in 1975, BDC Venture Capital has invested in over 400 different companies to date. It currently manages more than $550 million in venture capital investments in the areas of Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Advanced Technologies, and Funds Investments. www.bdc.ca About First Capital Group First Capital Group is a private investment firm that provides equity capital to companies that fall into three general investment categories: early-stage, expansion-stage, and management buyouts and special situation investments in small and middle-market companies at more mature growth stages. 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