SmartVideo Selects Action Engine for Mobile TV Guide; Consumers Gain User-Friendly Way to Search and Discover Mobile Television Content.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Action Engine(R) Corporation, the mobile application platform leader, today announced that it was selected by SmartVideo Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SMVD), a leading mobile TV provider, as the technology provider for the SmartVideo Mobile Entertainment Program Guide (EPG (Electronic Program Guide) An online listing of TV or other programs. Periodically, EPGs are downloaded into set-top boxes so that viewers can preview offerings by time or category and set reminders. ). Action Engine will be demonstrating the new application in booth #504 at CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2006 being held from September 12-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. in Los Angeles. The SmartVideo EPG lets consumers quickly search for television programming from the company's large library of live mobile television and video on demand, including ABC News
ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin. , CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. , DIC DIC diffuse intravascular coagulation; disseminated intravascular coagulation. DIC abbr. disseminated intravascular coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) , Fox Sports, ifilm, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Mobile, The Weather Channel, and more. "The SmartVideo Entertainment Program Guide gives consumers a fast and intuitive way to find their favorite television programs using a mobile device," said David Ross David Ross refers to:
"Companies, like SmartVideo, have a wealth of rich media to offer wireless consumers," said Jim Souders, Action Engine's senior vice president of worldwide field operations. "Action Engine is focused on making sure that consumers don't get frustrated trying to find and access that media. Our mobile search technology lets consumers discover services, like television programs, music videos, and news images, with dramatically fewer keystrokes and trips to the network than competitive offerings." The SmartVideo EPG can be downloaded on Windows Mobile Pocket PC devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. from the SmartVideo Website www.smartvideo.com with support for additional devices to follow later this year. SmartVideo also has a business model in place for mobile operators and device manufacturers who are interested in deploying the SmartVideo Entertainment Program Guide to their customers. About SmartVideo Technologies, Inc. SmartVideo Technologies offers the first and best-in-class services for broadcasting live, on-demand and download-and-play television content for mobile video consumers around the world. SmartVideo's television solutions deliver sharp video images with fully synched audio for broadcast to video-enabled cell phones and other handheld devices, via current and next-generation cellular and Wi-Fi systems. SmartVideo's proprietary technologies include a full suite of television content management services for wireless telco carriers as well as content owners, to provide an end-to-end mobile television broadcast and business solution. SmartVideo's robust library of content includes news, weather, sports, children's programming and more, from such leading international brands as ABC News, NBC Universal, Fox Sports, The Weather Channel and dozens of others. SmartVideo's mobile video solutions provide exceptional image quality on all existing 2.5G and Edge cellular networks, and near-broadcast quality on 3G and Wi-Fi networks. SmartVideo is a Microsoft Windows Media(R) 9 Series Certified Hosting Provider. For additional information and to subscribe to SmartVideo's Live TV content packages visit www.smartvideo.com or using your smartphone visit www.windowsmedia.com/mobile. About Action Engine Winner of the IDC Top 10, the Fierce 15, and the Mobile Star Awards, Action Engine(R) Corporation, the mobile application platform leader, delivers a breakthrough in mobile application usability. The Action Engine Mobile Application Platform(TM) introduces a browserless, client/server approach to searching for and discovering mobile content that takes 80% fewer keystrokes and trips to the network, and drives 20x faster response times than competitive alternatives. The company's award-winning mobile search, mobile advertising, and location-based service solutions enable content providers and wireless operators to quickly deliver a superior mobile user experience. Action Engine's software has been deployed by a robust list of global companies that include Sprint, Verizon Wireless, SingTel, Optus, MSNBC.com, TiVo, and SmartVideo. Additional information is available at +1(425) 498-1500 (Americas/AsiaPac), +44 (0) 1628 509088 (UK/EMEA), info@actionengine.com and www.actionengine.com. Action Engine is a registered trademark, and Action Engine Mobile Application Platform is a trademark of Action Engine Corporation. All other names, brands, or products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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