Orcadian Energy Share Discussion Threads

[colinhy] 05/9/2006 19:04

On the Orca website Motorola is listed as a set top box partner along with

Amino, Costron, ImpressTek, Pace, Setabox, Celrun, RCA Digital, Humax, Tilgin

[ericthecat] 05/9/2006 10:19

I expect motorola to be announced as one of their new partners for set top boxes!

[ericthecat] 04/9/2006 19:39

Orca to unveil extended support for IPTV business model

Aug 24, 2006 8:00 AM


IPTV middleware and application software developer Orca Interactive will introduce a new middleware component that extends support for flexible business models at IBC2006.

This component will help IPTV operators support new types of pricing methods for services and innovative bundles, driving industry growth through enhanced revenue generation and customer loyalty.

Expanding the capabilities of Orca's RiGHTv middleware and service delivery platform (SDP) for IPTV, the new component will enable operators to set commercial rules for new services and marketing models for Orca's applications, as well as those of third parties. The component allows operators to remain competitive and build revenues by offering segmented and dynamic packages, cross-product packaging and bundling capabilities and pricing models based on user needs and usage.

See Orca Interactive at IBC2006 stand 2.230 or visit: www.orcainteractive.com.

[colinhy] 04/9/2006 10:08

Oh dear yet another contract loss for Orca Interactive

September 2005 Orca announced had been selected by Dansk Bredbaand to supply IPTV services, today Dansk Bredbaand announced that Dreampark middleware will replace their existing middleware (Orca ?).

"Danish IP TV operator Dansk Bredbaand has contracted Dreampark to supply Dreamgallery IP TV Middleware.
Dreampark, a Scandinavian broadband solution provider, will replace Dansk Bredbaand's existing middleware with Dreamgallery, a browser-based middleware for IP TV and DVB-C/S/T-IP hybrid systems. Dreamgallery enables services for next-generation TV, including interactive television, video on demand, non-linear TV and network PVR services."






says Per Skyttvall, CEO, Dreampark. "This is the second project within a short time in which we replace one of the major Middleware suppliers.

[colinhy] 01/9/2006 08:50

ANT Joins Industry Partners at IBC 2006

Cambridge, 31 August 2006 - ANT plc (AIM: ANTP), the market leading provider of software and solutions for the IPTV, hybrid TV and consumer electronics industries, today announced that the company will attend IBC 2006, taking place 8-12 September in Amsterdam. ANT will join its Interactive TV and consumer electronics partners to showcase and demonstrate its TV media management and user interface solutions targeted at a wide range of consumer electronics devices and TV markets.


Orca Interactive (Stand 2.230) - Showing ANT Galio integrated with Texas Instruments DaVinci technology

[admarky2] 31/8/2006 09:48

ORCA could certainly do with some meaningful contract wins as this would go some way in confirming that they are still veruy much part of this space.On the plus side any such wins would almost certainly result in a significant upswing for the share price which on such low volumes would be interesting.

[colinhy] 30/8/2006 22:21

Orca Demonstrates Latest Advanced IPTV Solution at IBC 2006

In addition, Orca technology can be found in the following partner stands at IBC 2006:
- BitBand; Stand number 5.232
- Comverse; Stand number 2.115
- Optibase; Stand number 2.249
- Texas Instruments; Stand number 1.410
- Widevine Technologies; Stand number 4.151





This latest press release does NOT include the announcement of new Telco and service provider customers only new partnerships.

"The company will also announce new partnerships in the IPTV ecosystem. Orca's Interactive Alliance is gaining momentum with the addition of new partners to be announced at IBC. By selecting Orca and its Interactive Alliance partners, IPTV operators can enjoy rapid time to market and decreased total cost of ownership through these pre-integrated, certified and interoperable solutions."

[colinhy] 30/8/2006 18:27

Expecting new customer announcements from ORCA at IBC Exhibition and Conference 7 - 12 Sept 2006

Quote From Advanced Television preview of IBC 2006

"Additionally, the company will also announce new Telco and service provider customers as well as partnerships in the IPTV ecosystem. Orca's new Interactive Alliance, designed to reduce vendor dependency with an open, reliable end-to-end IPTV solution, is gaining momentum with the addition of new partners to be announced at IBC. By selecting Orca and its Interactive Alliance partners, IPTV operators can enjoy rapid time to market and decreased total cost of ownership through these pre-integrated, certified and interoperable solutions."

[hugepants] 30/8/2006 09:07

Any forecasts in the public domain?
Is the IP middleware market expected to grow next few years?
thx

[verytense] 28/8/2006 22:21

Taken from a BB discussion on 'Light Reading' ref Cisco. Posters are talking about the merits etc of various 'middleware' offerings:

Subject: Re: Cisco - MSFT- Espial, et. al. Date: 08/28/06 12:25 PM
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From what I have seen in this industry-
MSTV v1 was designed by the R&D team, which resulted in a classical "enterprise architecture" to assume strong device like a PC and a network to enable an always-connected services. Since the R&D team of MSTV is not experienced with telco architecture, their product is overloading the STB and the network. MSTV's customers are now willing to wait a full year with the hope that v2 (after a major rewrite) will be a telco-grade product. It will be interesting to see whether the customers of MSTV will also accept the attitude of MSTV to say "Take our TV-UI, as we know best usability".

Orca's Products are based on Oracle, based on telco-grade fundamentals, they benchmarked their middleware with HP and proved scalability

Myrio's Products were designed for MySQL and only recently migrated to Oracle without a redesign. Myrio also use a cable architecture for the client to force JVM in the STB.

My last comment is about the term "middleware", which is excessively used. The problem is that even Espial is using it, while they are just "STB middleware" (i.e. no server side technology).

[cheltspy] 27/8/2006 14:58

Another over done summer fall in a OIL obsessed market.

[colinhy] 24/8/2006 15:04

AUGUST 23, 2006
Will Cisco Make an IPTV Middleware Move?

Microsoft isn't saying much about the potential threat of Cisco to its IPTV middleware business. "Microsoft has no comment on rumors," says spokesman Jim Brady. "Cisco is a part of the Microsoft IPTV ecosystem. Basically, they deliver the advanced set-tops and encoding solutions to the IPTV portfolio."

So, of the many IPTV middleware platforms currently on the market, which would Cisco consider serious acquisition targets? Our sources say the field can be narrowed to just a handful whose products have already been reality tested at actual telco video deployments.

One clue might lie in the middleware platforms that already integrate with Widevine content security. According to Widevine, these include Orca Interactive Ltd. and Minerva Networks Inc. Widevine interoperates with Kasenna Inc. VOD servers, but apparently not specifically with the Kasenna middleware platform. Widevine also integrates with Myrio Corp. middleware, but Myrio was taken out of the game by Siemens AG last April.

[suncanaria] 16/8/2006 08:37

Lucent has removed Orca from its web Page on IPTV.

I shouldn't be to concerned about this. I remember a few years back Lucent did a similar thing with another product yet they were still selling the product.

It may they are under arrangement to market their product under the Lucent brand name.

[ericthecat] 09/8/2006 15:17

Still here BB,

Personally I do not think anything has gone wrong. Somebody has sold a few any selling on this share drags the price down as there is so little trading the mm's do not want to get lumbered with stock and will only let you sell 5k before the price drops.

There will be no news til september when orca should announce new contracts, H1 figures will be relatively poor so I will buy some more between now and then as sales will come. ORCA are doing pretty well with some good contracts won and more to come,

This is below cash a a good buy at this price it may well get taken over, its a huge growth market over the next 5 years.

[dexter9] 09/8/2006 14:02

Maybe the news is bad but somebody sees light at the end of the tunnel
200,000 bought in 1 hour.What next??

[britishbear] 09/8/2006 13:36

We need Eric back to start cheerleading this crock of a share.

The Lucent news is obviously bad.

I think this time it could well be terminal - I can not see a future for ORCA I am afraid. Bigboys will simply swot them away and give away the middleware. There is nowhere left for them to run.

[rangers99] 09/8/2006 13:06

I think its about 26p per share. Or maybe more

[bluesky4] 09/8/2006 12:59

what is Orca's cash value in sterling per share??

[istanbully] 09/8/2006 12:27

Well done Eli. Screwed us yet again.

[lumpsucker] 09/8/2006 12:00

Dunno whats goin on but glad I dumped at 37 and 33. At sub cash levels looks interesting again once we know wot caused the drop.

[britishbear] 09/8/2006 11:57

Plop, plop.

Is there no end to the madness.

Eli and BLZ have an uncanny knack of floating off dogs (ORCA and ADA) and now poor ZIP holders (including me).

[colinhy] 26/7/2006 14:25

PONG

Lucent has removed Orca from its web Page on IPTV.

Now reads

"Dynamically adapt and brand the scalable middleware Subscriber User Interface (SUI) from Lucent as you see fit - Maximizing the value of your brand with consumers."
"Middleware solutions for IPTV from Lucent provide customizable, and scalable user interface solutions for consumers."

was

"Dynamically adapt and brand the scalable middleware Subscriber User Interface (SUI) from Lucent and Orca Interactive as you see fit - Maximizing the value of your brand with consumers."
"Middleware solutions for IPTV from Lucent and Orca Interactive provide customizable, and scalable user interface solutions for consumers."

Also the Lucent press release today only refers to the Lucent "Imagenio" IPTV and not ORCA

"A strategic agreement to support Telefonica's IPTV service rollouts worldwide, assume responsibility for the future development and deployment of Telefonica's "Imagenio" IPTV middleware platform and market the platform to the broader, global service provider community. Lucent Worldwide Services will serve as the prime network integrator for Telefonica as it introduces Imagenio in additional markets."



Can't be long before ORCA goes "POP"