2008 News Articles
Read what people are writing about Ubicom and our products
- PC Magazine: Jul 29, 2008
The Best (and Worst) Tech Support in America: Routers
In PC Magazine's 21st Annual Readers' Choice Survey, D-Link routers featuring Ubicom technology ranked #2 among newer routers.
- Sitecom Press Release: July 2008
WL-308 Wireless 300N XR Gigabit Gaming Router
Sitecom presents the WL-308 Wireless 300N XR Gigabit Gaming Router, featuring StreamEngine technology, which is ideal for users who want lag-free gaming and expect optimum performance with applications such as streaming HD video and audio, VoIP, and transferring large quantities of data.
- Broadband Home Report: Feb 25, 2008
Briefly Noted: Updates, Observations and Trends — Ubicom Delivers
By Sandy Teger and Dave Waks
In our September 16, 2007 newsletter, we wrote about a visit with Ubicom and why we thought their technology was an important contribution to multimedia networking. The people at CES evidently agreed, because five of the show's Innovations Honorees products — from Logitech, D-Link, NETGEAR and Silicondust — featured Ubicom technology.
- BusinessWeek: Feb 18, 2008
Ubicom Frames a Market
By Stacey Higginbotham
A common failing among technical folks and gadget heads is remembering that much of the consumer population doesn't think the way they do. Ubicom remembers, and by focusing on how consumers deal with home networking technology, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chip company sold 2.5 million chips last year.
Ubicom has won several awards for its chips, which are embedded in everything from wireless digital photo frames to home routers made by Linksys. Essentially the chip, with the help of Ubicom's StreamEngine software, recognizes and prioritizes IP traffic across a network. As a result, products containing Ubicom chips consistently score better user reviews on shopping sites, at least according to the company's VP of marketing, Keith Morris. ...
Its next big market is the digital picture frame, which some see becoming a repository for all digital content within a home. Now that more frames are sold with Wi-Fi connectivity they're able to do more, and Ubicom's Stream Engine software and chips can help manage some of the complexity associated with adding another networked device to the home. Ubicom's chips, which are in D-Link's Wi-Fi Internet Picture Frames and others, may help get grandma online by automatically connecting to a Wi-Wi network and automatically linking to a user's accounts — though it's hard to say how far a chip company can push ease of use.
- BusinessWeek: Feb 01, 2008
Reframing Digital Entertainment
By Olga Kharif
A wide array of tech players hopes to tap digital frame demand. Besides Kodak, there's Philips Electronics, and display maker ViewSonic, along with some 50 startups with names like Smartparts and PhotoVu, in the U.S. alone. After exiting the market around 2004, Kodak came back last April with frames selling for $70 to $250. Sales have been brisk since. "Although digital frames have been around for a while, the market has just reached a tipping point," says Keith Morris, vice-president for marketing at Ubicom, which supplies chips to makers of network routers and digital photo frames. "We see it as a market that could get as big as a router market very fast."
- DivX: Jan 07, 2008
Ubicom to Provide Network Processing Solution for DivX Connected™ Consumer Electronics Devices
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) and Ubicom®, Inc., a leading provider of communications processor and software solutions, today announced an agreement that will enable Ubicom processors to power future DivX Connected™ network media playback devices. The two companies will demonstrate DivX Connected functionality on the Ubicom StreamEngine 5000™ processor at the DivX booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Adding the Ubicom processor to DivX® decoding platforms will provide an affordable and flexible solution to consumer electronic manufacturers producing DivX Connected products. DivX Connected is a powerful, easy-to-use open platform that brings a high-quality digital media experience to the living room, allowing consumers to access media content and services from the PC and Internet through a range of networked consumer electronics devices. The first DivX Connected device is currently available in the UK, France, and Germany and will be released in the US later this year.
"Ubicom is very excited to be a part of the innovative DivX Connected program," said Cathal Phelan, CEO of Ubicom. "The DivX platform is compelling because users can enjoy their multimedia content wherever and whenever they want."
"Ubicom is a great partner to provide DivX Connected devices with cutting-edge network capabilities in a variety of formats," said Jerome "Gej" Vashisht-Rota, Co-founder, Vice President & Group Business Manager, Media Experience, at DivX, Inc. "Their technology will ensure that the DivX Connected user experience will be a very high quality one."
For more information on DivX Connected, see www.divx.com/connected. For more information on Ubicom, please visit www.ubicom.com.
- Frame Media: Jan 07, 2008
Frame Media Launches Partner Certification Program
Frame Media, Inc. (www.framemedia.com), the leading provider of software and content for wireless picture frames, today announced the first ever partner certification program for consumer electronic brands (Brands), original equipment manufacturers (OEM), outsourced design manufacturers (ODM) and semiconductor companies in the digital photo frame market.
Frame Media's certification program enables participants to incorporate the FrameChannel platform into their product offerings. FrameChannel is a market leader in delivering dynamic, personalized content to wireless photo frames. With FrameChannel, owners of wireless digital frames can marry their photos from their personal computer or favorite photo sharing sites and social networks with content from over 300 different channels in the FrameChannel library. ...
Frame Media's inaugural partners include Amlogic, Digital Spectrum, D-link, Quanta Microsystems, RMI Corporation, SigmaTel and Ubicom. More information is available at http://www.framemedia.com/workwithus.php
