WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- FierceIPTV (www.fierceiptv.com) today announced its first "Fierce 15" list of the top IPTV companies making significant inroads in the burgeoning IPTV industry. The winners are smart thought leaders with proven solutions that will bring IPTV from concept to reality as rollouts continue.
"The evolution of IPTV has been highly anticipated. The Fierce 15 companies are the ones out in front of the pack, leading the way to true convergence of services for each and every home viewer," said Brian Dolan, editor of FierceIPTV. "FierceIPTV keeps a close watch on the industry, and these are the companies that should be watched and applauded for their efforts early in the game."
Editors evaluated numerous companies in the growing IPTV space, selecting winners who are making an impact on the nascent North American sector where small and medium sized deployments have been launched and larger deployments are promised for the near future.
The 2006 FierceIPTV 15 winners are:
1) Actiontec Electronics 2) Brightcove 3) CopperGate Communications 4) Cloverleaf Communications 5) Encirq 6) Entone Technologies 7) Envivio, Inc. 8) Falcon Communications 9) Hillcrest Labs 10) Maven Networks 11) Minerva Networks 12) Packet Vision 13) QoSmetrics 14) Ruckus Wireless 15) Widevine Technologies
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