http://linux.sys-con.com/ Latest articles from VOD Copyright 2008 LINUX.SYS-CON.COM Tue, 13 May 2008 03:01:00 GMT LINUX.SYS-CON.COM 10 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://linux.sys-con.com/read/548498.htmhttp://linux.sys-con.com/read/548498.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT After a $1.5 million angel round, Desktone, which was started in 2006 by Eric Pulier, who also started SOA Software, US Interactive and IVT, picked up $17 million in first-round funding about a year ago from Highland Capital Partners, SoftBank Capital, Citrix Systems and the China-based Tangee International. SoftBank as well as Deutsche Telekom could become service providers. Ruda says the brains behind the technology is Paul Gaffney, the former CIO of Staples. The company has maybe 40 people, more than half of them in Shanghai doing development, which explains Tangee's involvement. http://linux.sys-con.com/read/193364.htmhttp://linux.sys-con.com/read/193364.htm Sun, 12 Mar 2006 11:15:00 GMT As consumers we've become an impatient lot. We live in a world where 'on-demand' is a part of our everyday lexicon. Whether it's our travel, our meals, or our money, we just want it now. This is the case with our television as well. Enter the hottest new product offering to be marketed by video service providers: Video-on-Demand (VOD.)