The Award-Winning IntelliStar

[beanboy89]

Ok, this is probably really old news, but it was new to me, so I decided to post it...

I was just browsing Wind River's site (the company whom designed the IntelliStar), and it appears that the IntelliStar actually wan an award back in the 2004 Electronica USA Embedded Systems Conference. The IntelliStar won a best-of-show award in the communications division of the show.

ALAMEDA, Calif.--April 01, 2004--Wind River Systems (WIND, Trade), the global leader in device software optimization (DSO), today announced that its device software that powers NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars Exploration Rovers -- Spirit and Opportunity -- won the overall "Best of Show" award, as well as the best aerospace and defense product. The Weather Channel's Intellistar won "Best of Show" within the communications category. Wind River enabled its customers -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and The Weather Channel -- to develop and run the software that powers their respective devices faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably.

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The Weather Channel's Intellistar is the next generation, geography-specific TV programming system and device. By relying on Wind River to develop the Thunderstorm PCI card -- the brains of the IntelliStar -- The Weather Channel leveraged Wind River's device software expertise and technology portfolio to architect, develop, deliver and field test the IntelliStar. IntelliStar will be used by TV program distributors nationally, including Cox Communications, Comcast Communications, DirecTV, Charter Cable, and National Cable Television Cooperative.

"Wind River provided us with the device software and services expertise that were required to reach a new level of programming advances that include robust content and sophisticated localization capabilities," said Brian Shield, executive vice president and chief information officer at The Weather Channel. "The IntelliStar provides our customers with immediate enhancements and opens the way for future programming advances and support for new revenue services. We are honored that this innovative technology received kudos at a conference that is so well-known for being on the forefront of technological advancements."

http://www.windriver.com/news/press/pr.html?ID=69

[Gil]

I read this one a few years ago. I'm interested in learning what the "Thunderstorm PCI card" is.

[Localonthe8s]

When they meant "intellistar on Directv", do they mean the ldl?

[Spring Rubber]

When they meant "intellistar on Directv", do they mean the ldl?

Yes, it's still generated by an Intellistar.

[Localonthe8s]

Oh!

I didn't know that but i knew it looked similar!

[twcclassics]

When they meant "intellistar on Directv", do they mean the ldl?

Where do you see that?

[lfmusiclover]

When they meant "intellistar on Directv", do they mean the ldl?

Where do you see that?

In his mind. 

[Stephen]

Where do you see that?

The Weather Channel's Intellistar is the next generation, geography-specific TV programming system and device. By relying on Wind River to develop the Thunderstorm PCI card -- the brains of the IntelliStar -- The Weather Channel leveraged Wind River's device software expertise and technology portfolio to architect, develop, deliver and field test the IntelliStar. IntelliStar will be used by TV program distributors nationally, including Cox Communications, Comcast Communications, DirecTV, Charter Cable, and National Cable Television Cooperative.

[lfmusiclover]

But that has nothing to do with the question Vic asked. 

[Stephen]

But that has nothing to do with the question Vic asked. 

It actually does. The sentence says, "IntelliStar will be used by TV program distributors nationally, including [...] DirecTV, [...]" I can understand where he got "DirectTV IntelliSTAR" from that sentence.