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Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery- President Barack Obama carried out the traditional Veterans Day role Wednesday, then made a surprise visit to a part of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, walking among the grave sites and talking to mourners.
Report: 10 states face looming budget disasters- A study released Wednesday warns that nine states are barreling toward an economic disaster similar to California's ongoing fiscal crisis that has been marked by IOUs and budget-busting deficits.
Silent DC sniper mastermind Muhammad executed- Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed, taking to the grave answers about why and how he plotted the killings of 10 people that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002.
Brazil's Silva defends power grid after blackout- Brazil's president fended off criticism of his nation's shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the country's preparedness to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
Number of wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing- Far from winding down, the numbers of U.S. soldiers coming home wounded have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those fighting in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago.
Death penalty rare, executions rarer in military- Though the suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could face the death penalty, he will be prosecuted in a military justice system where no one has been executed in nearly a half-century.
Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica- A newly discovered dinosaur species that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land, scientists in South Africa said Wednesday.
Harris Corporation's OSi-Traffic(TM) System Will Manage EchoStar's Commercial Insertions on DishHOME Mosaic Channel
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The DishHOME Mosaic consists of six on-screen video windows, each displaying what's playing on a variety of channels at that moment. The windows can be refreshed regularly with six new programming offerings. During transition breaks between programming changes, commercials play on all six windows. Additional advertising can be displayed on DishHOME in the upper-right corner of the screen in the form of a video banner. The bottom portion of the screen shows a scrolling ticker that can also contain promotional or advertising information.
Harris(R) OSi-Traffic(TM) is an industry-leading traffic platform that gives broadcasters the ability to manage multiple channels more efficiently. The application is particularly suited to DishHOME because it supports content from different sources simultaneously, such as satellite and fiber feeds.
"OSi-Traffic(TM) was chosen for its unique ability to manage the traffic related to multiple on-screen events simultaneously," said
OSi-Traffic(TM) is part of the Harris Broadcast Communications ONE initiative to deliver interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire broadcast delivery chain. The unique Harris approach brings together highly integrated and cost-effective products that are ideal for emerging media business models and for customers upgrading media operations to digital and high-definition services.
About EchoStar Communications Corporation
EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) has been a leader for more than 26 years in satellite TV equipment sales and support worldwide. The Company's DISH Network(R) is the fastest-growing pay-TV provider in the country since 2000 and currently serves more than 13.585 million satellite TV customers. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, including the most national HD and international channels in the U.S., as well as Interactive TV, Latino and sports programming. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 300 company. Visit www.echostar.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) for more information.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology
company serving government, defense and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. Headquartered in
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