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  Pixo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pixo is a company that develops infrastructure for wireless systems.
Pixo also produced a version of the operating system used in Apple Computer's iPod.
This seems never to have been formally announced, although the iPod's "About iPod" display includes a mention of Pixo, and a Connectix biography of their VP of engineering Mike Neil ([1]) mentions his role as "lead architect on the Pixo OS that is used in...
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pixo   (138 words)

  
 GRIDtoday: SUN COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF PIXO INC
Pixo provides the technology to manage the secure distribution and monetization of digital content for mobile subscribers and provides the critical link integrating the evolution of the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, with the pervasive adoption of Sun's Solaris Operating System and the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition.
Pixo's products and technologies help simplify the deployment of new services for both network operators and enterprises and create a presence for Sun in the arena of digital rights and access management for content distribution.
Pixo is now an integral part of the Sun Software organization under the leadership of executive vice president Jonathan Schwartz.
www.gridtoday.com /03/0728/101740.html   (391 words)

  
 Print Version - Sun Microsystems Agrees to Acquire Pixo | Business intelligence, data warehousing and analytics ...
Pixo provides network operators with Java technology-based server software to manage the secure distribution and monetization of digital content for end- users' mobile devices.
Pixo enables network operators to automate this process, which can lower costs, decrease time to market and enable them to focus on deriving new revenue streams from deploying new downloadable services.
Usability is critical for end users and the Pixo technology benefits end users by delivering content that is relevant to them and available for their mobile device.
www.dmreview.com /editorial/dmreview/print_action.cfm?articleId=6992   (455 words)

  
 Business Wire: Pixo and Tegic Communications Partner to Enable Ease-of-Use for Next-Generation Wireless Phones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pixo is developing next-generation smart phone solutions that feature a unique microbrowser for full Internet and e-commerce access, as well as Personal Information Management (PIM) applications such as address book, calendar, to-do list, memo, messaging, graphical world clock, and calculator.
Through the integration of the Pixo Smart Phone technology and the Tegic T9 application into a fully compatible platform, high-volume phone manufacturers will now have the option to quickly adopt and implement this advanced functionality in their devices.
Note to Editors: Pixo is a trademark of Pixo, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_Sept_20/ai_55785786   (714 words)

  
 Press Release
Pixo, a privately held corporation, develops practical and easy-to-use applications for wireless phones.
Residing in the phone itself, Pixo's software features an elegant graphical user interface and an advanced application suite that enable users to manage their personal information and communications, access all of the Internet, and conduct e-commerce.
Pixo is a trademark of Pixo, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
www.wapforum.org /new/120999_pixo.htm   (528 words)

  
 Pixo On Familiar Turf In Old Apple Digs - 7/3/2000 - Wireless Week - CA1675   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pixo founder Paul Mercer is one of those Apple veterans, credited with leading the technical team that developed the famed Macintosh Finder.
Pixo, formed in 1996, kept a pretty low profile until a year ago, when word got out about the Pixo team and its wireless Internet focus.
But Pixo, whose leaders not only can spot a trend but help create one, says the wireless Internet is the hottest craze for job seekers in the valley.
www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA1675.html?spacedesc=&stt=001   (564 words)

  
 Conversay to integrate speech technology into PIXO OS platform   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Pixo OS Platform is hardware and protocol independent, with a modular architecture that easily integrates and extends with Pixo Partner Applications.
Pixo is a leading developer of wireless software and services for wireless phone manufacturers, carriers, and content providers.
Pixo is a privately held company headquartered in Cupertino, California.
www.conversay.com /Company/News/3_19_01.asp   (549 words)

  
 Little-known startup was behind iPod's easy-to-use interface / Firm's founder now working on the latest handhelds
In the late spring of 2001, engineers at Pixo Inc. were chugging along minding their own business when a neighbor called.
After weeks of hammering out the business side of the deal, Pixo was on board to help Apple create an operating system that would run the user interface of the iPod.
Pixo grew to about 170 employees at the height of the Internet boom, but when the bubble burst, the company had layoffs, Mercer said.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/16/BUGTG878AR1.DTL&type=printable   (530 words)

  
 What's New In Chicago This Week? - 9/25/2000 - Wireless Week - CA13861   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pixo aims to help companies bring popular, branded content to phones in the way that NTT DoCoMo has done in Japan.
The company released its Pixo Platform 2, which integrates phone software with Internet services in a packet-based framework that will be needed in always-on IP-based networks.
"Pixo understands the deficiencies of the phone and has built a better browser [and] system," he says.
www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA13861.html?spacedesc=&stt=001   (389 words)

  
 Others
A small company called Pixo was also credited, whose focus was on developing a wireless software platform and services for phone manufacturers.
Pixo's software, particularly the Toolbox, provided the foundation on which the iPod's user-interface was designed and implemented by Apple.
Pixo provided a range of data applications too, such as Address Book, Calculator, Calendar, Email, Graphical World Clock, Memo Maker, Todo List, and PC Synchronization.
www.kernelthread.com /mac/oshistory/11.html   (682 words)

  
 Colliers | Corporate Services
Pixo is a leading developer of a wireless software platform and services for wireless phone manufacturers, carriers, and content providers.
Pixo had previously occupied improved, second generation office space and moved every 16 to 24 months.
The perception of PixoÕs growth and market for wireless technology was used to competitive advantage for furniture procurement.
www.colliersparrish.com /corporateservices/CaseStudies3.asp?page=C   (289 words)

  
 Sun Signs Agreement to Acquire Pixo
Sun Microsystems is moving into the arena of digital rights and access management for content distribution with the acquisition of Pixo Inc., a privately held company based in San Jose, Calif. Pixo provides network operators with Java technology-based server software to manage the secure distribution and monetization of digital content for end users' mobile devices.
Pixo will become an integral part of Sun's Software organization under the leadership of Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president, Software.
The acquisition of Pixo accelerates that opportunity for Sun, for the operators of those services, the users of those devices, and the providers of all forms of digital content - from music and videos, to games and enterprise applications.
www.enterprisenetworksandservers.com /newsflash/art.php/102   (383 words)

  
 Sun set to acquire Pixo- ADTmag.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The company's flagship product, the Pixo Mobile Download Server (MDS), is high-performance server software that allows wireless operators to manage the delivery of content applications over the air to subscribers.
Pixo officials say the architecture enables wireless operators to manage content centrally and customize multiple subscriber interfaces and ensure fast downloads.
At the close of the sale, Sun officials said Pixo will become part of the firm's so-called Project Orion platform, which calls for converging Sun's software offerings into a predictable, scheduled quarterly release of an integrated software system distributed on the Solaris operating system, Solaris x86 Platform Edition and Linux, according to company officials.
www.adtmag.com /print.asp?id=7927   (378 words)

  
 Sun picks Pixo for its Java - vnunet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pixo's products and technologies are designed to help simplify the deployment of new services both for network operators and enterprises.
Pixo provides technology to manage the secure distribution and sale of digital content for mobile subscribers, and links Sun's Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, with the Solaris operating system and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition.
The move will be managed by Sun executive vice president Jonathan Schwartz, who spoke of plans to integrate Pixo's products and technologies into Sun's existing Java strategy.
www.vnunet.com /vnunet/news/2122833/sun-picks-pixo-java   (361 words)

  
 Neowin.net - Sun To Buy Pixo
Sun Microsystems, in a move to meet the growing demand for data delivered to mobile devices, Thursday said it plans to buy Pixo Inc., a privately held maker of Java-based software that manages the development, delivery, and billing of content accessed through handsets.
Pixo software will become part of the Project Orion platform, which combines Sun's software offerings into a predictable, scheduled quarterly release of an integrated software system distributed on Solaris operating system, Solaris x86 Platform Edition, and Linux.
Sun also sees Pixo's technology as playing a critical role in mobile computing in the workplace.
www.neowin.net /comments.php?id=12191&category=main   (290 words)

  
 InfoSatelllite.com - Pixo browser to make MP3 navigation easy
The Pixo Operating System (OS) is targeted at phone applications, providing a ready and easy-to-use user interface for a consistent look and feel acrosss applications.
Pixo, the company behind the popular OS, has now used this platform to build the Pixo MP3 Mobile Navigator application - one of the first of its kind.
Pixo has come to an agreement with PortalPlayer Inc. as well, a provider of platform solutions for digital audio and entertainment products.
www.infosatellite.com /news/2001/12/h181201pixo_navigator.html   (497 words)

  
 J2ME : MicroDevNet : Press Releases
Pixo MDS can achieve these performance results due to a streamlined and optimized architecture without reliance on heavyweight component technology.
Through content caching, Pixo MDS ensures optimal response times by making sure complex operations such as code instrumentation occur before content is requested.
Pixo MDS manages the complete application download lifecycle, including developer application submission, matching applications to appropriate devices, notifying subscribers of new applications and upgrades, handling application downloads, and tracking download information for billing purposes.
www.microjava.com /news/press?content_id=3253   (405 words)

  
 AppleInsider - Sun to buy Pixo.. futurw ipod rammifications?
Sun said Pixo sells software that helps companies manage the distribution of games, ring tones and other digital content to cell phones and other mobile devices.
Distribution software of Pixo also lets companies evaluate a user's download history to selectively pitch certain games or newly released related products.
Pixo is also composed of lots of former Apple folks.
forums.appleinsider.com /showthread.php?threadid=26933   (407 words)

  
 PortalPlayer and Pixo Align to Bring Solution to MP3 Device Manufacturers - Articles @ MP3Machine
Pixo also recently announced its plans to work with HP to demonstrate and market a mobile download platform solution leveraging the new Pixo Mobile Download Server and HP products in the Asia Pacific region.
The Pixo MP3 Mobile Navigator provides maximum flexibility in product design as the user interface can work on 2-way, 4-way, and dial/wheel input designs and can run on nearly any small screen resolution from single line text displays to 240 X 320 and larger high resolution displays.
The Pixo OS Platform is a small code size software application platform for manufacturers of mobile devices.
www.mp3machine.com /news/1181   (1165 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pixo MDS allows operators to manage the complexity of delivering wireless Java technology based applications over the air (OTA) to their subscribers.
The high performance of Pixo MDS is unmatched in the industry today.
Pixo and Mobile Download Server is a trademark of Pixo, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
www.panapress.com /newswire.asp?code=503   (321 words)

  
 [No title]
Pixo developed software for wireless phone manufacturers, carriers and content providers.
Pixo’s OS platform was also licensed by Apple to create the iPod.
Altos was the sole venture investor in the company’s seed round when it had one employee, a lead architect and software engineer out of Apple in his first start-up.
www.altosvc.com /portfolio_past_pixo.html   (60 words)

  
 06/26/03 - SUN MICROSYSTEMS SIGNS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE PIXO TO ENABLE DISTRIBUTION AND MONETIZATION OF DIGITAL CONTENT
Pixo provides network operators with Java technology-based server software to manage the secure distribution and monetization of digital content for end users' mobile devices.
Pixo provides a critical link integrating the evolution of Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, with the pervasive adoption of Sun's Solaris Operating Environment and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition."
Such statements are just predictions and involve risks and uncertainties such that actual results and performance may differ materially.
www.sun.com /smi/Press/sunflash/2003-06/sunflash.20030626.1.html   (799 words)

  
 Pixo Mobile Download Server to Help Operators Increase Revenue
For wireless operators who need every help that they can get, Pixo, Inc., has introduced the Pixo Download Server that promises to deliver and manage personalized over-the-air applications from multiple developers and open the door to new revenue opportunities.
"The Pixo Mobile Download Server supports applications from multiple developer communities, which provides easier access to a wide range of compelling applications." He added that this would result in increased revenue opportunities for operators and developers alike.
Trials of the Pixo Mobile Download Server are currently under way in selected Asian and European markets, the company said.
www.mobileinfo.com /news_2001/Issue40/Pixo_Server.htm   (351 words)

  
 J2ME : MicroDevNet : Press Releases
Pixo supports the comprehensive software portfolio including the Solaris(tm) Operating Environment, the Java platform, and Sun ONE products such as the Sun ONE Application Server, the Sun ONE Web Server and the Sun ONE Directory Server.
The Pixo Mobile Download System is built upon the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) framework and industry-leading J2EE compatible software for carrier-grade scalability and robustness.
Pixo MDS is a high performance solution for mobile operators available today.
www.microjava.com /news/press?content_id=3307   (450 words)

  
 Pixo Makes Navigating Thousands of MP3 Songs Easy With the Pixo MP3 Mobile Navigator Software
Pixo Inc. (www.pixo.com), a leading provider of platforms and applications for mobile devices, today announced the availability of the Pixo MP3 Mobile Navigator application to navigate thousands of MP3 songs quickly and easily on small screen, mobile MP3 players.
The Pixo MP3 Mobile Navigator features a graphical user interface built on the Pixo OS Platform, a small code size operating system designed for mobile consumer electronics products.
The Pixo MP3 Mobile Navigator is a Pixo OS Platform application and leverages more than five years of OS Platform development.
www.mobic.com /oldnews/2001/12/pixo_makes_navigating_thousands_.htm   (730 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pixo entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with HP under which HP plans to act as a systems integrator for Pixo throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Pixo is a leading provider of platforms and applications for wireless operators.
Pixo and Pixo M-Script Applications are trademarks of Pixo, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
www.emailwire.com /news/tel1686.shtml   (622 words)

  
 Sun Calls on Pixo for Mobile Payments
Pixo's offering, Mobile Download Server 3.6 (MDS), includes tools to let service providers create and launch targeted marketing campaigns based on a subscriber's previous activities, to be sent via short message service (SMS), e-mail or WAP (define).
Pixo customers include Bell Mobility of Canada and Hewlett-Packard, which plans to use MDS to offer Asian carriers a hosted subscriber download service.
Sun said Pixo's MDS platform will become part of its recently announced mobility initiative, the Sun Developer Network Mobility Program, Business Mobility Initiative and Unified Testing Initiative for Wireless Java Applications.
siliconvalley.internet.com /news/article.php/2228401   (575 words)

  
 Google Press Center: Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
"Pixo has developed a wireless Internet browser that is both easy-to-use, and optimized for the emerging class of wireless packet data networks," said Sergey Brin, Google president and co-founder.
The Pixo Internet Microbrowser allows users to access the millions of pages of Internet content that already exist today, as well as the thousands of sites that have been optimized for wireless phones in Japan.
Google is a trademark of Google, Inc. Pixo is a trademark of Pixo, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
bugil.passmelt.org /intl/en/press/pressrel/pressrelease35.html   (814 words)

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