MoboVivo unveils Research and Development in Cloud Computing Challenge

Oct. 14, 2009 - PRLog -- ((CALGARY)) - MoboVivo Inc., a software company that enables broadcasters to distribute TV shows on mobile phones, laptops and set-top boxes, today announced that it had unveiled new software at the Summit '09 Cloud Computing Challenge, a solution that repurposes and distributes video to different computing platforms and devices .

"MoboVivo's ongoing collaboration with Cybera, the Grid Research Centre, and the University of Calgary has resulted in some fantastic software," said Trevor Doerksen, MoboVivo's founder and CEO. "Our solutions are already taking video and cloud computing middleware to a rapidly growing new media market."

Summit '09 brings gathers together the world's experts in advanced computing, research and development, and emergent cyberinfrastructure to explore new innovations in the areas of cloud computing, service-oriented networks, virtual organizations, Web 2.0 and Green IT.

This year's Summit, which runs from October 12th to 16th in Banff, Canada has attracted 60% of its attendees from international markets. Prominent speakers include: the USA's Program Director of the Office of Cyberinfrastructure, Manish Parashar, and WIKINOMICS co-author, Anthony Williams.

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About MoboVivo - MoboVivo is a software company that enables broadcasters to distribute video for mobile phones, computers and set-top boxes, letting consumers take TV with them.

About Cybera - For the last 15 years, Cybera has supported Alberta’s system of research and development – also known as cyberinfrastructure – by planning and implementing advanced networks and computational facilities. Cybera works with the Government of Alberta, Cybera’s member organizations, other public and private Alberta organizations and interprovincial and federal partners to ensure Alberta’s competitiveness in advanced technologies. Cybera manages CyberaNet, a high performance network that connects Alberta to CANARIE, Canada’s national research network. Cybera acts as the prime contractor for management of WestGrid, a consortium that provides advanced computing for research to universities in Western Canada.