“Intel is working with leading OEMs and service providers to revolutionize the TV industry,” said Keith Wehmeyer, general manager, IPTV Segment, Intel Digital Home Group, “MeeGo Smart TV will play a crucial role by providing a robust framework for new devices and services, and we’re looking forward to helping provide high-performance processors needed for media-rich applications and user interfaces, as well as for cross-device integration.”

“MeeGo brings a powerful and diverse set of features to the Smart TV market,” said Ben Payne, JetHead Development. “We are working with operators all over the world that are looking for a major step forward in what their middleware and applications can deliver. We believe that MeeGo Smart TV is well positioned to answer their needs.”

“Locatel has always been providing leading edge interactive TV solutions to the Hospitality market,” said Antoine Trannoy, CTO, Locatel. “We are happy to contribute to the MeeGo Smart TV Working Group. We indeed strongly believe that it will shorten development cycles and allow us to bring more value to our customers.”

“Smart TVs and other connected products are fundamentally changing the consumer entertainment experience. As the leading provider of processor IP for the digital home, MIPS Technologies is looking forward to contributing to the MeeGo Smart TV Working Group to provide our customers with an appealing option for development of connected consumer entertainment products,” said Art Swift, vice president of marketing and business development, MIPS Technologies.

“Qt is a leading application and UI framework for a wide range of platforms, including smart set-top-boxes and TVs,” said Dilip Kenchammana, head of Products, Home Media Segment, Nokia Qt Development Frameworks. “The MeeGo TV community project will deliver a world-class open-source Smart TV software platform, enabling developers, manufacturers and operators to create a differentiated, engaging end user experience that builds on the cross-platform power of Qt.”

“Nokia Siemens Networks strongly supports a much more open environment within the IPTV industry and believes that real innovation is driven through open communities contributing to the market, enabling future proof solutions,” said Brook Longdon, Head of Media and Entertainment, Nokia Siemens Networks. “The MeeGo project is the kind of platform that will help us innovate in this space as we press into the future.”

“By working closely with partners, customers and others throughout the industry, we are able to provide robust solutions for the connected home,” said Vikram Shrivastava of Sigma Designs. “We believe the MeeGo Smart TV Working Group will help lead the way in providing important innovations across platforms as content is distributed more broadly. Our deep culture of expertise will allow us to play a significant role in helping the evolution in content delivery continue.”

“Videon is looking forward to collaborating on MeeGo Smart TV. By creating an open TV and set-top box framework, the MeeGo Smart TV Working Group will enable the rapid creation of next generation Smart TV solutions by easing the development and integration of multiple applications into a single platform environment,” said Jim Condon, CTO, Videon Central, Inc.

“Smart television with enhanced services is rapidly developing in the PRC,” said Limin Hou, general manager, Ysten Technology. “MeeGo provides a well-defined ecosystem with the necessary flexibility for customization and extension for China.”