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NetGem & Linux: NetGem Makes Major Technology Choice for the Future of Interactive TV

“NetGem, Europe’s leading manufacturer of interactive set-top
boxes, has announced that the next generation of the NetBox will
move to a new Linux based operating system (OS).”

“Open architecture and interoperability have been two of the
guiding concepts in designing the NetBox right from the start. It
is, therefore, significant that the NetBox is the first device for
the mass consumer market to run on Linux,” said Joseph Haddad,
NetGem’s co-founder and CEO.”

“… our decision to “port” to Linux puts us in good company
with those on the side of innovation, creativity, and
openness,”


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