News and Events - July 2006
Mon 31st Jul, 2006
New employee
Forbidden would like to welcome Pete, our latest full time member of staff. Pete comes fresh from his graduation with a BSc in Media Production.
Fri 28th Jul, 2006
IBC 2006
Forbidden Technologies is exhibiting at IBC 2006, the biggest broadcast show in Europe. Come to stand 2.110 to see Forbidden demonstrate world leadership in web-based video post-production.
Tue 25th Jul, 2006
Recent TV
Anna is back in England following her time with Formidable Technologies, our Canadian distributor. Amongst her lectures, Anna managed to fit in a live television appearence on Citynews.
Thu 20th Jul, 2006
Recent press
This week's Money Week has an article about Forbidden's founder. It is headlined: "The techie who turned £4 into £4 million".
Tue 18th Jul, 2006
Blackbird 2
Forbidden Technologies has upgraded FORscene's web publishing. Blackbird 2 video plays back on PCs and Macs without installation or configuration, automatically and dynamically adjusting to the available connection speed to maximise the viewer experience.
Mon 17th Jul, 2006
FORscene upgrade
Today's FORscene upgrade includes new features requested by our professional users. Productions at broadcasters taking place this week continue with the new upgrade automatically.
Fri 14th Jul, 2006
Internet interview
Forbidden's CEO gave a live Internet interview for Global Digital Broadcast at the Broadcast Live Show. With the right plug-in, you can watch the interview by clicking "Click to Watch Now", then the Deliver box, and then following the Forbidden Technologies links.
Wed 12th Jul, 2006
FORscene upgrade
Web publishing in FORscene has been upgraded. The new version allows cropping of edited videos to tidy up their edges. In addition, the current Blackbird player has improved performance on low speed broadband connections.
Mon 10th Jul, 2006
Tournament
The Epsom Go Tournament, held last Saturday, was as enjoyable as ever thanks to the organisational skills of the Epsom Go Club President. The main prize in the Forbidden sponsored event was won by Li Shen. As an added bonus, Epsom staged the latest British Championship Title Match between the current Champion Matthew Macfadyen and the Challenger Bei Ge, with the moves live on the internet. Bei won this match by a margin of 3.5 points.
Fri 7th Jul, 2006
Recent press
Investors Chronicle says this week: "WHEN FORBIDDEN TECHNOLOGIES WENT public in 2000, it gave itself seven years to become profitable. That's a long shot, but it looks as though it may be on the right track".
Thu 6th Jul, 2006
Recent press
Hardman & Co discusses Forbidden in their TMT newsletter. "Forbidden ... is certainly worth keeping an eye on ... video editing as a service over the internet ... effectively wipes out all the last ten years' investment in editing suites".
Wed 5th Jul, 2006
FORscene upgrade
Today's FORscene upgrade has new display technology which improves the quality of existing videos. Those using FORscene for editing will find that loading in complex edits is up to ten times faster. The experience for users of old Java versions is also improved.
Mon 3th Jul, 2006
NEF
The National Energy Foundation has commissioned SiteSeer to produce three renewable energy videos using FORscene. You can watch the videos on the NEF website: Wood as a Renewable Energy Source, Wood Heating, and Operation and Maintenance of a Wood Pellet Stove.
