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  Orb Networks Timeline

  • October 2004: Orb Networks co-founded by Joe Costello and Dr. Luc Julia with the singular mission to create software and services that give people remote access to the digital media stored on their PCs.
  • January 2005: Launched product at CES, January, 2005 where it won CNET’s “Next Big Thing” award
  • April 2005: The company announced the worldwide availability of its streaming media product and first international edition with the beta release of a French language version. Today, Orb MyCasting software is available in 14 languages around the world.
  • June 2006: Orb Partners with Hauppauge to bundle MyCasting into its product line
  • October 2006: Orb Networks introduces the Orb MyCasting service, giving consumers worldwide the power to unlock their home PCs so they can organize, share, listen to and enjoy their music, images, videos and TV anywhere, anytime.
  • November 2006: Orb announces partnership with the 3 Group to bring MyCasting to 3 carriers around the world
  • November 2006: Orb takes YouTube and other internet videos mobile for first time
  • November 2006: Orb partners with Nokia to offer service as part of their multi-media phone product line
  • December 2006: Orb launches the second generation of its service, Orb 2.0.
  • December 2006: Orb announces 500,000 have downloaded Orb’s MyCasting software
  • January 2007: Orb Networks announces all major game consoles can get digital media on TV screens with Orb
  • March 2007: Orb Networks trumps Apple on Day One with free PC to TV service for 17 million households
  • May 2007: Orb and Amino expand partnership to deliver personal and broadband media to the TV screen
  • August 2007: Orb surpasses 1 million registered users and more than 55 million media streams served