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UpdateStar is a freeware software application providing update information for approximately 1.3 million software programs. [1] Implementing a social computing aspect, the update database is maintained by the users. UpdateStar uses advertising to refinance the free service and shares ad revenue 50/50 with the software authors via their Share ...
The XL and IntelliStar units developed for Weatherscan were configured differently from The Weather Channel's domestic units, operating on custom software to generate content for the Weatherscan service, which features different graphics schemes, and the capability to incorporate additional forecast products and display weather information on a ...
WeatherStar (sometimes rendered Weather Star or WeatherSTAR; "STAR" being an acronym for Satellite Transponder Addressable Receiver) [1] is the technology used by American cable and satellite television network The Weather Channel (TWC) to generate its local forecast segments—branded as Local on the 8s (LOT8s) since 2002 and previously from 1996 to 1998—on cable and IPTV systems nationwide.
Star XL may refer to one of the following: XL Airways Germany, sometimes known as Star XL German Airways; Weather Star XL, an IRIX computer built for The Weather Channel
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Local on the 8s (or the Local Forecast) (Spanish: Local en las 8s o Pronóstico Local) is a program segment that airs on the American network The Weather Channel.It provides viewers with information on current and forecasted weather conditions for their respective area; a version of this segment is also available on the channel's national satellite feed that features forecasts for each region ...
(Contains technical information on WeatherSTAR and WeatherSTAR XL) Clark, Kenneth R. (June 24, 1991). "The Sky`s The Limit For The Weather Channel". Chicago Tribune. Johnson, Randy (January 1990). "Forecasting where the snow will be". Snow Country. pp. 19–20. ISSN 0896-758X. "The Weather Channel unveils low-cost Weather Star". Multichannel ...
As part of the 2016 spin-off, the consortium entered into a long-term licensing agreement with IBM for use of its weather data and "The Weather Channel" name and branding. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In August 2023, IBM agreed to sell The Weather Company to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum.