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- Apple Core Hotels Give Guests Free, High-Speed Internet Service in Pricey Manhattan Using 3Com Wireless Systems
- Luxury business hotels in New York City charge $250 or more a night for sophisticated services like voice mail, business centers, and video on demand - but at Apple Core Hotels, guests enjoy the same corporate-class conveniences for as little as $89. To continue providing its demanding customers with the...
- Tags: High-speed Internet, 3Com Corp., Apple Inc., Video On Demand (VoD), LANs, Wireless LANs, Broadband Internet, Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications
- Case studies
- Dubai Men's College Gets a World-Class Learning Environment to Attract the Best and Brightest Students
- Aside from a comprehensive IT overhaul, two major goals of the school's ambitious initiative included the power to support widespread and secure use of wireless laptops, and a Video-On-Demand (VOD) solution that would enable new ways of learning and working for students and staff. The IBM Integrated Technology Services team...
- Tags: VoD, Environment, IBM Corp., Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
- Case studies
- Korea Telecom Delivers Video On Demand
- Korea Telecom (KT), a leading broadband service provider in Korea, planned to roll out one of the nation's first Video On Demand (VOD) to over five million Internet broadband subscribers. Since this was the first service of its kind that seamlessly weds the users' personal computers with their televisions, references...
- Tags: Korea Telecom, VoD, Broadband, Video On Demand (VoD), Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Consumer Electronics
- Case studies
- HP-Based VOD Solution From Entone Aims to Satisfy the IPTV Cravings of Customers From Urban to Rural Areas
- Pioneer Telephone Cooperaative wanted to retain and expand on its existing customer base by offering exciting new services. Pioneer is deploying a VOD solution consisting of Entone's suite of carrier-class video on demand and content ingest workflow solutions, HP server hardware, video headend equipment from Tut Systems, and middleware from...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., VoD, IP Television, Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
- Case studies
- Banca Popolare Di Vicenza Banks on 64-Bit Business Intelligence System
- For a Karaoke TV (KTV) club that operates 72 karaoke rooms twenty-four hours a day, the Video-On-Demand (VOD) system must provide constant stability with no system errors, even when many simultaneous data streams are being delivered. This high-capacity usage environment requires robust systems since performance directly impacts the level of...
- Tags: 64-bit, VoD, Business Intelligence System, Intel Corp., Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Processors, Servers, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Case studies
- Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Improves Security and Productivity With Siemens HiPath Wireless
- Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court (Metro Court) is the only Metropolitan Court in the state of New Mexico. To cut down on transportation costs, and increase security, defendants that are housed in the jail no longer have to come to the courthouse to attend their hearings. Instead they join the courtroom...
- Tags: Security, Siemens AG, Transportation, Video On Demand (VoD), LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking
- Case studies
- Infoblox Case Study: VideoNetworks-Homechoice
- VideoNetworks Ltd. is a leading provider in the UK of broadband entertainment through its interactive TV, Video-On-Demand (VOD) and broadband internet services, marketed under the brand name HomeChoice. VideoNetworks Ltd. previously relied on a solution of Linux-based servers running a general-purpose operating system and open source BIND software. As a...
- Tags: Infoblox Inc., VideoNetworks Ltd., Video On Demand (VoD), Roi/Tco, Broadband Internet, Domain Names, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Telecommunications, Internet, Consumer Electronics
- Case studies
- Analyze Use Cases by Architectural Relevance: Using Architectural Mechanisms to Improve the Software Development Life Cycle
- The term architectural relevance refers to a system aspect, either functional or nonfunctional, that is central to determining the fundamental structure of that system. One of the core best practices for software development is to focus on the highest areas of system risk early in the development project. Typically, an...
- Tags: Software, Use Case, Video, Corporate Communications, Software Development, Video On Demand (VoD), Development Tools, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- White papers 2007-01-23
- How Cisco Uses Live Broadcasts and Video on Demand to Save Cost of Onsite Meetings
- Executives at Cisco Systems needed an efficient and economical way to communicate with employees in the newly formed sales group for emerging markets. Because these employees are located around the world, bringing them to an onsite meeting was costly and impractical. The solution was an IP-based, live video broadcast from...
- Tags: VoD, Cisco Systems Inc., Video On Demand (VoD), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Case studies 2007-12-17
- ICUII (exe)
- ICUII is a simple easy to use Videochat program. ICUII was the first in the industry, over 10 years ago to have big beautiful 320x240 pixel fast video and the first with Video Instant Messaging. Now ICUII has added group chat lobbies and group audio to all in the lobby...
- Tags: VoD, Cybration, Lobby, Video, ICUII, Video On Demand (VoD), Corporate Communications, Instant Messaging, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Internet, Online Communications, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2008-01-04
- Protect VoIP and other Internet multimedia applications with these key management mechanisms
- Key management is a fundamental part of protecting Internet multimedia applications such as VoIP, video on demand, conferencing, and others, but key management protocols are difficult to design. In this chapter download from Securing VoIP Networks: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures, study two methods, MIKEY and STRP Security Descriptions,...
- Tags: Multimedia, VoIP, Addison-Wesley, Internet, Peer To Peer (P2P), Video On Demand (VoD), Telephony, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking
- Book chapters 2007-09-10
- Flying the very friendly open-source skies on America's newest airline
- Virgin Atlantic, America's newest air carrier and possibly the geekiest, launches Wednesday with flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO) and SFO to New York (JFK) on new and uniquely equipped Airbus aircraft. JFK-LAX flights begin later this month, SFO-Washington-Dulles (IAD) next month, and SFO-Las Vegas (LAS) and...
- Tags: Virgin Atlantic, Open Source, Video On Demand (VoD), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Lea Rush
- Blog posts 2007-08-06
- Cuxlden for Lite Server (1)
- The great burden of high costs in very large size streaming video distribution accessed through web site is likely to be no longer a concern for users with the advent of CUXLDEN For Lite Server, which was recently updated. This new innovative product, CUXLDEN For Lite Server makes it possible...
- Tags: Movie, Streaming Video, Video, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Video On Demand (VoD), Internet, Personal Technology, Marketing, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-06-15
- HP Helps Broadband Provider MVB Offer "Triple Play" Services Over High-Speed Network
- HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the largest businesses. HP along with Cisco and MidtVest Bredbaand (MVB), a Denmark-based broadband provider introduced, to build a high-speed, fiber-to-the-home network for the delivery of advanced services such as video on demand and...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Broadband Provider, Broadband, Cisco Systems Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Video On Demand (VoD), Telecommunications, Broadband Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Case studies 2007-05-22
- Telco Speeds Up and Cuts Costs on Its PC Video on Demand Service
- VSNL is a major global communication services provider offering a portfolio of next-generation Carrier and Enterprise solutions, including Voice, Mobile, Data and Ethernet. Looking to attract more broadband subscribers in India and boost current consumption, VSNL partnered with various content providers to launch a PC Video on Demand (VOD) service...
- Tags: VoD, PC, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Service, Video On Demand (VoD), Ethernet, Web Technology, Broadband Internet, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Web Site Development, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Security, Internet
- Case studies 2007-05-01
- Redefining IPTV With the Sun Streaming System: Video-on-Demand (VoD) and Network Personal Video Recording (nPVR) for an Open Systems World
- Offering video services over existing IP networks holds considerable promise in terms of new revenue and business growth opportunities for video service providers. Home video in all of its forms is now a large and growing business, and Video on Demand (VoD), networked Personal Video Recorders (nPVR), and interactive video...
- Tags: Video Service, VoD, Network, IP Television, Sun Microsystems Inc., Video, Video On Demand (VoD), Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Telecommunications
- White papers 2007-04-01
- ShiftCast (exe)
- ShiftCast is a Broadband Entertainment System for your PC. With ShiftCast, you can watch movies, videos, Live TV, listen to music and streaming radio, chat, play games, download MP3s and publish music from your desktop or mobile phone. ShiftCast also provides access to premium content from the simple to use...
- Tags: Broadband, Music, ShiftCast, Video On Demand (VoD), Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-03-15
- Exploring VoD in P2P Swarming Systems
- Digital media companies have recently started embracing P2P networks as an alternative distribution mechanism. However, with current P2P swarming systems users need to download the full video, and hence have to wait a long time before they can start watching it. While a lot of effort has gone into optimizing...
- Tags: VoD, P2P, Swarming, Video On Demand (VoD), Peer To Peer (P2P), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Internet, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
- White papers 2007-01-31
- Peer-Assisted VoD: Making Internet Video Distribution Cheap
- This paper considers the design and potential benefits of peer-assisted video-on-demand, in which participating peers assist the server in delivering VoD content. The assistance is done in such a way that it provides the same user quality experience as pure client-server distribution. The paper focuses on the single-video approach, whereby...
- Tags: Client-server, VoD, Assistance, Internet Video, Video, Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Corporate Communications, Servers, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Hardware
- White papers 2007-01-27
- Enterprise Video Communications: Planning for EVC and Performing an EVC Assessment
- This paper summarizes Enterprise Video Communications (EVC) and includes a high level plan to perform an EVC assessment helping ensure deployment success. EVC is quickly becoming the primary medium for delivery and storage of corporate communications. By leveraging existing IP networks and infrastructure to support video communications companies are increasing...
- Tags: VoD, Webcasting, Video, Enterprise Video Communications, Video On Demand (VoD), Corporate Communications, Storage, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Hardware
- White papers 2007-01-01
