WavePhore and SkyCache(TM) to Renovate Internet Backbone; SkyCache Will Use WavePhore Satellite Receivers to
Broadcast Web Traffic
March 11, 1998 08:02 AM
LOS ANGELES, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring Internet World '98 - WavePhore, Inc. WAVO WavePhore Networks announced
today at Spring Internet World '98 that it has signed an agreement with SkyCache, Inc., of Laurel, Md. to provide satellite receivers and
uplink equipment required for SkyCache(TM) to create a new Internet data delivery network. The purpose of the new, high-speed network
is to employ satellite technology to broadcast the most often used Internet web and news traffic directly to Internet Service Provider (ISP)
caches, thereby increasing efficiency of the Internet Backbone and substantially reducing communications costs for ISPs.
The SkyCache service will provide a much more efficient means for ISPs to receive web pages and other Internet traffic, since statistics
show that the bulk of all information requests from end users are for a relatively predictable set of data. Using high-speed data broadcast
incorporating WavePhore Networks' technologically advanced IDR V1000 SCPC satellite receiver operating at four megabits per second,
commonly requested information will be distributed by satellite and cached at local ISPs. Caching web pages at the edge of the Internet will
allow users to receive web pages more efficiently and will relieve Internet backbone connections of the need for redundant data. The result
will be substantial savings in ISP connection costs as well as enhanced performance for end users.
"We have been enormously impressed with WavePhore Networks' technical expertise and ability to provide precisely the right data
broadcast product to meet our needs," noted Doug Humphrey, President and CEO of SkyCache. "It's clear to me why so many of the
world's leading information companies also rely on WavePhore for broadcast data solutions."
Under terms of the agreement, WavePhore will install one meter satellite dishes and four megabit per second IDR V1000 variable bit rate
satellite receivers with Ethernet output at SkyCache customer sites. WavePhore will also install its network management system at
SkyCache's Laurel, Maryland uplink facility, which is expected to serve more than 200 locations within the next twelve months.
"The worlds of data broadcast and the Internet are irreversibly coming together," said David E. Deeds, Chairman, President and CEO of
WavePhore, Inc. "The Internet's promise of ubiquitous communications combined with data broadcast's unexcelled efficiency and low cost
are a natural combination. As a company, we are gratified to work with SkyCache in uniting these two exciting enabling technologies."
SKYCACHE
SkyCache is devoted to the implementation of high-speed one way digital distribution systems, finding application in the movement of digital
audio and video data streams, World Wide Web content, and the synchronization of distributed data systems. The corporation is
headquartered in Laurel, MD and founded by Internet pioneer Doug Humphrey. Additional information on SkyCache services is available at
www.skycache.com.
WAVEPHORE, INC.
WavePhore Inc., is the global leader in connecting people with compelling information in the office and at home. The corporation is
headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, and composed of three business units: WavePhore Networks, WavePhore Newscast, and WavePhore
WaveTop. WavePhore Networks, the industry leader in data broadcasting, provides flexible, high-speed data delivery for information
publishers to more than 80,000 sites worldwide. WavePhore Newscast is the Web's premier business infosource for enterprise-wide use.
WavePhore WaveTop(TM) is the first free advertising -- supported nationwide data broadcast system to deliver multimedia content to
broadcast ready PC's in the home.
Additional information on WavePhore is available via the Internet at wavephore.com, wavo.com,
wavetop.net, newscast.com
Certain of the above statements regarding WavePhore constitute forward- looking statements that may involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including, but not limited to,
technology changes, competitive developments, industry and market acceptance of new products and services, and risk factors listed from
time to time in WavePhore's SEC filings. SOURCE WavePhore, Inc.
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