StarBurst MFTP brings reliable IP multicasting toGilat's SkySurfer VSAT satellite networks
October 6, 1997 10:32 AM
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1997--Networld + Interop Booth # 7378 & #8629--
StarBurst's multicast file transfer technology helps SkySurfer distribute software updates
StarBurst Communications Corp. announced today that Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. GILTF , one of the world's fastest growing very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite companies, has embedded StarBurst Communications' IP multicast technology into its new SkySurfer(TM) VSAT satellite network to help reliably distribute SkySurfer system software updates to remote sites and servers. SkySurfer is a PC-based VSAT satellite receiver system that delivers high-quality live video, voice and data to remote sites for a fraction of the cost of traditional T1 links. Israel-based Gilat provides satellite communication services for numerous worldwide enterprises, such as Rite Aid, the largest pharmacy chain in the US. Rite Aid will soon use SkySurfer to deliver media-rich information to its 4,000 drug stores, located in 31 states. Gilat has built StarBurst MFTP into the SkySurfer network infrastructure in order to take advantage of the reliability and scaleability of IP multicasting. "StarBurst's innovative MFTP technology helps us efficiently and reliably distribute business-critical software updates to our far-flung remote sites," said Gilat Satellite Networks Chairman and CEO Yoel Gat. "By embedding StarBurst MFTP into our SkySurfer product's infrastructure, we have also made it easier for private network managers to adopt this technology." StarBurst MFTP is a 100 percent reliable, true server-push technology that enables a server to send a single stream of traffic to any number of clients by replicating information in the network. MFTP reduces server and network congestion caused by point-to-point transfers, while its inherent speed and efficiency makes it ideal for distributing large files. "Satellite communications and multicasting are complementary technologies," said StarBurst President and CEO Harland LaVigne. "Uniting Gilat's high-speed, cost-effective satellite services with scaleable StarBurst MFTP gives Gilat a reliable way to distribute business-critical information. We are pleased to support Gilat's exciting new SkySurfer technology."
About Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite earth stations and related hub equipment and software. Gilat products are incorporated into telecommunications networks that provide satellite-based communications between a central location and a large number of geographically dispersed sites. The company offers a range of products: Skystar Advantage(TM), which incorporates Gilat's TwoWay(TM) VSAT into GE Spacenet's Skystar Advantage system, enables interactive, transaction-oriented applications; the ISAT(TM) enables frame-relay delivery of voice and data; the FaraWay(TM) VSAT offers multi-channel, toll-quality telephone service; the DialAway(TM) VSAT offers single-channel, near toll-quality telephone service; SkySurfer(TM), the Company's first plug-in card, delivers satellite-based Internet access; OneWay(TM) VSAT provides unidirectional data broadcasts. In December of 1996, Gilat acquired Skydata Inc., a Florida-based VSAT company specializing in the paging and data broadcast markets. Gilat is in the process of changing the name of its Netherlands-based subsidiary, formerly known as Gilat Satellite Networks (Holland) BV, to Global Village Telecom BV (GVT), reflecting the company's new focus: the operation of rural telephony networks in remote areas. The goal of GVT is to provide services or to establish joint ventures or partnerships with local service providers in order to offer telephone and fax services using Gilat's thin-route telephony DialAway(TM) and FaraWay(TM) VSAT networks.
About StarBurst Communications
StarBurst Communications Corporation is the leader in developing innovative solutions for electronic information delivery via multicast networks. StarBurst's products and services are targeted at users in a broad range of industries, including financial services, multimedia, retail, hospitality, and automotive markets. StarBurst customers include industry leaders, such as General Motors, Toys 'R Us, Thomson Securities Information Services and Promus Hotel Corporation. The Concord, Mass.-based company is privately held and venture capital-funded. More information can be found at StarBurst's World Wide Web site: starburstcom.com
Skystar Advantage is a trademark of GE Capital Spacenet Services Inc. and is a joint development of GE Capital Spacenet Services Inc. and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. TwoWay, FaraWay, DialAway, SkySurfer and OneWay VSAT are trademarks of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. ISAT is a trademark of Skydata Inc.
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