innovacom :
INNOVACOM INTRODUCES VERSATILE,
POWERFUL NEW VIDEO SERVER AT INTEROP; FIRST TO USE GIGABIT ETHERNET FOR
DIGITAL BROADCAST
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. Oct. 7, 1997 (OTC/BB: MPEG) designerand marketer of
MPEG-2 video compression products,
is introducing a new video server utilizing InnovaCom MPEG-2 technology.
The first server to use Gigabit Ethernet technology for digital video
broadcast, the new TeraStream system is capable of receiving and storing
MPEG-2 multiplexed audio and video
up to 15 Mbps and optionally distributing via DVB satellite uplinks. The
TeraStream will be shown at the Networld+Interop Forum in Atlanta, Ga.,
Oct. 8-10, 1997. Nominally configured at 69 Gigabytes, it will store up
to 20 hours of digitally-encoded broadcast programming at eight Mbps. It
provides broadcast interface utilizing Internet control.
Industry research organization, In-Stat, projects in excess of $1.2
billion in revenues from sales of Gigabit Ethernet products by the year
2001.
Mark C. Koz, InnovaCom chairman and president, said: "The Gigabit
Ethernet backbone is the new standard for networking communications and
its use with our new server places InnovaCom on the leading edge of
video and audio networking technology. The server combines advanced
MPEG-2 video with an unusually high storage capacity that can support up
to 1 terabyte, making it
the most flexible server system available today for storage, retrieval,
archiving and distribution. With the addition of a DVD RAM Juke Box, the
storage capacity becomes virtually unlimited."
Mr. Koz said the Gigbit Ethernet backbone will be used by InnovaCom at
the Interop Network Operation Center to distribute video streams to a
number of companies that include Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems,
Digital Equipment, and Compaq Computer. It will use the Extreme Networks
Local Area Network switch. Demonstrations of streams from the server, as
well as InnovaCom's other MPEG-2 compression products, will be shown at
the Network Applications Technology Showcase at Interop.
Networld+Interop, now in its eleventh year is a SOFTBANK forum and
attracts over 50,000 network and internet professionals from around the
world.
The TeraStream server receives, stores and distributes MPEG-2 video and
audio data to and from multiple clients, combining compressed video,
networking, and high storage capacity in a single package. It is
designed for use in DVB (digital video broadcast), satellite and
terrestrial broadcast applications, and is completely controllable
through the Internet. It is compatible with all DVB broadcast network
interfaces.
The server will support multiple decode clients as well as encode
clients with an aggregate bit rate of up to 600 Mbps. It is capable of
transmitting a DVB stream to a satellite with an aggregate bit rate of
up to 200 Mbps. It supports remote content requests for DVB distribution
via Internet connections.
TeraStream supports the Internet Explorer 4.0 with web video serving
capability, which will permit a user to call for any variety of
additional video feeds at the completion of a satellite feed.
The server also supports independent standard video database
applications including Oracle's Video Server, Microsoft's NetShow
Professional and InfoValue's Quick Video Server and will support Video
on Demand standards in the future.
It supports Internet standards including multicasting, RTP and RSVP.
TeraStream will be available for delivery in December, 1997.
Program content for the MPEG-2 Gigabit Ethernet video streams at Interop
is furnished through the Sierra Vista Entertainment Division of
InnovaCom.
During the past year InnovaCom has completed marketing agreements with
or designed MPEG-2 product configurations for several companies . They
are:
-Sun Microsystems--Design of an MPEG-2 encoding board for its UltraSPARC
workstation.
-ESS Technology--Joint development of MPEG-2 encoders for DVD authoring
systems and set top boxes.
-Digital Equipment Corporation--Cross licensing agreement to develop and
share program interfaces for MPEG-2 encoding on Windows and Windows NT.
-Mitsubishi--Joint development of a DVD-R recording system.
-Litton's Fibercom Division--Integration of InnovaCom's DV 2100 MPEG-2
board
in its CAMVision-2 network video delivery system.
Separately, InnovaCom said that it was currently undergoing an
independent audit for its year ended Dec. 31, 1996 in preparation for a
filing of a registration statement under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 on SEC Form 10 as soon as possible after the completion of the
audit. Thereafter, as soon as reasonably practical, InnovaCom intends to
file its final application with the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (NASD) to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Stock
Market. Currently, InnovaCom's shares are
traded on the NASD OTC Electronic Bulletin Board.
InnovaCom is located at 2855 Kifer Road, Suite 100, Santa Clara, Calif.
95051. Telephone is (408)727-2447 (CHIP) and Fax is (408)727-6625.
InnovaCom Investor Relations contact is Ben Gibson at (888)464-6734.
NASDAQ Stock Market, TeraStream, NetShow, Explorer, and Quick Video
Server are trademarks of their respective companies.
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David N., I can't wait to hear what negative comments you will come up
with on this one.
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