All,
This looks rather promising:
infoseek.com
Under the code name "TERACOM," the technology called
"revolutionary" by insiders has been described as "a complete and
supported solution that provides the first real-time,
point-to-multi-point interactive multimedia based communications
capability." Simply put, users of TERACOM can, for the first time,
create, distribute, and manage all of their information content and
access a full range of significant communication services through a
single technology. This includes the ability to employ virtually any
media, such as audio, video, documents, graphics (still, 2D, 3D),
animation, virtual reality, and more.
According to Grant Holcomb, Chief Technology Officer, "Until now,
existing Digital Signal Process (DSP) solutions and video compression
technologies could not achieve the performance required for
integrating all media types in a seamless fashion in real-time. But now,
with the breakthrough capability of the Video Stream technology,
employed in concert with Motorola Semiconductor's Altivec
technology, we have achieved a standard never before accomplished.
That is, to have the ability to communicate in real-time, regardless of
geographic location and the number of simultaneous users."
Through its relationship with Apple Computer and Motorola, Video
Stream International will be shipping communication terminals as part
of the TERACOM communication network solution. Each terminal
will employ one to five Altivec based PowerPC microprocessors; the
number based upon customer need.
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