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ADVISORY/New Technologies and
"Toys" for Consumers Unveiled At
Western Show, Dec. 1-4
It's Not Just Cable Programming Anymore
--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EVENTS: Western Show '98 showcases broadband technology
available soon for consumers.
It's high-tech. it's cutting edge and soon to be available to customers through their local cable
operators. New services for customers -- what they are and how they're being marketed by cable
operators -- are the hot topics being discussed during a series of brreak-out sessions at the 31st
annual 1998 Western Show, sponsored by the California Cable Television Association (CCTA).
The annual conference highlights technology of leading vendors in the telecommunications industry
through its CableNET\256 '98 Showcase, and offers attendees a series of panels featuring leading
Silicon Valley and Cable executive discussing the current state of broadband technology, including
such applications as cable modems, digital video and IP telephony.
1) ''The Bleeding Edge: Hi-Tech's Next Wave'' - A look at the next generation of boxes making
possible a plethora
of new services. - Latest Internet applications and IP telephony and Video-On-Demand
Moderator: Mark Coblitz, VP Strategic Planning Comcast Corporation Panelist: David Reed,
Strategic Assessment, CableLabs Sharat Israni, Director of Engineering for Digital Media Servers,
Silicon Graphics Inc [NYSE:SGI - news]. Jean-Fran\347ois Jezequel, General Manager, Business
Strategies. CANAL+Technology
2) ''How Does the Internet Rock Your World?'' - New news for cable operators to communicate
with customers - How cable customers will use the Internet for everyday applications
Moderator: Jeremy Verba, President, E! Online Panelist: Rich Rasmus, President, Comcast Online
Rachel McCallister, President MPRM James M. Alexander, Director, eWatch, Inc. Kris Bagwell,
Sr. VP, General Manager, Nickelodeon MediaWorks
3) ''Digital Video: What's Working?'' - Reports on how digital is doing in the marketplace - How
digital technology is adding value to cable companies
Moderator: Alex Best, Sr. VP Engineering, Cox Communications Inc [NYSE:COX - news].
Panelist: Sherry Wells Davis, Digital Manager, District Cablevision, L.P. Myra Moore, Partner and
Analyst, Digital Technology Consulting Analysts Ian Tapp, Vice President, Market Development,
NDS Americas, Inc.
4) CableNET\256 '98
The 1998 Western Show will also include the sixth annual CableNET\256 exhibit, a joint project of
CCTA and CableLabs and exclusive to the Western Show. This year's exhibit theme Plug and Play
will demonstrate the interoperability efforts of the cable industry, highlighted in a special living room
and Small Office/Home Office demonstration area and a retail concept store. The exhibits will
include multiple cable modems, Internet telephony and video conferencing, and digital entertainment
services, running over the hybrid fiber/coaxial cable system.
PLACE: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. |
