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To: ecommerceman who wrote (7069)	5/25/1999 4:04:00 PM
From: Paul Schmidt	Respond to of 11417

Ecommerceman, The link in my previous post would indicate that at the very least AOL should thank its lucky stars it is not owning "the last mile" or it should be credited with executing a brilliant "rook exchange with king" sidestep to avoid delivering movies over the internet. inTelecast again!!!

To: ecommerceman who wrote (7069)	5/25/1999 4:08:00 PM
From: SDR-SI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11417

E-C: The PBS commentary is principally correct in the problems it points out, most of which specifically relate to the Internet itself as the mode of data transmission for these high capacity requiring services. By doing so, it makes a great case for satellite, HDTV-piggyback, VBI and other "push" methods that will be able to bring huge amounts of digital data to the STB or computer without being constrained by the parochially defined "Internet" itself. Many of Wave's high visibility announcements have been with the equipment manufacturers, the system originators, and the ultimate system operators for such services. We are in the midst of the answers to the problems raised in the article. Steve

To: ecommerceman who wrote (7069)	5/25/1999 4:56:00 PM
From: B Spears	Respond to of 11417

ecommerceman I refer you to my post on RB concerning this subject. Bob Spears Interesting info from the SI CSCO board. Speedus partners with CSCO to deliver full screen full motion entertainment quality video on its broad bandwidth net. Wonder how subcribers are going to pay for this? Bob Spears SPEEDUS.COM Teams With Cisco Systems; New York First to Receive Full Screen Full Motion Video Via IP/TV Software Video Solution NEW YORK, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- SPEEDUS.COM (Nasdaq: SPDE - news) has licensed the Cisco IP/TV software video solution from Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO - news) and is the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) to offer full screen full motion video with its Internet Service. SPEEDUS.COM previously announced its network upgrade for Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) capability. The DVB capability gives SPEEDUS.COM the ability to provide entertainment quality transmission of all forms of full screen full motion video and audio to its Internet subscribers in New York. The Cisco IP/TV comprehensive software application will now allow SPEEDUS.COM's super high SPEED Internet service subscribers to receive video programs, both live and pre-recorded, using Cisco IP/TV viewer software. SPEEDUS.COM is working with content providers to offer programming uniquely supported by its network. IP/TV handles real-time video in multicast mode. Multicasting lets multiple viewers see the same video stream. SPEED service subscribers will be able to receive full screen full motion video content through the IP/TV Viewer. ''SPEEDUS.COM has a unique high-speed Internet capability that provides a strategy of delivering valuable video content along with high-speed Internet connectivity. Cisco is committed to helping SPDE market its SPEED service together with the Cisco IP/TV software and other Cisco products,'' said John Gonia, Regional Manager for Video Sales for Cisco. ''Cisco IP/TV has been developed to enhance business opportunities for innovators like SPEEDUS.COM. We are proud to be a part of this cutting edge service in the world's biggest media market, New York. SPDE can contract with any media content provider for ''multi-casting'' and ''streaming'' high quality video and audio on a secure basis in New York,'' said Vera Nelson, Program Manager for Cisco IP/TV. SPEEDUS.COM is a facilities-based super high-speed Internet Service Provider. The Company is limiting the marketing of its Internet service under the SPEED service mark to its initial subscribers as part of the SPEED service pilot program. SPEED is delivered via 14 fully functional Internet Broadcast Stations in operation under SPEEDUS.COM's FCC license covering Metro New York. SPEED subscribers are able to browse the Web using the Company's SPEED modem capable of downstream speeds of up to 48 Mbps, which is 31 times faster than a full T1 line. The SPEED modems are only available from the Company for $350, which along with the $150 installation cost can now be financed for up to 3 years. SPEEDUS.COM operates a Network Operation Center (NOC) in the Brooklyn Army Terminal. The NOC contains a data center with a Linux-based Internet gateway transmitter and a teleport facility with satellite down links and fiber optic backbone. SPEEDUS.COM's NOC hardware and software, and customer premise equipment and software, give its Internet network the unique ability to ''multi-cast'' and ''stream'' high-quality full screen full motion video and CD-quality audio to its subscribers. SPEEDUS.COM also provides standard direct dial-up and ISDN service with web hosting, e-mail and value-added Internet services. The Company's signal is currently not available at all locations in its license area. Increased signal coverage through additional Internet Broadcast Stations is crucial to widespread availability of the SPEED service. However, SPEEDUS.COM believes that where its signal penetrates, the Company offers small businesses and residential customers the lowest-cost, highest downstream speed Internet access available. For additional information on the Company and its services, please visit the Company's website at speedus.com or call 718-567-4300. Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO - news) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at cisco.com. Statements contained herein that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about the Company's product, corporate identity and focus, may be forward-looking statements that are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by the Company's sales, marketing and support efforts. Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. SPEEDUS.COM(SM) and SPEED(SM) are service marks of SPEEDUS.COM, Inc. SOURCE: SPEEDUS.COM, Inc.

To: ecommerceman who wrote (7069)	5/25/1999 8:31:00 PM
From: Marty Lee	Respond to of 11417

ecommerceman: "You can't get there from here." It's an excellent article: pbs.org The "Pulit" describes the limitations upon our "domonetic environment" rather well. Still, it leaves one wondering why the Baby Bells are not combining with Cable in their local regions??????? This "marriage" is the recommended solution in "Life after Television" - at least until a new fiber optic network is completed. That there isn't enough money for the fiber network to happen sooner is debatable. There's always enough money. Problems of this nature are seldom a matter of "poverty." Rather, they are more often a matter of how wealth is being transferred and to whose benefit. The current state of regulated competition in the communications industry may be helping CSCO but it's not benefiting you or I. Open to suggestions, Marty

To: ecommerceman who wrote (7069)	5/25/1999 11:56:00 PM
From: Marty Lee	Respond to of 11417

To all: In due time... This is both for newcomers and a refresher course: In due time, we'll be watching movies over the Net. In the meantime, Wave Systems' technology will prevail and profit. Personal computer systems are being enabled and empowered as information-producers look to the computer industry to expand their markets. Personal computers with faster fiber network connectivity will make use of Wave Systems' vastly more efficient data distribution intelligence. The WaveMeter increases the client-side communications powers of computers. Wave Systems' digital data distribution system will unleash immense volumes of data currently held in data bases, on disks, tapes, microfilm, cassettes, and in libraries around the world. With Wave Systems' technology, the distribution of encyclopedias, technical standards, reference works, magazines, newspapers, videos, music, and software is made possible on a pay-only-for-what-you-access basis. With Wave Systems' incomparably more economical desktop device, consumers can become information-sharing publishers. Desktop publishers of any digital media can “cut out the middleman” and profit specific royalties for their works each time they are decrypted. Multi-channel digital content distribution will be dominated by smart microprocessor technology such as EMBASSY - Embedded Application Security Systems. Wave Systems Corporation's smartcard-like microprocessors will reside in PC's and other devices owned by consumers such as modems, TV tuner cards, set-top boxes, etc. Integrating a micro-controller, onboard ROM and RAM, a cryptographic module, a real-time clock and a host interface system, the microprocessors will provide for both security and privacy needs while transferring transaction processing functions to the consumer's desktop, independent of a central server. Such smart microprocessors will eliminate the need for consumers to enter passwords, security codes or credit card information for each transaction. Processing transactions locally at the consumer's desktop through smart microprocessors makes the distribution process more economically scalable to large numbers of consumers, avoiding the higher transaction handling costs inherent in server-based/software-only solution systems. With stored currency EMBASSY's client-side processing system allows for micro-transactions down to a fraction of a cent and provides the packaging of content for free trial use, sale, subscription, rental, pay-per-view/use or other pricing options. Putting the point of purchase on the client-side uses sever capacity to maximum efficiency and provides consumers with detailed transaction logs with which to conveniently record and track their own purchasing status and power. There is only one company which has developed such a smart microprocessor and which is well ahead and on its way toward making this architectural shift come about through OEM's such as Hewlett Packard, IBM, and Sun Micosystems to name a few. The company is the most actively talked about at Web investor sites such as Raging Bull and Silicon Investors: Wave Systems Corporation. WAVX. wavesys.com If all this reads like it came off of Wave's Web Site, that's because it did... Sincerely, Marty

To: ecommerceman who wrote (7069)	5/26/1999 12:21:00 AM
From: Philip Geiger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11417

Eccommerceman. Re: delivery of videos over the net. The article you mentioned re: the bandwidth limitations of the wire based net curiously ignores wireless delivery. From todays's Newsday article re: HAUP & WAVE: "Hauppauge, which last year reported net income of $1.9 million on sales of $38.7 million, is banking on the growth of High Definition TV broadcasts to popularize its DTV receivers in personal computers. In addition to sharper TV signals, DTV also will allow the largest "pipeline" for information into homes and businesses: 19 million bits per second compared with cable modems' 5 million bits per second." None of the "partyline" or other limitations of cable, copper, or even fiber (which still encounters a bottleneck transitting that last 100' or whatever to the home) would apply to wireless delivery of WAVE enabled/metered digital content. Which doesn't even require that your computer be turned on to receive it! Given that VHS quality video only demands 1.5 mb/second, 19mb should be more than plenty. Maybe Negroponte et al should consider a new rag called "Unwired".