ADVISORY/Breakthrough in Bandwidth Technology to be Demonstrated at NYC News Conference 10 AM, Tuesday, Nov. 3.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 840 TV Signals to be Fed from One 144-Monitor Video Wall to a Second, Instantly, on a Single Wavelength of Light Via a Fiber-Optic Cable, the Width of a Human Hair WHAT: SilkRoad Inc., a San Diego-based company, will demonstrate startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. new photonics technology that will allow a single strand of fiber-optic cable to achieve its bandwidth capacity of 10 terabits/sec. The newly-patented technology not only raises the bar in the quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the unlimited bandwidth, but it is simpler and less costly to deploy. To demonstrate their breakthrough, SilkRoad scientists will feed 840 distinct TV programming signals from one 144-monitor video wall to a second, instantly, on a single wavelength of light through a strand of fiber-optic cable, the width of a human hair. WHY: -- Alleviates bandwidth challenges and provides for future growth of the information age. -- Unprecedented opportunity to serve customers more efficiently by accessing and delivering massive amounts of information via fiber optic cable through a single wavelength of light, shattering old conventions of more complex and inefficient laser technologies that utilize multiple wavelengths. -- Virtually eliminates waiting time for vast amounts of data, whether it's real-time interaction, video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. or interactive movies in real-time over the Internet. WHO: -- Kevin Doria, president, SilkRoad Inc. -- James Palmer There are several people called James Palmer. Politicians:
-- Industry analysts -- Technology and telecommunications industry executives WHEN & Tuesday, November 3, 1998 WHERE : 10AM-12 Noon, EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy Cipriani Wall Street, Main Hall 55 Wall Street (at Williams Street Williams Street (formerly known as Ghost Planet Industries after Space Ghost's home base) is a division of Cartoon Network, which is owned by Turner Broadcasting, an operational unit of Time Warner. The studio mainly produces animated series. ) New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. EDITOR'S NOTES Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : -- Live one-way audio feed of the news conference is accessible by calling 1-800-347-3350 after 9:45 AM, EST, Tuesday, Nov. 3. -- Broadcast-quality video footage showing graphic illustrations of the technology, and including SilkRoad executives and industry analyst sound bites, is available upon request. -- SilkRoad principals are available for one-on-one interviews by pre-arrangement. -- Text of presentation available following news conference on SilkRoad's Web site: www.silkroadcorp.com. YOU'RE INVITED 10 AM, TUESDAY, NOV. 3rd |
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