ADVISORY/Chandy Nilakantan, CTO and Vice President of Engineering at SkyStream Networks, to Speak on Broadcast Internet at NAB 2000.

News and Assignment Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (April 11)

NAB2000 Room N247

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Presentation to Focus on Delivering Broadband 

Internet Services Using Satellite, Cable

and Terrestrial Broadcast Infrastructures

      When:   Tuesday, April 11 at 11:05 a.m.

      Who:    Chandy Nilakantan, CTO and Vice President of Engineering
            for SkyStream Networks. Prior to joining SkyStream,
            Nilakantan was vice president and general manager of the
            Enterprise WAN Division at 3Com.

      What:   The Internet has proven itself to be a great transactional
            network, but falls woefully short when it comes to
            delivering services to any moderately sized communities or
            subscriber bases. One of the biggest challenges with the
            Internet is scalability -- particularly for delivering
            broadband services that are a fundamental requirement for
            stimulating commerce.

              Present-day broadcast infrastructures, such as satellite,
            cable and terrestrial networks possess built-in
            scalability and have the means to deliver broadband
            services very effectively. However, they lack the
            following:

              --  The ability to seamlessly integrate Internet content
                with traditional programming (enhanced television).

              --  The ability to re-purpose content to suit the
                interests of multiple communities simultaneously
                (targeted services).

              --  The ability to convert consumer interest stimulated by
                the targeted service instantaneously into a purchase
                (Internet commerce).

              Chandy Nilakantan will help the audience to understand:

              --  The network infrastructure requirements for delivering
                broadband Internet services.

              --  How to combine the best of these broadcast
                infrastructures with the best of the Internet.

              --  The state of the technology available to the
                marketplace and new technology appearing on the
                horizon.

      Where:  NAB 2000
            Room N247
            Las Vegas Convention Center
            Las Vegas, NV