AGENCY.COM To Present Interactive Television Innovations With Partners SUN, OpenTV And Mindport At Western Cable Show.Business Editors The Western Show 2000 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2000 AGENCY.COM, Ltd., (Nasdaq:ACOM (language) ACOM - An early system on the IBM 705. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. ) a leading e-business builder in global markets, announced today that the company will be presenting Interactive TV solutions with partners SUN Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , OpenTV and Mindport during the Western Cable Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. November 29 to December 1, 2000. AGENCY.COM Interactive TV will demonstrate applications and solutions that have been successfully delivered on multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. , (cable, satellite and terrestrial) in a number of countries. AGENCY.COM Interactive TV, Strategy & Technology and VideoPropulsion have created a live, end to end, multi-channel interactive broadcasting demonstration on the SUN Solaris platform. Tim Larcombe, Vice President of Global iTV Practice Area for AGENCY.COM will demonstrate this system for Multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple Content Distribution. Highlights of Larcombe's presentation include: -- "Delivering tailored solutions to meet your business objectives," -- "Building open interfaces and working with different middleware systems," -- "Practical methods to deal with current and emerging standards and technologies," -- and "Ensuring flexibility in complex business environments." AGENCY.COM will also co-exhibit with OpenTV and Mindport presenting innovative solutions for platform operators, broadcasters and content providers. In addition, AGENCY.COM Interactive TV and the Danish Broadcasting Association have been nominated for the Bandies Awards in the category of "Best Enhanced TV Enhanced TV (ETV) is one example of interactive TV. It is used in particular in reference to Two-Screen Solutions TV + PC services. Generally users of these ETV services have their TV and computer in the same room, and navigate their web browser to a particular program-specific Web Application." The nomination is for "ROFL "Rolling on the floor laughing." See digispeak. " (Value for Pocket Money), the first truly interactive live TV consumer show, targeted at young adults. ROFL will be launched nationwide in Denmark, in early 2001. The Bandies Award winners will be announced in the evening on November 29 at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . AGENCY.COM has been pioneering Interactive TV services solutions for the past four years. Previous clients and projects include: -- Interactive services portals, Electronic Program Guides and information browsers developed for a number of distributors including the Chorus and PrimaCom cable networks and Viasat satellite networks in Europe. -- Interactive TV games for a number of distributors including BskyB / Open.... in the UK, incorporated with gameplay on TPS (1) (Transactions Per Second) The number of transactions processed within one second. TPS is a better rating for the performance of hardware and software than the common MHz and GHz rating of the computer. in France, MediaKabel in Holland and Tele Danmark Kabel in Denmark. -- A virtual travel channel for British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. and a multi-national, multi-platform games portal for gameplay, both of which demonstrate the realities of combining content and commerce. -- A new live, interactive TV show for young adults broadcast via cable and satellite in Scandinavia. -- News & Information as well as communication services, such as two-way e-mail and chat applications, developed for Tele Danmark's cable network in Denmark. -- Other clients include Telia, Teracom, ForeningsSparbanken, and One2One. For more information on AGENCY.COM Interactive TV, please visit itv.agency.com. Demonstrations at Western Cable Show Company Location Time & Date Sun Microsystems West Hall 3249 11.28 to 12.1 daily Open TV West Hall 3301 11.29, 1:00-2:30 PM 11.30, 9:00-9:45 AM Mindport South Hall 927 11.28 to 12.1 daily About The iTV and Broadband Global Practice Area AGENCY.COM Interactive TV is a global leader in digital interactive broadcast services and head-end software working across satellite, terrestrial and cable platforms. Offering end-to-end solutions, our services include Electronic Program Guides, portals, mosaic browsing screens, games, e-mail and chat applications as well as news, information, weather and shopping services. About AGENCY.COM AGENCY.COM is a leading e-business builder in global markets. The company provides strategy, branding and technology services that help its clients build and grow their interactive business across multiple digital channels -- the Web, wireless and interactive television. Founded in January 1995, AGENCY.COM is headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and has offices in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas, London, Paris, Portland (OR), San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Vail (CO), Woodbridge (NJ) and affiliate offices in Miami (FL), Seoul, Korea and Singapore. AGENCY.COM serves a broad and diversified global client base in a variety of industries, including 3M, Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , British Airways, Colgate-Palmolive, Compaq, Heineken, Incyte Genomics and Reuters. For investor information, please visit http://www.agency.com/investors or call AGENCY.COM's Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. line at 212.358.2702. To receive press releases going forward, please send contact information to investors@agency.com or call toll free 877.721.3006 for a fax copy. Matters discussed in this release may include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may be materially different. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from anticipated events or results include risk factors and other items that are contained in AGENCY.COM's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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