Aberdeen Announces Top 10 Streaming Implementations of 2001: Companies Large and Small Prove Streaming Is of Value to Enterprise Customers.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2002 Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. , a leading provider of technology market consulting and research, today announced the finalist of its research program to identify the top ten streaming implementations of 2001. Program participants range from the world's largest software concerns to emerging companies, proving that streaming is alive and well in today's marketplace. "For the past three years, Aberdeen has heard countless companies claim -- without much proof -- that streaming was providing real business value," said Michael Hoch, senior analyst at Aberdeen. "The problem was, so much hype filled the air that it was impossible to discern what worked and what didn't. The case studies Aberdeen has selected demonstrate that streaming applications can bring significant and quantifiable benefits to today's corporations." "At the same time, the case studies also show that there are still difficulties around streaming," said Dana Tardelli, senior analyst and co-author co·au·thor or co-au·thor n. A collaborating or joint author. tr.v. co·au·thored, co·au·thor·ing, co·au·thors To be a collaborating or joint author of: "He and a colleague . . . of the study. "Some of these examples show suppliers working hard to overcome real challenges with implementation and management, due to the relative youth of the technologies. The What Works report that we are preparing -- Aberdeen's ongoing research and recent user feedback, which provides -- readers with a real sense of what features to expect from their suppliers of streaming technologies and services." The top ten case studies include -- in alphabetical order of Supplier and Customer -- Activate (a division of Loudeye) and Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, ; BCE BCE abbr. 1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering BCE Abbreviation for before the Common Era. Teleglobe and FashionWeb.net; Blue Falcon Networks and Radio Free Virgin; Kontiki and The Sundance Online Film Festival; Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Media Technologies and Mercedes-Benz USA; RealNetworks and Oracle Corporation; Speedera/Screenplay and Buena-Vista Home Entertainment; Thin Multimedia and SK Telecom; Volera and Plano Independent School District Plano Independent School District (PISD or Plano ISD) is a public school district in Plano, Texas (USA). Plano ISD also takes students from some areas of Dallas, Richardson, Allen, Murphy, and Parker. [1] Led by Superintendent of Schools Dr. ; and Yahoo! Broadcast The former Webcasting division of Yahoo! that broadcast live and archived TV and radio shows as well as on-demand movies, sports and other audio and video material. It also offered organizations Webcasting for private meetings such as conferences and distance learning. Network and the Pepsi Cola Company. For more information about "What Works: Ten Significant Streaming Implementations of 2001", please visit www.aberdeen.com, or call Michael Hoch at (617) 854-5245. About Aberdeen Since 1988, Aberdeen has been a leader in providing market analysis and positioning services that help business technology suppliers meet the challenge of establishing leadership in fast-changing markets. Aberdeen is headquartered in Boston, MA, and has research divisions in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , CA; Fort Collins, CO; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Aberdeen is accessible via the Web at www.aberdeen.com. |
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