Adelphia Signs Enterprise License to Deploy Everstream's Operational Intelligence Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech & Entertainment Writers CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2004 Everstream, Inc., a leader in enterprise software for the on-demand television industry, announced today that Adelphia Communications has agreed to deploy version 3.0 of Everstream's Operational Intelligence (Oi) data warehouse and analytics system in all its video on demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) enabled markets. Adelphia has already deployed Oi within its 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. and Cleveland cable markets. Adelphia has been using Everstream's software since November 2003 in order to measure key performance indicators Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action. and assess enterprise readiness during the launch of its VOD services. Everstream's S4 Oi provides product marketing teams and senior engineering leaders with crucial insight into service performance and subscriber experience with actionable feedback for digital services such as video on demand. S4 Oi enables clear and concise roll-up of metrics and trends, with the ability to apply and track organization-wide targets through easy to use Scorecards and Dashboards. The system provides comprehensive management of key performance indicators such as subscriber activity and deactivation de·ac·ti·vate tr.v. de·ac·ti·vat·ed, de·ac·ti·vat·ing, de·ac·ti·vates 1. To render inactive or ineffective. 2. To inhibit, block, or disrupt the action of (an enzyme or other biological agent). 3. , session quality and growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. , and infrastructure capacity planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software. . Version 3.0 of the software supports Concurrent, SeaChange and nCUBE video on demand systems, as well as a wide variety of digital cable architectures. "By implementing Oi we are able to effectively measure our progress during launch," stated John Roy John Roy (1930-2001) was a noted professor in the Art Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His work included pointilism and photorealism and he created a quite remarkable and highly original body of work that represents an important contribution to the history of , Adelphia's director-advanced video engineering & development. "We're also looking forward to using Oi to track subscriber experience and system usage trends as we expand our service coverage." "We're excited to have been selected by Adelphia to meet its performance management and analytics objectives," said Everstream President Stephen McHale. "This is continued validation of our product strategy which heavily leverages collaborative feedback from joint design sessions and beta programs involving customers like Adelphia." In addition to deployment with Time Warner's National Division and Adelphia, Everstream is currently conducting trials with other major cable operators through the first quarter of 2004. About Adelphia: Adelphia Communications Corporation is the fifth-largest cable television company in the country. It serves 3,500 communities in 30 states and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , and offers analog and digital cable services, high-speed Internet access (Adelphia Power Link), and other advanced services. About Everstream: Founded in 1999, Everstream has provided enterprise business software and engineering services for the World's largest cable operators, iTV and media companies. Whether through the S4 product line or through contracted services, Everstream's focus is on enabling cross-platform operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and between a cable operator's on demand and iTV system technologies, their business back-office, and their media content partners. Note to Editors: For additional company or product information from Everstream, please contact Everstream, Inc., 6001 Cochran Road, 4th floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44139. Call toll-free in the United States and Canada at 1-888-842-1717, fax 1-440-498-8866. Readers can also access information through the company's Web site at http://www.everstream.com. |
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