Alaskan Television Company GCI Selects SeaChange International to Deliver Interactive Television Services.Business/Technology Editors ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000 This month, General Communication, Inc. (GCI GCI Ground Circuit Interrupter GCI Getty Conservation Institute GCI Global Commerce Initiative GCI Green Cross International (non-profit international environmental organization) GCI Growth Competitiveness Index GCI Great Cities Institute ) turns on interactive television service to nearly 1,000 hotel rooms in Anchorage. GCI has selected SeaChange International  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Inc.'s (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SEAC SEAC Student Environmental Action Coalition SEAC Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee SEAC Southeast Archeological Center (National Park Service) SEAC South East Asia Command (Allies WWII) ) GuestServe Network System as its platform to provide video-on-demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) movies, video games See video game console. and Internet service to its customers. "We've undertaken a comprehensive business strategy to build new revenues from interactive television," said Bob Ormberg, Director of Cable Marketing, GCI. "At the same time, we're giving hotels the opportunity to look beyond traditional pay-per-view providers for a vastly improved service and increased revenue per room. We've determined that there are over 60 hotels representing over 6,350 rooms in Anchorage, of which 2,235 rooms represented by 21 hotels are within our immediate reach." GCI begins its service with the Hotel Captain Cook, the second largest hotel in Anchorage, and the Days Inn. The cable operator is currently in negotiations with additional hotels in the area to begin service in the upcoming months. GCI takes advantage of interactive services through SeaChange like other major cable operators such as AT&T, Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , and Time Warner. With its two-way cable headend infrastructure, GCI manages the guest service to hotels from its own operations. Unlike other services that use satellite feeds or tape deck systems on hotel premises, hotels gain premium services at higher per-room revenues without incurring capital costs for on-site equipment and maintenance. Further, with SeaChange's patented MediaCluster video server technology, the GuestServe Network provides a cost-effective means to store large selections of digitized movies and easily scales to support the addition of new hotels on the network. For turnkey support of the hotel business, SeaChange's content licensing experts provide movies and PC games through the company's relationships with film studios. SeaChange's creative development team designs screens and menus for a uniform appearance and easy navigation across guest services. About GCI GCI (Nasdaq:GNCMA) is an Alaska-based integrated communications provider delivering voice, video and data services through its fiber optic, satellite, hybrid fiber coax (networking) Hybrid Fiber Coax - (HFC) A kind of physical connection used in networks for audio, video, and data. DVB (Digital Video Broadcast) is used in Europe and DOCSIS is used in N America. and metropolitan area network facilities. More information about GCI can be found at www.gci.com. About SeaChange International SeaChange International, Inc. is the world leader in digital video systems. The Company creates powerful server and software systems that manage, store and distribute professional quality digital video. SeaChange's innovative products are based on a scalable, distributed software architecture and standard technology components to continually deliver exponential improvements in digital video cost-performance. As a result, SeaChange enables broadband, broadcast, satellite and new media companies to streamline operations and reduce costs, allowing for expanded services, new applications and increased revenues. SeaChange is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2001 census, the town population was 10,037. History Maynard, located on the Assabet River, was first settled in 1638 and was officially incorporated in 1871. and has product development, support and sales offices throughout the world. Visit www.seachangeinternational.com. |
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