Alcatel and CoolCast Join Forces to Deliver Interactive Streaming Media to Televisions and PCs at NAB Conference.Business/Technology Editors NAB2001 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2001 CoolCast's Versatility, Power Showcased Using Alcatel's DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. Technology Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA), the world leader in Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary ) solutions, and DG Systems' (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 : DGIT) CoolCast, an Internet broadcaster, today announced that attendees of the April 23 - 26 NAB Conference in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. will be able to interact with the CoolCast Internet broadcasting Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems), or IBS, is a provider of television station web sites. IBS hosts over 70 local stations' sites, and co-produced NBCOlympics. portal through televisions, desktop PCs, and wireless laptop applications at booth #L241. In December 2000, Alcatel and CoolCast entered into an agreement that bundles CoolCast technology with Alcatel's award-winning DSL access platform, the 7300 Advanced Services Access Manager (ASAM ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine ASAM Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile ASAM Advanced Services Access Manager ASAM ATM Subscriber Access Multiplexer (Alcatel) ASAM Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants ). A first for the telecommunications industry, this agreement enables DSL service providers to deliver broadcast-quality video, CD-quality audio, and Internet connectivity to broadband consumers. CoolCast's innovative broadcast technology, enabled by Alcatel's broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. architecture, allows select broadband PC users, and TV viewers with a set-top box, to access join-in-progress streaming video, stored video and CD-quality streaming audio while multi-tasking with other Web-based or local applications. Together with Alcatel's DSL access equipment, the patented CoolCast broadcast technology offers DSL service providers a powerful solution for multi-media delivery that bypasses the Internet. CoolCast distributes media via a satellite network that beams data to receivers located close to a telecommunications provider's central office. This data is then aggregated in the Alcatel 7300 ASAM and efficiently streamed into the home or office via DSL. By employing this satellite-coupled DSL technology, service providers avoid the unpredictable performance of the Internet. This innovative technology offers service providers unique branding and incremental revenue generation potential via linkages between streaming media and Internet access services, ushering in the era of interactive video. Alcatel and CoolCast invite you to visit their booth, located in spot L241. One-on-one appointments and technology demonstrations are available upon request. About CoolCast CoolCast (www.coolcast.com), a division of DG Systems (NASDAQ: DGIT) is an Internet broadcaster that delivers join-in-progress and stored streaming video and digital audio combined with regular Web content to PC users. CoolCast's scalable architecture benefits service providers and end users with its ability to stream audio and video content simultaneously to millions of broadband PC users. The CoolCast portfolio of patented intellectual property is currently available to thousands of broadband Internet users nationwide through partnerships with DSL service providers. CoolCast is currently available to ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line subscribers in Cincinnati, Ohio, through a partnership with ZoomTown.com, and additional partnerships are pending. DG Systems, the largest electronic distributor of spot audio in the country, operates a proprietary, North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. digital network for distributing audio and video content that links thousands of advertisers and hundreds of advertising agencies with over 7,500 radio and nearly 800 television station across the United States and Canada. DG Systems recently merged with StarGuide Digital Networks, a leading provider of long form audio and digital network distribution services to the broadcast industry, in a tax-free stock-for-stock transaction. StarGuide employs a patented, cost effective, reliable, high-speed electronic store-and-forward media delivery service and has users of its IP multicast technology throughout the world. The company can be reached at 415-276-6600 or at www.dgsystems.com. About Alcatel DSL For more information on Alcatel's DSL solutions, visit http://www.alcatel.com/dsl About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 130,000 employees and sales of EURO 31 billion in 2000, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. |
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