BBVision Licenses Fantastic's Technology to Offer New Data Broadcasting Services in Hong Kong.Business Editors HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000 The Fantastic Corporation (Fantastic) and BBVision today jointly announced that BBVision has licensed Fantastic's Broadband Multimedia software known as Channel Management Center (CMC (Common Messaging Calls) A programming interface specified by the XAPIA as the standard messaging API for X.400 and other messaging systems. CMC is intended to provide a common API for applications that want to become mail enabled. 1. ) to offer a new generation of data broadcasting services in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . BBVision is an integrated solutions provider, and the first to focus on data broadcasting services for the B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business and consumer markets over any IP Broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. in Hong Kong. Its visionary leadership and expertise in multimedia content and services, combined with cutting-edge technology from Fantastic will enable BBVision to offer broadband applications and services relevant to the local market, pioneering the way for a broadband era. Corporations in Hong Kong from financial institutions, retailers, high-tech companies to educational institutions will be able to leverage powerful data broadcasting applications over their preferred broadband networks as a competitive tool in their business. Such broadcasting applications include multimedia corporate communication, distance learning, data distribution and interactive kiosks. End-users will be able to enjoy an enhanced media experience, combining the interactivity of the Internet with the richness of Television. Fantastic's unique solution enables customers to Aggregate, Broadcast and Consume multimedia content using point-to-multipoint distribution over networks such as cable, satellite, 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 and digital terrestrial. Customers can book, track and subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; sets of broadband multimedia services, and pay for the distribution on a per-transaction basis. All types of digital media can be scheduled and broadcast via package delivery, caching, or audio and video streaming See streaming video and video stream. . Mr. Thomas Dijohn, Fantastic's Vice President, Asia Pacific said, "We are extremely pleased about BBVision's choice of our end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. as the core technology for the data broadcasting services in Hong Kong. Media companies and corporations can enjoy the seamless communication with their customers and employees, linking the communities closer and bringing them greater competitiveness." "We have the shared vision to bring multimedia content and the Internet to the next stage, where users can experience video, sound, animation and interactivity at enhanced speeds, free from the limitations of the narrow band. We are excited to take this step forward to offer our local users a world of visual, audio and interactivity with easy access and fast delivery," said Mr. Ashley Lo, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BBVision. About The Fantastic Corporation The Fantastic Corporation (Zug, Switzerland) is the leading provider of end-to-end software solutions for broadband data broadcasting. This is an emerging communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry which combines point-to-multipoint digital broadcasting with point-to-point Internet connectivity, in order to deliver rich interactive media content to PCs, digital set-top boxes or handheld devices (including 3G mobile phones) over any broadband IP network. By merging the inherent bandwidth and speed benefits of broadcasting technologies with the interactivity of the Internet, broadcast data provides superior content distribution and interaction in an increasingly IP-centric world. Fantastic's end-to-end software supports the rapid growth of the "data broadcast" industry. Fantastic's customers are typically in two categories. The first includes network operators, satellite companies and any other company providing broadband data transmission services. The second category is content providers, such as media or entertainment companies, or any organization wishing to transmit large volumes of digital data to target receiver groups quickly and efficiently. Fantastic is a public company, quoted on the Frankfurt Stock exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. the symbol: FAN. Or visit our web site at www.fantastic.com About BBVision BBVision is the leading provider of e-commerce and broadband multimedia broadcasting solutions in Hong Kong and Macau. BBVision offers broadband content delivery, networking and applications services to help businesses and content providers to create broadcast quality multimedia content for their customers. BBVision's strategic partners include leading broadband network operators, content providers and corporations. The Fantastic Corporation is a registered trademark. Channel Management Center (CMC), Channel Editorial Center (CEC (Central Electronic Complex) The set of hardware that defines a mainframe, which includes the CPU(s), memory, channels, controllers and power supplies included in the box. Some CECs, such as IBM's Multiprise 2000 and 3000, include data storage devices as well. ), CEC Master, and MediaSurfer are trademarks of The Fantastic Corporation. |
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