BCD Forum Advances Broadband Content Delivery in Europe; Forum's New European Group Bridges the Digital Divide.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001 As part of its ongoing effort to unite the content delivery industry worldwide, the Broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Content Delivery Forum (BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) The storage of numbers in which each decimal digit is converted into binary and is stored in a single character or byte. For example, a 12-digit number would take 12 bytes. See binary numbers. Forum) has established the BCD Forum European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Group. This group will address the special opportunities and challenges of the rapidly growing European broadband market. The BCD Forum European Group is now seeking membership from companies interested in collaborating on the infrastructure, content, applications and market development for European broadband content delivery. The BCD Forum European Group charter focuses on five challenges: 1. Localizing worldwide meeting results, taking into account regional variations 2. Promoting the discussion of European topics within the BCD Forum's working groups 3. Serving as a liaison to European standards bodies Following are some of the standards bodies defined in this database. For Windows users of CDE, look up Lessons/Review/Associations. For Web users of CDE's online HTML version, review the Lessons list at the bottom of the definition. Organization Covers ANSI U.S. and other organizations 4. Acquiring European industry key players as active forum members 5. Creating sample business models for the European broadband market, including a tailored win-win situation between the different members of the broadband content delivery value chain "The BCD Forum European Group will serve as a driving force in the implementation and optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. of the broadband content delivery process within the European market. Nokia is pleased to be a valued part of this organization," stated Peter Neiken from Germany, who serves as the BCD Forum European Group chairman and as business manager for Nokia Home Communications. "My vision is that the BCD Forum European Group will emerge to be a significant player in the discussion of key topics and issues that are unique in the European market. This group will work together with the market leaders to further develop and enhance the offerings of the broadband industry across Europe." For information about joining the BCD Forum European Group, contact Neiken at +49-171-511-8826 or via peter.neiken@nokia.com. For details about the next two BCD Forum meetings -- April 25-27 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. in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters' Convention (NAB), and July 17-19 in Stockholm, Sweden -- visit www.bcdforum.org. About The BCD Forum The BCD Forum was established in April 2000 to accelerate the delivery of broadband content to businesses and consumers. This non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. brings together experts and leaders from the entire broadband market, including 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 , cable, satellite, broadcast, telecom and Internet companies. Members consist of content providers, content delivery service providers, network service providers, and hardware and software developers worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.bcdforum.org. |
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