Boeing Satellite Systems Selects Harmonic for Feature Film Distribution.Business/Entertainment Editors, High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2000 Harmonic, Inc. (Nasdaq:HLIT) announced that its CyberStream IP-over-Satellite technology, by Harmonic Data Systems, was successfully used by Boeing Satellite Systems to enable the theatrical distribution of the first digital feature-length movie delivered to a theater over satellite. Miramax Films' "Bounce" starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow, was successfully transmitted using the Harmonic system over a geo-stationary satellite to the AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. Empire Theatre in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , on November 14, 2000. The concept of Digital Cinema, the digital distribution of films, news, concerts and other entertainment events, is not new. However, it is only over the last few years, that the technology to address the required data rates and security issues associated with film distribution has become a reality. Studios and filmmakers worldwide may financially benefit from not having to pay for hundreds or thousands of prints for distribution to movie theaters. Instead, they may now choose to transmit the film as digital files. "Harmonic played a very important role to the success of the project," said Fred Medina, co-director, Digital Multimedia Systems, at Boeing Satellite Systems. "The CyberStream 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. provided key elements of the overall delivery platform." "Choosing the CyberStream system and working with Harmonic greatly improved the project," added David Baker David Baker may refer to:
"Boeing Satellite Systems has successfully proven the viability of distributing digital movies to theaters," said Tom Dennett, director of Strategic Accounts, Harmonic Data Systems. "It was exciting working with Boeing on this historical event and we feel privileged to be involved in this distribution model." About the Technology A Hybrid Fiber Satellite (HFS (Hierarchical File System) The file system used in the Macintosh. The first version, known as "Mac OS Standard," was introduced in 1985. HFS+, an enhanced version, came out in 1998 in preparation for the upcoming Mac OS X operating system. ) network was used to digitally distribute "Bounce." The movie was compressed in a proprietary digital format using a QuBit digital disc recorder by QuVIS. A Harmonic CyberStream system was utilized to uplink the movie from the VyVX earthstation in Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-largest in the United States. With an estimated population of 382,872 in 2006,[1] it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 897,752 residents projected to , then downlinked at the AMC Empire Theatre in New York City to be stored and projected. About Harmonic Data Systems Harmonic Data Systems Ltd. (HDS (Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CA, www.hds.com) A leading provider of high-end storage hardware, software and services. Part of the Information Systems & Telecommunications Division of Hitachi Ltd. ) is a leading provider of fast Internet and Push systems for satellite, cable and wireless cable networks. Formerly known as New Media Communication, the company was founded in 1995 to offer high-speed data-over-broadband solutions, originally developed in alliance with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . A wholly-owned subsidiary of Harmonic Inc., HDS operates from its headquarters in Tel-Aviv and offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . For more information, please call +972-3-623-6222 in Tel-Aviv, 858/675-7797 in San Diego or check the company's website at www.harmonicdata.com. About Harmonic Inc. Harmonic is a leading provider of innovative broadband solutions that deliver video, voice and data to communications providers around the world. Harmonic's technically advanced fiber optic, digital video and IP data delivery systems enable network operators to provide a range of interactive and advanced digital services that include high-speed Internet access, telephony, digital video, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , video & audio streaming, and video-on-demand. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Harmonic employs approximately 1000 people and operates more than 15 R&D and sales & system integration centers globally. Harmonic's customer base includes the world's largest communications providers. Harmonic's stock is traded on the Nasdaq stock market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol "HLIT." For more information, check the company's website at www.harmonicinc.com. This press release includes forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, financial benefits of transmitting films as digital files and integration of IP capabilities into existing MPEG-2 networks, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are also subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors detailed in Harmonic's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and 10-Q. Note to Editors: Product and company names used here are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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