Broadbus Launches Six New VOD Deployments with Adelphia; Surpasses 50 Commercial Deployments in 18 Months; Broadbus Now Powering One-Third of All Adelphia VOD Streams.BOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Broadbus Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of next-generation video on-demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) server technology, today announced six new successful deployments with Adelphia Communications Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : ADELQ), passing more than 2 million homes. Since it began shipping products approximately 18 months ago, Broadbus has now exceeded 50 revenue-generating, commercial deployments and passed more than 10 million homes worldwide. E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]Adelphia selected Broadbus' solid-state VOD servers for new deployments in Staunton, Virginia; West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach, also known as West Palm, is the most populous city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida. According to the University of Florida's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 107,617. ; Loudon, Virginia/Frederick, Maryland; Augusta, Maine; South Dade, Florida and Canton, Georgia. Broadbus now powers one-third of Adelphia's VOD streams, and one-half of the deployments rolled out in the past year. E[acute accent]The recent deployments with Adelphia helped Broadbus surpass 50 deployments less than six months after announcing it had reached 25 deployments with top MSOs including Adelphia, Charter, Comcast, Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , and Rogers Cable. This milestone demonstrates the company's momentum in the on-demand market, driven by the need for VOD systems with superior performance, reliability and scalability and lower total cost of ownership. E[acute accent]"Broadbus' success in more than 50 live VOD deployments is a testament to the quality of our products as well as the industry's desire to cost-effectively deliver advanced on-demand services to their customers," said Vin Bisceglia, Chairman and 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 Broadbus Technologies. "Broadbus created the market for DRAM-based VOD systems, and remains focused on sustaining significant growth through additional commercial deployments and innovative new products." E[acute accent]Broadbus enables cable operators to provide broader and better performing video on-demand experiences to their customers. Built upon a unique DRAM-based architecture, the Broadbus B-1 Video Server offers the highest stream density in the industry at less than one-tenth the footprint and one-eighth the power requirements of traditional systems. Broadbus began shipping its B-1 systems to cable operators for commercial deployment during the second quarter of 2004 and the company is experiencing as much as 300% annual growth. E[acute accent]About Broadbus E[acute accent]Broadbus develops fully scalable, next-generation Video on-Demand server systems designed to solve streaming scale, space, power consumption and live ingest in·gest tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat. 2. issues for cable operators deploying advanced video services such as VOD, Subscription VOD, and ultimately, full-scale TOD. Broadbus offers a migration path to the emerging TOD environment, while fully exploiting existing upgraded broadband networks. The company's revolutionary server architecture based on the intelligent configuration and management of massive amounts of random-access memory (storage) random-access memory - (RAM) (Previously "direct-access memory"). A data storage device for which the order of access to different locations does not affect the speed of access. , enables operators to offer their subscribers unparalleled convenience, choice, and control over their home entertainment. E[acute accent]Broadbus was recently selected by Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: for inclusion into its annual List of Top 100 Private Companies, named to CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. Magazine's Top 50 companies leading the broadband revolution and listed as a finalist for Best Innovation in two categories for the first annual On-Demandies(TM) awards hosted by Digital Hollywood. For more information, please visit www.broadbus.com. E[acute accent]About Adelphia E[acute accent]Adelphia Communications Corporation (OTC: ADELQ) is the fifth-largest cable television company in the country. It serves customers in 31 states and Puerto Rico, and offers analog and digital video services, high-speed Internet access and other advanced services over Adelphia's broadband networks. E[acute accent]Broadbus(R), TOD(R) and B-1(TM) are trademarks of Broadbus Technologies, Inc. |
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