Bulldog and Sun Microsystems Announce Content BOSS Financing Program.Business Editors NAB2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 Flexible Financing Further Simplifies the Implementation of Content Management Solution for Entertainment, Broadcast and Interactive Broadcast Companies The Bulldog bulldog, breed of thick-set nonsporting dog developed in the British Isles many centuries ago. It stands from 13 to 15 in. (33–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 40 to 50 lb (18.1–22.7 kg). Group Inc. (Booth #M7464) and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. Inc. (Booth #M8745) today announced the expansion of the Content BOSS solution to include financing and leasing options. The Content BOSS Financing Program offers one-stop shopping for Content BOSS, a robust and scalable content management solution that enables entertainment, broadcast and interactive broadcast companies, to quickly integrate and leverage their content assets across the enterprise. As a result, these companies can reduce their time to market and compete more effectively in the Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . The Content BOSS Financing Program offers flexible financing for the Content BOSS set of products and services. A variety of financing and leasing options are available from a single source, Sun Microsystems Finance (SM), Sun's financing arm. This one-stop financing program streamlines the business planning, financial and implementation processes involved with enterprise-wide content integration. In addition, Sun Microsystems Finance offers Capacity Management Products, to address the enterprise need for a scalable centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. content repository, as companies integrate their content assets across the enterprise. Storage capacity financing enables companies to implement long-term storage requirements up-front without paying for storage until they use it. As a result, companies can seamlessly meet their growing demand for storage without disrupting operations and capital investment flows. Another advantage of the financing program is the technology refresh option. It ensures companies are acquiring the latest hardware, while avoiding the risk of deploying redundant or outdated technologies. Furthermore, the financing program enables the enterprise to phase in content management infrastructure investment over time, across the company, at a manageable monthly cost rather than investing a large sum at each phase of implementation. This allows entertainment and media companies to better manage their cash flow and infrastructure investments. About Content BOSS Content BOSS is an integrated enterprise content management solution that enables media-rich organizations to reduce marketing and production costs, and create new revenue streams through the re-use, re-purposing and distribution of media content. The Content BOSS solution and related support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services make it easy for broadcasters, interactive broadcasters and content providers to implement digital asset management, which is now considered to be a core technology for business models in the media industry. With Content BOSS, organizations can streamline media cataloging, enabling secure electronic distribution across a wide range of platforms. Bulldog, Oracle and Sun Microsystems contribute the following technologies and services to the Content BOSS solution: -- Bulldog provides the enterprise content management application software, software development kit, consulting and support services to address the content management requirements of media-rich companies. -- Oracle provides Oracle8i(TM) interMedia Intermedia - A hypertext system developed by a research group at IRIS (Brown University). , Oracle Video Server(TM) and consulting services for search, management and deployment of a full range of media content, including broadcast quality video streaming See streaming video and video stream. . -- Sun Microsystems provides the infrastructure technologies: enterprise and workgroup servers, network storage, Sun StorEdge(TM) Media Central broadcast and streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. platform, and market-leading Internet services expertise required for the complexity of platforms and devices that manage and deliver content. Also, the Content BOSS Leasing Program is offered through Sun Microsystems Finance. "We are committed to simplifying content integration for global enterprises by providing industry-leading network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. and storage technologies, as well as a wide range of innovative leasing options," said Stephen McKenna Stephen McKenna is an Scottish footballer who currently plays for Airdrie United in the Scottish Second Division. He signed from Rangers in 2003. , director of global sales, Entertainment and Media, Sun Microsystems. "The Content BOSS Financing Program will enable companies to reduce monthly cash flow unpredictability resulting from content management implementation investments." "Content management is the new core infrastructure technology for media rich enterprises. Now, with the option to lease integrated into the Content BOSS package, a complete content management solution is within reach of a broader market. The leasing program makes the solution not only simpler to buy, but also easier to incorporate into an organization's overall business plan," said Andy Amalfitano, senior vice-president, Sales and Services, The Bulldog Group. About Bulldog The Bulldog Group's content management software enables media-rich companies to leverage their content and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. new business opportunities such as e-commerce and interactive services. Bulldog's enterprise solution delivers secure digitization dig·i·tize tr.v. dig·i·tized, dig·i·tiz·ing, dig·i·tiz·es To put (data, for example) into digital form. dig , cataloguing, and management of media content for reuse, repurpose To change the media format; for example, to go from print to online. and distribution. Bulldog enables you to "put your media in play" by creating the foundation for a digital supply chain and allowing you to reach new audiences. To find out how companies such as Sony Pictures Entertainment, Microsoft Studios Microsoft Studios is part of building 127 at Microsoft's main Redmond campus. The videos Microsoft shows at the Consumer Electronics Show and its own Professional Developers Conference are created there, as well as content for MSN and many of Microsoft's partners. and Open Interactive are partnering with Bulldog to protect their intellectual properties and develop new revenue and business opportunities, visit Bulldog on the Web at www.bulldog.com. About Sun Microsystems Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to ".com" their businesses. With $13 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com. The Bulldog Group Inc., Bulldog, Content BOSS, and Bulldog Media Management are all trademarks of The Bulldog Group Inc. Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle8i is a trademark or registered trademark of Oracle Corp. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, Sun Microsystems Finance, Sun StorEdge, Java and "The Network is The Computer" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. 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. and other countries. |
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