CABC's New Applications Suite Gives Content Providers a Secure, Branded Way to Reach Their Audiences Via the Internet.Business Editors CABC CABC Crafts Association of British Columbia CABC Canada-Arab Business Council CABC Community Activities Business Center (US Army) Inc. Videos, Brochures, Catalogs and Training Courses Can be Customized and Delivered to the Desktop Regardless of Connection Speed CABC Inc. has introduced a new suite of applications designed to give content providers a more efficient, secure and branded way to present Internet-based communications -- from video and brochures to catalogs and training courses -- to their audiences. The applications work in concert with CABC's Background Delivery(TM), a cutting-edge technology that delivers television-quality video and other digital content to any desktop via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the or corporate networks regardless of connection speed and without interrupting normal computer use. The new applications -- called vPlayer(TM), vZine(TM), vCatalog(TM) and vLearn(TM) -- give content providers more flexibility in presenting their information than the currently available third party players, explained Scott Wilson Scott Wilson may refer to: A person's name:
"Internet-based communications have evolved significantly over the past few years to where they can be a source of income or a source of significant savings to an enterprise," he said. "But the complexity of the communications demands applications that can handle a variety of media formats; that can be branded by the enterprise and that will work with a reliable and secure delivery system like Background Delivery." The vPlayer is a video/audio player that can handle any digital media file format and eliminates the need for any additional media players or plug-ins to view the media files. It plays the media outside of the Internet browser See Web browser. and email. The vCatalog presents any combination of video, audio, slides and a live browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used window to end users in the form of an electronic catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. that supports both online and offline e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. functionality. Similar to the vCatalog, the vZine presents multiple media formats in a single, user-controlled application that provides page-forward, page-back, table of contents and index features, as well as live browser and interactive capabilities. The vLearn application can incorporate rich media played off of the local drive with live or interactive material presented through a live browser window. It also provides for off-line interaction and tracking, which is critical to delivering e-learning (Electronic-LEARNING) An umbrella term for providing computer instruction (courseware) online over the public Internet, private distance learning networks or inhouse via an intranet. See CBT. to remote or dial-up users. All of the applications are delivered to the recipient's desktop along with the content and are integrated with CABC's proprietary 448-bit encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. and digital rights management to achieve maximum security and control for the digital content. The digital rights management feature: -- Ensures that all content, including video, cannot be copied and can only be played on the computer to which it was targeted. -- Coordinates content presentation to the entire audience enabling the provider to determine when the content is played. -- Restricts the availability of content by limiting plays. -- Automatically replaces or updates the content. -- Automatically configures itself to the audience's display settings so content can be played at custom screen sizes. The applications use the latest Microsoft DirectX(R) suite of multimedia application programming interfaces (APIs) to produce the highest possible quality video, audio and dynamic content with no dependencies on third-party applications, files or Internet browsers. CABC Inc. is based in Dallas and provides digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. and marketing technology that enables companies to broadcast key messages to customers and employees. CABC can deliver any media, including high-quality, full-screen video and audio, to a targeted audience, regardless of Internet connection speed. Messages are delivered discreetly dis·creet adj. 1. Marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect. 2. Free from ostentation or pretension; modest. , via Background Delivery(TM), as the recipient continues working, uninterrupted. CABC also can track how and when recipients use and respond to the broadcast. It's a complete solution, with no additional hardware, software or IT management required. For more information, go to http://www.cabc.com. Trademarks: vPlayer, vZine, vCatalog, vLearn and Background Delivery are trademarks of CABC Inc. |
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