CLI and COMSAT RSI to supply distance learning network to Virginia.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 1995--CLI (Compression Labs, Incorporated) (NASDAQ/NMS: CLIX) announced today that COMSAT Comsat: see Communications Satellite Corporation; communications satellite. (COMSAT General Corporation, Bethesda, MD) Formerly Communications Satellite Corporation, COMSAT was a private company that was created by the U.S. RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) Ailments of the hands, neck, back and eyes due to computer use. The remedy for RSI is frequent breaks which should include stretching or yoga postures. , Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , will use CLI's SpectrumSaver(TM) satellite broadcast system to supply the Commonwealth of Virginia distance learning network. COMSAT RSI will provide the satellite transmission equipment and antennas. The network will include more than 100 SpectrumSaver receivers and seven encoders from CLI (1) (Call Level Interface) A database programming interface from the SQL Access Group (SAG), an SQL membership organization. SAG's CLI is an attempt to standardize the SQL language for database access. . The distance learning network for the Commonwealth of Virginia includes the provision and installation of three new digital uplinks at Old Dominion University “ODU” redirects here. For other uses, see ODU (disambiguation). The university was recently named one of the best colleges in the Southeast by The Princeton Review. , The University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. COMSAT RSI will also provide and install satellite downlinks within the Commonwealth of Virginia and other U.S. locations. Unique to this program is the provision of satellite time and total remote control of the network from COMSAT RSI's Systems Control Facility in Clarksburg, Maryland. COMSAT RSI will own and operate this network as a service for the Commonwealth of Virginia over the term of the contract. COMSAT RSI will use the CLI SpectrumSaver technology for digital compression; satellite time will be provided via GE Spacenet III. Gary Trimm, president of CLI's Broadcast Products Group, said "The Commonwealth of Virginia can take advantage of the affordability of SpectrumSaver for their private distance learning network. SpectrumSaver is ideal for universities and business television users with a relatively smaller number of sites. It is still the only compressed digital video system designed exclusively for private network applications where receivers must be remotely controlled over a satellite. "SpectrumSaver continues to be the field-proven system of choice as there are more than 300 SpectrumSaver encoders for transmitter stations and 70,000 receivers throughout the world -- a de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for private digital satellite networks, particularly distance learning and business television." Richard E. Thomas, COMSAT RSI president, said, "COMSAT RSI considers this new program at Virginia strategically important to our distance learning initiative. We entered into distance learning with the 10,000-site Channel One program and continue to build on that expertise. These programs demonstrate how the total resources of the COMSAT RSI and COMSAT Corporation can be brought to bear to satisfy our customers' requirements." SpectrumSaver, announced initially in 1991, is the world's first digital broadcast system for business television, distance learning and other broadcast applications. Continually improved since its introduction, SpectrumSaver receivers are software upgradable via remote satellite transmission allowing entire networks to be upgraded without a person touching a single receiver. CLI's SpectrumSaver digitizes and compresses a full motion NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. or PAL analog television signal so it can be transmitted via satellite in as little as two megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. of bandwidth -- a fraction of what is required for analog broadcasting systems. COMSAT RSI, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of COMSAT Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CQ) designs, manufactures and integrates a range of systems, subsystems and components for advanced microwave communication, satellite communication, radar and related applications, air traffic control, intelligence and scientific applications, and supplies antenna systems for tactical military, cellular, personal, mobile and last-mile wireless markets worldwide. COMSAT Corporation is a global provider of communications and entertainment products and services. CLI is a leading designer and manufacturer of solutions for digital video communications. Using its core technology, compressed digital video, the Company provides a broad range of videoconferencing products for business, government, educational and healthcare institutions, as well as broadcast products for the entertainment, business television and distance learning markets. CONTACT: Compression Labs Inc. Mia Bradway, 408/428-6735 Joyce Strand, 408/922-4610 or The Benjamin Group Daniel McKean, 408/922-4610 or COMSAT RSI Main number, 703/450-7030 Helen Peterson, 703/450-5680 Internet: antennas@comsat.com |
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