Cauldron Solutions Selects itaas for Application Development Support.Business Editors ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 Participation in the istart program will aid Cauldron Solutions in its development of billing and data management solutions for interactive television itaas, the premier provider of iTV services for the digital cable TV industry, and Cauldron Solutions, a leading provider of back office transaction and distribution software for the television industry, today announced that Cauldron Solutions is now a member of the itaas istart Application Developer Program. Cauldron Solutions will take advantage of the istart program's set-top client development tools and support to enhance its ability to provide billing and data management software for interactive television. Designed to provide an entry point for application developers who need set-top client development tools and support, the istart program will also help enable Cauldron Solutions applications to be integrated with Scientific-Atlanta's Explorer(R) digital set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. platform. The istart program provides tools and support for the interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. of developer's applications with the PowerTV Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and SARA Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess]. (Scientific-Atlanta Resident Application). "Billing, transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. and content management solutions such as those provided by Cauldron Solutions are key to the success of on-demand television," said Vibha Rustagi, 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 itaas, Inc. "We look forward to working with Cauldron Solutions through the istart program to ensure that they have the tools and support to bring their applications to market quickly and successfully." "We are committed to serving the television industry's need for affordable revenue generating software solutions to improve productivity, drive transactions, and increase communication between content programmers, distributors, and consumers," said Steve Salzinger, president of Cauldron Solutions. "Our association with the itaas istart program will help us extend the benefits of our solutions to more cable television providers and subscribers." About Cauldron Solutions Cauldron Solutions develops software solutions to enable commercial transactions over digital television and to manage content offered to on-demand subscribers. The company provides consumer marketing capability for television programmers and distributors through billing and data management software solutions that help grow the revenue streams for its media, cable, and broadcast clients. Cauldron Solutions has demonstrated expertise in all aspects of iTV transacting, from communication with the set-top box to data management to user interface to billing systems integration. Cauldron clients include Cablevision, IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. , Sportskool, ITOCHU International, MagRack, Playboy Playboy monthly magazine renowned for nude photographs. [Am. Pop. Cult.: Misc.] See : Eroticism and Rainbow Media, among others. Cauldron Solutions is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based 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. , NY. For more information on Cauldron Solutions visit the company's website at www.cauldronsoutions.com. About itaas, inc. itaas is the premier provider of iTV services in the digital cable TV industry, serving MSOs, equipment manufacturers, application developers, OS/middleware providers, and content developers. itaas' end-to-end expertise with digital networks, from set-top clients to headend servers, help customers deploy innovative services, on accelerated schedules. itaas offers the flexibility of a comprehensive portfolio of services, including: application architecture and design, development, testing, integration, implementation and support. Leading broadband companies depend on itaas for first-to-market advantage. Visit itaas on the Web at www.itaas.com or call 770.368.4024. |
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