CeroView Selects Netkey Software to Power Internet Kiosks for NBC.Business Editors BRANFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2000 Netkey, the leading software provider for the Internet Kiosk Channel, announced today that CeroView, a top multi-media technology and design firm, selected Netkey software to power a kiosk network for NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Enterprises, the distribution arm of the NBC television network. NBC is a unit of General Electric (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GE). NBC used the kiosks to promote various NBC programming it intends to sell or redistribute in the European entertainment market at the recent MIPCOMM Conference and Exhibition in Cannes, France. CeroView created a series of interactive multi-media systems to promote NBC programming including the prime time hit "Providence," the Emmy award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. series "Will & Grace," and late night power-house shows "Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL " and "Late Night with Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. ." The kiosks were central to on-site activities to attract European programming executives to the NBC exhibit. "With Netkey, we found a solid and reliable 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. that combined speed-to-market with strong staff and technical support," stated Derek Fretheim, president of CeroView. "Dependability is essential and the Netkey platform makes Web kiosk solutions as reliable as dial-tone." The Netkey-powered kiosks included a series of Flash animations and a number of customized MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). videos. Users are able to view video segments, cast interviews, see behind the scenes footage, and promotional runs. CeroView emulated the new NBC Enterprise branding themes and graphics into the kiosks and was charged with enhancing the key conference objectives for NBC. "We're excited that CeroView chose Netkey to create the Internet kiosk channel for this important client project," said Alex Richardson, chief executive officer of Netkey. "The dynamic content provided through the CeroView kiosks developed for NBC sets a new standard in the multi-media experience, and is a vivid demonstration of the power and reliability of Netkey software." About CeroView CeroView (www.ceroview.com) is a high-growth company specializing in creating and maintaining Internet-based and interactive business-to-business and business-to-consumer products and services. The firm has developed a number of kiosk applications, e-commerce ventures, media systems, point-of-purchase applications and related Web-based processes. CeroView has over 50 standard kiosk designs in its enclosure portfolio. Aside from NBC International, CeroView client list also includes Compaq Computer, Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. , Motorola, US Army, Boeing, Maxtor, and American Airlines. About Netkey Netkey Inc., the leading provider of patented end-to-end solutions for Internet kiosks, brings businesses closer to their customers through new Web-based points of sale and information. Netkey provides self-service e-commerce/CRM systems by Web-empowering storefronts, banks, payphones, transportation centers and other public areas via Internet kiosks. Netkey's list of forward-thinking customers include Yahoo!, JC Penney, Microsoft, Borders, Hong Kong WebPhone, J.C. Decaux, and Bayer. Netkey investors include Zero Stage Capital and CyberStarts. Headquartered in Branford, Conn., the company has offices in San Francisco and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . For more information about Netkey and its award-winning solutions, call 1-800-443-7924 or visit www.netkey.com. |
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