ClearStream Forum, a New Service From Loral Cyberstar, Delivers Enhanced Video Broadcasting and Video-on-Demand to Businesses.Business and High Tech Editors ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Using IP multicast A one-to-many transmission of data over an IP network. It is used for a myriad of purposes including updating routers, announcing and discovering services and streaming media. IP multicast saves network bandwidth, because packets are transmitted as one stream over the backbone and only via satellite, ClearStream Forum provides a complete solution for TV-quality, full-motion video Video transmission that changes the image 30 frames per second (30 fps). Motion pictures are run at 24 fps, which is the minimum frequency required to eliminate the perception of moving frames and make the images appear visually fluid to the eye. and audio to the desktop Loral Cyberstar today introduced ClearStream Forum, a new Internet-protocol (IP) broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. offering enterprises one of the simplest and most cost-effective video-to-the-desktop solutions for eLearning and corporate communication applications. The latest addition to CyberStar's family of broadband Infomedia services, ClearStream Forum now lets organizations move to a PC-based model of training and corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. for use both in conference rooms and at individual desktops. By making live, scheduled, and on-demand IP video broadcasts available to employees directly at their desktops through conventional Internet browsers, ClearStream Forum is a flexible solution designed to increase employee participation rates in video programs and educational activities. The PC interface further enhances the user experience by incorporating features such as video windows, presentation slides, email capabilities, and onscreen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. commands that all run simultaneously. "Clearly, information is more easily communicated and retained using audio and video than through the printed word, and ClearStream Forum offers a significant advantage over traditional business television (BTV (Business TV) Using television to deliver company information and training to employees in remote branches. BTV uses satellite-based video to regular TV sets or IP-based video over the LAN/WAN to desktop computers and room monitors. )," said Neil Bauer, president, CyberStar. "Now employees can view programs at their desks at times convenient to them, and if an employee misses a live or scheduled session, that session can be recalled later. Undoubtedly, ClearStream Forum is a breakthrough product for companies that realize the business advantage of informed and educated employees." Built on a reliable and robust Cisco platform with a choice of Cisco or Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. streaming capabilities, ClearStream Forum allows organizations to bypass congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. Internet and wide area network connections. Using ClearStream Forum, TV-quality video and audio programming is delivered directly from the source of the programming into local area networks at remote sites and then distributed to individual desktops. Distribution of programming can also be easily targeted to specific employee groups or to selected external locations such as distribution channels. Delivered via a secure, multicast satellite network, its scalability and bandwidth efficiencies make it one of the most competitive solutions available for enterprise communications, particular those with multiple locations worldwide. "Whether for training, corporate news, special events, product announcements, crisis management, or video/audio archiving, ClearStream Forum offers a cost-effective infrastructure for high-speed, broadband IP solutions," Mr. Bauer added. About CyberStar Loral CyberStar, a division of Loral Space & Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LOR LOR Letter Of Reprimand (military) LoR Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) LOR Learning Object Repository LOR Linux.Org. ), is based in Rockville, Maryland and is one of the largest and fastest growing leaders in global satellite delivery of content to enterprises and ISPs. Providing edge-of-the-net solutions, CyberStar uses satellites to provide last-mile, point-to-multipoint, real-time, and streaming delivery of IP and broadband data, audio, and video anywhere in the world. Its fast, scalable content delivery solution is easy to install and provides high-bandwidth, congestion-free channels to areas with expensive or limited terrestrial infrastructure. Applications include virtual multicast networks, data networking, high-speed file transfer, distance learning, and audio and video streaming services. CyberStar delivers services to ISPs and enterprises serving over 10 million people worldwide. For more information, visit CyberStar's Web site at www.cyberstar.com. About Loral Space & Communications Loral Space & Communications (NYSE:LOR) is a high technology company that concentrates primarily on satellite manufacturing and satellite-based services, including broadcast transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. leasing and value-added services, domestic and international corporate data networks, global wireless telephony, Internet services, international direct-to-home satellite services, and broadband data services including business television, distance learning and video to the desktop. For more information, visit Loral's Web site at www.loral.com. |
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