Concero's Entertainment-On-Demand Services Introduced at Western Show 2001; Providing a Clear Roadmap to Entertainment-On-Demand Deployments.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers The Western Show 2001 Booth No. 2829 LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001 Concero Inc. (Nasdaq:CERO), a leading provider of interactive television solutions, today announced the introduction of Entertainment-On-Demand services. These services assist cable operators and cable programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists with the assessment, design, development and deployment of new interactive services that dramatically improve merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. and sale of on demand assets (movies, TV programming, music and games). Concero's Entertainment-On-Demand services are based on years of experience in the creation and delivery of complex interactive television applications. Concero assists network operators in selecting the appropriate hardware and software components, as well as integrating these components with other applications such as programming guides and billing systems to deliver a complete solution. The company also provides verification testing of these solutions to ensure successful integration and 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. in the planned deployment environment. The Entertainment-On-Demand service offerings include: -- Readiness Assessment -- A rapid evaluation of all components of a system's infrastructure to identify any gaps or missing pieces, coupled with an overall plan for moving forward including specific activities, timelines, costs and revenue models. -- Integration Services -- Systems integration process for end-to-end Entertainment-On-Demand solutions from content acquisition and management to billing. Concero utilizes video-on-demand (VOD) industry knowledge and experience with various head-ends, video-on-demand (VOD) servers, set top boxes, middleware, guides and billing systems. This provides the technical background necessary to successfully integrate numerous multi-vendor products required for a complete deployment. -- System Test and Verification -- Leveraging its state-of-the-art integration lab, Concero rapidly tests multi-vendor solutions prior to mass deployment to ensure the end-to-end system meets strict requirements set by iTV hardware and software vendors. To support these entertainment-on-demand services, Concero brings a wealth of both knowledge and facilities into play. The company's architectural group has delivered award-winning applications in the iTV market. Concero's integration labs feature five separate head ends including Harmonic harmonic. 1 Physical term describing the vibration in segments of a sound-producing body (see sound). A string vibrates simultaneously in its whole length and in segments of halves, thirds, fourths, etc. , Motorola and Scientific Atlanta. In addition to being premier development partners for both Scientific Atlanta and Motorola, Concero has experience with the following products and companies: -- STBs -- Motorola, Pace, Panasonic, Phillips, Pioneer and Scientific Atlanta -- Middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a -- Canal+, Liberate (Liberate Technologies, San Mateo, CA) A software company that specialized in the information appliance field. Formerly Network Computer, Inc. (NCI), a spin-off from Oracle in 1996, it changed its name in 1999. , Microsoft, PowerTV and Worldgate -- Head-Ends -- Harmonic, Motorola and Scientific Atlanta Concero has a history of providing commercial grade software and service solutions to the interactive television industry for the past decade. Recent representative customer projects include: -- TV Guide Interactive -- Concero assisted TV Guide with the requirements, development and testing of a software developers kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) to allow third-party application providers and video-on-demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) vendors to integrate with TV Guide's industry leading interactive program guide. -- Commerce.TV -- Concero assisted Commerce.TV with the design and development of their t-commerce application. This joint effort won Commerce.TV the best new application award at last year's Western Cable Show. -- Canal + -- Concero developed a Java based test framework for Canal + to validate To prove something to be sound or logical. Also to certify conformance to a standard. Contrast with "verify," which means to prove something to be correct. For example, data entry validity checking determines whether the data make sense (numbers fall within a range, numeric data their Media-Highway product. In addition, Concero consultants assisted Canal + with the recent successful WinFirst deployment in Sacramento which included entertainment-on-demand services. -- Keen Personal Media -- Concero assisted Keen in the development and testing of their Personal Video Recorder See DVR. product as well as an integrated web solution. -- Grande Communications About Grande Communications is a United States telecommunications firm, based out of San Marcos, Texas, that uses a deep-fiber optic network for broadband services. In 1999, the company was established when the largest single round of venture capital funding in Texas was raised, -- Concero leveraged its expertise with electronic program guides, middleware, set top boxes, head ends, content management applications and video-on-demand (VOD) servers to assist Grande in developing a Program Management Approach for their video-on-demand (VOD) service. Concero assessed the status, plans and schedules for six different vendors to determine gaps, issues, risks, and costs as well as an overall program plan and schedule for moving forward. Concero will be promoting Entertainment-On-Demand services during the Western Cable Show 2001 in booth No. 2829. About Concero Concero Inc. (Nasdaq:CERO) is a leading provider of interactive television solutions. Concero provides software products and systems integration consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" that enable application providers, studios, content programmers, and cable operators to quickly deploy a wide range of broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. such as entertainment-on-demand, interactive advertising and promotional services. Our solutions drive profitable, on demand interactive services. Concero possesses unique delivery capabilities for supporting interactive television solutions. In conjunction with Motorola's Horizon and Scientific-Atlanta's CreativeEdge developers programs, Concero operates state-of-the-art integration labs with specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. equipment and expertise that enable development of cross-platform applications that run on Harmonic, Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta head-ends and leading set top boxes. These assets combined with our dedicated and experienced team of interactive TV consultants and software engineers offer customers substantial cost savings and rapid time-to-market benefits. Our customers include @Security Broadband, CANAL+ U.S. TECHNOLOGIES, DigitalThink, Grande Communications, Hitachi American, Keen Personal Media, Power TV and TV Guide. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, more information about Concero is available on the Web at www.concero.com. |
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