Loral CyberStar's IP Multicast Network Streams Procter & Gamble's Innovation 2000 Technology Fair to 10,000 Employees Worldwide.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2000 Satellite-Based Broadcast Brought E-Learning Event to 19 Sites Around the World Loral CyberStar announced today that its advanced uplink facilities and broadband satellite network were successfully used last week to distribute 30 hours of live coverage of Procter & Gamble's (P&G) Innovation 2000 technology fair at the Cincinnati Convention Center directly to more than 10,000 employee desktops around the world. The three-day e-learning event, which was held June 13-15, was seen live by P&G employees in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe, and on a delayed digital feed in Asia. During P&G's Innovation 2000, employees around the globe were able to "virtually" visit the booths of more than 115 P&G presenters and vendors, hear keynote speeches, and see presentations and demonstrations on how to use the latest technologies to do their jobs more efficiently, effectively and productively. This multi-functional "Technology Trade Show" focused on innovations in products, packaging and services, and it enabled connections across P&G's business areas and vast scientific and technical base, as well as with outside suppliers, research institutions and other technology providers. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a March 20 report on trends in corporate training by W.R. Hambrecht & Co., "Corporate e-learning is one of the fastest growing and, we believe, most promising markets in the education industry." The report notes that "the online training market is expected to nearly double in size every year, reaching approximately $11.5 billion by 2003." P&G produced the video content, encoding the content into an internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) encapsulated format and sending the IP stream over dedicated T1 circuits from Cincinnati to the CyberStar uplink facility in Carteret, N.J. The IP stream was then broadcast to a network of 19 sites worldwide. CyberStar antennas, receivers and unique software located at these sites permitted end users to view the program using industry-standard Microsoft Media Player software directly on the desktop or in dedicated meeting rooms throughout the world. The content of the desktop broadcast included speeches and demonstrations, and on-site camera crews visited each booth at the show to interview vendors and employees about the different products services and technologies on display and how they are used in the workplace. According to Roy Collins, CyberStar's vice president and general manager for North America, "Through the innovative use of CyberStar's satellite 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 network, P&G is at the leading edge of 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. . CyberStar was very pleased to be able to help make this event possible." About CyberStar Loral CyberStar, which has its headquarters in Rockville, Md., and offices around the world, provides national and international broadband services connecting people and networks using its own global, satellite-based IP multicast network. This service allows ISP's and multinational companies to quickly access or transfer information regardless of geographic location, time differences or "last mile" barriers. CyberStar is a leading provider of Internet and multimedia services, business television and private managed networks to businesses and Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. throughout the world. Applications include virtual multicast networks, Narrowcast To transmit to selected individuals. Cable TV and satellite radio are examples of narrowcast services because they reach only their subscriber base. Mailing lists are another example. Contrast with broadcast. See multicast. TV, Business Television and interactive distance learning, data networking, high-speed file transfer, streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. and audio to the desktop and managed data networks. CyberStar delivers service to over 10 million people in 120 countries. For more information, visit CyberStar's Web site at http://www.cyberstar.com. About Loral Space & Communications Loral Space & Communications is a high technology company that concentrates primarily on satellite manufacturing and satellite-based services. Services offered include 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 virtual network value-added services, domestic and international corporate data networks, global wireless telephony telephony without wires, usually employing electric waves of high frequency emitted from an oscillator or generator, as in wireless telegraphy. A telephone transmitter causes fluctuations in these waves, it being the fluctuations only which affect the receiver. See also: Wireless , Internet services, and broadband data services including business television, distance learning and video to the desktop. For more information, visit Loral's Web site at http://www.loral.com. About Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble markets approximately 300 brands to nearly five billion consumers in over 140 countries. This includes Tide, Ariel, Crest, Pantene Pro-V, Always, Whisper, Pringles, Pampers Pampers is a brand of disposable diaper (or nappy) marketed by Procter & Gamble worldwide. Product information Diapers Pampers Diapers come in sizes going all the way up to Size 7. , Oil of Olay, Vicks and Didronel. Based in Cincinnati, P&G has on the ground operations in over 70 countries and employs more than 110,000 employees worldwide. |
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