NETWORK APPLIANCE JOINS ISMA TO ADVANCE OPEN STANDARDS FOR INTERNET STREAMING MEDIA.Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything , Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP NTAP Network Appliance, Inc. (stock symbol) NTAP Never Take Another Puff NTAP National Track Analysis Program NTAP Notices to Airmen Publication NTAP Windows NT Application Processors NTAP Naval Training Acquisition Process ), a provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, has expanded its effort to advance the open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced and interoperability of streaming media over Internet Protocol (IP) networks by joining the Internet Streaming Media Alliance The Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) was Founded in December 2000, by Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, IBM, Kasenna, Philips, and Sun Microsystems. It is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to accelerate the market adoption of open standards for streaming and (ISMA ISMA See: International Security Market Association ). Network Appliance will continue to develop and promote industry specifications that will strengthen ISMA's "one standard -- one code" approach to receiving and delivering streaming media. Network Appliance will collaborate with other ISMA members, including industry experts in content management, distribution, infrastructure, and rich media creation, to promote open standards such as ISMA 1.0, a specification designed to accelerate adoption of IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force and MPEG-4 standards for Internet streaming. "Since its inception, Network Appliance has championed open standards, giving customers interoperability with best of breed solutions," said Amit Pandey, senior director of marketing for the content delivery business unit, Network Appliance. "Network Appliance has furthered this commitment and added momentum to ISMA's progress by contributing its streaming and data management expertise to better enable global enterprises to deploy and benefit from powerful streaming applications." "The open-standards approach of ISMA is intended to reduce costs for streaming media customers by allowing them to select solutions from multiple vendors and better tailor system purchases to fit their budgets and needs," said Tom Jacobs, president, ISMA. "ISMA values the industry leadership, expertise in open standards, and vision Network Appliance brings as a new member, and is confident the company will undoubtedly boost the development and adoption of ISMA specifications." Network Appliance will launch its new membership by joining other ISMA participants at the alliance's first annual meeting on February 5 in 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 to demonstrate interoperability among the ISMA member solutions. [sections] |
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