Netmarks to Offer New H.264 VOD Service with Videophone Functions.Tokyo, Japan, Dec 18, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Netmarks Inc. has started this month offering an on-demand video distribution, or VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand , service for television, based on H.264, a high compression video codec, and from March 2007, will offer a service that combines VOD and video phone functions using the same format. Netmarks' new service combines VOD and videophone (1) (VideoPhone) A line of videophones (definition #1 below) from AT&T that were introduced in the early 1990s and later pulled off the market due to poor sales. The first models came with a price tag above $1,000, and a pair were needed. See Picturephone. functions (up to 4-way calling) using existing TV monitors. A single STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box (set-top box) equipped with both functions, installed in the user's home, connects to servers operated and managed at a data center. This will be the first VOD/video phone multi-service in Japan based on the H.264 format, which allows the distribution of high-quality video content. The service offers a VOD system that allows the user to view the video content of their choice at any time, together with a videophone system that offers up to 4-way calling at low cost, and allows users to benefit from a range of learning, counseling, buying & selling, and community services, with the familiarity and ease of operation afforded by television sets and the peace of mind afforded by face-to-face communication. Netmarks' partner in the development of the systems, such as the STB, used to provide the service is NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation, known for its track record in videophones. Its partner in market development is Tokyo-based Vendium Corporation, an ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. known for its unique business model. Netmarks expects its video distribution business, centering on the new service, to achieve sales of JPY JPY In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Japanese Yen. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1 billion in fiscal 2007. Netmarks began supplying VOD systems for hotels, leisure facilities, dormitories, and apartment blocks in October 2005. Since May 2006, in collaboration with a number of Internet service providers, it has also been providing the system in the form of VOD video distribution services for facilities owned by ISP customers. Netmarks currently provides a TV-oriented service using an STB to approximately 4,000 apartments, including apartments in facilities operated by Weekly Mansion Tokyo Co., Ltd. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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