SenseNet succeeds in producing the largest live concert event in Internet history.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 1996--SenseNet Inc., New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , has proven to be a fierce competitor in the Internet/World Wide Web industry. The project, "Live @nd In Concert(TM)"-inconcert.com was the largest live concert broadcast ever on the World Wide Web. The show commenced at 7:07 p.m. eastern standard time, and accommodated well over 2,400 continuous audio streams for the event via Real Audio. The show was a cavalcade cav·al·cade n. 1. A procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages. 2. A ceremonial procession or display. 3. A succession or series: starred in a cavalcade of Broadway hits. of local and international celebrities including Deborah Harry, Joan Jett Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin on September 22, 1958) is an American rock guitarist, singer, producer and actress. She is best known for her hit single "I Love Rock N' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 8, 1982, as well as for her & The Blackhearts, Psychotica, The Lunachicks, Miss Guy & The Toilet Boys and Daniel Cartier. The performance was emceed by downtown 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 Legends Misstress Formika and Lily of the Valley lily of the valley, common name for either of the two species of Convallaria, spring-blooming perennials of the family Liliaceae (lily family). C. majalis, the species usually in cultivation, is native to Eurasia; C. . A swarm of press representatives and Rock & Roll notables were also on hand for the event. The traffic was tremendous. SenseNet received phone calls from some major telecommunications companies during the show to inquire why the East Coast lines were completely jammed with traffic. Consistently throughout the event, the Sun computers were transferring an average of 4 million bits of information per second, and logging an estimated 16,000 unique URL's. Full confirmed statistics will be released next week. "Live @nd In Concert" was also the largest event Real Audio has ever done. On the site was a "guestbook A guestbook is a logging system that allows visitors of a website to leave a public comment. Traditionally, the term applied to the actual ledgers held, for that same purpose, at B&Bs and museums. " where users could sign in and leave comments. Thousands of cyber concert-goers from all over the world - Sydney, Tokyo, London, North Pole North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90°N. It is distinguished from the north magnetic pole. U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary is traditionally credited as being the first to reach (1909) the North Pole. In 1926, Richard E. , Guam, South Africa, Warsaw, Celje, Hong Kong, Toshima-Ku, Estonia, Malaysia, Philippines, Puerto Rica, Israel, Germany, Norway, Lithuania, Finland, Taiwan, Italy, Spain, and many others left a note. 99% of the responses were positive and very supportive of the entire project. Some left information on minor glitches and feedback on functionality, almost all of these comments were constructive. There were some problems with the video, the foremost being that the signals simply could not pass through the overwhelming traffic the site received. Also, many user's who use on-line services for their Internet access - as opposed to direct internet connections - had problems maintaining the signal. "The show was a complete and unquestionable success because of the incredible partnership we had," says Dane Atkinson, SenseNet's President. "Sun Microsystems, Progressive Networks, US Cyber, Cisco Systems and all of the other associates of this event are truly leaders in technology and their industries." The site will be up continuously and the show will be available for replaying the concert soon. SenseNet is also continuing the historical momentum with even larger events to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. very soon. -0- Media note: Project Partners and Talent (Ms. Harry) are available for interview. Contact SenseNet, listed above. CONTACT: SenseNet Inc. Martin Belk 212-824-5000 martin@sensenet.com |
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