Starlight Networks Announces Reseller Agreement With LCI Computer Group N.V.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1997-- Partnership Expands Starlight's Presence in Europe; Demonstrates Growing Demand for Video Networking Business Solutions Worldwide Starlight Networks, the world leader in broadband MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 1 and MPEG2 video networking solutions for corporate intranets, today announced it has entered into a Master European Reseller agreement with Netherlands-based LCI LCI Livable Centers Initiative LCI Life Cycle Inventory LCI Landing Craft, Infantry LCI La Chaine Info (French cable news channel) LCI Lean Construction Institute LCI Lions Club International Computer Group N.V., a global high-tech solution provider recognized in the network connectivity, electronic commerce and multimedia arenas. Under the agreement, LCI will resell Starlight's flagship products, StarWorks and StarCast, in eight countries in Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). , including Austria, Germany, Denmark, France, Switzerland and Belgium. The partnership opens significant new distribution channels for Starlight in Europe, where the market for video-based Intranet solutions has been growing rapidly, and enables LCI to bring advanced new video capabilities to its international customer base. "The growth in demand for video solutions from European markets has been phenomenal, especially in the financial sector where the quality and immediacy of information play a critical role in companies' competitiveness," said Tanya Candia, vice president of marketing at Starlight Networks. "Our partnership with LCI Computer Group will enable us to help fill the demand with innovative, comprehensive solutions. LCI's strong European presence, solid reputation, and technical know-how in the video market make it a great fit for our technology and our international strategy." Starlight is an attractive company for LCI because of its technology leadership in bringing mission-critical video information to hundreds of companies worldwide. Starlight was the first company to enable delivery of full-motion video Video transmission that changes the image 30 frames per second (30 fps). Motion pictures are run at 24 fps, which is the minimum frequency required to eliminate the perception of moving frames and make the images appear visually fluid to the eye. , both live and stored, instantaneously to thousands of PCs around the globe. Unlike alternative solutions, Starlight works with existing client/server networks and provides patented stream management, enabling video applications to peacefully co-exist with other network applications. This technology is dramatically changing the way information is delivered and received in today's corporate environments, bringing improved communications, increased competitiveness, and enhanced network efficiencies. "We're excited to add Starlight's technology to our multimedia solutions," said Sam Asseer, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of LCI Computer Group N.V. "The market for video and audio streaming See streaming audio. applications is growing fast, and we are working to stay ahead of the market curve and build solutions that meet and anticipate our customers' network needs. Working with Starlight enables us to bring the most advanced streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. technology to our customers, in solutions that bring immediate value to the organization. The association of Starlight with LCI significantly strengthens Starlight's market presence in Europe and allows both companies to offer advanced solutions. StarWorks and StarCast fit well with LCI's leading development of kiosks, secure electronic commerce and the SMARTpeno." About StarWorks StarWorks is a mission-critical networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . that enables hundreds of users to share streaming mixed media (video, audio, text, graphics, etc.) over Ethernet, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. , ATM, and other local area networks. StarWorks integrates live and stored media content on LANs, guarantees high-quality delivery, and ensures peaceful co-existence of video/audio streams with other network applications. StarWorks supports Microsoft Windows NT and UNIX-based platforms, including Solaris and Lynx Realtime OS. Clients supported include Windows 95, Windows NT and Macintosh. About StarCast StarCast provides one-to-many IP multicasting over existing corporate enterprise networks at speeds up to 30 frames per second. On a StarWorks media server, StarCast enables live and stored multicasts over standard Ethernet LANs, or over a WAN that has a high-speed satellite hookup hookup, n in the Trager method of therapy, the practitioner enters into a meditative state along with the patient, which allows him or her to work more intuitively and to feel subtle changes in the patient's movement and tissue texture. . StarCast is ideal for applications like distance learning, remote manufacturing process management Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) is a collection of technology and methods used in the manufacture of products. It incorporates such technologies as computer-aided production engineering (CAPE), Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) , computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), , live TV news, security/surveillance systems, video conference multicasts, corporate communications, and emergency broadcasts. StarCast supports Microsoft Windows NT BackOffice platforms, as well as Windows 95, Windows NT and Windows for Workgroups A version of Windows 3.1 introduced in 1992 that added peer-to-peer networking. See Windows. (operating system) Windows for Workgroups - (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3. . About LCI Computer Group N.V. LCI Computer Group N.V., a Dutch holding company of 29 companies, is publicly quoted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the former name for the stock exchange based in Amsterdam. . LCI employs over 400 people and maintains offices in nine major countries including the United States. LCI is active in the field of information technology (IT) and related services, such as network and printer connectivity, video conferencing, wireless communications, document management, integration, sales, services and facilities management. The subsidiaries of LCI pursue an independent policy, controlled by the holding company. LCI's active role in integration and services has led to acquisitions, which over the years have strengthened LCI's position as an automation partner to major institutions as well as to government. LCI's development of the SMARTpeno, the world's only wireless pen computer, is a big step in LCI's drive to develop products for the "on-ramps" and "off-ramps" of the information superhighway. LCI Computer Group is headquartered at 8 Europalaan, P.O. Box 3409, 5203 DK,'s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. Phone: +31-(0)73-6455255. Fax: +31-(0)73-6455296. WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. : http://www.lcigroup.com . About Starlight Networks Starlight Networks is the worldwide leader in InterMedia Intermedia - A hypertext system developed by a research group at IRIS (Brown University). networking software, providing cost-effective, scalable solutions for the delivery, storage and management of streaming data types across enterprise networks and Intranets. With more than 400 customers around the world, Starlight enables companies to significantly increase productivity and reduce costs by bringing critical information - audio, video, images, graphics, and/or text - directly to users' desktops, without interrupting network traffic or straining bandwidth resources. Starlight is the only vendor offering guaranteed delivery of video content, both live and stored. Starlight's family of products include StarWorks and StarCast. Starlight Networks is located at 205 Ravendale Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043. Phone: 415/967-2774. Fax: 415/967-0686. WWW: http://www.starlight.com . EDITOR'S NOTE: In the text above, the word "SMARTpeno" should have a circumflex circumflex /cir·cum·flex/ (serk´um-fleks) curved like a bow. cir·cum·flex adj. 1. Curving or bending around. 2. Bowed. circumflex curved like a bow. accent symbol above the letter "o". Also, there is an "at" symbol following "julial" and "melanie" in the e-mail addresses below. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Starlight Networks Julia Lockwood, 415/528-7301 julial@starlight.com or Eiler Communications Melanie Flanigan, 415/548-9088 melanie@eiler.com |
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