TeraGlobal Adds Streaming Video Functionality to TeraMedia; Resource First Installed at Cinetech Film Laboratory.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2000 TeraGlobal Communications Corp. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :TGCC TGCC Transview Golf & Country Club (Singapore) ), the first company with a true convergence The angle at which one meridian is inclined to another on the surface of the Earth. See also convergence. solution for voice, video and data, has announced a new video conversion and streaming capability for its TeraMedia(TM) solution and has installed it at the Cinetech, Inc. film restoration and preservation laboratory in Valencia, California. The new TeraMedia capability enables the streaming of video from any standard video source (VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. , LaserDisc An earlier optical disc used for full-motion video and interactive training. It was introduced in the late 1970s and became obsolete in the 1990s. Videodisc systems based on a stylus were introduced (see CED), but only the optical-based LaserDisc survived, although never very popular. , digital cameras). "We are extending the ability of TeraMedia to stream video beyond live sources to include virtually any archived video source," said Grant Holcomb, Chief Technology Officer of TeraGlobal. "This new capability will enable Cinetech teams to collaborate with 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. anywhere on its TeraMedia network, on campus or wherever Cinetech deploys TeraMedia." Cinetech's TeraMedia network is the company's primary computing, communication and collaboration solution linking administration and operations. The company intends to extend the network to selected clients for reviews, collaborative work sessions and project approvals. "The new streaming capability will be a breakthrough for our business workflow," said Sean Coughlin, President of Cinetech. "It will speed the process of review with our clients to enable distanceless collaboration on film restoration projects on a real-time basis." -- Cinetech, founded in 1990, is the industry leader in film restoration and asset preservation. Projects handled range from "The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. " and "Easy Rider" to "In the Heat of the Night" and "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." Clients include the major studios within the entertainment industry as well as organizations such as UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , the Museum of Modern Art, National Film Archives, George Eastman House, and the Library of Congress. Internet address is www.cinetech.com -- TeraGlobal Communications Corp.'s new TeraMedia(TM) Service allows customers to share voice, video and data communications and collaboration across a secure, dedicated all-ATM network. The service integrates the hardware, software, network, and advanced compression technology necessary to deliver real-time, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint, interactive communication and collaboration solutions -- saving customers time and money, while enhancing workflow efficiency and personal productivity. TeraMedia has been described as revolutionary in its ability to transform the organizational communications landscape. |
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