Updated: 4/14/2003; 4:44:30 PM.
Ross' Multimedia Journal
News and Events In The Convergence Space Between The Entertainment, Information and Communications Industries
        

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Tuesday, February 25, 2003
> Conference Board Says Consumer Confidence Down
Consumer confidence dropped 15 points (~19%) in February 2003 from an index of 78.8 at the end of January (1985=100) to 64.4 now.
> N2 Broadband's "Open" VOD System

N2Broadband makes the following claims for its new VOD system:

 

"The OpenStream platform includes the following components:

  • Open, published interfaces that enable rapid deployment of new services;
  • Global Resource Management allows multiple services – such as high speed data, delivery of broadcast television, and VOD – to cooperatively share network resources and efficiently use available bandwidth;
  • Support for multiple VOD streaming servers, leading VOD applications, both conditional access networks, and all major billing systems;
  • Business management for back-office standard reporting and administration;
  • Asset management for managing the validation, localization and propagation of content;
  • Open data platform for billing, marketing and operations reporting;
  • Network management for remote system administration; and
  • Network Operations Center providing 7x24 support."

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