The Integrated Multimedia Project

Author

Flinck, Hannu ; Saarnio, Juha ; Scheller, Angela

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

36342

Firstpage

1068

Abstract

The Integrated Multimedia Project (IMMP) studies interactive multimedia services and network technologies, addressing both residential and business users, focusing on the overlaps and synergy between the two. For this purpose, IMMP has set up and conducted a considerable number of trials with varying user profiles, network technologies, middleware components and applications. The trial network utilises multiple existing access networks such as Cable-TV and ISDN and connects to European ATM networks through the National Hosts. The IMMP consortium covers the complete interactive multimedia value chain by including network operators, service providers, equipment manufacturers, application developers and content providers. The paper presents project results with regard to market potential of interactive multimedia services, evaluation of different middleware technologies and end user feedback on the applications developed by IMMP

Keywords

ISDN; asynchronous transfer mode; cable television; client-server systems; commerce; interactive systems; multimedia systems; user interfaces; Cable-TV; European ATM networks; IMMP consortium; ISDN; Integrated Multimedia Project; National Hosts; access networks; application developers; business users; content providers; end user feedback; equipment manufacturers; interactive multimedia services; interactive multimedia value chain; market potential; middleware components; middleware technologies; network operators; network technologies; service providers; user profiles; Educational technology; Electronic commerce; Feedback; HTML; IP networks; ISDN; Manufacturing; Middleware; Multimedia systems; Web and internet services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multimedia Computing and Systems, 1999. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Florence

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0253-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MMCS.1999.778661

Filename

778661