Title :
The Oracle media server for nCUBE massively parallel systems
Author_Institution :
nCUBE, Foster City, CA, USA
Abstract :
Information users today are hampered by inadequate access to the information they want and need broadcast and cable TV offer inflexible scheduling, while dial-up services are still fairly primitive, offering poor visual quality and arcane user interfaces. Videotape rental is time consuming and frustrating, and on-line shopping is in its infancy. The network infrastructure now exists to deliver vastly improved versions of these services. What has been lacking is a server system sophisticated enough to cost effectively pump information to the delivery networks. Together, Oracle and nCUBE provide a high-performance, cost-effective solution that enables information providers and users to realize the benefits of interactive multimedia services
Keywords :
ISDN; multimedia systems; network servers; parallel machines; special purpose computers; telecommunication services; Oracle media server; cable TV; custom publishing; delivery networks; dial-up services; home shopping; information services; interactive multimedia services; massively parallel processing; nCUBE massively parallel systems; network infrastructure; online shopping; personalized newspapers; server system; video conferencing; video on demand; Bandwidth; Cable TV; Costs; Educational institutions; Home computing; Libraries; Motion pictures; Multimedia databases; Multimedia systems; Video on demand;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Processing Symposium, 1994. Proceedings., Eighth International
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5602-6
DOI :
10.1109/IPPS.1994.288232