PORTLAND, Ore. (Feb. 18, 2004) -- nCUBE Corporation today announced that Wave Broadband, a Northwest cable broadband services company, has selected nCUBE's end-to-end video-on-demand (VOD) system to deliver VOD to digital cable subscribers across its Seattle area system.
Wave will deploy nCUBE's nABLE interactive management software and on- demand server to deliver VOD to approximately 25,000 subscribers in its Port Orchard system by summer 2004. The operator's on-demand service will include movies and basic programming.[an error occurred while processing this directive]"We wanted an on-demand system that could be rapidly deployed and that scales reliably, particularly as we expand the service to feed our other Seattle area systems and expand our offerings to include additional services such as high-definition and network based DVR," said Steven Weed, CEO of Wave Broadband. "As an independent service provider, nCUBE's flexibility, as well as its professional services support, was a key advantage for us."
"We are very pleased to announce our partnership with Wave," said Michael Pohl, nCUBE president and CEO. "nCUBE is committed to making sure that our customers have the support and the tools they need to maintain the lowest operational costs for delivering on-demand."
nCUBE's VOD solution, which includes a scalable hardware platform, the nABLE software suite and an experienced professional services team, utilizes an open, interoperable architectural design to deliver on-demand services. nCUBE's video server provides unmatched storage and delivery capability that grows with consumer demand without duplicating content or hidden storage costs. nABLE is an on-demand management system built with Web-based technology that delivers a complete set of VOD business management and technical operations tools, including real-time and historical intelligence reports.
About Wave Broadband
Wave Broadband is a cable broadband services company serving approximately 63,000 cable and high speed Internet customers in the Seattle area . Owned and operated by local industry leaders, Wave is supported by decades of cable know-how. The company delivers the latest technologies, including digital cable, high-definition TV, video-on-demand, DVR and the fastest Internet access.
Source: Wave Broadband
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