John Townley

Germany’s AIST MediaLab AG has introduced MovieExplorer, a free, multi-functional tool for video production and conversion. MovieExplorer is software for video production, which fully supports Internet functionality such as RealVideo from RealNetwork, the ASF format from Microsoft and Quicktime from Apple. It also features standard formats such as MPEG and AVI. Features such include purely […]

Warner Music Group (WMG) and Microsoft Corp. Wednesday announced that WMG has chosen Microsoft Windows Media to deliver secure music downloads over the Internet. In a multiyear agreement, WMG has selected Windows Media Format as a primary format for commercial music download initiatives in the United States and Canada, with security provided by Windows Media […]

Kaspersky Lab, an anti-virus software development company, is warning users of the discovery of a new Internet-worm, Sonic. The worm was discovered actually being transmitted “in the wild” in France and Germany on the morning of 30th October 2000. The distinctive feature of this malicious program is its ability to update itself (i.e., to automatically […]

Eritmo.com, an Internet community of Latin music artists and aficionados, Friday announced that this coming November it will launch version 1.0 of KONECTOR, a subscription-based music streaming service. Eritmo.com’s KONECTOR technology will allow fans to create and edit their own music playlists, as well as stream their favorite tunes on their computer for a monthly […]

In an era when the survival of arts programs in public schools is under constant threat, promoting music education can be an uphill battle. With finite resources and exploding class sizes, educators across the country have learned to get creative in their quest to provide students with access to the tools they need. For Richard […]

Peering past the glare of the release of Sonys new Playstation II, Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Friday announced it is broadening its network initiatives in the race for convergence. Sega will be selling off unused inventory, closing unprofitable amusement facilities, optimizing distribution systems, and integrating overseas subsidiaries. In addition, Sega has started a program of semi-independence […]

TellSoft Technologies and Interliant, Inc. Thursday announced a deal wherein Interliant will offer TellSoft’s suite of content creation and delivery solutions — iTalkServices — to its business customers. “We are thrilled to join forces with Interliant, one of the industry’s largest ASPs and a premier web hosting company, to drive the availability and adoption of […]

ZoomTown.com, a subsidiary of next-generation communications provider Broadwing Inc. , together with Intertainer, uniView Technologies Corp. and Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced that ZoomTown.com will market-test a service to provide asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) broadband entertainment directly to consumers’ televisions. ZoomTown.com expects to deploy the service to its more than 35,000 subscribers next year upon […]

GiantBear has launched its new AudioCub delivery system, by which wireless carriers can provide subscribers with the ability to request and receive information from the wireless Internet through audio delivery, using any existing analog, digital or WAP-enabled wireless phone. The AudioCub follows the launch of BearCub, a new proprietary technology from GiantBear. AudioCub expands on […]

RealNetworks, Inc. and Sony Corporation Monday announced Sony will include both RealPlayer and RealJukebox with Sony’s portable music devices and VAIO PCs beginning in 2001, and RealNetworks will include ATRAC3 technology, Sony’s audio compression technology, in RealSystem 8. Under the agreement, Sony will distribute customized versions of RealNetworks’ RealPlayer 8 and RealJukebox 2, with multiple […]

RealNetworks, Inc. Monday announced the release of RealAudio 8, its new delivery system for Internet audio. Developed in part with Sony Corporation, RealAudio 8 offers audio at a wide range of bit rates. RealAudio 8 also claims CD-quality playback at half the file size of MP3 and it delivers equivalent or better audio quality as […]

The CNN News Group has extended Virage technology into the CNN Digital Archives. CNN will license the Virage technology platform as a step toward a completely digital production and distribution environment. The Virage technology will provide for the automatic creation of metadata that allows for video content management and production. The CNN digital archive project, […]