Interactive Software to Give Operators Revenue-Generating Advanced Applications Demonstrated at Western Show

Interactive software, called the Wink Engine, will be integrated into Scientific-Atlanta's 8600X terminals, providing network operators with advanced applications and new revenue streams. The Wink Engine will enable the deployment of interactive applications, including news and weather, sports scores, and viewer polls, among others. This technology will take advantage of the 8600X terminal's unique graphics and communications features.

Key Takeaways:

• Scientific-Atlanta will include the Wink Engine in its 8600X advanced analog home communications terminals.
• The Wink Engine will enable the deployment of interactive applications, including news, weather, sports, and more.
• The software will be designed to take advantage of the 8600X terminal's advanced capabilities, including full screen graphics and individual pixel addressability.
• The Wink Engine will reside in less than 128k bytes of the 8600X terminal's program memory.
• Wink Studio, a Windows-based authoring tool, will be used to create applications encoded in Wink's Interactive Communicating Applications Protocol (ICAP).
• The Wink Engine interprets the ICAP-encoded application to deliver interactive yet simple graphical applications over cable, satellite, and wireless network transports.
• Scientific-Atlanta will demonstrate several 8600X applications using the Wink Engine at the Western Cable Show, including those developed by CNN, The Weather Channel, and Court TV.

Statistics:

• The Wink Engine will reside in less than 128k bytes of the 8600X terminal's program memory.
• The Wink Engine will support up to 16 four-bit colors.
• The Wink Engine will support full screen graphics, individual pixel addressability, and color cycling for simple animation.
• The Wink Engine will support fades, wipes, transitions, and other graphic effects.

Sources:

1. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

2. Wink Communications, Inc.

3. Crescent Communications.