Oracle and Intel Collaborate on Interactive Applications Over ISDN

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Oracle and Intel have joined forces to deliver interactive video applications over affordable ISDN phone lines, enabling new types of interactive applications for PC users. The collaboration combines Oracle's Media Server software with Intel's ProShare video-conferencing, allowing for the creation of interactive services such as news-on-demand, video electronic mail, and corporate training-on-demand. The companies demonstrated several applications, including video-based news and weather, at a recent press conference.

Key Takeaways:

  • The collaboration combines Oracle Media Server and Intel ProShare Video Systems to enable video-based interactive applications over ISDN phone lines.
  • The technology allows for the delivery of interactive services such as news-on-demand, video electronic mail, and corporate training-on-demand.
  • The application is powered by Intel's high-performance Pentium processor-based PCs and Oracle's multimedia server.
  • The demonstration included several interactive applications, including video-based news and weather, and a real-time video conference recording and playback.
  • Oracle CEO Lawrence J. Ellison noted that the Internet is an excellent medium for delivering interactive text and graphical content, but new technology is required to enable video-based interactive applications.
  • Intel CEO Andrew S. Grove emphasized that PC users want information on demand, which often comes in a video format, and that the demonstration shows that video-rich information can be delivered cost-effectively on high-performance PCs.

Statistics:

  • The demonstration included several interactive applications, including news-on-demand and weather.
  • The technology uses Intel's ProShare Video Systems and Oracle Media Server software.
  • The application is powered by Intel's high-performance Pentium processor-based PCs.
  • The collaboration combines Oracle Media Server and Intel ProShare Video Systems to enable video-based interactive applications over ISDN phone lines.

Sources:

  • Oracle Corp. (PRNewswire, June 13, 1995)
  • Intel Corp. (PRNewswire, June 13, 1995)
  • Oracle Media Server (Oracle Corporation)