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ZyGo, Layer 8 partner for QT-based network
By ron carlson, Insanely Great Mac
December 16th 2002
With Xserve's in the back office and QT on the front-end, this service delivers a
military-size payload
ZyGoDigital has announced a partnership with Layer8 Technology to provide streaming
video compression stations and control facilities to military and commercial
customers. ZyGoCasting, software developed by ZyGoDigital, is a complementary solution
for Layer8's hardware facilities. This solution has proven itself in use for the US
Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) ongoing anti-ballistic missile test program.
"The MDA program requires multiple video and audio streams over bandwidth limited
long-haul circuits to support live remote monitoring of globally distributed test
activities," George Koepplinger, president, Layer8 Technology. "The latest ABM
integrated flight test was supported by showing one 640 by 480 resolution video along
with six additional 320 by 240 video streams and an audio stream, all over a dedicated
T1 link."
The ZyGoCasting solution is based on ZyGoVideo, a QuickTime Downloadable Component.
ZyGoCasting supplies the user with a broadcasting application capable of compressing
and saving multiple videos simultaneously on Apple Xserve computers. A custom set of
digitizing hardware and displays are provided by Layer8 which augments ZyGoCasting in
a video control room setting. Layer8 also provides services to ensure the integrity of
the Wide Area Network for video, audio and data signals.
ZyGoVideo Pro is sold separately, and bundled with popular QuickTime compression
applications online -- currently 40 percent off for the holidays ($59).
Editor's note: Making the world safe for democracy and making a holiday product pitch
in one go -- that's salesmanship (say it with a satisfied tax-payer's smile).
Nevertheless, it's good to see Apple technology in the fore (and background) of a
project of this scope and calibre. A tiny bit of the military-industrial complex is
now on "our" side.
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