video-on-demand services

Video-on-Demand is the provision of video and Internet services over a TCP/IP network to a television set or a computer, be it a laptop or desktop PC. Viator Networks has partnered digital entertainment services company Videolocity to provide seamless, high-speed Internet services and video-on-demand using the Egress™ Server as the primary management platform. Complete systems, including all hardware, software, television sets, network installation, and separate Internet connections for a single installation fee.

The Videolocity Digital Entertainment System™ is a true end-to-end Video-On-Demand solution that is streaming digital video at speeds as low as 1Mbps in MPEG4 format achieving near DVD quality over Ethernet, DSL or Wireless WAN & LAN network architectures.

What makes the Viator/Videolocity solution special?

1. Works over Ethernet, DSL, OverVoice, and wireless networks
2. Delivers over 200 movies to up to 5,000 rooms
3. Access to the latest movies and video games
4. Complete turnkey solution, including technical support, installation and system maintenance
5. Can be installed a' la carte: install high-speed Internet now, add VOD later with no additional network hardware to install
6. Lowest cost combination Internet/VOD available
7. Revenue sharing program for movies and games
8. Supports separate billing methods and pricing for video, games, and Internet
9. Supports full integration with property management systems
10. Provides property-manageable advertising, marketing, event planning and management, customized listings, weather, on-line concierge, and more!

Digital Entertainment System™

• Surf the Web and Watch TV Simultaneously
• Clear and Flicker-Free Web Display
• Support Composite Video or S-video Output to TV
• 16-Bit Stereo Audio Output to TV
• Ethernet or DSL Modem Connection and Wide Area Wireless Connection
• Internal Power Supply 220/110v
• Proprietary GUI
• RF Cable IN
• Cable-Ready Tuner
• Wireless Infrared Keyboard and Remote
• Linux Operating System
• True Color Graphic Display in 16 Million Colors
• HTML 4.0 and up Compliant Browser
• Javascript Support
• HTML Tables, Frames, Cookies and IRC Chat Support possible
• Full Global History Support
• E-mail Ready with SMTP/POP3 E-mail Client
• ISP Independence (works with all ISP's)

Local Media Server Delivery System

• 200 plus movie titles (scalable) cached locally for immediate video on demand.
• Any number of simultaneous users each controls their own viewing, on-demand.
• Scalability for accessing additional titles from remote library if user reserves in advance.
• Web multicast capable. Web radio capable. (View & Listen)
• Local caching guarantees the Quality of Service to the user, regardless of local Internet conditions.
• Also provides "WebTV" type functionality for surfing, e-mail, interactive TV.
• Optional two-way video equipped for in-room multipoint video conferencing, video intercom.
• Network/cache optimization for better throughput on low cost Internet connections using exclusive bandwidth management. Video downloads to the local caching server in the background while maintaining high capacity for Internet services to multiple users.