IPTV and video-on-demand promise to open up major new video options for consumers and significant revenue opportunities for service providers. In order to compete with Internet-based video services, IPTV service providers must be able to deliver the broadest possible range of content at any time to any device. And they must be able to do this in a cost-effective manner that preserves profits even on long-tail or niche programming. The presenter shows what is required to create an efficient IPTV content supply chain, and the significant role that digital media distribution plays in the success of IPTV and VoD services.
July 23rd, 2008 by Penton Media Download
This paper shows how SQL Server 2005 is implemented on a failover cluster, how to install and configure SQL Server 2005 for failover clustering, and best practices for SQL Server 2005 clustering. As SQL Server 2005 environments move from smaller installations to larger mission-critical enterprises, the need for the database environment to be highly available becomes more apparent. SQL Server 2005 has many different mechanisms to achieve high availability. But one of the most commonly used methods to achieve a highly available mission-critical database environment is SQL Server 2005's ability to make use of clustered environments.
February 19th, 2008 by Penton Media Download
In games, once sound is captured, there's a whole other level to explore: integration. That's where middleware comes in. Middleware is software that connects game developers with the hardware (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, etc.) they use in development. Just as Pro Tools lets one to generate sound from a computer, middleware lets users link sounds to game objects, such as animations e.g. firing a gun, running, scripted events a column falling across a road, a ship going to lightspeed or areas inside a church, at the foot of a cliff. Where a programmer was once required for all this integration, this is no longer the case.
March 1st, 2007 by Penton Media Download
In a recent survey, 76% of CFOs polled by Business Finance believe the costs of Sarbanes-Oxley outweigh the benefits. Although the backlash from the Enron, MCI, and myriad other scandals continues to argue for new regulations to ensure tough auditing, controls and governance standards, finance executives and other corporate constituencies are making a strong case against what they argue are unreasonable requirements. Regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board are currently debating (and deciding on) rules that will significantly affect how companies are managed and governed.
May 4th, 2006 by Penton Media Download
This web seminar will provide corporate executives, from organizations of all sizes, with best practices in T&E expense management and insight into the advantages of automating and streamlining their expense management process. By attending this Web-based seminar, executives with responsibility for financial and T&E management will learn the latest drivers for travel cost management, recent successful expense reconciliation automation initiatives, and issues on the horizon to consider as they seek to reduce costs, risks, and inefficiencies across employee-initiated expenditures.
October 20th, 2005 by Penton Media Download
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