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THE WORLD'S FIRST INTERNET CYBERSTATION -- A Press Release truncated .. djf
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 1994 15:43:29 -0400
FOSTER CITY, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ via First! -- The following was released today by ZD Expos: The first live multimedia interactive radio program will be "cybercast" over the global Internet as part of the Internet Showcase at the NetWorld(SM)+Interop(R) 94 conference and exhibition, May 3-5, 1994, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. The Internet Showcase will be the demonstration site linking NetWorld+Interop participants to each other and the world via the Internet during the three-day "CyberStation" broadcast. This historical cybercast is expected to reach more than 30 million Internet users in 140 countries around the globe. This live multimedia interactive CyberStation is an experiment unique to NetWorld+Interop, the premier forum for addressing the networking interoperability challenges and solutions found in the real world of enterprise computing. The CyberStation will highlight "demonstrated convergence" of voice, text, sound and image technologies on the Internet. The programming includes world news, technical forums and music to be cybercast for the duration of the NetWorld+Interop exhibition. Other highlights from the cybercast include live popular mainstream broadcast programs from National Public Radio (NPR) and news reporting by national correspondents. "The demonstration of the world's first CyberStation during the Internet Showcase brings all of the potential of the network to life," said Dan Lynch, chairman, Interop Co. "We are excited that the world will be able to witness technology convergence for the first time from the NetWorld+Interop show floor." The experiment will be created and supported by some of the brightest minds in the networking industry including Carl Malamud, founder of Internet Talk Radio; Mark Andresseen, creator of the encryption standard application MOSAIC; Jeff Schiller, co-author of Kerbouros; and Marshall Rose, co- developer of the Internet Telephone Company, and the developer of renowned networking industry standards such as MIME and SNMP. Other highlights scheduled for the Internet Showcase include a live demonstration of the Internet Telephone Company. Visitors will be able to connect on-line and send facsimiles via the Internet.
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