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Quick Jump Menu to this Month’s Articles February Overview A Little Help From Our Friends Independent Telco Video Content Conference News Video Conferencing on Demand: Video Chat – a Sticky Service for IOCs? iMagic Purchase by Alcatel – the Start of a Trend? Call for Materials from IOCs Involved with FRED <\/p>\n
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February 2003, Issue <\/b><\/p>\n
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In this Issue: Friends, Conference News, VCOD, Video Chat, Alcatel-iMagic, FRED <\/em> <\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0 <\/p>\n Sponsors<\/strong><\/p>\n A Little Help from Our Friends:…. <\/strong> <\/p>\n This Beatles song keeps going through my head as I try to put some order to all of the things going on right now. After the introductory video<\/strong> for this issue, I am sure I will hear from some my friends with suggestions that I have a face<\/strong>, voice<\/strong> and presence<\/strong> that is meant to be behind a computer<\/strong> and not in front of a camera. <\/p>\n The big focus for Viodi right now is the upcoming Independent Telco Video Content Conference<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Of course, the conference couldn’t happen without the fine line-up of friends, who will be enlightening us regarding cable television, iTV and VOD, or without the generous support of our friends who are sponsoring this conference. <\/p>\n So, please read on about some of the interesting video products developed by different friends in different companies…. <\/p>\n and in the meantime, we will all get by with a little help from our friends<\/strong><\/a>…… <\/p>\n Independent Telco Video Content Conference<\/a><\/em> News:<\/a><\/b>\u00a0 <\/p>\n Questions, questions, questions<\/strong> – you have got ’em, the speakers at the Independent Telco Video Content Conference will have answers. This is your chance to submit questions to the speakers at this upcoming conference.<\/p>\n Also, Vantage Point Solutions is providing its whitepaper, “Access Network”<\/strong> to the attendees of the Independent Telco Video Content Conference. This white paper explores network access platforms that are available for independent telcos to offer a “triple-play” of voice, high-speed data and video services to their subscribers. Platforms that are interoperable with twisted-pair, coaxial cable and fiber-to-the-home are compared. Click here<\/a> <\/b>for the latest conference information.\u00a0 <\/p>\n ================================================================================<\/p>\n LOW COST AIRFARE<\/a> STILL AVAILABLE – SIGN UP NOW! <\/strong> ================================================================================<\/p>\n Video Conferencing on Demand:<\/a><\/b> \u00a0<\/p>\n I was skeptical when I was told I could get a response<\/strong> rate of greater than 20%<\/strong> to an email campaign. This is the type of response we experienced, however, with the video mail sent a couple of weeks ago. We received this great response, despite my silly mistake of not including a last name on the email account. <\/p>\n Recipients received an email from \u201cKenneth\u201d, so I am sure a number of people automatically assumed it was spam. This response has proven to me that videomail could be a very effective marketing tool<\/strong> for the independent telco, as well as potentially opening up new service opportunities for the independent telco\u2026\u2026..Click here to read more<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Video Chat – a Sticky Service for Independent Telcos?<\/a><\/b>\u00a0 <\/p>\n Despite the poor economy and the dour views of the venture capitalists in Menlo Park, technical innovation and product improvement continues. An example of this is www.watchnetcam.com, which took Microsoft\u2019s NetMeeting and made it useful and easy to use. This service makes video conferencing as simple as instant messaging and could lead to new revenue<\/strong> sources and reductions of churn<\/strong> for independent telcos<\/strong>\u2026\u2026Click here to learn more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n iMagic Purchase by Alcatel – the Start of a Trend?<\/a><\/b>\u00a0 <\/p>\n Does the take-over a Canadian-based company by a French-based company mean the resulting company will be French-Canadian? This and other questions came to mind as I found this to be an interesting development since it could signal the beginning of further consolidation between middleware and equipment providers that supply the components necessary for independent telcos to deploy interactive and on-demand television. <\/p>\n Click here<\/strong><\/a> to see some potential impacts<\/strong> to independent telcos<\/strong> and whether this truly is the start of a trend\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n Call for Photos and Videos from Independents Involved with FRED:<\/a><\/b>\u00a0 <\/p>\n Learn about the promotional video Viodi, LLC is producing for FRED. The objective of this video is to highlight and promote the good works facilitated by the over $180,000 in scholarships and grants awarded each year to rural students, residents, and communities by FRED\u2026..Click here<\/a> <\/b>to learn more about this effort. \u00a0<\/p>\n Next Article<\/a><\/p>\n Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n Last Month’s Issue<\/a><\/p>\n Please forward this free publication to anyone you know who is involved in some way with independent telephone companies. <\/p>\n Mission of the Viodi View:<\/p>\n In this on-line publication, we share our analysis, opinions and direction on the interactive television news and views that we believe will be of interest and use to our friends associated directly or indirectly with independent telephone companies. 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