AT&T signs online hosting agreement

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has awarded AT&T Business Solutions a three-year contract for hosting and application management, powered by AT&T Synaptic Infrastructure, its next-generation utility computing platform, says FoxBusiness.

The NCAA sought a single provider to manage and proactively monitor the Web content and IT infrastructure of its NCAA.org site, primarily designed for NCAA schools and student-athletes.

AT&T is providing a flexible solution that facilitates speedy, simpler site functionality and can handle spikes in Web traffic especially during seasonal peak traffic times around NCAA March Madness and other sports-related collegiate activities, such as NCAA recruiting seasons.

Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest telecommunications provider, has deployed Harmonic's content management solutions in support of its Multimedia-on-Demand IPTV service expansion, states FoxBusiness.

The upgrade has enabled Chunghwa Telecom to offer its IPTV customers a number of advanced interactive services, including multi-channel digital mosaics and time-shifted access to major events and programming, such as the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

The enhanced IPTV offering has been very well received; Chunghwa Telecom serves over 4.3 million broadband subscribers throughout Taiwan.

Pharos has released its Mediator 4 content management platform, which will make its US exhibition debut at NAB 2009 taking place in Las Vegas, from 20 to 23 April, reports 4rfv.co.uk.

Pharos Mediator 4 solutions now offer a wider range of options to improve the workflow throughout broadcast and new media operations in today's world of multiple media formats and broadcast standards.

Pharos user interfaces run on standard PC and Mac browsers. Pharos Management Reports give insight into system workflow, loading and performance. Mediator Dashboards provide live information to determine optimal allocations of infrastructure and resources.