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# The Future Of The Set-top Box Pt. 1
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/the-future-of-the-set-top-box-pt-1/
- Published: 1998-03-13T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-12T09:08:35.000Z
- Description: This is the first in a series of articles on the future of the set-top box - which ties in rather nicely with this week's announcement…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: SEEDS, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:21

This is the first in a series of articles on the future of the   
  
set-top box - which ties in rather nicely with this week's   
  
announcement that Cable & Wireless are to use Oracle's NC and   
  
Apple are developing a "new product" that is set to redefine the   
  
market. All in all it is a very active market at the mo, so we   
  
started at the most recent with an out-take from Wired News -   
  
for the full story, follow the link at the end:   
  
You could almost hear the sigh of relief as Network   
  
Computer Inc. Announced a deal Tuesday to provide the   
  
platform technology for telecommunications heavy Cable &   
  
Wireless Communications digital set-top boxes.   
  
"We've gone from a year of demo-ing our products to finally   
  
actually implementing," said Charlie Tritschler, director of   
  
product marketing for Network Computer, the Oracle   
  
subsidiary that makes software for a range of   
  
Internet-based network devices. "This is a big milestone for   
  
us."  
  
Last year, Network Computer was vying with Microsoft and   
  
a host of others to develop the dominant platform for the   
  
cable television industry's new generation of boxes, which   
  
promise to mark the beginning of the convergence of TV and   
  
the Internet. But in November, the cable industry decided to   
  
go with open standards for the technology instead of hitching   
  
its wagon to a single company's star.  
  
Since then, a number of software companies, including   
  
Microsoft and Sun, have closed deals with large cable   
  
companies - but nobody has heard much from Network   
  
Computer.  
  
Now, after a year in the wilderness, Network Computer is   
  
getting into a significant set-top-box market thanks to its   
  
deal with Cable & Wireless. Though the terms of the deal   
  
were not disclosed, the companies said that Network   
  
Computer will provide the platform for Cable & Wireless's   
  
broadband services, like broadcast television and Internet   
  
content. Cable & Wireless has plans to unveil such services   
  
in 50 countries, beginning this year with the United   
  
Kingdom.  
  
(c) Wired News