IP Media Monitor: IPTV - books

Video Over IP: A Practical Guide to Technology and Applications

Wes D. Simpson — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Video Over IP gives you everything you need to know to choose from among the many ways of transferring your video over a network. The information is presented in an easy to read format, with comparison charts provided to help you understand the benefits and drawbacks of different technologies for a variety of practical applications.

Readers who have a background in either video or networking will benefit from tutorials in both areas and the breadth of coverage that this book provides. Real-life application examples give readers successful examples of a variety of Video over IP networks that are up and running today.

After reading this book, you will be able to:
-Understand the basics of video today
-Understand the basics of IP networking technology
-Differentiate between technologies such as streaming, download and play, and file transfer
-Understand the benefits and drawbacks of a variety of video transport techniques
-Know what information you need to gather about their application before selecting a Video over IP technology and before beginning an implementation

*Understand video transport over IP networks - learn how to take advantage of technologies like MPEG, multicasting, RTP, and streaming
*Provides clear, easy to comprehend explanations of both video and networking technologies - perfect for a newcomers - helps seasoned pros round out their knowledge
*Covers a full range of video technology, from web and desktop videoconferencing to professional broadcast quality and high definition video.

About the Author
Wes Simpson has 25 years of experience in the design and development of telecommunications products, with the last 14 focused on video transport. He was a founding member of the Video Services Forum (VSF), an international association of video industry users, service providers, and manufacturers focused on interoperability and quality metrics for multi-site video signal transport He has been active in management of the group (elected to two terms on the Board of Directors), and is always an active participant in the VSF's annual conference on video transport technology.

Wes has spoken at a number of industry events, including IBC (2004), NAB (2005), Broadcast Asia (2005), VidTrans (5 times 1998 to 2005), BEVS (1994), SCTE Cable-Tec Expo (1999), the Washington Executive Broadcast Engineers Conference, and twice at the invitation of the IEE in London. He has authored a number of white papers for private companies, and been quoted in industry journals such as CED, Communications Technology, Fiber Optics News and Lightwave Magazine.

As a consultant, Wes has worked for a number of different companies in the video transport business, including those that supply MPEG compression systems, uncompressed video transport systems, IP/ATM video products, security video products, as well as video service providers. As a product and general manager, Wes worked in a variety of video transport markets around the world, including broadcast television, video production, video conferencing, high-resolution computer graphics, video security, and CATV. He has worked with and personally visited customers in South America, Asia, the Middle East, and throughout Europe and North America. As a design engineer, Wes worked on mobile telephone systems, digital telecom multiplexers, and digital cross-connect systems. His experience in these areas has allowed him to learn, define, and ultimately write specifications for a number of products in the video communications field.

Security and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing : IFIP TC11 20th International ...

Ryoichi Sasaki (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Even in the age of ubiquitous computing, the importance of the Internet will not change and we still need to solve conventional security issues. In addition, we need to deal with new issues such as security in the P2P environment, privacy issues in the use of smart cards, and RFID systems. Security and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing addresses these issues and more by exploring a wide scope of topics. The volume presents a selection of papers from the proceedings of the 20th IFIP International Information Security Conference held from May 30 to June 1, 2005 in Chiba, Japan. Topics covered include cryptography applications, authentication, privacy and anonymity, DRM and content security, computer forensics, Internet and web security, security in sensor networks, intrusion detection, commercial and industrial security, authorization and access control, information warfare and critical protection infrastructure. These papers represent the most current research in information security, including research funded in part by DARPA and the National Science Foundation.

Wireless Systems, Cellular, 3G, LMR, Mobile Data, Paging, Satellite, Broadcast, and WLAN

Lawrence Harte, et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book covers the different types of wireless industries, their regulation, the wireless technologies they use, and what services they can provide. An overview of telecom voice, data, and multimedia applications is provided along with the fundamentals of wireless technologies.

Analog and digital mobile telephone systems are covered including analog cellular (1G), digital cellular (2G), packet based cellular (2.5G), and wideband cellular (3G) communication systems. Private land mobile radio (PLMR) dispatch and two-way radio systems are explained as well as how they are changing to advanced digital communication systems. Mobile data basics are provided along with the available types of packet and circuit switched data systems. One-way and two-way paging systems are described and how they are evolving into interactive information services. The types of satellite systems and their characteristics are also covered.

Point to point microwave, wireless cable, and broadband wireless fixed wireless systems are described. The fundamentals of analog and digital radio and television broadcast systems are provided. The fundamentals of residential cordless, public cordless and WPBX telephone systems covered. WLAN basics are provided including the different versions of 802.11. Short-range Bluetooth wireless technology and profiles are explained. Billing and customer care systems and their processes are described.

About the Author
Mr. Harte is the president of Althos, an expert information provider which researches, trains, and publishes on technology and business industries. He has over 29 years of technology analysis, development, implementation, and business management experience. Mr. Harte has worked for leading companies including Ericsson/General Electric, Audiovox/Toshiba and Westinghouse and has consulted for hundreds of other companies. Mr. Harte continually researches, analyzes, and tests new communication technologies, applications, and services. He has authored over 50 books on telecommunications technologies and business systems covering topics such as mobile telephone systems, data communications, voice over data networks, broadband, prepaid services, billing systems, sales, and Internet marketing. Mr. Harte holds many degrees and certificates including an Executive MBA from Wake Forest University (1995) and a BSET from the University of the State of New York, (1990).

Mr. David Bowler is an independent telecommunications training consultant. He has almost 20 years experience in designing and delivering training in the areas of wireless networks and related technologies, including CDMA, TDMA, GSM and 3G systems. He also has expertise in Wireless Local Loop and microwave radio systems and has designed and delivered a range of training courses on SS7 and other network signaling protocols. Mr. Bowler has worked for a number of telecommunications operators including Cable and Wireless and Mercury Communications and also for Wray Castle a telecommunications training company where he was responsible for the design of training programs for delivery on a global basis. Mr. Bowler was educated in the United Kingdom and holds a series of specialized maritime electronic engineering certificates.

Avi Ofrane is the president and CEO, and a master instructor of The Billing College. Mr. Ofrane founded The Billing College in 1996 to address the converging market trends associated with telecommunications Billing and Customer Care. Mr. Ofrane began his career in 1977 as an analyst with the IBM Corporation, designing and implementing manufacturing systems. Throughout his extensive career, Mr. Ofrane has been involved in all aspects of the industry, including strategic planning, RFP processing, vendor evaluation and selection, business process engineering, business/systems analyses, project management, implementation, operations, quality assurance, and executive management. Since 1982, Mr. Ofrane has concentrated exclusively on the telecommunications industry, in which he is now a recognized expert and master instructor in Billing and Customer Care. Mr. Ofrane lectures extensively in the US and in Europe on Billing and Customer Care issues, strategies, methodologies, and practices and he is a frequent speaker at major industry conferences. He has authored several leading books on billing systems. Mr. Ofrane holds a BS, Computer Science, from Pennsylvania State University.

Mr. Ben Levitan is an engineer and an expert on new and developing wireless standards for Satellite, Cellular and land mobile radio (LMR) Systems including ANSI-41, GSM, and 3rd Generation systems. Mr. Levitan is an active participant for the US and international development of ANSI-41, GSM, 802.11, All-IP (3G Standards), Interstandard Roaming and FCC and US Government mandated features and requirements. Mr. Levitan has represented COMSAT, Intelsat and Aeronautical Radio, Inc. in the development of satellite standards and was a member of the United States Delegations to the United Nation's International Telecommunications Union conferences for worldwide standardization of telecommunications for eight years. Mr. Levitan’s expertise includes international roaming for cellular systems and government and FCC mandated features such as the new required Wiretap standards (CALEA), Local Number Portability and 911 emergency standards for the cellular industry. Mr. Levitan is a frequent speake

Cisco Unity Fundamentals (Cisco Press Fundamentals Series)

Brian Morgan, Moises Gonzalez — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description

A comprehensive introduction to deploying, configuring, and maintaining Cisco Unity

Discover the various Cisco Unity integration and deployment solutions, as well as the environmental differences between PBX and IP telephony-based telephone systems
Learn the pitfalls of existing systems integration and how to avoid downtime
Maintain a Cisco unified messaging solution by using the book's examples, including setups, additions, message sourcing applications, and error reporting
Perform the proper installation, upgrade, and back up of Cisco Unity systems
Monitor performance and troubleshoot a Cisco Unity system using the proper tools and utilities that help you ensure high availability
Choose the proper Cisco Unity networking features to deliver messages to other voice-messaging systems

Cisco Unity is the official unified messaging solution for the Cisco Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data (AVVID) and complements the full range of Cisco IP-based voice solutions, including Cisco CallManager and Cisco Personal Assistant.

Cisco Unity Fundamentals provides design and administration goals for migrating from PBX to Cisco IP Telephony, as well as working in a mixed PBX/Cisco IP Telephony environment. You will learn about the transition from the traditional model, with separate architectures for voice-mail and e-mail systems, to supporting unified messaging: e-mail, voice, and fax messages delivered to a single inbox. You will also discover common troubleshooting solutions, such as performance monitoring and the importance of data collection for predicting future system requirements.

Cisco Unity Fundamentals begins by introducing the engineering aspects of Cisco Unity and then moves quickly into the hardware and software platforms. Part I focuses on the administration of Cisco Unity, describing the features, general setup, and global settings. Part II describes installation and discusses various types of integration with Cisco CallManager and other telephone systems, including Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy. Part II also delves into networking with other voice-messaging systems. After reading Cisco Unity Fundamentals, you will understand the system, configuration, and on-going maintenance issues associated with a successful Cisco Unity deployment.

This book is part of the Cisco Press Fundamentals Series. Books in this series introduce networking professionals to new networking technologies, covering network topologies, example deployment concepts, protocols, and management techniques.

About the Author

Brian Morgan, CCIE No. 4865, is a certified Cisco Systems instructor for ICND, BSCI, CUSE, CUSA, CVOICE, BCRAN, CBCR, CIT, and CATM, as well as various customized CCIE Boot Camp courses. Brian has been active in the networking industry for more than 14 years in an array of internetwork deployments, including both enterprise and service provider environments. Brian is currently working with Paranet Solutions, a renowned nationwide professional services firm. Brian coauthored the CCNP BCRAN Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, for Cisco Press.

Moises Gonzalez is a Cisco AVVID test engineer for Cisco Systems, where he focuses on testing Cisco CallManager integration with Cisco Unity and other voice-mail systems. He has more than 10 years of data networking and telecommunications experience. Prior to joining Cisco, he worked as a systems engineer testing and providing third-level support for Unity and other applications. As a system administrator, Moises was responsible for the data networking and telecommunications infrastructures of a medical software company. He has MCSE, CNE, and Unity Engineer certifications and has passed the Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT) exam.

Networking -- ICN 2005 : 4th International Conference on Networking, Reunion Island, France, ...

Pascal Lorenz (Editor), Petre Dini (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
The two-volume set LNCS 3420/3421 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Networking, ICN 2005, held in Reunion Island, France in April 2005. The 238 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 651 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on grid computing, optical networks, wireless networks, QoS, WPAN, sensor networks, traffic control, communication architectures, audio and video communications, differentiated services, switching, streaming, MIMO, MPLS, ad-hoc networks, TCP, routing, signal processing, mobility, performance, peer-to-peer networks, network security, CDMA, network anomaly detection, multicast, 802.11 networks, and emergency, disaster, and resiliency.

Networking -- ICN 2005 : 4th International Conference on Networking, Reunion Island, France, ...

Pascal Lorenz (Editor), Petre Dini (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Mastering Internet Video : A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video

Damien Stolarz — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

From the Back Cover

All you need to know to prepare, capture, compress, and deliver Internet video!

Finally, there's a start-to-finish guide to Internet video for everyone who needs to understand it: Web professionals, managers, software developers, marketers, hobbyists, even investors. Mastering Internet Video brings together clear, coherent coverage of every key issue: compression, formats, standards, servers, software, hardware, networking, multicasting, digital rights management, video editing -- even troubleshooting. Damien Stolarz and Richard Koman offer both conceptual and practical information, as well as coverage of all leading formats and platforms. Best of all, they present easy-to-use, step-by-step solutions for each of today's most common Internet video usage scenarios.

Coverage includes:

Step-by-step coverage of capturing, preparing, and deploying video on the Internet
A practical guide to video compression -- including expert help with performance and quality tradeoffs
Objective information for evaluating streaming servers, software, and hardware -- including solutions from Microsoft, Real, Apple, Adobe, and others
How networks and the Internet handle video data -- including the challenges of real-time data delivery
Internet video standards -- including a detailed look at MPEG-4 and the tools and applications it enables
Implementing enterprise multicasting for corporate and other applications
Using Digital Rights Management (DRM) to control how viewers use your video
Scaling systems to meet demand for your most popular content
When to choose P2P distribution instead of traditional broadcast techniques
Working code examples to help developers integrate Internet video into their applications

About the Author

Mastering Internet Video: A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video

About the Author

Damien is an entrepreneur with 15 years of experience making computers talk to each other. He cofounded static.com (also known as Blue Falcon Networks, which is now akimbo.com) in 1995, where in his long tenure as Chief Tech-nology Officer, he led the development of numerous technologies including an online service, networked multiplayer games, and peer-to-peer cost-reduction software for video streaming. In 2002, he started Robot Army Corporation (http://www.robotarmy.com), a software consultancy and R&D house, which continues to develop large-scale media delivery software among other secret projects. In 2004, Robot Army spun off Carbot, Inc. (http://www.carbotpc.com), which designs and manufactures in-car entertainment of computers. Damien holds a bachelor or science degree in computer science/engineering from UCLA.

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Digital Watermarking : Second International Workshop, IWDW 2003, Seoul, Korea, October 20-22, ...

Ton Kalker (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed postproceedings of the Second International Workshop on Digital Watermarking, IWDW 2003, held in Seoul, Korea, in October 2004. The 44 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited articles were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from more than 90 submissions. The papers address all current aspects of digital watermarking, in particular theoretical modeling, robustness, capacity, imperceptibility and the human perceptual system, security and attacks, watermarking systems and implementations, and integration of digital watermarking in digital rights management.

Image and Video Encryption : From Digital Rights Management to Secured Personal Communication ...

Andreas Uhl, Andreas Pommer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Image and Video Encryption provides a unified overview of techniques for encryption of images and video data. This ranges from commercial applications like DVD or DVB to more research oriented topics and recently published material. This volume introduces different techniques from unified viewpoint, then evaluates these techniques with respect to their respective properties (e.g., security, speed.....). The authors experimentally compare different approaches proposed in the literature and include an extensive bibliography of corresponding published material.

Get Streaming! : Quick Steps to Delivering Audio and Video Online

Joe Follansbee — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

(Steve Mack, author of The Streaming Media Bible)
"...to get up and running in a matter of minutes, 'Get Streaming' is a great place to start."

Review
"Joe Follansbee has written a fun, easy-to-understand book that teaches people about streaming media quickly. If you want to get up and running in a matter of minutes, 'Get Streaming' is a great place to start." Steve Mack

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Video on Demand Business Index & Definitions

Phil Gurian — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Presenting a Business Index and Dictionary for Video on Demand, Personal Television and more.

This book provides hundreds of definitions. The Business Index is devided into five sections: Video on Demand, Personal TV, Pay Per View, Streaming Media & ITV Hospitality Services. The Business Index includes business’ contact information and information on what the business does in the industry(s). The book is produced in a manner that allows it to be updated regularly.

Get ready for the On-demand services revolution. On-demand services include Video on Demand and Personal TV (a.k.a. Time Shifting.) These allow people to access at any time programs such as movies, sporting events and sit-coms, over their TV network and/or to digitally record programs, watching them whenever they wish. That’s compared to being restricted to having to watch those same programs only when the network schedules them (as is largely the case now.)

With Video on Demand you can fast forward, rewind or pause the movie, sit-com or whatever you’re watching just as you would if you were watching it off a VCR or DVD player.

Video on Demand is going to revolutionize the television viewing experience. Why? Because in time you’ll be able to view most of your favorite shows in this manner, not just movies and/or special events. Imagine at any time of the day or night, searching interactively through your TV and finding your favorite sit-coms listed by episode. Click interactively on an episode’s electronic button, in the same manner that you would on the Internet, and up comes a short paragraph on what that episode is about. Want to watch 10 episodes of that sit-com, even if it’s midnight? No problem you make your own viewing schedule with Video on Demand, not the networks.

Personal TV is the viewing, via a Personal Video Recorder, and subscription to a content provider, of live television programming in a manner that gives the viewer options such as: (1) pausing but being able to continue in the program from the point that you paused at (this includes being able to do instant replays in sports), (2) automatic programming and recording of shows that the consumer prefers, (3) being able to skip over periods of the program (possibly including commercials.)

Book Information - This book's pages are large in size, 8 1/2 by 11 inches. The extra large size of this book's pages mean that substantially more information is on each page of this book as compared to most other books. The bulk of the definitions are also in the much larger compilation of ITV definitions, "The Interactive Television Dictionary."

About the Author
The author Phil Gurian built and maintains one of the world's largest and most visited Web site's concerning Interactive Television - "The Interactive Television Dictionary & Business Index". He is also the author of the books "E-mail Business Strategies & Dozens of Other Great Ways to Take Advantage of the Internet," "The Interactive Television Dictionary", "The Bonehead's Guide to Interactive Television" and the upcoming "The Interactive Television Business Index".

Call Heard 'Round the World, The: Voice Over Internet Protocol and the Quest for Convergence

David Greenblatt — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
The Internet still has many great applications left up its sleeve. Chief among them is the seamless integration of voice transmission with text, audio, video, and graphics -- all delivered simultaneously through the high bandwidth of the Internet. As Chief Operating Officer of Net2Phone, author David Greenblatt guided the firm to a 40% share of this snowballing market, known interchangeably as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) or IP telephony. With sister company Adir Technologies, Greenblatt is leveraging his knowledge and vision in collaborations with powerhouse companies like Cisco, Yahoo, AOL, RealNetworks, and Microsoft.

The evolution of Net2Phone and Adir forms the framework for a revealing look at the immediate and long-range future of communication and information delivery. The Call Heard 'Round the World describes the evolution-in-progress of VoIP technology, from its current applications (it powers each of the untold millions of instant messages sent over AOL, MSN, and Yahoo) to the impact it will have on business models and investment strategy in a broad range of industries. In addition to the author's own experiences and perspectives, the book features observations from respected analysts, investment professionals, business leaders and industry experts.

About the Author
David Greenblatt (Lawrence, NY) is former Chief Operating Officer of Net2Phone, the pioneering force behind VoIP technology. He is currently CEO and President of ADIR Technologies, which licenses and sells Net2Phone's VoIP management software.

Digital Television : A Practical Guide for Engineers (Signals and Communication Technology)

Walter Fischer, H. von Renouard (Translator) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Digital Television deals with all present-day TV transmission methods, i.e. MPEG, DVB, ATSC and ISDB-T. The DVD Video is also discussed to some extent. The discussion is focussed on dealing with these subjects in as practical a way as possible. Although mathematical formulations are used, they are in most cases only utilized to supplement the text. The book also contains chapters dealing with basic concepts such as digital modulation or transformations into the frequency domain. A major emphasis is placed on the measuring techniques used on these various digital TV signals. Practical examples and hints concerning measurement are provided. The book starts with the analog TV baseband signal and then continues with the MPEG-2 data stream, digital video, digital audio and the compression methods. After an excursion into the digital modulation methods, all the mentioned transmission methods are discussed in detail. Interspersed between these are found the chapters on the relevant measuring technique.

Book Info
Text discusses present-day TV transmission methods, such as MPEG, DVB, ATSC, and ISDB-T; and basic concepts such as digital modulation or transformations into the frequency domain. Translated into English from the original work in German.

How to Do Everything with Your iPod & iTunes (How to Do Everything)

Guy Hart-Davis — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This fully updated edition of the best-selling guide to the world’s favorite MP3 player explains how to maximize the iPod, iPod mini, iPod shuffle, and iTunes. Readers will learn to use the device with a Mac or PC, load music from CDs, the iTunes Music Store, or other sources, create playlists, track appointments, carry contacts and notes, and back up data files. Tips on getting high quality sound, troubleshooting the iPod, adding fun peripherals, and maximizing battery life as well as information on digital file formats (MP3 and AAC) and digital rights management are also included.

About the Author
Guy Hart Davis (Richmond, England) is the author of three books on MP3 and digital audio and 20 other computer books on subjects as varied as Windows XP, Microsoft Office and Visual Basic for Applications.

Digital Rights Management : Technological, Economic, Legal and Political Aspects (Lecture Notes ...

Eberhard Becker (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
The content industries consider Digital Rights Management (DRM) to contend with unauthorized downloading of copyrighted material, a practice that costs artists and distributors massively in lost revenue. Based on two conferences that brought together high-profile specialists in this area - scientists, lawyers, academics, and business practitioners - this book presents a broad, well-balanced, and objective approach that covers the entire DRM spectrum. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the book is structured using three different perspectives that cover the technical, legal, and business issues. This monograph-like anthology is the first consolidated book on this young topic.

Streaming Media To Mobile Devices with Reflective Middleware : The Chameleon Framework

Kevin Curran — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
Seamless connectivity to multiple wireless networks independently of a fixed point is becoming increasingly important for mobile devices but portable multimedia devices such as PDA’s with restricted memory and smart phones vary greatly and all these devices require optimal multimedia delivery. This book presents an extensible middleware which caters for resource constrained devices to full-fledged computers through dynamic micro-protocols which enable devices to adopt specific protocol stacks at runtime in an attempt to optimise the stack to the functionality that is actually required by the application.

Hands-on Guide to Windows Media (

Joe Follansbee — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Review
Joe Follansbee has written a fun, easy-to-understand book that teaches people about streaming media quickly. If you want to get up and running in a matter of minutes, 'Get Streaming' is a great place to start." --Steve Mack, Streaming Media series editor for Wiley, on Follansbees Get Streaming!

Book Description
Hands-On Guide to Windows Media is a highly practical guide that teaches creative and information technology professionals how to distribute audio and video efficiently and effectively over computer networks. This book focuses on one of the most popular tools in the streaming media universe, Windows Media. Because of its ubiquity, Windows Media is often thought of as the default tool for online audio and video distribution, especially on corporate networks. However, most creative and networking professionals do not understand the unique characteristics and demands of streaming audio and video information over packet-switched networks. This book gets even the non-technical readers up and running, quickly and easily.

* PRACTICAL: learn how to deliver audio and video products and messages in a way that meets business goals without compromising quality or breaking budgets, using the most prevalent streaming media tool, Windows Media.
* FAST: Contains step-by-step examples and codeeasy enough for those of us that are not-so-technical.
* EASY: Real-world case studies and anecdotes provide examples, illustrate pitfalls, and provide best-practices.
* AUTHORITATIVE: Author is long-time industry veteran and innovator.

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Hands-on Guide to Live Webcasting : Internet Event and AV Production (

Dan Rayburn, Steve Mack — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
In "The Hands on Guide to Live Webcasting," industry experts address the fastest-growing application for streaming media in all environmentsfrom corporations to educational applications--and teach you how to effectively reach your audience. By providing an end-to-end technical overview of the webcasting process, this guide provides both the depth and breadth necessary for mastery of the subject. Webcasting can save valuable resources but many consumers would rather suffer the consequences than attempt to decipher the little information heretofore available on the subject. Now, in one authoritative guide, lies all the answers to saving money, time, and space for your enterprise through webcasting.

* Helps you to reach more people, more effectively
* This book features the triple threat--breadth, depth, and authority
* Step-by-step instructions and advice unique to the technical and business challenges of webcasting
* Case studies explore webcasting in corporate, educational, institutional, and consumer environments

About the Author
Dan Rayburn is recognized as the "voice for the industry" and as one of the Internet industry's foremost authorities, speakers, and writers on Streaming and Digital Media Technologies for the past ten years. As a passionate leader and spokesperson in the field of streaming and digital media, Mr. Rayburn is noted for his expertise and insight pertaining to digital media business models, strategy, industry foresight, hardware and software products, delivery methods and cutting edge technology solutions in the U.S. and abroad.

He is Executive Vice President for Streaming Media Inc., a diversified media company with a mission to serve and educate the streaming media industry and is responsible for the growth and direction of the conference, on-line and research divisions. Its website, StreamingMedia.com and its tradeshows Streaming Media East and West are considered the premier destinations both in person and online for professionals seeking industry news, information, articles, directories and services.

Prior to Streaming Media Inc, he launched and established for the Globix Corporation, a publicly traded NASDAQ company, what became one of the largest global streaming media service providers. Prior to Globix, he co-founded in 1997 one of the industry's first streaming media webcasting production companies, Live On Line, successfully acquired by Digital Island for $70 million dollars. Mr. Rayburn began his career at Apple Computers as a Certified Systems Engineer where he first got involved with multimedia delivery for the web in 1995 Steve Mack has spent the last eight years at the forefront of the streaming media industry. He is a partner at LUX Media, a firm specializing in all areas of streaming media, including large-scale live event production, a/v production, authoring, encoding, hardware and software implementation, training, original music composition, and script writing.

An accomplished author, Steve wrote The Streaming Media Bible for Hungry Minds (published Spring 2002) and wrote an article for the 1999 Wiley and Sons Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering entitled Broadcasting on the Internet. He has a monthly column in Streaming Magazine and regularly contributes to various web publications.

Steve has produced some of the largest and most prestigious Internet broadcasts, including U2 live from Notre Dame (Yahoo Internet Magazine's "Top of the Net for 2001"), the Rolling Stones Bridges to Babylon tour, Elton Johns Oscar Party, the WOMAD festival, Bumbershoot, the Tibetan Freedom Festivals, The New York Digital Club Festivals, the MTV Europe Awards, President Clintons Inaugural address, and the first ever public live Internet broadcast of a Seattle Mariners game in 1995.

Steve is a popular and sought-after public speaker, having has presented and given workshops at the National Association of Broadcasters, Internet World, the the RealConference, Streaming Media East and West, and South by Southwest. He also chaired the Internet Audio Workshop at the 105th Audio Engineering Society conference in September 1998.

The Technology of Video and Audio Streaming

David Austerberry — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Review
"As one of the reviewers pointed out, this book is a "much-needed introduction to the breadth and depth of streaming media." I agree. For broadcasters and web developers involved in media delivery across the web, the book could be a very useful first step in understanding the basics of streaming technologies."
European Broadcasting Union, www.ebu.ch

Review
Â‘..much-needed introduction to the breadth and depth of streaming media.Â’
Gavin Starks, CEO Tornado Productions, Director and Deputy Chairman of the European Internaitonal Webcasting Association.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Digital Rights Management : ACM CCS-9 Workshop, DRM 2002, Washington, DC, USA, November 18, ...

Joan Feigenbaum (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM 2002, held in Washington, DC, USA, in November 2002, in conjunction with ACM CCS-9. The 13 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. Among the topics addressed are DES implementation for DRM applications, cryptographic attacks, industrial challenges, public key broadcast encryption, fingerprinting, copy-prevention techniques, copyright limitations, content protection, watermarking systems, and theft-protected proprietary certificates.

Scalable Video on Demand : Adaptive Internet-based Distribution

Michael Zink — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
The amount of available video content has increased dramatically in the past 5 years. As this increase looks set to continue, content and service providers are looking into ways of making high-quality video available to a variety of clients, over a variety of platforms, with increasingly interactive functionality. Current research into Video-on-Demand applications focuses on making video content available whilst dealing with the absence of Quality of Service in the Internet and the heterogeneity of external Internet clients. New mechanisms allowing video streaming and data rates to adapt to available network and client resources are needed. This book outlines these new mechanisms and describes methodologies for their integration into video distribution architecture. By detailing the encoding formats currently under development and the challenges facing large-scale streaming systems, this book will help video engineers and researchers to make decisions on the design of new systems with enhanced capabilities.

This book details the ways in which Video-on-Demand technology will facilitate access to a variety of high-quality video content over the internet.

Advances in Computing Science - ASIAN 2002. ...

Alain Jean-Marie (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Asian Computing Science Conference, ASIAN 2002, held in Hanoi, Vietnam in December 2002. The 17 revised full papers presented together with two invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. The conference was devoted to Internet computing and modeling, grid computing, peer-to-peer systems, and cluster computing. Among the issues addressed are scalable infrastructure for global data grids, distributed checkpointing, list coloring, parallel debugging, combinatorial optimization, video on demand servers, caching, grid environments, network enabled servers, multicast communication, dynamic resource allocation, traffic engineering, path-vector protocols, Web-based Internet broadcasting, Web-based middleware, and subscription-based Internet services.

Bringing Photos, Music, and Video into Your Web Page (Internet Library)

Gerry Souter, et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

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Streaming Media Server Design

Ali Dashti, et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

From the Back Cover

Streaming media servers: state-of-the-art design and applications

Video, audio, and other streaming media (SM) represent the most demanding data types in a wide range of emerging applications, from corporate training networks to video-on-demand (VOD) and interactive TV. SM's large file sizes and real-time display requirements have required extensive innovation in storage, networking, compression, and server design. This book systematically reviews the fundamental issues and techniques underlying the design, architecture, and implementation of high-performance, large-scale SM servers. Coverage includes:

State-of-the-art techniques and applications, with theoretical underpinnings and mathematical origins
Extensive hands-on SM server design exercises
Data representation and placement in multimedia storage systems
Retrieving and displaying data at pre-specified rates: Avoiding "hiccups"
Optimizing server performance for diverse applications
Single-disk and multi-disk SM server design
Drive clustering and heterogeneous disks: supporting high storage and bandwidth requirements
Low latency system design for digital authoring
Super Streaming: rationale and techniques
Hierarchical storage, distributed SM servers, and other key techniques
Companion Web site provides lecture notes, software updates, errata, and Web resource links

Whether you're a system or application designer, developer, SM or VOD specialist, performance analyst, or researcher, this book delivers start-to-finish guidance for building servers to support your most demanding applications.

CD-ROM INCLUDED

Yima-Personal Edition SM server--A state-of-the-art single-disk SM server, complete with Linux source code! Delivers complete real-time scheduling and storage for streaming diverse media types over IP, plus easy extensibility for multi-disk environments.

About the Author

ALI E. DASHTI, Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Department at Kuwait University, specializes in the design of multimedia surveillance systems, and the development of hierarchical storage systems for multimedia databases and applications.

SEON HO KIM is Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Denver, Denver, CO, and a consultant with leading multimedia and communications firms. His expertise is the design and development of high performance interactive multimedia systems. CYRUS SHAHABI is Assistant Professor and Director of Information Laboratory (InfoLab) at USC's Computer Science Department and at IMSC. He has written more than 70 articles and papers on multimedia databases, storage servers, multidimensional databases, and related topics. He is also the Research Area Director of the Information Management trust at IMSC. ROGER ZIMMERMANN is Research Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at USC, and one of the key researchers of the Remote Media Immersion project at IMSC.

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Streaming Media: Technologies, Standards, Applications

Tobias Künkel, Tobias Kunkel — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
A technical introduction to streaming media for developers.
Streaming technologies, such as HTTP or QuickTime, facilitate the transmission of audio and video data in networks. Businesses are turning to Internet-based multimedia communication, whether the goal is videoconferencing, distance learning, telemedicine, or real-time entertainment broadcasts. Streaming Media is a complete guide to the technical principles, protocols, and applications underlying this technology. With its clear, accessible coverage on compression and coding, storage and communication of the full range of digital media types, the book offers unparalleled coverage of the field's current innovations and standards.
* Describes how streaming media content is produced and coded for optimal transmission
* Extensive and detailed real-world examples
* Accompanying CD-ROM includes tools to get readers started immediately

Back Cover Copy
In recent years, streaming media has developed from a technical gimmick to the innovation engine of the Internet. Businesses are starting to use streaming technology to make their websites more attractive and innovative and so depend on the quality of multimedia communication to deliver the best sites. Whether the goal is video conferencing, distance learning, telemedicine or real-time entertainment broadcasts, demand for expertise in the underlying technologies is growing rapidly.

In Streaming Media, system engineers, network administrators and product developers will find a straightforward and technical introduction to key technologies. The book is written at a suitable level and style for students on multimedia communication courses. A complete overview of the current technical possibilities and standards is given, focussing on the current leading systems, namely:

RealMedia from RealNetworks
Windows Media from Microsoft and
Quicktime from Apple.

There is also coverage of a number of other approaches, tools and hardware components. Using real-world examples you will see in full detail how to handle the compression, coding, storage and communication of the full range of digital media types, in order to quickly deliver streaming media of the highest possible quality.

The accompanying website features a variety of tools to get you started immediately.

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Interactive Media: Streaming Media and Interactive TV Enter the Home

Jeff Rule — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Thomas Orneal, Cross Casting June 2002
Interesting book covering streaming media, DHTML, Home Networking and many areas surrounding multimedia on the web.

Book Description
Entertainment choices are expanding in your home. The computer has become a viable alternative to the Television in delivering entertainment and services. Emerging technologies such as streaming media, interactive television, home entertainment networks and broadband will give home users a diverse array of products and services. Additionally, these services will no longer be tied to television broadcast schedules. TV and movies will be time-shifted so that they can be viewed on your timetable.

This book covers these new and emerging technologies. It covers them in a clear concise manner that makes them easily accessible to people new to the field. Additionally, it gives concrete code examples that can be examined and implemented. This learn-by-example approach enables you to quickly implement working solutions while still learning the basics. Learning these new technologies will allow you to participate in the converging world of the Internet and Entertainment.

The key features covered in this book are:

Implementing web animation using Dynamic HTML and the Active X Multimedia Controls built into modern multimedia web browsers

Creating presentations where video and images are synchronized. This is done using the power of SMIL and the Real Player as well as Javascript control of the Windows Media Player.

Covers Interactive TV, including developing for WebTV, Java TV, and the Liberate Platform

Web-based game development using Java

Investigates new and emerging Home Entertainment Networks. This section covers Broadband Services Providers, Home Devices and Services. It examines new technologies from Microsoft including Mira, Freestyle and AOL’s new home network products.

Cover art by Kristin Rule.

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Streaming Media Bible

Steve Mack, Steve Mack — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Book Description
The Streaming Media Bible is the authoritative and comprehensive guide for producing professional-quality streaming media over the Internet. It provides an overview of what streaming media is, how it can be used and the tools and software programs available to consumers and businesses alike. It covers all aspects of streaming media, from the capturing, creation and optimization of source media files, to encoding and serving files over sites using the primary available technologies. Throughout the book, the streaming process is dissected and separated into its component pieces: original media creation, encoding, and serving. All three major streaming media systems (RealNetworks' RealSystem, Apple QuickTime and Microsoft Windows Media) are covered.
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
Includes a cross-platform CD-ROM with software and examples: RealPlayer, RealProducer, RealServerBasic
Windows Media Technologies, Windows Media Player 8, Windows Media On Demand Encoder, Apple QuickTime Player, QuickTime Encoder, SoundForge XP or CoolEdit, sample audio clips, sample video clips, video tutorials, and sample code libraries.

Book Info
Definitive guide tells you everything you need to know to produce professional-quality streaming media for the Internet, from an overview of the available systems and tools to high-end techniques for top-quality results. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

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Image and Video Encryption : From Digital Rights Management to Secured Personal Communication ...

Andreas Uhl, Andreas Pommer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Image and Video Encryption provides a unified overview of techniques for encryption of images and video data. This ranges from commercial applications like DVD or DVB to more research oriented topics and recently published material. This volume introduces different techniques from unified viewpoint, then evaluates these techniques with respect to their respective properties (e.g., security, speed.....).

Mastering Internet Video : A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video

Damien Stolarz — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

All you need to know to prepare, capture, compress, and deliver Internet video! Finally, there's a start-to-finish guide to Internet video for everyone who needs to understand it: Web professionals, managers, software developers, marketers, hobbyists, even investors....

The Technology of Video and Audio Streaming

David Austerberry — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

As one of the reviewers pointed out, this book is a "much-needed introduction to the breadth and depth of streaming media." I agree. For broadcasters and web developers involved in media delivery across the web, the book could be a very useful first step in understanding the basics of streaming technologies."
European Broadcasting Union, www.ebu.ch
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Hands-on Guide to Live Webcasting : Internet Event and AV Production

Dan Rayburn, Steve Mack — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

In "The Hands on Guide to Live Webcasting," industry experts address the fastest-growing application for streaming media in all environmentsfrom corporations to educational applications--and teach you how to effectively reach your audience. By providing an end-to-end technical overview of the webcasting process, this guide provides both the depth and breadth necessary for mastery of the subject...

Video Over IP: A Practical Guide to Technology and Applications

Wes D. Simpson — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Video Over IP gives you everything you need to know to choose from among the many ways of transferring your video over a network. The information is presented in an easy to read format, with comparison charts provided to help you understand the benefits and drawbacks of different technologies for a variety of practical applications...

BitTorrent For Dummies

Susannah Gardner, Kris Krug — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Share your home movies or download new software. Find safe files to download, create your own, and use BitTorrent for business.

Fiber to the Home: The New Empowerment

Paul E. Green — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

A compelling treatment of FTTH. Written by telecommunications pioneer Paul Green Jr., Fiber to the Home is a comprehensive examination of the technical and social implications of fiber to the home (FTTH), the technology that extends the current fiber optic backbone to optically connect it directly to homes and offices.

Web Content Delivery (Web Information Systems Engineering and Internet Technologies Book Series)

Xueyan Tang (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The concept of content delivery has become increasingly more important due to rapidly growing demands for efficient distribution and fast access of information from the Internet. The content can be diverse and broad-ranging, and the desire to facilitate ubiquitous information access demands varied network architectures and hardware devices. The need to deliver quality information – given the nature of the content, network connections and client devices – introduces various challenges for content delivery technologies.

Hands-On Guide to Webcasting : Internet Event and AV Production (Hands-On Guide Series)

Steve Mack, Dan Rayburn — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

In "The Hands on Guide to Live Webcasting," industry experts address the fastest-growing application for streaming media in all environments—from corporations to educational applications--and teach you how to effectively reach your audience. By providing an end-to-end technical overview of the webcasting process, this guide provides both the depth and breadth necessary for mastery of the subject.

Image and Video Encryption : From Digital Rights Management to Secured Personal Communication ...

Andreas Uhl, Andreas Pommer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Streaming Media To Mobile Devices with Reflective Middleware : The Chameleon Framework

Kevin Curran — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Seamless connectivity to multiple wireless networks independently of a fixed point is becoming increasingly important for mobile devices but portable multimedia devices such as PDA's with restricted memory and smart phones vary greatly and all these devices require optimal multimedia delivery. This book presents an extensible middleware which caters for resource constrained devices to full-fledged computers through dynamic micro-protocols which enable devices to adopt specific protocol stacks at runtime in an attempt to optimise the stack to the functionality that is actually required by the application.

Web Content Delivery (Web Information Systems Engineering and Internet Technologies Book Series)

Xueyan Tang (Editor), et al — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The concept of content delivery has become increasingly more important due to rapidly growing demands for efficient distribution and fast access of information from the Internet. The content can be diverse and broad-ranging, and the desire to facilitate ubiquitous information access demands varied network architectures and hardware devices. The need to deliver quality information - given the nature of the content, network connections and client devices - introduces various challenges for content delivery technologies. Web Content Delivery offers the most comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art research, providing insightful and thought-provoking possibilities for the future of web applications.

Fiber to the Home: The New Empowerment

Paul E. Green — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Written by telecommunications pioneer Paul Green Jr., Fiber to the Home is a comprehensive examination of the technical and social implications of fiber to the home (FTTH), the technology that extends the current fiber optic backbone to optically connect it directly to homes and offices.

Fiber to the Home: The New Empowerment: Books: Paul E. Green

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

A compelling treatment of FTTH Written by telecommunications pioneer Paul Green Jr., Fiber to the Home is a comprehensive examination of the technical and social implications of fiber to the home (FTTH), the technology that extends the current fiber optic backbone to optically connect it directly to homes and offices. Fiber to the Home addresses the payoffs expected from this impending technological revolution; provides a detailed guide to the optoelectronic components and architectures of which the system is made; and includes an equally thorough guide to the mechanics of deploying the fiber paths, whether underground or elevated.

How to Do Everything with Your iPod & iTunes (How to Do Everything): Books: Guy Hart-Davis

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

This fully updated edition of the best-selling guide to the world's favorite MP3 player explains how to maximize the iPod, iPod mini, iPod shuffle, and iTunes. Readers will learn to use the device with a Mac or PC, load music from CDs, the iTunes Music Store, or other sources, create playlists, track appointments, carry contacts and notes, and back up data files. Tips on getting high quality sound, troubleshooting the iPod, adding fun peripherals, and maximizing battery life as well as information on digital file formats (MP3 and AAC) and digital rights management are also included.

Scalable Video on Demand : Adaptive Internet-based Distribution: Books: Michael Zink

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

In recent years, the proliferation of available video content and the popularity of the Internet have encouraged service providers to develop new ways of distributing content to clients. Increasing video scaling ratios and advanced digital signal processing techniques have led to Internet Video-on-Demand applications, but these currently lack efficiency and quality. Scalable Video on Demand: Adaptive Internet-based Distribution examines how current video compression and streaming can be used to deliver high-quality applications over the Internet.

Ethernet in the First Mile: Access for Everyone

Wael William Diab , Howard M. Frazier — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

IEEE Std 802.3ah-2004 is an outstanding resource for those building products compatible with the Ethernet in the First Mile standard. This book brings the standard to life by explaining the basic principles behind the standard, presenting the tradeoffs that led to the standardization of the specific technologies, and providing a guide to help you navigate through the formal prose.

Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home: Systems Technologies and Deployment ...

Chinlon Lin (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home presents a comprehensive technical overview of key technologies and deployment strategies for optical broadband access networks and emerging new broadband services. The authors discuss network design considerations, new services, deployment trends and operational experiences, while explaining the current situation and providing insights into future broadband access technologies and services.

The Multimedia Internet (Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage)

Stephen Weinstein — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

This text is a light technical introduction to the three technical foundations for multimedia applications across the Internet: communications (principles, technologies and networking), compressive encoding of digital media, and Internet protocol and services. All the contributing systems elements are explained through descriptive text and numerous illustrative figures; the result is a book pitched toward non-specialists, preferably with technical background, who want descriptive tutorial introductions to the three foundation areas. The text discusses advances in digital audio/video coding, optical and wireless communications technologies, high-speed access networks, and IP-based media streaming, all crucial enablers of the multimedia Internet.

IPTV Crash Course (Crash Course)

Joseph M. Weber , Tom Newberry — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

IPTV Crash Course offers an accessible overview of the breakthrough technology that is beginning to radically alter the landscape of television distribution and broadcasting services. Internet Protocol Television Services is the convergence of Internet and digital video technology, enabling viewers to watch programs and videos while being able to send and receive e-mail or text messages. This book explains the fundamentals of IPTV and explores how the business models of service carriers will change, making this an essential read for anyone interested in this revolutionary technology.

Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home: Systems Technologies and Deployment ...

Chinlon Lin (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The Multimedia Internet (Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage)

Stephen Weinstein — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV

Shelly Palmer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked Television will empower you to make informed business, career and investment choices by giving insights into the technologies, business rules and legal issues that are shaping the future. Youll learn about: Time-shifted and on-demand viewing, mobile video, file sharing, interactive and advanced media, advertising, copyright laws, paradigm shifts, parlor tricks and much, much more.

Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home: Systems Technologies and Deployment ...

Chinlon Lin (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home: Systems Technologies and Deployment ...

Chinlon Lin (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Digital Media & Intellectual Property: Management of Rights and Consumer Protection in a ...

Nicola Lucchi (Author) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The book provides a comparative and comprehensive analysis of the current technical, commercial and economical development in digital media. It describes the impact of new business and distribution models, the current legal and regulatory framework, social practices and consumer expectations associated with the use, distribution, and control of digital media products.

The Multimedia Internet (Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage)

Stephen Weinstein (Author) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The Multimedia Internet (Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage)

Stephen Weinstein — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Broadband Optical Access Networks and Fiber-to-the-Home: Systems Technologies and Deployment ...

Chinlon Lin (Editor) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00