Video on Demand Systems: Technology, Interoperability and Trials Reprinted from MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS, edition

Marc Notes: A special issue of Multimedia tools and applications, an international journal, volume 5, no. 2 (1997).; Includes bibliographical references. Table of Contents: Guest Editorial; Shih-Fu Chang, et al. Part I: VoD Testbed Development and DAVIC Interoperability Test. DAVIC and Interoperability Experiments; H. Kalva, et al. ARMIDA(r): Multimedia Applications Across ATM-based Networks Accessed Via Internet Navigation; S. dal Lago, et al. An Interoperability Test-Bed and Test Results for DAVIC 1.0 Specification; H. Okuda, et al. A VoD Application Implemented in Java; A. de Jong, et al. Columbia's VoD and Multimedia Research Testbed with Heterogeneous Network Support; S.-F. Chang, et al. Part II: VoD and Interactive TV Trials. The Video-On-Demand Trial in Taiwan: A Partially DAVIC Compliant System; Yuan-Liang Su, et al. NTT's Joint Utilization Tests of Multimedia Communications - Utilization Tests for CATV and VoD over FTTH; I. Omiya. Part III: Applications and Content Providers. Interactive Television Trials and Marketplace Experience; J. Carey. From Interactive Television to Internet Applications; G. Gl. Hartwick, E. Horowitz.

Contributor Bio:  Pavlik, John V John V. Pavlik is professor and chair of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University. His articles have appeared in CNN.com and Television Quarterly, among other venues. His books include Converging Media: Introduction to Mass Communication in the Digital Age, Journalism and New Media, and New Media Technology: Cultural and Commercial Perspectives.