Tuesday, September 28 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Track II: OCAP: Next Generation of Cable TV Services In this session, we bring together a group of primary players in the OpenCable Applications Platform, the specification for cable middleware software. OCAP is intended to enable the developers of interactive television services and applications to design such products so that they will run successfully on any cable television system in North America, independent of set-top or television receiver hardware or operating system software choices. OCAP enables manufacturers and retail distributors of set-tops, television receivers or other devices to build and to sell attractive and capable devices to consumers that will support all services delivered by cable operators to devices currently available to consumers via lease from cable operators. With DTV now a fixture in the American home, the future of Interactive Television is around the corner. OCAP specifications are central to that implementation. Frank Sandoval, Chief Architect, OCAP, Cablelabs Anthony Smith-Chaigneau, VP Business Development & Marketing, Osmosys S.A. Timothy Wahlers, President/CEO, Vidiom Systems Jeff Kapner, Regional Director, Marketing and Strategy, Adelphia California Region Sam Pemberton, President/CEO, Softel-USA Dr. In Ryu, CTO & Executive Vice President, Alticast Corporation Rob Glidden, Market Development Manager, Broadband and Digital Media, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Moderator Timothy Wahlers, President/CEO Vidiom Systems: Timothy Wahlers is the owner and founder of Vidiom Systems Corporation, a Boulder, Colorado-based company that provides technology solutions to the cable, satellite, and consumer electronics industries. As President and CEO, Tim is responsible for corporate management and overall business strategy of the company’s product and service offerings. Tim has been involved with the OpenCable™ initiative managed by CableLabs since it began in 1997. Tim was the first Director of Software for the OpenCable project at CableLabs and was responsible for evaluating the technologies and features proposed by the contributing companies. Vidiom’s engineering staff then participated in the Cable Applications Platform Subcommittee (CAPS) of SCTE to transform the initial Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) 1.0 specification into a standard. Vidiom has been commissioned by Time Warner Cable to develop the first OCAP software implementation, which is scheduled for trials later this year. Prior to Vidiom Systems, Tim was a founder and executive at OptImage Interactive Systems. He led product design and development teams that positioned OptImage at the forefront of the market for interactive compact disc and interactive television systems. At OptImage, Tim established a reputation for architecting many technically innovative approaches to the unique problems of interactive multimedia authoring and content development. Under Tim’s leadership, OptImage was first-to-market with the first CD write-once burner, MPEG1 encoder, CD-i and multimedia set-top emulation, and multimedia API, authoring, and developer tools. Tim is actively involved in multimedia industry technology and standards discussions and is frequently asked to speak at international forums on multimedia technologies and trends. Tim has been a leader in the multimedia and ITV industries for over 18 years. His work history includes XAOS Tools, Philips/OptImage, and Commonwealth Edison. Dr. In Ryu, CTO and Executive Vice President, Alticast Corporation, Korea: He oversees the development of Interactive TV software solutions based on international standards such as MHP, OCAP, and ACAP. The products include the iTV middlewares ported to various hardware plaforms, iTV applications, and iTV headend and return path management systems. Before joining Alticast in 2002, he worked as a general manager of Digital Television Business team and Software R&D Center of Samsung Electronics. There he was reponsible for Plasma TV and HD Set top box business and launched the development of DLP-based television development. He also led a team of software developers to build softwate platforms and applications for mobile devices and home multimedia devices. Before going back to Korea in 1997, he worked for Xerox Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, UNISYS Corporation, and LG Electronics in various positions. In Ryu holds a PhD in computer engineering from University of Southern California. Jeff Kapner, Regional Director, Marketing and Strategy, Adelphia California Region: With more than 17 years of marketing, sales and operations management experience in the entertainment and telecommunications industries, Jeffrey Kapner has demonstrated expertise in the areas of strategic planning, project management and new business development. As Regional Director of Marketing and Strategy, Kapner oversees is strategic marketing of advanced technology that includes HDTV, VOD and PVRs to 1.2 million customers and 2.4 million serviceable homes in the Southern California area. Kapner began his career in 1993 as a Commercial Business Sales Representative with Paragon Cable of Los Angeles. The following year, he was named Marketing Manager of Sonic Cable of San Luis Obispo. Shortly after his stint with Sonic Cable, Kapner served as Manager of Marketing and Sales for Charter Communications. Within two years, he was promoted to Regional Marketing Manager for the Western Region, where he was responsible for directing all marketing activities to 250,000 current customers and 650,000 serviceable homes in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In 1999, he joined Earthlink, Inc.’s Corporate Marketing department as Senior Manager of Broadband Strategic Marketing. While at Earthlink, Kapner managed the sales, technical and operation process design for their DSL deployment and oversaw their broadband consumer and business and marketing efforts. In 2000, he founded Keen Personal Media, Inc., a privately held subsidiary of Western Digital, where he managed business development and collaborated on 18 inventions and 15 patent closures. In 2003, Kapner joined Adelphia Communications where he now holds the position of Regional Director of Marketing and Strategy. Kapner is a national member of the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), and is currently on the Board of Directors for the CTAM Southern California chapter, where he served as President in 2002. Additionally, he is a founding member of Los Angeles Pay-Per-View Co-Op and a member of the Southern California Cable & Telecommunications Association (SCCTA). Kapner holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. Sam Pemberton is President & CEO of California company Softel-USA, and as such is responsible for creating the vision and strategic direction for the company. Having worked for the UK-based Softel Group, in a number of pivotal strategic roles, Sam span off Softel-USA in 2001 to dedicate his energy to the Americas. Since start-up Softel-USA’s XDS division has become the de facto supplier of caption and XDS preparation technology for North America, as well as a leading supplier of transmission equipment to that sector. Meanwhile, Softel-USA’s iTV division has established a reputation for offering robust, reliable and yet visionary systems to the interactive television market. Sam holds Bachelor degrees in Computer Science and in Economics from Manchester (England) and an MBA from Reading (England). Having opened Softel-USA's Atlantic office in 2003, he lives in Darien, CT with his wife and son.