2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Sun Microsystems Multichannel Content Distribution Developers Workshop
From Broadband Internet and Wireless to ITV & the Set-Top Box
Session III:
Digital Content Archiving and Retrieval
The digital revolution has enabled content providers with many capabilities that were totally un-imaginable in the analog world. The use of digital technologies and tools promise benefits in streamlining production and management of digital content. In addition, multi-channel multi-device distribution capabilities are helping content providers realize their long-awaited dream of "produce once -- play everywhere". The content is digitized, stored hierarchically and retrieved in the appropriate format upon request by various devices - all the way from palmtops to digital theatres and high definition devices, over various networks. However, archiving, storing and retrieving digital content is not as simple as it sounds. There are challenges in hierarchical storage, real-time transcoding, security and rights management, meta-data creation and management. In addition, preserving the integrity of digital information and ensuring the persistence for digital works are extremely important. This session discusses distinction between content preservation and archiving. It also discusses various challenges and solutions in digital archiving and retrieval of content.
Jeremy Ring, CEO, Convizion
Additional speakers to be announced
Jeremy Ring, CEO, Convizion: Jeremy Ring most recently served as Senior Director of Yahoo! Sales Programs, having joined the company in 1996 as its first field sales representative. Having been with one of the world's largest digital media companies since its inception, Ring has an awesome understanding of how broadband and digital content work together, both now and in the future.