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Arizona State University Relies on BitGravity HD Video Delivery for Complex, Collaborative Decision-Making and Visualization Projects
BitGravity Delivers Unmatched Video Experience for More Realistic Scenario Modeling at Arizona State's Decision Theater
| Source: BitGravity
BURLINGAME, CA--(Marketwire - October 15, 2008) - BitGravity, Inc., provider of
next-generation Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) for interactive
broadcasting, today announced that Arizona State University (ASU) is
relying on BitGravity's high-definition video delivery capability for the
complex, collaborative decision-making and visualization projects enabled
by Arizona State's Decision Theater.
"Decision Theater is a dynamic environment that allows participants to
engage in 'what if?' analysis of multiple scenarios, and BitGravity allows
us to extend our reach," said Angelo Fernando, Communications and Outreach
Manager with Decision Theater. "We were impressed with BitGravity's ability
to stream complex data and visualization from seven screens and give
audiences a high-quality experience in HD with no lag time. Also, it's a
simple-to-use, portable solution that can be easily extended beyond our
facility into classrooms and doesn't require much hardware or complicated
platform integration to set up. The quality of the customer-support team
made BitGravity the perfect choice."
Part of ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability, Decision Theater provides
world-class capabilities -- including cutting-edge visualization, modeling
and simulation, and decision-support tools for collaborative decision
making. Detailed representations of the consequences of behavior, decisions
and policy are created so that science and community leaders can make more
informed decisions. Projects enabled at ASU by Decision Theater have
included a pandemic 'flu exercise,' anticipating water-management issues
and helping cities plan for smart growth.
Decision Theater includes an interactive, immersive environment -- "the
drum" -- featuring a 260-degree faceted display with seven screens that can
show panoramic computer graphics or video content. Designed from the ground
up to enable rich, interactive user experiences featuring the quickest
downloads of highest-quality video, BitGravity's unique, "Distributed
Origin"-based content delivery platform and carrier-grade, global CDN
enables Arizona State to present and view content at unparalleled speed and
quality.
"The HD video provided by our solution makes the scenario simulations
modeled through Arizona State even more realistic, and this helps
decision-makers explore all aspects of a challenge and better understand
the impact of their choices," said Mari Mineta Clapp, VP of Marketing at
BitGravity. "Arizona State is at the vanguard of an entirely new and highly
promising field in sustainability, and we are proud that BitGravity was
selected to be part of the important work that is taking place through
Decision Theater and benefiting a wide range of public-sector and
commercial clients."
Arizona State's capabilities can also be extended beyond Tempe, Arizona. In
fact, the first project supported by the BitGravity solution was the live
feed of a lecture on energy independence from ASU's Global Institute of
Sustainability, by Jay Hakes, Director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential
Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.
About BitGravity
BitGravity, Inc., built the first content delivery network (CDN) optimized
to instantaneously deliver HD-quality video on demand, live and via
interactive applications to massive audiences on the Internet. The company
is based in Burlingame, CA and is privately held, with strategic investment
from Allen & Company, Tata Communications and private investors. For more
information, please see www.BitGravity.com.