ResearchChannel Press Release

iHDTV™ and the University of Washington campus on display at SC08
ResearchChannel sent high-definition video stream from UW to Austin, Texas

SEATTLE — Attendees of SC08, the annual international conference for high-performance computing networking, storage and analysis, were able to watch the University of Washington campus live in high-definition from the conference floor in Austin, Texas this week.

NTT Labs of Japan demonstrated their new uncompressed high-definition television over the Internet product, XG-2, at SC08, including a demonstration of interoperability with the iHDTV™ platform.

iHDTV is a software suite consisting of software modules that work with commercially available components to capture, packetize and transport high-definition video in various formats over Internet Protocol networks, and was developed by engineers at the University of Washington in collaboration with the ResearchChannel consortium.

Using iHDTV technology, University of Washington engineers broadcast a live, high-definition feed from a video camera atop UW’s Kane Hall to the conference, which concludes Thursday, Nov. 20. This demonstration took place in the University of Osaka’s booth at SC08.

“This successful demonstration and partnership with NTT Labs is another milestone in our ongoing effort to enhance collaborative arts and sciences through Internet high-definition video technologies where the highest resolution and the lowest latency possible are a mandate,” said Jim DeRoest, director of Streaming Media Technologies for the University of Washington and ResearchChannel.

About ResearchChannel
ResearchChannel links a growing global audience to the revolutionary developments, insights and discoveries of leading research and academic institutions through online, on-air and on-demand video distribution formats. Founded as a way to share the breakthrough work of distinguished researchers with the public, the ResearchChannel consortium includes more than 30 world-renowned universities and research institutions. Video programming ranging from technology and science innovations to fascinating arts and humanities topics is shared in its original form and without interruption. ResearchChannel programs are available though satellite and many local cable TV providers, and online as both live and video-on-demand streaming at www.researchchannel.org.

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Erin Lodi
Communications and Public Relations
ResearchChannel
206-543-8907
erinlodi@researchchannel.org