OCAP™ Developers Forum Builds
Momentum For Cable's Interactive
TV Platform at The Cable Show '07

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The cable industry's top technology visionaries will kick-off the industry's first-ever conference focused specifically on cable's strategy and progress in bringing interactive TV services and applications to consumers, CableLabs® and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) announced recently.

The first OCAP™ Developers Conference, titled “OCAP—Interactive and More,“ will be held May 6–7 just prior to the official opening of NCTA's 56th Annual Convention & International Exhibition at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, May 7–9, 2007.

The OpenCable™ Applications Platform (OCAP), created by CableLabs and its member companies, provides for unified, open standards to facilitate the deployment of new interactive television applications.

Confirmed speakers for the OCAP Developers Conference opening session on Sunday, May 6 include:

• Chris Bowick, Chief Technology Officer, Cox Communications
• Mike Hayashi, Sr. Vice President, Advanced Technology & Engineering, Time Warner Cable
• Mark Hess, Sr. Vice President, Business & Product Development, Comcast Corporation
• Arthur Orduña, Sr. Vice President, Policy & Product, Advance/Newhouse Communications

The OCAP Developers Conference will provide participants with an in-depth look at cable's interactive roadmap and the development strategies that will be used in bringing new applications and services to consumers.

“We have a great interest in further understanding what the OCAP application development community is pursuing,” said Chris Bowick, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, Cox Communications. “Our OCAP deployments are looming and there's a real excitement around the new and innovative services that could be offered to our customers,” he added.

“The OCAP conference is well timed, with cable operators announcing deployments that will occur this year,” said Dr. Richard R. Green, President & CEO, CableLabs. “The interactive applications and advanced services OCAP enables will offer new revenue opportunities for cable operators and content partners, as well as an engaging experience for subscribers.”

The conference is being produced in cooperation with CableLabs and Vidiom Systems, Inc., and will offer a full agenda of plenary sessions and hands-on workshops designed to open dialogue among cable operators, programmers, technology solutions providers, and a vast audience of application developers seeking to learn more about the Java-based OpenCable universe.

The conference agenda also includes a networking lunch and reception in the Interactive Pavilion, a product and application showcase featuring demonstrations of the latest technology, tools, and emerging applications.

Additional information for The Cable Show ’07 is available at www.thecableshow.com.

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