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Media Asset Management
Van Tassel, Joan , Ph.D.
[HTML version] [pdf version]: The author provides an overview of an emerging technology, media asset management, that she argues will revolutionize the entertainment industry and all content provider businesses in the next decade. She introduces us to the technology -- what it is and what it does -- and discusses why film studios, production companies, special effects and post-production facilities, Internet content providers, and many Fortune 500 companies are adopting the technology. She concludes with a look at barriers to adoption and some drivers for adoption.
Mobile Communications for the Masses: PCS in the Works
Newell, Roger P. , Esq.
[HTML version] [pdf version]: The author examines the PCS phenomenon, gives us a run down on the big winners at the recent PCS license auction, and discusses the prospects and potential for PCS.
Mobile Satellite Communications in Canada
Long, Murray R.
[HTML version]: Discusses the characteristics and incentives to establish a domestic mobile satellite (MSAT) communications system in Canada. Included are discussions of the technology, how it differs from GEO, MEO, and LEO satellite systems, and the customer base (major users), as well as distribution and product development strategies to address the unique challenges of selling MSAT services.