In this recorded episode of [itvt]'s talk radio show, "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow," Tim Wahlers, founder and CEO of Vidiom Systems, the company's VP of engineering services, Walden Miller, and its VP of strategic initiatives, David Housman, discuss their work with the cable industry on tru2way/OCAP, describe some of the interactive TV projects they are currently engaged in, provide an overview of Vidiom's OCAP testing services, and offer a preview of the upcoming second annual tru2way Developers Conference.
(Note: the conference--which is produced by the NCTA and CableLabs, and sponsored by Vidiom--will be held in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th, just prior to the NCTA Cable Show. Areas of discussion will include programming, platforms, consumer electronics, application development, and retail opportunities, and the event will also feature hands-on workshops. Confirmed keynote speakers include CableLabs president and CEO, Richard Green, and Panasonic CTO, Paul Liao; other speakers and panelists include John Collins of Time Warner Cable, Mark DePietro of Motorola, Anne Dirkse of Vidiom, John Hashimoto of the Weather Channel, Sherisse Hawkins of Time Warner Cable, David Housman of Vidiom, Chet Kanojia of Navic, Mike LaJoie of Time Warner Cable, Arthur Orduna of Advance/Newhouse, Sam Pemberton of Softel, David Preisman of Showtime, Gary Schanman of Comcast, Jeff Seebeck of Cisco, Bill Sheppard of Sun, Gary Sohmers of IMAGE, Tim Spencer of Sigma Systems, So Vang of CableLabs, and Andrew Ward of Comcast Spotlight.)
(Detailed information on the conference's speakers and sessions can be found at: http://2008.thecableshow.com/Attending/tru2waySchedule.aspx)
