CompuServe Thread

The following are some interesting facts I came accross in my research concerning desktop video (just hype or reality)? "By almost any measure, desktop-video production is becoming a big business. Sales of "video servers" incorporating full motion video – are growing at high velocity speed, with forecasts calling for sales to rise from $16 million last year to $296 million in 1995 and to $5.2 billion in 1997, reports Dataquest Inc., San Jose, CA. (Dec. 1994) A fine example is American Airlines, the Dallas based carrier with more than 60,000 PCs installed worldwide, PC-based video is being used for training at the company's Learning Center. By incorporating full motion video and audio into training applications on PCs, the airline is able to give crews "hands-on" instruction. The following is a breakdown of how A/V technology fits into large Corporations : How Many Companies Use Audio Cards? (%) Fortune 1000 Fortune Industrial 500 60% Fortune Service 500 63% Fortune 1000 Average 61% D & B Companies Less than $12.5M in Sales 23% $12.5M – 30M In Sales 23% More Than $30M In Sales 46% D&B Average 33% **************************************************************** How Many Companies Use Video Capture Cards? (%) Fortune 1000 Fortune Industrial 500 31% Fortune Service 500 33% Fortune 1000 Average 32% D & B Companies Less Than 12.5M In Sales 14% $12.5M – 30M In Sales 27% More Than $30M In Sales 24% D & B Average 22% **************************************************************** Audio/Video Buying Plans (within next 12 months) Fortune 1000 (Audio Cards) Fortune Industrial 500 49% Fortune Service 500 53% Fortune 1000 Average 51% *************************************************** next 12months- Fortune 1000 (Video-capture cards) Fortune Industrial 500 37% Fortune Service 500 34% Fortune 1000 Average 36% ************************************************************** D & B Companies next 12 months- Audio Cards Less Than 12.5M In Sales 21% 12.5M – 30M In Sales 14% More Than $30M In Sales 26% D & B Average 21% *********************************************************** D & B Companies next 12 months- Video Capture Cards Less Than 12.5M In Sales 15% $12.5M-30M In Sales 7% More Than $30M In Sales 23% D&B Average 16% ************************************************************* The data above is taken from CRN/The Gallup Organization Inc. (December 5, 1994) The desktop video industry has become large enough to warrent two special AT&T Multimedia Lab dedicated to analyzing new video/audio applications. Gee, all we need now is an infastructure which makes it easier and faster to send graphics, video etc. Hope someone finds the data interesting, I do! Sincerely, Dean