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`4. LGCALIZATEON AND CUSTOMEZAHON
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`4.2. Doctlmemafion
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`5. PACKAGING
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`Reéuirements Description — ZapCentral
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`ZapCentral will be the WebCasting Portal for Z2i’s business operations. This portal
`will provide the software Mastrucmre for its on-line web based business.
`ZapCentral will be accessed Via web enabled ZapStation clients as well as PCs,
`Macs and other clients, which are running ZapStation Player software. The
`illustration below details the key functional groups and their assigned responsible
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`Customer Interaction
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`Billing
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`Hardware Snecifieafion
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`At this time ZZi does not know What hardware will be necessary to run the
`schematized portal depicted above. It is our desire for Oracle to spec the hardware
`requirements based on final consideration of the specifications in this document.
`Our hardware preference would be Sun, IBM or HP in that order.
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`a.
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`Software Specification
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`3.1.
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`Billing Accounts Management (Combine with 3. 2)
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`Customers should haire the ability to access and update their accounts online.
`Customers should also be able to create new accounts when they first logon the
`system. The following functions should be provide for:
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`A.
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`Update Your Information
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`l.)
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`Change name or Address
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`V.
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`State
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`Dayo'me Phone
`Evening Phone
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`Change method of billing or price plan
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`Update billing method
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`Update Pn'cing plan
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`Basic Subscription - $9.95me
`Economy Subscripfion - $4.95!an
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`Video Rentals — Pay per View
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`Level B = $2.00
`Level C = $1.00
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`Video DVD Purchase
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`Level A = $29.95
`Level B = $18.95
`Level C = $6.95
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`Video Zap Purchase
`Level A = $29.95
`Level B = $18.95
`Level C = $6.95
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`Music — Pay per play
`Single = $.25
`10 Songs = $2.00
`25 Songs = $4.00
`Unlimited Group 1 = $995me
`Unlimited Group 2 = $19.95/mo
`Unlimited Group 3 = $24.95fmo
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`Music CD Purchase
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`Level A = $17.95
`Level B = $12.95
`Level C = $9.95
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`Music Zap Purchase
`Level A = $17.95
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`Level B = $12.95
`Level C = $9.95
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`B.
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`View your bill
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`Display current bill summary
`1. Next Billing Date
`ii Current Account Balance
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`Free Music Downloads Remaining
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`iv. Credited Dollars Remairmg
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`Display Detailed Bill (Print Copy capability)
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`ii. Last Month
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`iii. Month, Year, etc.
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`Display Billing Date and Price plan Info
`ii Next Billing Date
`ii Billing Plan
`iii Free minutes each month.
`iv. Number of Downloads
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`v. Billing Rate
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`What assets do they own?
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`3.2.
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`Subscripfion rlianagement (Combine with 3.1)
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`This module will allow the customer to create their own custom portal View which
`preiéews ané presents content that might fit their infotaimnent profile.
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`A.
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`Movies
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`2.)
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`Focus
`i. Drama
`ii. Action
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`iii Comedy
`iv. Horror
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`Music
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`Genre
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`ii Books & Spoken
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`iii. Children’s
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`v. Comedy
`vi. County
`Vii. Easy Listening
`viii. Electronic
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`ix. Hip Hopx’Rap
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`Artist
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`News
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`i. Business
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`ii. Technology
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`iii Sports
`iv. Stocks
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`3.3.
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`ContentMonageiiient
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`This module is critical to the Virtual jukebox model of asset ownership. All of the
`customer’s purchased assets should be cataloged and stored within our portal
`server. The music and Video files that a customer owns should be referenced in our
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`database and a replica of this database should reside on his ZapStation or in his
`ZapJukebox software.
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`1.)
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`lVIanagement Features:
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`ii. Addedit/Delete Library
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`vi. General DB Edit and Update functions
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`Notes
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`Protection — list
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`File name {long path name)
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`xvii Video File URL
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`Producer, Director, Cinematographer, etc.
`Genre — choices — horror, comedy, action, etc.
`Rating
`Tempo - subcategon'es
`Preference — subcategofies
`Soundtrack
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`Time (Length)
`Lyfics
`Notes
`Bios
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`xxiii. Artist URL
`XXiv. Art File
`xxv. Animation/ ’ideo File
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`AssetAcquisifion
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`This module defines the various events and usage parameters of the software.
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`1.)
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`Functions:
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`Stream Asset
`Download Asset
`Find]!Search Database
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`Get Usage History
`Set Access Privileges — time, date, type, rating, number, etc.
`Check account status ~ active, limited, etc.
`vii. Log activity — detailed request database
`viii. Log Errors per user
`ix. Log Errors per title
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`3. 5.
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`Castomer Service
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`1 .)
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`Functions:
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`iii. Oifliiie help
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`Royalty Marmgemeizt
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`Functions:
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`i. Allow artist and distributors to interface to system for renew
`ii. Generate standard portal View
`iii. Generate predefined reports
`iv. Total downloads
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`V. Downloads by type
`vi. Downloads by region
`vii. Downloads by country
`viii. Email customer support
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`3. 7.
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`Finaieciai Applications
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`1 .)
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`Functions:
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`in" HR
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`iv. Management Sales reports — detailed
`v. Electronic Payroll Submission
`vi. Electronic Bill Payment
`vii. All packages should be accessible across network.
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`3. 8.
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`Billing
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`Billing is a critical infrastructural piece of the portal site. All revenue will come
`from this module.
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`1.)
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`Basic Features:
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`Bill credit cards for all subscriber customers.
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`ii Generate detailed account summary with bill.
`iii Allow for on-line review of bill via Web and direct to player
`iv. Send billing summary via email ifrequested.
`v. Generate paper copy for mailing with mailing label
`vi. Generate paper copy overnight delivery With label
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`3. 9.
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`Cust‘omer Service
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`1.)
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`Basic Features:
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`Customer support database created automatically on first log—in
`ii.
`Website with FAQ.
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`FAQ generated from Customer Service response
`iv.
`Email account for “CustomerService@22i.com
`v.
`Cross reference with customer profile data
`Vi.
`CS Reps can access customer usage history
`vii.
`CS Reps can access customer billing
`viii.
`Interactive phone voicemail-based customer support database
`ix.
`Interactive web based customer support database
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`‘Automatic customer call—back notification
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`Incident report automatically emailed to alliance partner
`Generate management statistics reports
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`3. It}.
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`intransitive Services — (3”; Party — Liberate or Personal Java)
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`Email
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`Send & Receive Email
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`Third-Party hosting
`Standard POP3 Compliant
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`Chat (possible phase 2)
`i.
`E’Iovide of Chat rooms for various topic discussions
`Provide Chat Cafe with background music
`Allow for passwording
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`ii.
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`Web Browsing
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`Hot—link to other sites fiom withm ZapCentral
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`Track URL paths for insertion into database — {ie dink a song).
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`Browser should be tailored for TV and hand-held remote.
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`News Groups (possible phase 2)
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`Allow for the creation of vertical news groups
`Allow for interactive input
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`Games (possible phase 2:}
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`Third party pass through — check with HeatNet
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`3. 11*. Content Alanagemenr
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`Basic Features:
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`Addi'Deiete’Edit media assets to system
`Use standard record format defined earlier
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`Secure assets with some security method — watermarking, encapsulating,
`etc.
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`Duplicate data tables
`New content automatically posts to penal
`Provide for Virtual asset ownership model — auto data replication
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`3.22. Systemnfanagement
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`l.)
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`Basic Features:
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`i.
`ii.
`iii
`iv.
`v.
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`Database optimization
`Automatic system backup
`Fault tolerant mirroring & redundancy
`Generation of errors, faults, breakdown reports
`Host, Network and Database management.
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`1.)
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`Basic Features:
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`Interface to 3rd party databases
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`Replicate remote system indexes on ZapCeniral
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`iv.
`Fault tolerant mirroring & redundancy
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`Key performance indicators
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`Generate essential usage reports
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`3.14. Ad Server
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`1.)
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`Basic Features:
`i.
`Allow for 3rd party add submission, deletion and maintenance
`ii.
`Provide automatic ad insertion into download stream
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`Auto-select ad based on end-user profile
`iii
`Track ad usage and user profile
`iv.
`Generate detailed usage reports for Zap management
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`Generate detailed usage reports for advertiser
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`integrate tightly with Event’Usage Module for profile generation
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`viii. Allow for URL “hotlinks” Within ad Window
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`ix.
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`Provide for personalized ad generation.
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`3. IS. Kayak? Management
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`1.)
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`Basic Features:
`i.
`Calculates royalties for Partners automatically
`ii.
`Queues billing system for automatic payment — approval necessary as
`option
`Generates Royalty reports for Partner review on—line and in hard-copy
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`iii.
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`3.16. Personalization Engine
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`1.)
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`Basic Features:
`i.
`Allows for “My ZZi” Views for users
`ii.
`Allows for insertion oftargeted advertising based on progiles
`iii
`Creates “psychographic” profile
`iv.
`Allows for “on-the-fly” wet} page creation
`y.
`Generates “suggestions” for viewing and listening based on profile
`vi.
`Possible 3’6 Party — Vignette or other.
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`3.17. Acfivz‘ty Aneiysis
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`1.)
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`Basic Features:
`i.
`Tracks system usage
`ii.
`Suggest patterns for load management
`iii
`Aids in Personalizing views
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`1.)
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`Basic Features:
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`i.
`ii.
`iii.
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`iv.
`v.
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`Streams Quickfime movies and songs to clients
`hltergates into database
`Allows for “forward and store”
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`Provides for “fault tolerant” download — “fine problem recovery”
`Linux x86 or Soians Based.
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`Vi. Works optionally Wifll “Akamai” QuickTime TV network.
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`4.
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`Localization and Custonfization
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`4.1.
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`Sofiware
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`hesitation of our menuing sofiware Wiil be necessary in the second release.
`English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Gennan, Portuguese
`(Brazfiian)
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`4.2.
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`Docenzentofion
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`As necessary to iiiustrate system set—up and operations. All documentation will be
`Oil-line.
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`5.
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`Packaging
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`Standard packaging for any software of hardware products wifl be expected.
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`6.
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`Documentation
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`Standard documentation shouid he provided for ail Oracle or 3rd components. Any
`modules that are custom created should be accompanied with explanatory
`documentation.
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`7.
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`Standards Compiiance
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`Any hardware provided should comply with the foflowing:
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`United States
`FCC Class A
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`UL
`United States
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`CE
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`VCCI
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`8.
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`System Certification Tests
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`QA Suite must be on lined as a part of the development process. It is essential that
`QA be considered a priority.
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`Development Schedule
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`The following table identifies the requested development milestones. This is a first
`estimate and the dates are open for discussion.
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`TBA
`TBA
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`Portal Alpha site functional
`Portal Beta Site fimctional
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`1 l Jan 2000
`Portal World—Wide launch
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`TBA
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`10. Risk and Issues
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`4» ZapStation not fully defined.
`0 Oracle 8i Lite pricing model — economics must work
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`9 Third party interfaces unknown
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`0 Aggressive development schedule.
`0 Minimum Oracle knowledge ext-staff
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`11. Marketing Requirements
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`11.1. Align with Oracle marketing
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`0 Prepare for joint press release on system in—line with January Launch
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`9 Prepare for Trade Show presence in 2000
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`11.2. Align with Sun marketing
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`0 Prepare for joint press release on system in-line with January Launch
`0 Prepare for Trade Show presence in 2000
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`11.3. Preparefar Press reieases with Mixer tnvoivedparties
`BetlSouth
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`TimeWarner
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`. Music Industry Participants
`‘ Video Industry Participants
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`SAMSUNG EX. 1008
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