The first paragraph is complete and utter bunk. We were among many public broadcasters across the country that was approached by Triveni two years ago to facilitate a demonstration of the Triveni Skyscraper to first responders and lawmakers here in Michigan, which we did, and the response was underwhelming. Triveni wanted to sell Skyscraper data carousel equipment, and expected someone else to design the data infrastructure, the back channels, even the field laptop equipment. First responders were only interested in a completed off-the-shelf end-to-end system. Also, nobody was impressed with having to attach a Silver Sensor to their laptop, or with the inability to receive data while en route to a disaster scene. Since Triveni's suggested data model included using a cell phone modem connected to the laptop as a back channel to request information, everyone questioned the wisdom or the necessity of having the DTV forward channel at all. Let us see in five years how much of this emergency information network still exists after the federal grant money is gone. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> > http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/2006.03.08-04-n-rochester.shtml > > Rochester Responders Tuning in Datacasts > Pubcaster WXXI, Triveni build emergency info system > > by Sanjay Talwani > > ROCHESTER, N.Y.: One night about two years ago, Lt. Dan Bender > of the Rochester (N.Y.) Fire Department, was watching HBO > on-demand, and got an idea. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.