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Time Warner Cable Working With Orange and Sullivan County Local Schools to Expand Distance Learning Solutions for Educators and Students

Posted on: Monday, 21 March 2005, 09:00 CST

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey, the Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Education Services and Orange-Ulster County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) have announced an expanded Distance Learning Partnership to include real-time video conferencing to over 17 schools.

Through Time Warner Cable's relationship with Tut Systems, Inc. and Renovo Software, Inc., geographically dispersed teachers and students will be able to jointly participate in enriched learning experiences. BOCES students gain access to a broader base of information and instructors, and BOCES schools benefit by providing education through technology while keeping teaching and travel expenses to a minimum.

The joint distance learning solution is designed to meet the needs of the BOCES partnership which covers 38 school districts and more than 1,500,000 students across New York State. The deployment being announced today covers 2 of the 38 BOCES districts bringing real-time video conferencing to 17 schools in the Sullivan and Orange-Ulster BOCES school districts.

Time Warner Cable earlier deployed Tut Systems' ATM-based video edge devices to this market. As Time Warner Cable upgraded its Gigabit Ethernet backbone network and built new servers, they were able to deploy Astria(R) Content Processor (CP) products from Tut Systems. This deployment is an example of leading technology trends. The BOCES solution also includes a completely integrated scheduling system from Renovo Software. This scheduling system looks at each of the different districts' class schedules and allots the time that participating classes can use from each location.

"As the primary provider of video and data services in the mid Hudson Valley, we are excited to be working with the local Boces to extend educational programs to our customers," stated Bhupender Kaul, Vice President, Business Services. "Time Warner Cable is working with local school districts to extend their reach through our IP network to provide innovative distance learning initiatives to bring the classroom to the student," added Mr. Kaul.

"We are pleased to expand our existing relationship with Time Warner Cable and the local BOCES schools for IP-based distance learning solutions," stated Craig Bender, Vice President of Corporate Development and Marketing for Tut Systems. "With the high-quality, low-latency design of our joint solution, we are confident that the schools will gain an overall enhancement to their existing learning experience."

"Renovo Software is delighted to work with partners like Time Warner Cable and Tut Systems, organizations committed to distance education by providing exceptional IP video services," said Tim Eickhoff, Managing Partner. "In addition, we are pleased to deliver this solution with our partners to provide end users a seamless, feature-rich integrated solution." added Tim Skaja, Renovo Software.

Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey has led the telecommunications industry in bringing exciting, innovative services to customers including Video on Demand, digital video recorders, digital phone and high speed internet access through four ISPs. Visit http://www.twcnyc.com/.

Our parent company, Time Warner Cable, owns and manages cable systems serving 10.9 million subscribers in 27 states, which include some of the most technologically advanced, best-clustered systems in the country with more than 75% of the Company's customers in systems of 300,000 or more. In New York State, Time Warner Cable serves approximately 2.6 million customers.

Utilizing a fully upgraded, advanced cable network and a steadfast commitment to providing customers with choice, value and world-class customer service, Time Warner Cable is an industry leader in delivering advanced products and services including high definition television and wireless home networking. Time Warner Cable is a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.

Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) were created in 1948 by the New York State Legislature. They were created as a partnership with local school districts and the State Education Department. As an intermediate unit, the BOCES serves both the needs of its component districts and the office of the Commissioner of Education at the State Education Department.

There are presently 38 BOCES across New York State.

The BOCES serves its component school districts through its mission statement in the provision of educational and business services more economically than could be provided.

Tut Systems, Inc. delivers content processing and distribution products for deploying next-generation data and video services over broadband networks. Service providers, content providers and government agencies in the United States and abroad use Tut Systems solutions to deliver broadcast-quality video over broadband networks.

Tut Systems is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR with regional offices across North America, Europe and Asia. For more information visit http://www.tutsys.com/ or call 971-217-0400.

Renovo Software, LLC is a Minneapolis based company exclusively focused on the design and development of software solutions which schedule, automate and manage complex video networks. Service providers, federal and state agencies utilize Renovo Software's solutions to manage their Distance Learning, Broadcast, and Video Visitation networks.

NOTE: Astria is a registered trademark of Tut Systems, Inc.

Tut Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Brenda Parks of Time Warner Cable, +1-845-692-5339, ext. 7625,or Brenda.Parks@twcable.com; or Jeff Schline of Tut Systems, +1-917-217-0364,or Jeff.Schline@tutsys.com

Web site: http://www.twcnyc.com/

Web site: http://www.tutsys.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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