Democratic Convention to Showcase Video Using Microsoft Silverlight 2 Beta
A year ago, long before Barak Obama's rise as the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, the party convention's IT team began preparations for a blogging and multimedia party.
Along with Microsoft, “official providers” announced to date are: AT&T, for wireless communication services and equipment, including the staff’s BlackBerry devices; Broomfield, Colo.-based Level 3 Communications Inc., for the communications network that will deliver live analog and high-definition video broadcasts, downloads, streaming and general content; and Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc., for wire-based voice and data services, including high-speed Internet.
In addition to consulting and custom applications, Microsoft is providing business productivity, e-mail and real-time collaboration applications, including Exchange Server, SharePoint, Office Communications Server and Live Meeting. The DNCC also is using Microsoft’s Virtual Server 2005, with Windows Server 2003, to maximize server utilization, in keeping with the convention’s “green” focus.
The DNCC, however, is not using Microsoft technology exclusively. The Web site will run open-source Apache servers on BSD Linux, along with Windows servers. Site content and staff blogs are handled by the open-source SilverStripe content management system and framework, according to Colangelo.
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