ATG West

Louis Williamson, VP of Advanced Engineering for Time Warner Cable (and, as an aside, the guy who figured out how to move video over fiber optic cable in the mid-1980s), takes us on a walking tour of the company’s internal headend. Directed and produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting. Directed and produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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Louis Williamson, VP of Advanced Engineering for Time Warner Cable (and, as an aside, the guy who figured out how to move video over fiber optic cable in the mid-1980s) explains new technologies developed home networking capabilities. TWC’s new set top boxes and (code named) “Santa Monica” design converge products and information, so that viewers can link all content in the house, and access it from the TV, or the PC, or the handheld. Directed and produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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Dave Bell, Chief Architect for Time Warner Cable ATG West, explains “version tracking” software developed to help the MSO organize its enterprise software and check outgoing client and server codes for MDN (Mystro Digital Navigator) and ODN (OCAP Digital Navigator) products. Directed and produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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Senior Software Engineer Phu Duc Nguyen discusses what it takes to offer “remote DVR” features to subscription video customers. Forgot to pick up the remote to set a series record on a favorite show? Do it from your laptop or mobile device tomorrow — regardless of where you may be. Produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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This final QA segment with Time Warner Cable’s Kevin Caldwell touches on some of the basic checklist items Caldwell and his team follow when preparing new products for market. “Never a dull moment” takes on new meaning when it comes to system integration and test…! Produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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In this segment filmed at Time Warner Cable’s Charlotte, N.C. integration headquarters, Kevin Caldwell discusses the challenges associated with performing QA (Quality Assurance) testing on cross-platform services. Having the resources to turn things around quickly proves key for QA, as to-do lists keep growing. Produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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In this 2008 series about Time Warner Cable’s ATG East facility, in Charlotte, I speak with Kevin Caldwell, VP of Quality Assurance. His mission in life: To bring QA (quality assurance) procedures into the mix, to make sure new products meet the expectations of consumers. Given the growing number of vendors and products in the industry, integration and QA is key. Produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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Sherisse Hawkins, VP of Software Engineering for ATG West, discusses the importance of internal “media labs,” to check applications across different hardware, firmware or middleware configurations. Directed and produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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This 7-part series shows what goes on within Time Warner Cable’s “ATG West” facilities, northwest of Denver, Colorado. Filmed in the fall of 2008, the Advanced Technology Group series begins with Mike Hayashi, EVP of Advanced Engineering and Technology, discusses technologies ranging from user interface design to advanced video architectures and set tops. Produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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The UI Lab is where ideas begin! This segment with Grace Egan, VP Product Engineering, takes a sneak peek at next generation User Interface design, including personalization and the simplification of finding content. Produced by the fabulous David Knappe with equally fabulous Joe Bondulich on camera and lighting.

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