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nCUBE Corporation
 PROFILE
nCUBE provides nHOUSE nTERTAINMENT. The company builds video-on-demand systems used by cable and Internet companies to transmit audio, video, and data across networks. Its n4 servers enable cable companies to deliver advertising and let home viewers order digital programs stored on central servers. The servers employ nCUBE's parallel processing technology -- which lets computers tackle multiple tasks at once -- and Oracle's Video Server software. Customers include British Telecom, GTE, Telecom Italia, and Time Warner Cable. CEO Larry Ellison (also chairman and CEO of database software giant Oracle) is the majority shareholder in nCUBE, which was founded in 1983.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: NCube Allies With Gemstar-TV Guide
Date Announced: 11.30.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Streaming-media infrastructure firm to integrate its video-on-demand technology with Gemstar-TV Guide's video-on-demand program guide.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 17.40

 KEY PEOPLE
• Lawrence J. Ellison
    CEO
• Ken Pike
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
110 Marsh Dr., Ste. 200
Foster City, CA 94404
US
Phone: 650-593-9000
Fax: 650-508-5408
Online: Web Site

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