Everyone is focused on delivering the "triple play" - voice, video and data over a broadband pipe. The question being asked is; into what? Today there are almost as many answers as there are people asking the question. It seems everyone has a solution to a piece of the puzzle. There are thousands of digital boxes being made by hundreds of companies, everything from modems, routers and gateways to set-tops, VoIP and media control/distribution.

The problems with these boxes/appliances are many. First they are very confusing to the end user, the consumer and/or subscriber who has no idea what works with what or in some cases why they need it at all. Additionally, each requires a separate connection to power, the network and monitors (audio, video & data). While great for the manufacturers of wires, power supplies and of course power strips, it creates a wiring nightmare for the user.

NextBend's patented UniStac Datacenter™ system is designed to be a comprehensive solution for the convergence of all things digital. One that solves marketing/sales issues, reduces manufacturing and product development costs and makes buying and installing new products easy and trouble free for the user.

In the UniStac Datacenter™ system, each Stackable Deck™ is a digital product designed to become part of an expandable contiguous area network or CAN. The Decks connect with a twist (Convergence with a Twist) to each other via built in connectors and share power and communications within the system CAN and to LAN and WAN. By using a common form factor the Decks provide visual confirmation of their compatibility with other products in the UniStac Datacenter™ system.

Start with a gateway Deck (modem, router, firewall), twist on a media Deck (set-top, DVR, AV controller) twist on a storage Deck and you have the beginnings of a datacenter capable of delivering on the promise of digital convergence. Now add an HVAC Deck, a home security Deck, a VoIP Deck, a Deck that provides a suite of traditional software applications, Decks for additional storage, etc., etc., etc. all with a simple twist.

In short, the UniStac Datacenter™ is a method of delivering and integrating digital products (hardware & software) in a way the makes sense to home and small business consumers. A method that also provides application developers what Alan Kay said they have always wanted; their own hardware.

E Pluribus Unum

Out of Many
Products,
One System.

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