About InterStream
Enabling the Next Generation Internet
Established in 2002, InterStream was founded by a group of technology professionals who foresaw that the text web was not structured or reinforced to support the growing and ever-changing demands of the “video” web. As more and more broadband subscribers migrate to new forms of media consumption, the vision of the founders is now an important reality.
InterStream seeks to align the digital interests of broadband consumers, carriers and media innovators holistically. Multiple industry participants make up the Association, including content providers, Internet service providers, network equipment vendors, consumer electronics manufacturers, public interest groups and others provide the backbone of InterStream’s services in the form of the InterStream Media Grid.
Network technology, developed under an open source model and supported by the Association's service providers, will provide levels of guaranteed services, end-to-end, on the Internet. Through these commercial sponsors, partners and providers, the Association's mission is to improve upon the best effort delivery model and to enable guaranteed service by building cooperation among its network of participants. This network will not only enforce updated and more sustainable economic models for the Internet, but will also help to combat the unauthorized distribution of licensed content on the "video" web and provide for future innovation and new market participants that has been the hallmark of the internet.
If you are interested in becoming involved in the Association, please dorrit [at] interstream [dot] com (contact us).
For more information regarding the benefits of becoming involved with InterStream, see Participation.
Executive Staff
Dorrit Ragosine, Interim President
Dorrit Ragosine has more than 23 years experience in the media and home entertainment business. She recently was vice president, public relations for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, where she was the department leader on all consumer campaigns for the studio’s most profitable division. Under her guidance, the PR team launched some of their most successful efforts for both high-profile and niche film products, including the “Night At the Museum” Rexy Dinosaur Tour, the “Simpsonizing” of New York for “The Simpsons Movie” and “Wrong Turn 2”, the studio’s most successful grassroots campaign to date that became the template for all genre releases. Prior to that she was executive vice president of cho HighWater Group, where she oversaw the opening of and all aspects of the company's Los Angeles office, and was responsible for the company’s expansion into the film and home video markets.
Before partnering with HighWater Group, Dorrit headed her own marketing communications consulting company where her client roster included such leading companies as 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Video, author Cynthia French, Park One, Imagistic, to name a few. Prior to her consulting work, Dorrit served as executive director of Publicity for Paramount Home Video, where she oversaw campaigns for such notable releases as "Titanic" and the 25th Anniversary of "The Godfather," as well as directed the company's entrance into the DVD market. Prior to that she spent eight-years at Walt Disney Home Video, where she worked on both rental and sell-through campaigns for films such as "Pulp Fiction", "Sister Act" and "The Lion King".
She began her career via volunteer work for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and has continued to represent not-for-profits throughout her career on either a volunteer or client basis including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Festival of Children and The National Eating Disorders Association. She also worked for Freeman & Sutton Public Relations representing celebrity clients such as Corbin Bernsen (“LA Law”), Michael Nouri (“Flashdance”) and Patty Duke.
Dorrit holds a B.A. in Political Science from The University of California, Santa Barbara.
Jeff Turner, CTO/Principal
A Silicon Valley veteran and network management expert, Jeff Turner has led Marketing and Engineering teams at the premiere firms of Cisco Systems, Novell, and Hewlett Packard. His early work with Hewlett Packard provided him with a deep knowledge of LAN technologies, TCP and low level network traffic. As a Member of the HP Technical Staff (MTS), Turner distinguished himself by developing real-time recognition algorithms for network analysis products. During his tenure at Novell, the CEO entrusted Turner with the product direction and strategy of their Netware and Network Management lines. Jeff’s management of QoS technology with Cisco Network Management Group led to his ground-breaking discoveries about broadband traffic characteristics that eventually led to his vision for his own company, nuMetra, for which he remains the Chairman.
Jeff holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Case Institute of Technology.
William B. Norton, Chair, Technology Working Group
Mr. Norton has been a respected thought leader and innovator in the Internet and networking space for over twenty years. As founder of DrPeering.net, Mr, Norton created the world’s largest Internet Peeirng knowledge center portal. The Co-Founder and former Chief Technical Liaison for Equinix, Inc, Bill Norton’s ground-breaking research has been published and presented in over one hundred International forums. This innovative research focuses on Internet peering and the growth trajectory of Internet video.
His contributions to Equinix, Inc resulted in 19 Global Internet Exchanges and paved the way for Equinix, Inc’s role as the world’s dominant Internet Exchange Point.
Mr. Norton formerly served as the Director of National and International Network Research and Operations for the Merit Network where he served as, as well as the Chair and Coordinator of the North American Network Operator’s Group (NANOG), the World’s Preeminent Internet Operations Forum.
Bill holds a a B.A. in Computer Science and an M.B.A. from the Business School at the University of Michigan.
Henry Turko, Board Secretary
For over two decades, Henry Turko has established some of the most successful associations in the Telecom and Datacom industries. Mr. Turko was the primary author of the bylaws and operating procedures for the SCOPE Alliance and OpenSAF Foundation whose members include Intel, GE, Motorola, HP, Alcatel-Lucent, Sun Microsystems, RedHat, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens, Ericsson, Sun Microsystems, Nokia Siemens, HP, and Huawei.
In addition to serving as the charter member of several Industry associations including OpenSAF, SCOPE Alliance, SA Forum, Carrier Grade Linux of OSDL, CP-TA, OCAF; ITU-T Next Gen Networks and the Mountain View Alliance, he also served as both Board Member and Officer for several National and International Companies including OpenSAF Foundation, SCOPE Alliance, SA Forum, Carrier Grade Linux of OSDL, PICMG and the Mountain View Alliance.
Mr. Turkos’s specialized skill set comes from his wide range of roles in a numerous industries, including Marketing Management positions with Penril Datability Networks, Bay Networks, Proteon and Wang Laboratories as well as Product Management at Gould Electronics, SmithKline-Beckman. He also served as the Project Development Engineer with the Naval Underwater Sonar Center.
Henry holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from City College of New York, and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of New Hampshire.