Editing NCUBE (section)

=== Pivot to video ===
In 1996, Ellison [[Layoff|downsized]] nCUBE. Dilbeck left and Ellison took over as acting CEO, redirecting the company to become Oracle's [[Network Computer]] division.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ginsberg |first1=Steve |title=Chopped Up nCube |url= https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/1997/02/03/focus6.html |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=San Francisco Business Times |date=2 February 1997}}</ref> After the network computer diversion, nCUBE resumed development on video servers. nCUBE deployed its first VOD video server in [[Dubai]]'s [[Burj al-Arab]] hotel.{{Citation needed|reason=needs clarification on where the information is taken from|date=March 2019}}

In 1999, nCUBE announced it was acquiring [[SkyConnect]], a seven-year-old software company based in [[Louisville, Colorado]], which developed digital advertising and VOD software for [[cable television]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Video On Demand Powerhouse Created; Video Server Leader nCUBE to Acquire SkyConnect, Inc. |url=http://www.ncube.com/pressroom/pressreleases/pr1999_03_17.html |work=nCUBE Press Releases |date=17 March 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050225095447/http://www.ncube.com/pressroom/pressreleases/pr1999_03_17.html|archive-date= 25 February 2005}}</ref> In the 1990s, nCUBE shifted its focus from the parallel computing market and, by 1999, had identified itself as a [[video on demand]] (VOD) solutions provider, shipping over 100 VOD systems delivering 17,000 streams and establishing a relationship with [[Microsoft TV]].<ref>{{cite web|title=nCUBE to Integrate its Industry Leading Video-on-Demand Solutions With the Microsoft TV Platform|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ncube-to-integrate-its-industry-leading-video-on-demand-solutions-with-the-microsoft-tv-platform-77674197.html|access-date=10 February 2017}}</ref> The company was once again on IPO fast-track, only to be halted again after the bursting of [[dot-com bubble]].