Viewcast Executive Panelist At Kagan Streaming Media Summit
Viewcast�s Osprey Technologies Vice President Neal Page To Tackle Streaming Issues
DALLAS (Oct. 24, 2000) � Neal Page, vice president and general manager of Viewcast�s Osprey Technologies Division, will participate in a technology panel entitled, �The Big Squeeze: The Art and Science of Encoding and Compression� at the Kagan Streaming Media Summit , at 2 p.m. (Eastern time) on Wed., Oct. 25 at the Park Lane Hotel in New York. Viewcast, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCST), is a leading provider of Internet and networked video solutions. The Summit is presented by Paul Kagan Associates, Inc., known worldwide for its business-to-business research and analysis of the media and communications industries.
The Kagan Streaming Media Summit brings together top players in the streaming media field for two days of intensive and focused discussion on the present and future economics of this exciting space. Panelists at the summit will probe the metrics, benchmarks, key issues and tough questions about streaming media, not only from the perspective of the content provider but from the advertiser's and content owner's points of view.
Page will be joined on the panel by Loudeye�s Martin Tobias; Entera�s Doug Robertson; Minerva Networks� Mauro Bonomi; SecureMedia�s Gary Ambrosino; and Sonic Foundry, Inc.�s Dan McLellan. The presentation will open with a roundtable discussion followed by questions from the audience. Some of the topics will include the dramatic improvements in codecs over the last couple of years, the cost of encoding, and security issues for archived media.
Page is a recognized leader in the streaming media industry, and has been vice president and general manager of Viewcast�s Osprey Technologies Division since 1995. He is responsible for leading the company's business and technology initiatives in networked video and developing the streaming video market for the company. Page has been responsible for development of strategic relationships including Sun, Real Networks and Microsoft.
Page was the founder of Osprey Technologies, which joined with Viewcast in October 1994. Before founding Osprey Technologies, Page was employed by Sun Microsystems, Inc., where he held management positions directing development and strategic relationships for multimedia technology products. Page developed advanced graphics and imaging products at General Electric from 1984 to 1988 and at Data General from 1983 to 1984.
Page holds B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University.
About Viewcast
Viewcast enables video communication over the Internet and corporate networks through its components, systems, and turnkey solution products. The company is known as a leading global provider of enterprise-wide, digital video communications solutions for both real-time and on-demand applications. Osprey� video capture cards and codecs, ViewCast� Streaming Video Solutions and Viewpoint VBX System� products deliver a wide array of video solutions for both analog and digital video communication systems. Viewcast�s "Your Video on the Web�" was the first consumer product and hosting service to bring streaming media capabilities to home users and allow small businesses to easily add video to their web sites. Viewcast has the ability to deliver cutting-edge networked video solutions while delivering systems to transition legacy video communication equipment. Viewcast products are available either directly from the company, or from leading OEMs, system integrators, leading resellers and application developers worldwide.
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