ViewCast.com�s $99.95 Kit Brings Internet Streaming Video to Consumers

Product includes 90 days of free hosting on first commercial web site for home & small-business videos

DALLAS, Texas, October 5, 1999 � ViewCast.com (Nasdaq:VCST) introduces Your Video on the Web, a complete package for $99.95 that allows PC users to capture video from a camcorder and stream (broadcast) it over the Internet. Your Video on the Web, based on the industry-leading Osprey video capture card, will be available later this month at popular electronic, video and computer retail outlets.

Complementing Your Video on the Web will be the first commercial web site dedicated to hosting home videos. ViewCast.com�s www.yourvideoontheweb.com will make streaming video over the Internet as easy as using e-mail. Ninety days of free hosting on the site will be included with the purchase of Your Video on the Web. Final pricing for www.yourvideoontheweb.com hosting services have not yet been determined, but it is expected to start at $4.95 per month.

Video Anytime, Anywhere

Your Video on the Web enables people with home computers to capture video � weddings, graduations, soccer games, vacations, baby�s first steps, business presentations � from camcorders, VCRs or DVD players. Easy-to-use tools allow users to select the best parts of their videos, add titles, and even synch up a soundtrack. After a simple conversion into a streaming format, files can be automatically uploaded to www.yourvideoontheweb.com. On the web site, users can choose from a variety of online video album templates into which they simply drop their video, or they can design their own customized templates. Friends, relatives or business associates anywhere in the world can then use the free RealNetworks G2 player to view the video albums without lengthy download times.

A Companion on the Web

The www.yourvideoontheweb.com web site offers a major resource for creating Internet streaming video. Clearly written and illustrated instructions are available for system setup and for collecting, capturing, enhancing, compressing and streaming video. Tips and advice walk the first-time user through the experience of creating Internet streaming video. A "Help + Tools" section includes a description of streaming video, a glossary of commonly used Internet video terms, answers to frequently asked questions, user manuals, a site map, information on where to go for additional help, and a list of references.

"Your Video on the Web brings your camcorder and the Internet together," said George C. Platt, president and CEO of ViewCast.com. "This is the first time that streaming technologies are being made available to mainstream PC users. Businesses routinely use streaming video for communication � now everyone can use the same technology to share video on the Internet."

Casting a Wider Net

Your Video on the Web is a natural extension of ViewCast.com�s streaming video solutions. ViewCast.com enables video communication over the Internet and corporate networks through its components, systems and turnkey solution products. The company is known around the world as the leading provider of enterprise-wide, digital video communications solutions for both real-time and on-demand applications.

ViewCast.com offers a full spectrum of streaming video equipment for business use, from the de facto standard Osprey-100 capture cards ($199) used by RealNetworks and Microsoft, to the unparalleled Osprey-1000/G2 card (approximately $1,800), to its ViewCast integrated solutions ($10,000 and up) for professional video streaming environments. More information is available at the company�s web site: http://www.viewcast.com.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the Company�s current judgment on certain issues. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are described in the Company�s reports on Form 10-KSB and 10-QSB on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.