Viewcast And Brass Ring To Test Video Job Recruitment Program

Pilot Program Marks First Venture from New ViewCast Online Solutions Division

DALLAS (Dec. 11, 2000) – The plain paper resume as we know it may be an endangered species, courtesy of a pilot program announced today between Viewcast, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCST), a leading provider of Internet and networked video solutions, and BrassRing Inc., a leading provider of recruiting and hiring management software and services.

The Brass Ring pilot program was developed and implemented by the company’s recently announced ViewCast Online Solutions division, which concentrates on business-to-business solutions for video communications.

With this pilot program, and future programs in other vertical markets, ViewCast is aggressively attacking the ‘content creation’ challenge that is the number-one issue facing businesses using this technology in the digital economy,” said ViewCast President and Chief Executive Officer George Platt. “Through innovative packaging of our state-of-the-art content capture hardware and software and rich media delivery expertise, ViewCast makes it easy for businesses to create content and utilize the content for such online communications as recruiting new employees, communicating with customers or business partners, or any of the other countless communications applications that are enhanced by video.

In addition, we further assist the business by enabling them, for the first time, to easily integrate this content into their e-business processes,” Platt added. “The partnership validates our intentions, through ViewCast Online Solutions, to be the company that understands how to lead business to gain quick and dramatic time-to-value from the use of rich media.

Under the terms of the Brass Ring agreement, ViewCast will provide leading-edge streaming video services, technology and customized software applications to Brass Ring. ViewCast demonstrated its new StreamSTUDIO™ capture station at a sold-out Brass Ring Career Fair on Dec. 4-5 in Santa Clara, Calif.

The recruitment industry is a significant market for Viewcast technology,” said Platt. “In today’s business environment, employers are looking at and utilizing every technological advantage to hire and retain the best, brightest and most diverse employee prospects. Viewcast streaming video technology allows employers to visually assess a prospective employee’s communication skills and as a result, reduce both the recruiting cycle cost-per-hire.

The StreamSTUDIO station allows both job seekers and job providers the ability to record, store and stream a video message to potential employers or employees. This turnkey service from Viewcast provides comprehensive “click, create, view and assess” streaming video via an integrated package of streaming technologies which include a video camera, professional lighting, quality audio, ViewCast’s Osprey capture cards – the de facto standard in the streaming industry – and Viewcast’s proprietary streaming video applications.

Potential job applicants interested in utilizing the new StreamSTUDIO, which featured a Brass Ring “skin” and branding, were instructed on the use of the technology via a brief, easy-to-follow onscreen tutorial that walked the applicant through an interview. The applicants were also supplied with several onscreen scripts which they could use during the recording of their video resume. Each applicant was given three takes to record a final 30-second video, which is then published online and available to a select group of employers for 120 days. In addition, the hosting services include a reporting engine that records the number of times video resume has been viewed.

We're excited to be able to provide employers and job candidates with the most innovative technology available, and the combination of Viewcast’s StreamSTUDIO and BrassRing’s resume database technology takes recruitment into an exciting new visual and interactive era," said Deb Besemer, President and CEO of BrassRing Inc.. “This pilot program could be a glimpse into the future of job recruitment, in which video is used to enhance a resume and employers and applicants ultimately talk in real-time via networked video.

About BrassRing Inc.

BrassRing Inc. is a leading provider of integrated recruiting and hiring management solutions designed to help companies hire better people faster. Created in September 1999 through the combination of several leading recruiting and hiring management firms, BrassRing Inc. consists of BrassRing Career Events, a leading sponsor of technology career fairs in North America and Europe; BrassRing Exchanges, a leading provider of online recruiting solutions for hard-to-hire candidates, including Information Technology employees, MBA graduates and candidates from diverse backgrounds; and BrassRing Systems, a leading provider of web-based hiring management solutions. BrassRing Inc. is owned by The Washington Post Company, Tribune Company, Gannett Co., Inc., and Accel Partners.

About Viewcast

ViewCast Corporation develops products and services that provide video networked solutions. ViewCast maximizes the value of video through its core businesses: Osprey� Video provides the media streaming industry's de facto standard capture cards; ViewCast Systems integrates turnkey streaming and video distribution systems; ViewCast Online delivers complete B2B solutions and video delivery for online video communications; and ViewCast ProServices provides professional video communication consulting. From streaming digital video on the Internet to distribution of broadcast-quality video throughout the corporate enterprise to comprehensive "click, create and view" video software applications, Viewcast provides the complete range of video solutions.

Visit the Viewcast Web site (http://www.viewcast.com) for more information.

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