ViewCast Bundles PresenterPRO Software with Niagara Portable Streaming Systems

DALLAS(Oct.15, 2001) - ViewCast Corporation (NASDAQ: VCST), the video communications leader, today announced it will bundle Accordent Technologies' PresenterPRO software with ViewCast's Niagara portable streaming systems.

PresenterPRO, Accordent Technologies' (www.accordent.com) corporate communications and e-training software, enables companies to create live and on demand streaming presentations - enhanced by synchronized PowerPoint slides, pictures, Flash, URLs, and "email the presenter" functionality - with unprecedented speed and ease-of-use. PresenterPRO includes step-by-step wizards and requires absolutely no hard coding, so virtually anyone within an organization can use PresenterPRO to create professional streaming presentations in minutes. PresenterPRO supports Real and Windows media players.

"This partnership is both timely and synergistic, given the dramatic reduction in business travel. Utilizing these complementary technologies, businesses can communicate more effectively while saving time and money. The Niagara system, coupled with Accordent's user-friendly presentation software, PresenterPRO, is a perfect communications combination for sales presentations, corporate communications and training and recruiting, and is a particularly cost-effective alternative to traditional face-to-face presentations," said George Platt, ViewCast president and chief executive officer.

"Combining ViewCast's state-of-the-art streaming technologies with PresenterPRO, enables businesses to create and deliver effective multimedia presentations incorporating live or on demand streaming video, PowerPoint presentations, Flash animation, active Internet links and more. And now businesses can take advantage of these powerful communications tools in a single, cost-effective package," said Accordent Chief Executive Officer Michael C. Newman.

Niagara's reliable, fully-tested platforms and pre-loaded software mean that businesses need do little more than plug a Niagara system into their existing network to start taking advantage of audio and video streaming in their own digital video applications. The Niagara product family has nearly limitless business applications for almost every conceivable vertical market, including B2B video collaboration, Internet broadcasting, distance learning, surveillance/security, healthcare/telemedicine, encoding/production services, live Webcasting and many others.

The Niagara streaming systems are pre-configured, integrated solutions that come in industry-standard rack-mounted configurations (1U, 2U or 4U) or as a unique portable system. Niagara streaming systems utilize ViewCast's family of Osprey capture cards, the industry's de facto standard. Niagara streaming systems also come bundled with a video editing software package that allows users to take multiple sources and create video effects during the capture stage.

In addition, Niagara systems are compatible with most consumer and professional A/V input devices, including cameras, VCR's and VTR's. These systems come equipped with either RealProducer Plus V8 or (when configured with the Osprey-500 card) Windows Media Encoder V7 streaming encoder applications. Depending on the configuration, the flexible and efficient ViewCast streaming technology employed by the Niagara streaming systems enables various multiple streams in one system at different bitrates.

About Accordent Technologies

Los Angeles-based Accordent Technologies develops presentation software that enhances the way that companies use live and recorded streaming media for corporate communications, e-training, entertainment, and marketing. By design, the products of Accordent Technologies are scalable and flexible to meet the needs of a diverse range of clients - which include telecommunications companies, ISPs, learning institutions, web-site developers, and traditional Fortune 5000 companies.

About Viewcast Corporation

ViewCast develops products and services that provide video networked solutions. ViewCast maximizes the value of video through its core businesses: Osprey® Video provides the streaming media industry's de facto standard capture cards; ViewCast Systems integrates turnkey streaming and video distribution systems; and ViewCast Online Solutions delivers complete B2B solutions and video delivery for online video communications. From streaming digital video on the Internet to distribution of broadcast-quality video throughout the corporate enterprise plus comprehensive "click, create and view" video software applications, ViewCast provides the complete range of video solutions. Visit the company's web sites (http://www.viewcast.com, http://www.ospreyvideo.com and http://www.viewcastonline.com) for more information.

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