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ViewCast's
Osprey-2000 Integrated with InfoValue Software
InfoValue's QuickVideo Multicast Software Delivers DVD-Quality
Video Over Networks
DALLAS(Nov.
27, 2001) - ViewCast Corporation (NASDAQ: VCST), the video
communications leader, today announced that InfoValue Computing,
Inc., a leading provider of high-performance video streaming
software, has integrated ViewCast's Osprey-2000 MPEG encoder
card with InfoValue's QuickVideo Multicast 6.1 software.
This combination efficiently delivers high quality video
to desktop users at a price that most corporations can afford.
ViewCast's
Osprey capture cards are the de facto standard in narrowband
and broadband streaming applications using industry-standard
formats from RealNetworks and Microsoft. The Osprey-2000
product family combines advanced media capture capabilities
with cost-effective MPEG encoding to deliver DVD-quality
video for networked streaming applications.
The
Osprey-2000 provides real-time encoding of either MPEG1
or MPEG2 for both live and on-demand uses. Bridging the
gap between the streaming and professional video markets,
the Osprey-2000 family also provides professional-quality
digital and analog video and audio inputs.
InfoValue's
QuickVideo Multicast (QVMC) software uses IP multicast technology
to delivery high quality video with easy to use, TV-like
operation. QVMC also integrates with other InfoValue products,
to enable innovative features such as instant replay, automatic
recording, and video archiving. QVMC seamlessly interacts
with the Osprey-2000 encoder to provide live MPEG1 or MPEG2
multicast streams with full-screen resolution and CD-quality
audio.
Users
can purchase the Osprey-2000 encoder and the QVMC software
from authorized ViewCast and InfoValue resellers respectively.
The two products are also available as part of a bundle
server package, which consists of InfoValue software, pre-installed
with the Osprey-2000 encoder on a Hewlett-Packard low-profile
Netserver computer. This hardware-software bundle provides
a convenient and easy-to-use, enterprise-class streaming
solution, in a compact and low-cost package. Bundled solutions
are available from InfoValue and its authorized resellers.
"The combination of a powerful streaming software suite
like InfoValue's QuickVideo Multicast and our Osprey-2000
MPEG encoder brings industry-leading video quality to business
desktops. This is a nice design win for ViewCast Osprey
Video," said Neal Page, senior vice president and general
manager of ViewCast's Osprey division. "Like never before,
business video is fast becoming a necessity for corporations
to leverage the power of their networks to realize cost
and efficiency benefits for training, corporate communications,
and information/news distribution. This new, powerful package
delivers unparalleled performance at very affordable prices."
"QuickVideo
Multicast is easier to deploy, more effective to use and
provides lower all-in cost of ownership than any competing
system on the market today. Adding Osprey support to the
latest version of the software ensures that we are compatible
with the streaming media's leading capture cards," said
Monsong Chen, President and CEO of InfoValue.
About
InfoValue Computing, Inc.
Founded
in 1994, InfoValue is the leading provider of comprehensive
streaming software that transforms off-the-shelf computers
into video-on-demand and multicast servers. An industry
pioneer, InfoValue is recognized for advancing the video
streaming technology that has set the pace in performance,
openness, and scalability.
InfoValue's QuickVideo streaming software is currently
being used by corporations, government, educational institutions
and telecommunication providers around the world. The QuickVideo
suite offers interactive video-on-demand and video multicast
capabilities as well as integrated video indexing, distributed
video caching, server clustering and video service management
capabilities.
InfoValue's corporate headquarters are located at 4 Westchester
Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523. For more information on InfoValue
or its products and services, visit www.infovalue.com,
send e-mail to [email protected],
or call 914/345-5980.
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.
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.
All
trademarks are property of their respective holders.
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