VIEWCAST LAUNCHES NEW OSPREY^TM VIDEO STREAMING PRODUCT

The New Osprey-540 Bridges the Gap Between Professional Video and Streaming

DALLAS(April 10, 2002) - ViewCast Corporation, (VCST.OB), a leading global provider of high quality video communications for businesses and media enterprises, today announced the new Osprey-540 as the latest addition to its popular Osprey Video product line. The Osprey-540 is the most advanced capture card dedicated for streaming media content creation ever produced by ViewCast�s Osprey Video division. It debuts this week at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB2002) trade show in Las Vegas, NV (ViewCast booth S5763).

The Osprey-540 is a professional digital and analog capture device designed specifically for the streaming media applications. Building on the established quality, reliability and performance of the Osprey-500, the Osprey-540 further expands streaming content creation into the professional media market. It offers a unique array of inputs, outputs and advanced features that allow streaming to seamlessly integrate with professional media equipment and workflow environment. This new Osprey Video product directly addresses the needs of broad spectrum of �Pro� users including news broadcast facilities, fortune 1000 enterprises, entertainment studios and post production houses, among others.

Mark Warner, Director of Broadcasting at Real Broadcast Network� stated, "Osprey Video products have long been an industry standard for quality and reliability, and we have made tremendous improvements in our broadcast center beginning with the Osprey-100 and transitioning to the Osprey-500 family of Osprey Video products. The new features offered by the Osprey-540 provide some very attractive feature enhancements for media professionals, and should further simplify integration of RealNetworks� formats into broadcast operations and workflow."

"We continue to advance our market share through ongoing technology improvements and advancing the state of the art for streaming content creation,� said Neal Page, sr. vice president and general manager of ViewCast�s Osprey Video Division. �With the new Osprey-540, we can satisfy professional demands to simplify equipment and workflow integration thus broadening our customer base. The Osprey-540 bridges the gap between professional video and streaming."

The highly popular Osprey-500, hailed as the "Rolls Royce of the industry" by Streaming Media Magazine, remains available as a high-end model supporting DV and SDI video studios with advanced hardware-based de-interlacing capabilities. A configuration with both analog and DV inputs serves the needs of the prosumer and entry-level professional digital media producer. Both the Osprey-500 and the new Osprey-540 products share a compatibility with Osprey Digital SimulStream and emphasize quality, reliability, performance and value.

The Osprey-540 DV Pro is available now. Detailed specifications and purchase information are available from the company�s web site at www.viewcast.com or www.ospreyvideo.com.

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.

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