ViewCast Supports Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Series

Osprey Video and Windows Media 9 Series Deliver New Quality Levels For
Digital Streaming Media Professionals

DALLAS (September 5, 2002) - ViewCast Corporation, (OTCBB:VCST), a leading global provider of high quality video communications for businesses and media enterprises, today announce that its Osprey Video product line supports Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Media 9 Series. The beta release of this software becomes available today at a public debut in Los Angeles, CA.

"The commitment shown by ViewCast underscores how Windows Media 9 Series has crossed an important quality threshold," said Dave Fester, general manager of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. "With Windows Media 9 Series, users of Osprey Video products will enjoy an entirely new level of high-quality audio and video."

Osprey Video products are used by content creators world wide to create streaming media. The product family offers a full-spectrum of devices that capture media from sources ranging from traditional analog cameras to professional digital devices used by media production houses and major broadcasters. The quality, reliability, and performance provided by Osprey Video products earned recognition as the "Best Streaming Media Hardware" in a 2002 Reader's Choice award from Streaming Magazine.

"ViewCast is proud to support Microsoft with the exciting public release of Windows Media 9 Series," said Neal Page, sr. vice president and general manager of ViewCast's Osprey Video Division. "Our award winning Osprey Video capture devices and software, like the Osprey-540 with Osprey SimulStream, blended with the power of Windows Media 9 Series can deliver digital media quality up to home theater levels while improving the economics of streaming."

Content creators using Windows Media 9 Series can leverage their existing Osprey Video devices for live and on-demand authoring of digital media. ViewCast's products easily work with the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series to yield significant quality and workflow improvements for professional and enterprise users.

The Osprey-540 and Osprey-220 are examples of professional digital and analog capture devices designed specifically for streaming media applications. It provides the video and audio inputs, outputs and advanced features required to allow streaming to seamlessly integrate with professional media equipment and workflow environment. Osprey Video products directly address the needs of a broad spectrum of "Pro" users including news broadcast facilities, fortune 1000 enterprises, entertainment studios and post production houses, and content delivery networks.

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 and ViewCast Systems integrates turnkey streaming and video distribution systems and software. From streaming digital video on the Internet to distribution of broadcast-quality video throughout the corporate enterprise, plus comprehensive video software applications, ViewCast provides the complete range of video solutions.

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

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