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ViewCast
Introduces ViewCast Online EZStreamSM at NAB2001
End-to-End
Streaming Solution Puts Streaming Content on Business Web
Sites with No Hassles
DALLAS(April
24, 2001) – Putting streaming video on a corporate
Web site is now as easy as point-and-click with EZStreamSM,
a complete streaming media service for businesses from ViewCast
Online, a division of ViewCast Corporation (NASDAQ: VCST),
a leading provider of Internet and networked video solutions.
EZStream
will be demonstrated April 23-26 at NAB2001 in Las Vegas
(Booth E2905 in the lower level of the Sands Exposition
Hall), and will be available from the company’s new
video solutions portal www.viewcastonline.com
on April 30.
According
to Jupiter Media Metrix, business use of streaming video
is forecast to grow from $140 million to $2.8 billion by
2005.
“The
types of new tools, packaged products and end-to-end support
offered by ViewCast Online are essential for businesses
to take advantage of the benefits of Internet video and
for the market to reach its potential,” said John Caulfield,
president of ViewCast Online Solutions. “ViewCast Online
makes Internet video easy for small to mid-size businesses
that might not have the time, resources or necessary skill
sets to incorporate this effective new communications medium
into their web site.”
EZStream
combines software and specially packaged services that enable
businesses to capture, edit, encode, publish, host and deliver
streaming video/rich media content on corporate Web sites.
With EZstream, communicating via video online is as easy
as click, create and view.
Prior
to the introduction of EZStream, getting video on the Internet
involved a multitude of separate steps – everything
from capturing, encoding, and editing video to setting up
streaming servers, intricate Web site coding and negotiating
for favorable bandwidth rates. EZStream from ViewCast Online
automates the entire process into a single, point-and-click
procedure performed directly from the company’s web
site (www.viewcastonline.com).
EZStream
processes the video and publishes it to ViewCast Online’s
high-performance content delivery network. The business
need only paste a provided link onto its Web site for any
visitor to view. EZStream also enables businesses to click-and-create
content from scratch and then publish their content.
Managing
accounts is equally simple. Business clients can change
or renew hosting rate plans, change account profiles and
set up or change e-mail notification flags for traffic and
usage metrics information and alerts.
“Businesses
have known ViewCast for streaming video expertise and streaming
capture cards from Osprey Video,” said Caulfield. “Now
businesses can come to ViewCast for a complete end-to-end
streaming solution – from hardware to software, and
services.”
ViewCast
products also appear in the Hitachi (Booth L6414), Microsoft
(Booth I5921) and RealNetworks (Booth I6726) booths at NAB2001.
The company will be giving away popular Osprey-210 audio/video
capture cards at all locations. In addition, ViewCast will
hold a drawing during the show for a Niagara Streaming System
at the ViewCast booth.
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 Viewcast Web site (http://www.viewcast.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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