New Media AV Becomes Distributor for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Eastern Europe
Relationship Strengthens ViewCast’s Presence in Growing European Streaming Video Market
PLANO, Texas — April 15, 2009 — ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST), a developer of industry-leading hardware and software for the transformation, management and delivery of professional-quality video over IP and mobile networks, today announced that Germany’s New Media AV will serve as the company’s distributor for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Eastern Europe— a region that is demonstrating heavy adoption of streaming video. In this role, New Media AV will support over 300 ViewCast resellers with localized logistics, pre- and post-sale support, next-day delivery of product, 24-hour online ordering, and specialized AV solutions to accelerate market traction for ViewCast’s Niagara® encoders, Osprey® video capture cards and streaming software solutions.
“ViewCast’s products are an ideal complement to the other advanced broadcast and video production solutions that we’ve selected for our portfolio,” said Johannes Bauer, managing director at New Media AV. “ViewCast meets our customers’ demanding requirements for reliable and easy-to-use streaming solutions, providing a host of features that competing vendors simply cannot match.”
ViewCast Senior Vice President of Sales Gary J. Klembara notes that ViewCast is focused on the European region where the adoption of streaming video to mobile devices is expanding earlier and faster than in the U.S.
“The European region is very important for ViewCast and streaming video in general, and our relationship with New Media AV allows us to expand our operations and profile throughout the area,” Klembara said. “New Media AV has built a strong presence in the professional video and audio market in Europe, and we’re pleased to be working with the company to provide ViewCast resellers and customers with premium sales and support services.”
ViewCast’s complete line of professional hardware and software solutions are available through New Media AV. With its long-established logistical and commercial infrastructure, New Media AV is able to source equipment directly to customers and to provide responsive, language-localized sales and support for ViewCast systems.