ADVISORY/GlobeCast to Host Regional Demos of IP Multicasting Via Satellite Including MPEG 1, MPEG 4 Video Streaming.

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ADVIS0RY...for Tuesday thru Tuesday (Sept. 19 thru Oct. 3)

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2000

San Jose, Chicago, New York Events To Take Place

September 19 to October 3

Leading transmission provider GlobeCast announced today that it will host regional demonstrations of its IP multicasting via satellite offer, featuring its Philips CleverCastPC(TM) IP gateway and digital video multiplex system, in select cities September 19 to October 3, according to Robert Behar, president and chief executive officer of GlobeCast America.

The broadcast services unit of France Telecom (NYSE:FTE), GlobeCast is the world market leader in delivering complete end-to-end transmission and production services for all media, encompassing broadcast video and audio, IP webcasting and multicasting, business television and Internet backbone.

GlobeCast's regional IP multicasting events will demonstrate desktop delivery of high quality full-motion video and sound using MPEG 1 and cutting-edge MPEG 4 technologies, along with easy-to-use applications for businesses. The demonstrations will be held in the following West Coast, Midwest and East Coast locations:

    San Jose - Tuesday, September 19, at Philips Digital Networks,
               1000 West Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale

    Chicago -  Tuesday, September 26, at the Chicago Marriott O'Hare,
               8535 West Higgins Road

    New York - Tuesday, October 3, tentatively scheduled at France
               Telecom North America, 1270 Avenue of the Americas,
               28th Floor.

    The two-hour demos will begin at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

GlobeCast's IP multicasting demonstrations are open to corporate video users, broadcasters and other content providers. Interested parties must RSVP to Keven Cahoon, director of sales, at 801-908-1141 or [e-mail].

"IP multicasting takes advantage of satellite's bandwidth to provide high-speed delivery of large multimedia files simultaneously to the desktops of an infinite number of end-users, alleviating the bandwidth bottleneck often associated with terrestrial networks," Behar said.

GlobeCast's IP gateway on Telstar 5 supports satellite delivery of high-bandwidth multimedia-rich content -- including video, audio, graphics and text -- to multiple recipients in a secure environment. Applications include live and on-demand video and audio streaming to the desktop, high-speed file transfer and webcasting.

The service appeals to a broad base of customers including corporations, hospitals, universities, broadcast networks, sports broadcasters, webcasters, retailers, advertising agencies and news bureaus, among others. Companies may use GlobeCast's IP gateway for distribution of corporate communications, distance learning, product rollouts, sales training, updating information kiosks, sharing data files among user groups, and a host of other "push" services.

GlobeCast's IP services may be tailored to allow customers to distribute content via unicast (to a single user), multicast (to a group of users) or broadcast (to all users), and to grow their multimedia networks as demand increases. End-users can access satellite-delivered IP multimedia content directly at the desktop, live or on-demand from their local server.

GlobeCast is the world's largest provider of end-to-end transmission and production services, offering specialized products for every segment of the broadcasting industry in all of the emerging standards, including digital, HDTV and IP. These include master control and network origination, IP webcasting and multicasting, DBS distribution of world television programming, satellite distribution of syndicated programming, studio and mobile production and post production, language conversion, sports and event transmission and production, satellite newsgathering, business television, Internet backbone and audio distribution.

In America, GlobeCast operates four international teleports and production facilities in Los Angeles, New York and Miami, technical operations centers in Washington DC and Salt Lake City, and a regional office in Dallas. For further information, please contact Robert Marking at 212-885-8732.