Alive.com and Qpass Announce Technology Alliance; E-commerce Transaction Processing Integrated Into Alive e-Show Streaming Media.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- Alive.com, a Seattle-based multimedia application service provider, today announced a technology partnership with Qpass, the first Web-wide transaction network, to integrate transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. into the Alive e-Show streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. product family. The additional feature will be added to Alive e-Show through AliveCentral(TM), the Company's hosting service. AliveCentral allows users to outsource the management and hosting of streaming media communications, enabling them to publish, manage, and distribute e-shows through a centralized online location without IT assistance. The integration with Qpass will offer AliveCentral members the ability to charge e-show viewers on a pay-per-view or subscription basis. These additional e-commerce services will be available to AliveCentral users in November 1999. "Our applications and services have always been focused on reducing the challenges of creating and publishing streaming media, including the complexity of getting a return on investment for the content creator See content provider. ," said Patrick Steele, Vice President of Product Partnerships for Alive.com. "With this partnership, Alive.com and Qpass bring the power of online transaction processing See transaction processing and OLCP. capabilities to each individual member, and allow anyone to create a flexible set of fees for content subscriptions, pay-per-view, or special e-Show offers. Because of this technology integration, individuals will be able to realize a return on investment with their streaming media communications." Alive e-Show offers the ability to add streaming audio and video, images, and graphics to sales pitches, training seminars, and marketing presentations to create dynamic, multimedia communications. Alive e-Show provides all tools necessary to develop and distribute streaming media content including creation, integration, media-synchronization and Web publishing without any HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. knowledge. "Alive.com is a hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which of creative energy, and Qpass is looking forward to providing new revenue streams to Alive.Com's members," said Chase Franklin, Co-Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Qpass. "Our goal is that users can add transaction-based e-commerce to their streaming media communications as easily as Point, Click-Purchase(TM)." About Alive.com Seattle-based Alive.com develops streaming media software and services that make the Web a more effective communication vehicle for everyone. Alive e-Show and Alive Central allow anyone to create streaming media communications and distribute them over the Internet. Alive e-Show is priced at $195 and is available through standard software channels and online distribution, including Ingram Micro (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IM), Beyond.com (Nasdaq:BYND), and RealNetworks, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:RNWK RNWK Real Networks (stock symbol) ) RealStore. AliveCentral is available direct from Alive.com. For more information about Alive.com and its products call 206/674-7700, 888/386-9969 for sales, or visit www.alive.com. About Qpass Qpass is the first Web-wide transaction network, providing superlative service to Internet buyers and sellers. Qpass delivers real-time, point of sale e-commerce services to merchants and consumers, and provides the transaction infrastructure that makes Internet shopping easy and safe. Qpass merchants currently include The Wall Street Journal, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, Corbis, Morningstar, US Department of Commerce, The Industry Standard, Forbes, Newsbytes, OneSource, and PR Newswire, with many others added throughout 1999. With PowerWallet, Qpass members can use their account information to fill out any form anywhere on the Web with the click of a mouse. Based in Seattle, Qpass is privately held with investment from leading venture investors. For more information, visit Qpass at http://www.qpass.com. Point, Click, Purchase (TM) is a trademark of Qpass. |
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