AudioBase Announces the `Web Site Audio Challenge'; Company to Award $35,000 in Prizes for `Most Inspired' Audio-based Web Design with its New AudioBasix Toolkit.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAUSALITO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001 AudioBase, the leading provider of seamless audio streaming See streaming audio. solutions for the Internet, today announced the release of AudioBasix(TM), a Web developer toolkit for easily building audio-enabled Web sites. To demonstrate the ease and impact of AudioBasix, AudioBase has launched a contest for the most original, inspired, and well-designed audio-enabled Web site with cash prizes totaling $35,000. "Current Internet audio See RealAudio. solutions make it difficult for Web developers and users," said David Haynes, 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 AudioBase. "Developers are struggling with the custom programming required to integrate audio, while forcing end-users to download plug-ins to fully experience the multimedia capabilities of their Web site. AudioBasix eliminates these barriers." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jupiter Media Metrix, sound is already being used on 60% of the top Internet sites, and GartnerGroup estimates that the volume of streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. content is doubling every six months. Both in the lab and in live client implementations, AudioBase has demonstrated consistently how audio can help achieve a variety of online objectives, increasing metrics such as average length of stay, click-through rates, conversion rates, and overall site confidence and trust by 50-100% or more. With AudioBasix, leveraging the power of Internet audio is easier than ever before. The Web Site Audio Challenge is available to anyone who wants to use AudioBasix to build an audio-enabled Web site. AudioBase will award a first prize of $20,000 to the most original, inspired and well-designed audio-enabled web site using AudioBasix. Second prize will be $10,000 and the third prize will be $5,000. The top contest entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
-- Fred Ehrlic: President of the New Technology and Business Development Group at Sony Music Entertainment -- Bill McCloskey: President and CEO of Emerging Interest and Founder of the Rich Media Special Interest Group -- Michael Moskowitz, PhD.: VP and General Manager in Charge of Globix Corporation's Streaming Media Services Unit -- G.M. O'Connell: Founder and Chairman of Modem Media -- Charles Schwab: Founder, Chairman, and Co-CEO of Charles Schwab Corporation and Pioneer of the Online Financial Services Market -- John Sculley: Sculley Brothers Partner; Former CEO of Apple Computer and Pepsi -- Jonathan Seelig: Founder and VP of Strategy and Corporate Development at Akamai Technologies "We are witnessing an explosion of multimedia applications online," said G.M. O'Connell, Founder and Chairman of Modem Media who also sits on AudioBase's Board of Advisors. "The technologies poised to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. this momentum will be those that concentrate on fast, easy deployment for developers and end-users alike. With AudioBasix, a developer can easily integrate rich multimedia content into existing Web sites without complex programming. I'm looking forward to hearing the results." The deadline for entering the contest is October 26, 2001 at midnight. Winners will be announced on November 9th. For more information on the contest, AudioBasix, or to download AudioBasix for a free 60 day trial period, visit AudioBase's developer portal at www.developer.audiobase.com. To learn more about AudioBase, please visit the Company's Web site at www.audiobase.com. About AudioBase AudioBase is the leading provider of seamless audio streaming solutions for the Internet. Faster and easier to use than other streaming technologies, AudioBase's platform delivers a superior experience to the end-user. For the Enterprise, AudioBase's solution is easy to deploy due to its robust content management capabilities, superior reach (approximately 95% of the Web population), substantial scalability, and in-depth tracking and reporting functionality. AudioBase also offers Web development tools that make it easy for developers, designers, and project managers to integrate and manage seamless online audio content. Based in Sausalito, California Sausalito is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area situated in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 7,330 as of the year 2000 census. Viña del Mar, Chile, home to "Sausalito" stadium and "Sausalito" lagoon, is a sister city of Sausalito, which features a , AudioBase has raised over $28 million in funding since its inception in 1998, including a recent $5 million round in June of 2001. AudioBase's pioneering clients include America West Airlines America West Airlines was one of the United States' ten major airlines. The airline was based in Tempe, Arizona, and is now a part of US Airways Group. At the time of its integration into US Airways, the airline maintained two hubs, one at Phoenix Sky Harbor International , Ariba, Charles Schwab Charles Schwab can refer to:
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