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Be Here Announces Streaming Agreement With Intel Internet Media Services; 360-Degree Streaming Internet Video To Provide Richest Viewer Experience.


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CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2000

Be Here, the leading provider of Internet 360-degree video technology, today announced that it will use Intel(R) Internet Media Services as a streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub.  provider. Be Here is fundamentally changing the way in which news, sports and entertainment is presented by providing turn-key solutions for distributing 360-degree Internet video Video material obtained from the Internet. It may refer to streaming video from real time broadcasts, streaming archival material or downloading video files for watching later, all of which are viewed on the computer. . Be Here plans to use Intel's Internet Media services in order to provide a full range of video hosting services A video hosting service, also said a video sharing video service allows individuals to uplink video clips to an Internet website. The video host will then store the video on its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view that video.  to its customers and to deliver rich 360-degree Internet video content onto Be Here's "360-Degree Gallery Website," ensuring the best user-experience for consumers.

"Our mission is to deliver the highest quality and most satisfying user-experience with our technology," said Ted Driscoll, Be Here's 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. . "We look forward to augmenting our technology with Intel Internet Media Services to provide our customers' audiences with a high quality interactive and personalized per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 experience when viewing 360-degree Internet video. Our agreement with Intel Internet Media Services will help us offer a reliable, scaleable and global solution to deliver high-quality video and audio content over the Web," Driscoll added.

"We are building a highly reliable, global and scalable network designed expressly to stream audio and video over the Internet," said Mike Witteman, director of service technology, Intel Internet Media Services. "We are happy to be working with Be Here to help make robust streaming media over the Internet a reality."

Streaming Video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater.  Reaches New Heights

The combination of Intel's Internet Media Services and Be Here's technology platform, will offer consumers a high level of personalized interactivity while visiting Be Here's 360-degree Gallery. Also, Be Here's customers' audiences from around the world will be ensured the richest viewing experience of 360-degree Internet video. Be Here's open platform technology is ideal for both narrowband and broadband users. Be Here's patented, "360lens" optical system captures the full 360-degree environment in a single, seamless image. The company's software transforms the single, seamless image, in real time or batch mode, into video that can be edited with industry standard tools such as Adobe Premiere and/or encoded with RealProducer, Windows Media Encoder Windows Media Encoder is a production tool developed by Microsoft which enables content developers to convert both live and prerecorded audio, video, and computer screen images to Windows Media formats for live and on-demand delivery.  or Apple's QuickTimePro.

About Intel Internet Media Services

Intel Internet Media Services is part of Intel's New Business Group, which was formed to grow new Internet-related services and products in support of Intel's mission to be the building block supplier to the worldwide Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . The Intel Internet Media Services business will enable companies worldwide to deliver content such as live concerts, feature films, talk radio, training and financial briefings over the Internet with a higher level of reliability and quality.

About Be Here

Be Here Corporation is the leading provider of Internet 360-degree video technology used worldwide by entertainment, news and sports Webcasters. Be Here delivers live and recorded streaming 360-degree Internet video with levels of personalization, context and involvement that other mediums or technologies simply cannot achieve. Be Here-powered Internet programming makes good on the promise of interactive viewing by enabling viewers to "look around" at an event at will -- just as if they were at the event itself. Viewers control personalized 360-degree camera angles independent of other viewers to gain an impactful, "be here" experience. Be Here's easy-to-use, open platform solutions have been employed by the National Football League to webcast the Superbowl XXXIV, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network  for the Summer and Winter X Games X Games Sports medicine The official Olympics of 'extreme sports' sponsored by ESPN, held annually during the summer. See Extreme sports.  and by BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health)
BMG Be My Girl
BMG Blue Man Group
BMG Bertelsmann Music Group
BMG Be My Guest
BMG Browning Machine Gun
BMG Bulk Metallic Glass
 for the Sundance Film Festival Music Studio. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, Calif. For more information about Be Here, visit its World Wide Web site at http://www.BeHere.com.
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