Busybox Announces Affiliate Partnership With Sonic Foundry.Business Editors & Multimedia Writers PACIFIC PALISADES Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2001 busybox.com inc. (Nasdaq:BUSY) (Nasdaq:BUSYW) (the "company") today announced that it has entered into a media partnership with Sonic Foundry Sonic Foundry is the former developer of various media software suites, which were purchased by Sony in late 2003. Sonic Foundry's current product line consists of the webcasting, presentation software Mediasite. Inc., a leading developer and marketer of digital media and Internet software tools, services and systems. This partnership will enable Sonic Foundry's online customers and visitors to preview and download free broadcast-quality, contemporary royalty-free video-clip samples from the busybox Web site and give the company's customers direct access to Sonic Foundry's audio and video products and services. The media relationship reinforces the company's mission to provide creative developers with an online video and photography source that addresses their content and format needs, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Sonic Foundry, best known for its Vegas(R) Video, Vegas(R) Audio, Sound Forge Sony Sound Forge, formerly known as Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, is a digital audio editing and creation suite aimed at the professional as well as the semi-professional market. (R) and ACID(TM) products, is a pioneer in production of media content software. Sonic Foundry's products are used worldwide for multimedia and Internet applications including audio, video and film post-production, broadcast production and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. . Sonic Foundry's products and services offer media consumers at all levels the ability to create and capture media, edit content and deliver the information via fixed media channels or electronic distribution. "After seeing the impressive Sonic Foundry Vegas(R) Video demo at DV Expo, I was eager to form an alliance that will broaden the benefits that each of our companies bring to creative professionals in the broadcast, corporate and small-business communities. Busybox's high-quality affordable stock footage is a perfect complement to the powerful feature-rich Vegas(R) Video editing software Video editing software is application software which handles the editing of video sequences on a computer. It usually includes the ability to import and export video, cut and paste sections of a video clip, and add special effects and transitions; and it sometimes includes the package," stated Rob Sherman, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of busybox. "We are delighted to partner with busybox on our new `Get Media' initiative," stated Jeff Conover, vice president of marketing for Sonic Foundry. "It is our goal to provide our software users with compelling and creative content to enhance their audio and video media." About busybox.com Founded in 1995, busybox is a Los Angeles-based company that develops, distributes and sells digital imagery over the Internet, as well as on videotape and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . The company's pre-eminent product, the BusyboxPro professional product suite, offers thousands of stock video images and allows customers the ability to immediately buy and download stock cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special online, royalty-free. BusyboxPro, launched in July 2000, features affordable pricing and establishes a new benchmark in the digital video market by giving customers unrestricted use of the digital video and cinematography in commercials, broadcasts, presentations, corporate videos, multimedia and Web applications. Recently announced new products include 18 royalty-free video footage CD collections. For more product information, visit http://www.busyboxpro.com or visit busybox's corporate Web site at http://www.busybox.com. About Sonic Foundry Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry(R) (Nasdaq:SOFO SOFO Student Organization Financial Office (University of Colorado at Boulder) ) is a leading developer and marketer of digital media and Internet software tools, services and systems. Sonic Foundry's award-winning products and services are used worldwide for multimedia and Internet applications, music, video and broadcast solutions, and digital content creation. Sonic Foundry's digital audio and video tools include ACID(TM), Sound Forge(R), Vegas(R) Audio, Vegas(R) Video, VideoFactory(TM), Stream Anywhere(TM), SIREN(TM) Jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. , Viscosity(TM) and a variety of compatible music loop libraries and DirectX Audio Plug-Ins. For specific product descriptions, reference the "products" section of the Sonic Foundry Web site at www.sonicfoundry.com. Sonic Foundry's Media Services Division is the pre-eminent supplier of digitization dig·i·tize tr.v. dig·i·tized, dig·i·tiz·ing, dig·i·tiz·es To put (data, for example) into digital form. dig , management, delivery solutions for audio and video content owners. Serving as the link between content and customers, the company provides proven, comprehensive processes that enable content delivery to new and emerging distribution channels. The five key components that make up these solutions include: Media Distribution Fulfillment, Enterprise Content Management, Turnkey Systems A complete system of hardware and software delivered to the customer ready-to-run. In other words, just "turn the key" and go.  A Turnkey Video System , Consulting Services, and Encoding See encode. . This document includes "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, based on current management expectations. The company's actual results could differ materially from those management expectations. Factors that could cause future results to vary from current management expectations include but are not limited to general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, rates and regulations of federal and state tax authorities, industry competition, changes in accounting principles, policies and guidelines, and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the company's operations, markets, products, services and prices. Further description of the risks and uncertainties to the business are included in detail in the company's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 14, 2000, and registration statement on Form SB-2, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2000. |
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