ClearBand Delivers Broadband Video Streaming Solutions for Entertainment and Corporate Markets On the Sun Platform.

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NAB2000

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000

Companies will Collaborate on Streaming Video Solutions for the

Broadband Market which Enable Viewing of High-Quality Broadcast

Content Over the Internet

ClearBand, a leading developer of multicasting technology for broadcasting video over broadband networks, today announced the availability of its solution for the Sun(TM) Enterprise(TM) server and Solaris(TM) Operating Environment platforms.

ClearBand also announced that with Sun's support, it plans to develop and market streaming video solutions to broadband service providers and enterprise customers worldwide to enable viewing of high-quality broadcast content over the Internet.

"Broadband service providers and enterprise network administrators are demanding robust streaming video solutions that can seamlessly integrate with the systems they currently use to host mission critical applications," said Joe Hawayek, chief operating officer at ClearBand. "By working with Sun in this capacity, ClearBand is showing its commitment to meeting the demands of broadband service providers and enterprise customers."

Bill Correll, group manager, Interactive Media Solutions at Sun Microsystems, Inc., noted, "ClearBand realized the benefits of multicasting early on. With its solution running on Sun Enterprise servers, we can offer an attractive package to our enterprise and broadband service provider customers who want to broadcast high-quality video content without the risk of overloading their network."

ClearBand's multicast solution allows a single, high-quality video stream to simultaneously serve millions of viewers. As a result, the bandwidth demands on the provider's network are greatly reduced. Designed specifically for broadband and enterprise networks, ClearBand's "plug-and-broadcast" technology gives service providers and content owners the ability to capture and encode video streams for live or delayed broadcast at 30 frames-per-second in full-screen mode.

The solution supports video capture from any source (e.g. satellite feed, VCR, camcorder) and is dynamically scaleable from 300 Kbps to 2.0 Mbps. This allows network administrators to maintain full control over picture quality and clarity, as well as bandwidth consumption.

About ClearBand

Bridging the gap between broadband technology and content, ClearBand's multicasting solution makes television-quality, full-screen streaming video an enticing reality for broadband consumers, service providers and content developers. NorthPoint Communications, chello broadband and others have already deployed ClearBand's solution over their networks and are leveraging the company's content relationships with the NFL, AtomFilms, VidNet, CinemaNow, Gotham Interactive, The Football Network, CelebNewsLive and Extreme Interactive. ClearBand also has technology and marketing alliances with Cisco and Hewlett Packard. ClearBand is privately held with strategic and financial backing from former Blockbuster Entertainment executives.

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