ConnectOS Corporation Launches MediaEvents.com; `Life is but a stream' for Real-Time Webcasting Site.KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- ConnectOS Corporation has launched MediaEvents.com, a Web site devoted exclusively to live audio and video Webcasts of concerts and events and audio Webcasts of radio stations using Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Media Technologies. The radio station, currently being Webcast by MediaEvents.com is K-LOVE, a nationally broadcast contemporary Christian station. The first concert to be Webcast live on MediaEvents.com will be performed by Ann and Nancy Wilson Nancy Wilson may refer to:
abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT . People who visit the site between now and August 16, 1999, can enter the Ann and Nancy Wilson contest to win a trip for two to see the concert in person in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The grand prize includes round-trip airfare, overnight hotel accommodations at The Hard Rock Hotel, tickets to see the concert and meet and greet passes. In addition to Webcasting the concerts, MediaEvents.com will feature links to the artists' Web sites. Viewers will also be able to purchase CDs of the music through links to on-line vendors. Kelli Adam, founder and principal consultant at ConnectOS Corporation, said, "For a long time, the necessary bandwidth for sending quality video over the Internet was cost prohibitive. Thanks to newer and more advanced versions of Windows Media Technologies See Windows Media. , average consumers can view better and better on-line concerts and events." The improved accessibility of quality streamed video is due to ConnectOS's use of the newest CODECs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. line with 120 Mbps to view good quality video over the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises average person who visits MediaEvents.com will be able to view better video than ever before on his or her home computer." Kevin Unangst, lead product manager of Microsoft Corporation's Streaming Media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. Division, said, "We're excited that ConnectOS is using Windows Media Technologies to produce MediaEvents.com. ConnectOS's high-performance event hosting, coupled with the audio and video quality of Windows Media will deliver a great experience for MediaEvents.com visitors." Viewing concerts and events and listening to radio Webcasts at MediaEvents.com is free. Concert organizers, who would like to have concerts Webcast at MediaEvents.com should contact ConnectOS Corporation by phone at 800/633-6998 or via e-mail at mediaevents@connectos.com. Founded in 1995, ConnectOS Corporation is a full-service Internet Presence Provider, offering small to medium-sized businesses network consulting, Internet hosting and technical training. All of the technical staff at ConnectOS are Microsoft Certified Professionals, tailoring their expertise in Microsoft solutions to clients' technological needs. The company specializes in providing Internet hosting and audio and video streaming, insuring that their clients obtain the maximum visibility on the World Wide Web. The company is located at 137 7th Avenue W, Ste. 201 in Kirkland, Wash. For more information about ConnectOS, call 800/633-6998 or visit the company's Web site at www.connectos.com. |
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