Digital Lava Announces FireStream Encoding Station-TM- At Streaming Media East.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers Streaming Media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. East 2000 Booth No. 2016 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000 - Provides Concurrent Encoding For Multiple Digital Formats and Rates In Real Time, Makes Encoding Process for Streaming Media Quicker, Easier And More Cost Efficient - Expanding its role as a leading provider of innovative publishing and streaming media solutions, Digital Lava Inc., (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :DGV DGV Doppler Global Velocimetry DGV Direção Geral de Viação ), today announced the launch of FireStream Encoding Station(TM), an integrated hardware and software platform that enables users to encode for streaming media concurrently and in real time to multiple data formats and bit rates in a highly efficient process. FireStream Encoding Station's patent-pending encoding solution will be available for demonstration along with Digital Lava's other products at Streaming Media East in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , June 12-14. Digital Lava's FireStream Encoding Station utilizes proprietary encoder control software with file and job management features to create a user defined Any format, layout, structure or language that is developed by the user. mixture of outputs in a variety of multiple formats and data rates, including Microsoft(R) ASF See Windows Media formats. 1. (language) ASF - Algebraic Specification Language. 2. (body) ASF - Analytical Solutions Forum. , RealNetworks(TM)(R) RM and MPEG-1. The unique software interface enables users to quickly configure a job setup and output requirements based on their individual distribution needs. "Digital Lava is committed to expanding the access to streaming media to an ever increasing marketplace. By leveraging our core technology based upon industry standards with the experience of encoding thousands of hours of content through our Publishing Services group, we were able to develop an elegant and efficient solution," said Bob Greene This article is about the modern journalist and author. For the personal trainer and fitness expert, see Bob Greene (fitness guru). For other persons named Robert Greene, see Robert Greene (disambiguation). Robert Bernard Greene, Jr. , Chief Executive Officer of Digital Lava. By utilizing FireStream Encoding Station, content creators and network providers can encode video and audio to multiple formats and bit rates both faster and at a far less expense compared to other alternatives. By making all the encoder instances available in one program and with a single unified user interface, FireStream Encoding Station significantly increases efficiency by eliminating the necessity to cycle through multiple encoding programs. Digital Lava estimates that FireStream Encoding Station clients will realize up to 40% savings in encoding and training time. Greene explained that FireStream Encoding Station was originally conceived and developed for Digital Lava's internal services organization as a means to improve the efficiency, turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. and cost structure of the company's publishing process of rich media presentations. "We will be marketing FireStream Encoding Station through both direct sales and value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. distribution channels," Greene said. "Our national sales force will be offering FireStream Encoding Station as a companion product to our proprietary publishing tool, vPublisher, and the VAR channel will bring us into new markets such as entertainment and news." FireStream Encoding Station solves a large problem with current commercially available alternatives by synchronizing all encoded outputs. Additionally, unlike most encoder software solutions that require users to be present at the beginning and end of every encoded clip, FireStream Encoding Station's sophisticated encoder control software provides for unattended termination of all encoded streams thereby freeing users to attend to other tasks and saving overhead costs overhead costs see fixed costs. . FireStream Encoding Station's robust and easy-to-use software interface contains all that is needed to preview, organize and manage the encoding process. FireStream Encoding Station will be made available to customers through a nationwide Value-Added Reseller (VAR) distribution channel. 3 Point Digital, a Burbank-based provider of workflow solutions encompassing content creation, storage and media management, and data distribution for the broadcast, entertainment and corporate communities, will build, test and support the FireStream Encoding Station as well as provide exclusive West Coast distribution. "We see FireStream Encoding Station as groundbreaking technology," said Rob Cloyd, Vice President of 3 Point Digital, "that offers people efficiencies for encoding that don't exist in any other product." 3 Point Digital will also be a Value-Added Reseller of Digital Lava's proprietary rich media publishing application, vPublisher. About 3 Point Digital 3 Point Digital provides comprehensive workflow solutions encompassing content creation, storage and media management, and data distribution for the broadcast, entertainment and corporate communities. Founded in 1996, it is today the film and television industry's leading resource for sales and service of Avid Symphony, Media Composer and Film Composer systems, and streaming media solutions. At both NAB '98 and NAB '99, 3 Point Digital was named by Avid as "North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Reseller of the Year." 3 Point Digital was recently listed as the 3rd fastest growing private company in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. by the Los Angeles Business Journal. 3 Point Digital is located at 3300 N. San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Blvd., Burbank, CA 91504. Phone: 818/729-3000. Fax: 818/729-3001. URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.3pd.com. About Digital Lava Digital Lava is a communications Application Services Provider (ASP) that offers rich mixed media software applications that seamlessly link digital video and audio content with a variety of other formats such as text, graphics, animation and web links. The company's robust in-house service offering provides a turnkey solution that delivers rich media quickly and efficiently. These solutions provide end-users with a fully integrated and interactive experience on their computer desktops delivered via the Internet, intranet, extranet, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. , 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). or any combination. Digital Lava's solutions are employed by Fortune 1000 companies in corporate communications, sales, marketing and training applications. Digital Lava's partners and clients include Microsoft, InterVu, RealNetworks, Cisco Systems, Dell Computers, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen , Novell, Prudential Insurance, Network Associates, medschool.com, Look Consulting, Shell Chemical and Siebel Systems. Digital Lava is headquartered in Marina del Rey, Calif. For additional information, please visit Digital Lava's Web site at http://www.digitallava.com or call 888/222-LAVA. This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the business and products of the Company. Actual results may differ from those projected or implied by such forward-looking statements depending on a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to the following: development, shipment and market acceptance. Other risks inherent in the business of the Company are described in Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company prospectus on Form SB-2. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. |
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