Digital Renaissance Announces T.A.G. 1.5.PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1998-- Latest Version Of Medialinking Software Provides Most Comprehensive Solution for Publishing Synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. Events to RealSystem 5.0 Digital Renaissance, a leading provider of technology solutions for digital media communications, today announced T.A.G.(TM) 1.5, a significant upgrade to its medialinking technology. Available today, T.A.G. 1.5 provides full support for RealNetworks' RealSystem(TM) 5.0 streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. system, allowing Web developers the most comprehensive solution for publishing synchronized events to RealSystem 5.0. T.A.G.1.5 will be demonstrated at Microsoft Web Tech Ed in booth number 401. "T.A.G.'s direct support for RealSystem 5.0 allows Web developers a broad range of options for publishing interactive media projects to streaming and live media," said Kristi Larsen, Group Manager of Developer Relations at RealNetworks. "T.A.G. is the first authoring tool to incorporate true interactivity into RealPlayer(TM) 5.0 by providing trigger commands that go far beyond traditional synchronized multimedia." T.A.G.'s support for RealSystem 5.0 enhances the functionality in RealPlayer 5.0 by creating support for a broader array of links beyond standard 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. flips and hotspots, such as captioning, marquees and streaming JAVA commands. Additionally, since T.A.G. 1.5 integrates directly into RealSystem 5.0 software components, development time is drastically reduced; there's no need for end-users to download additional plug-ins; and it increases the ability to publish synchronized events to streaming or live media. The total number of RealPlayers that have been distributed is more than 35 million. "We expect T.A.G.'s medialinking technology to garner wide acceptance by the RealSystem 5.0 user community because it empowers developers, for the first time, to create truly nonlinear A system in which the output is not a uniform relationship to the input. nonlinear - (Scientific computation) A property of a system whose output is not proportional to its input. , digital storytelling Digital Storytelling refers to using new digital tools to help ordinary people to tell their own real-life stories. An emerging term It is an emerging term, one that arises from a grassroots movement that uses new digital tools to help ordinary people to tell their own experiences with streaming and live media," said Keith Kocho, president 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. of Digital Renaissance. "T.A.G. allows RealSystem users to transform linear video into a multidimensional mul·ti·di·men·sion·al adj. Of, relating to, or having several dimensions. mul  ti·di·men , interactive experience." T.A.G. 1.5 also supports other networked multimedia software and includes Digital Renaissance's T.A.G. CD Audio Editor. A finalist for last year's Best of Comdex award, the T.A.G. CD Audio Editor adds Web interactivity to existing music CDs and is the first product to allow the playback Playback could mean:
About T.A.G. T.A.G. allows developers and broadcast producers to publish dynamic, compelling digital storytelling projects to online 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). applications. It is the most comprehensive solution for creating quick and easy interactive links to media sources such as video, audio, animation, URLs, executable files See executable code. , JAVA and Visual Basic scripts (language) Visual BASIC Script - (VBScript) Microsoft's scripting language which is an extension of their Visual Basic language. VBScript can be used with Microsoft Office applications and others. It can also be embedded in web pages but can only be understood by Internet Explorer. , or any other media source. For example, with T.A.G., an end-user viewing video on the Web can link to additional related information simultaneously without interrupting the flow of the video, allowing the developer to transform linear video into a multidimensional, interactive experience. T.A.G. supports multiple media types and the largest set of media players. Visit the T.A.G. Web site at http://tag.digital-ren.com for more information. About Digital Renaissance Digital Renaissance is a leading provider of technology solutions for digital media communications. The company combines leading-edge new media technology with an intimate knowledge of human communications to deliver innovative new media solutions that target an organizations business objectives. Digital Renaissance has leveraged its years of new media development experience to develop T.A.G., a revolutionary technology for creating interactive links and scripts to time-based media sources. Visit Digital Renaissance on the World Wide Web at http://www.digital-ren.com or call 416.535.4222 for more information. -0- T.A.G. is a registered trademark of Digital Renaissance. RealPlayer and RealSystem are trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. CONTACT: Digital Renaissance Karen Sealy, 416/535-4222 x2245 karen@digital-ren.com or Neva Group Terry May/Kristen Fahey, 617/441-4000 x230/241 tmay@neva.com kfahey@neva.com |
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