PINNACLE SYSTEMS SHIPS NEXT-GEN STREAMGENIE PORTABLE LIVE WEBCASTER.Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Systems, Inc. is a California-based American manufacturer of digital video hardware and software for the consumer and broadcast markets. It was founded in 1986. In 2002 Pinnacle purchased VOB Computersysteme GmbH (now pinnaclesys.de). , Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLE), a leader in streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. solutions, has announced that it is shipping a new, more powerful StreamGenie portable live webcaster. The new system offers superior video and audio quality with up to 1.6 GHz of real-time encoding power -- a substantial increase over its predecessor. "StreamGenie brings flexibility, power and the high quality of Windows Media Audio See Windows Media formats. and Video to live events," said Jonathan Usher, group manager of the Digital Media Division at Microsoft Corp. "This tool is helping a wide array of customers meet the growing demand for high-quality digital media content." StreamGenie was recently awarded Video Systems' Vanguard award for most innovative product of the year. StreamGenie has also received critical praise from users and industry journals alike, including DV Magazine, PC Magazine, Government Video and others. Applications include corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. , live entertainment and sports, court depositions, usability focus groups, e-learning and general Internet broadcasting Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems), or IBS, is a provider of television station web sites. IBS hosts over 70 local stations' sites, and co-produced NBCOlympics. . "This supercharged su·per·charge tr.v. su·per·charged, su·per·charg·ing, su·per·charg·es 1. To increase the power of (an engine, for example), as by fitting with a supercharger. 2. StreamGenie underscores our commitment to continuously raising the bar in streaming performance," says Greg Lowitz, general manager of webcasting solutions for Pinnacle Systems. "With tight integration of the latest Microsoft Windows Media version 7 and RealNetworks 8.5 encoders, StreamGenie continues to excel in delivering exceptional web video quality at all popular data rates," Lowitz added. |
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