SEIU Streams Democratic Presidential Candidates Biden, Dodd, Obama, Richardson, Clinton, and Edwards Using VBrick.WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- VBrick Systems today announced the 1.9 million SEIU SEIU Service Employees International Union SEIU Special Education Intake Unit SEIU Secondary Education Interdisciplinary Unit SEIU Software Engineering Institute Union , the Service Employees International Union, will stream live presentations from five Democratic Presidential Candidates: Senators Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. , and Governor Bill Richardson This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. , to its Political Action Conference this Monday, September 17, 2007. To access the live streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. of the candidates presentations go to http://webcast.seiu.org. The candidates will not be debating with each other, but rather presenting their own platform and how it impacts the working people in America. "The streamed broadcast allows people who can't attend the conference to have a front row seat and still be able to participate and hear what the candidates have to say to SEIU members and the public on the issues that affect people on the job every day. SEIU members will also have the opportunity to view the archive of the video streamed presentations after they are given," said Vince Graziani VBrick Systems 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. . "SEIU's innovative use of live streaming broadcasts is the next step in establishing webcasting as a valuable and 'must have' communication tool in the political process," said Greg Tompkins, Principal, Fireside Communications. * With 1.9 million members, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. with members in health care, hospitals, nursing homes, home care, property services, building cleaning, security and public service * In order to participate in the Political Action Convention, all candidates were required to participate in "Walk in Our Shoes" program where presidential candidate took time off of the campaign trail to walk in the shoes of one of SEIU's members * SEIU's ongoing work to stream this and other events demonstrates the emerging power of video as the new political currency * VBrick is a Windows-based media platform recognized for its ease of use, reliability and value * VBrick is the world's leader and most reliable provider of standards-based video networking solutions * Fireside Communications provided the installation of the technology for SEIU specializes in providing webcasting and video solutions to labor unions specifically, Fireside Chat, which is a turnkey webcasting solution that integrates market leading technologies from VBrick and PowerStream Order of speakers: 9:40 a.m. - 10:20 a.m., Senator Joe Biden This article is about the United States Senator from Delaware, for other uses of the name, see Biden. Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. 10:50 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Senator Chris Dodd 1:10 p.m. - 1:40 p.m., Anna Burger Anna Burger, (b. September 27, 1950), "Queen of Labor", is the Secretary-Tresurer of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and Chair of the Change to Win Federation. , SEIU Sec. & Treas. 1:40 p.m. - 2:20 p.m., Senator Barack Obama 2:40 p.m. - 3:20 p.m., Governor Bill Richardson 4:10 p.m. - 4:50 p.m., Senator Hillary Clinton 4:50 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Senator John Edwards ABOUT VBRICK VBrick[R] Systems, Inc. is the world's leader and most reliable provider of standards-based video networking solutions to educational institutions, corporations, and governments. VBrick's encoding products are used by C-SPAN, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , the State Department, DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. , the Federal Reserve, and U.S. Treasury U.S. Treasury Created in 1798, the United States Department of the Treasury is the government (Cabinet) department responsible for issuing all Treasury bonds, notes and bills. Some of the government branches operating under the U.S. Treasury umbrella include the IRS, U.S. . VBrick, an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certified company, has garnered numerous industry accolades including the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Connecticut Technology Fast 50, and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Award for Innovation in Media in the Content Delivery category. Based in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA, VBrick's products are distributed through industry-leading value-added resellers, system integrators, and distributors. VBrick was awarded Frost and Sullivan's Excellence in Technology of the Year Award in the Video Over IP Technologies. To learn more about how customers, companies, organizations, colleges and cities are using VBrick's products and solutions to revolutionize the ways we communicate, go to www.VBrick.com. ABOUT FIRESIDE COMMUNICATIONS Fireside Communications is a company that specializes in video webcasting systems and other video -over networking solutions. Its feature product, the Fireside Chat, is providing union leaders with their own private TV network to deliver live and interactive communications to their membership. It is also an effective tool for training, organizing and mobilization. For more information go to www.firesidecommunications.com. ABOUT POWERSTREAM Powerstream provided the hosting services for SEIU's video broadcast and is a leader in providing video hosting services that are primarily designed for on-demand recorded video where the delivery of reliable, uninterrupted services is critical. Find out more at www.powerstream.net. |
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