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ViewCast Demonstrates End-to-End Streaming Capabilities at Streaming Media West.


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Streaming Media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub.  West 2001

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001

ViewCast Demonstrates New Products and

Services, Introduces Rebate Plan

ViewCast Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
: VCST), a leading provider of Internet and networked video solutions, will demonstrate its industry-leading streaming products and services and introduce a new rebate program June 20-22 at Streaming Media West 2001 in Long Beach, Calif.

ViewCast is demonstrating the high-quality MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video capture capabilities of its new Osprey osprey (ŏs`prē), common name for a bird of prey related to the hawk and the New World vulture and found near water in most parts of the world. (R)-2000 capture card, and the new portable and rack-mountable Niagara(TM) Streaming Systems. The company's ViewCast Online division will demonstrate EZStreamSM, software and services that enable businesses to capture, edit, encode (1) To assign a code to represent data, such as a parts code. Contrast with decode.

(2) To convert from one format or signal to another. See codec and D/A converter.

(3) The term is sometimes erroneously used for "encrypt.
, publish, host and deliver streaming video/rich media content on corporate Web sites. With EZStream, communicating via video online is as easy as click, create and view.

In addition, the company has announced a dynamic new rebate program

"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.  has always started with ViewCast, through our popular Osprey Video capture cards See video capture board. . Now, we are positioned as a start-to-finish answer for streaming needs through the suite of services offered by ViewCast Online, which brings the power of streaming video to corporate Web sites with point-and-click ease and attractive prices," said George Platt, ViewCast president and chief executive officer. "Our new rebate program makes the pricing even more attractive."

Through Aug. 31, 2001, ViewCast offers rebates of up to $200 to customers who purchase any Osprey-500 series of digital capture cards. In addition, customers who trade in analog capture cards can get an additional rebate of $50 on selected Osprey-500 models. Osprey-500 professional cards provide digital inputs for high-quality video capture to Windows Media Microsoft's audio and video framework for Windows, which embraces playback, encoding and streaming. Windows Media Player is the digital jukebox and media player that comes with every version of Windows.  streaming format.

ViewCast is also offering a rebate on its Niagara systems. A $200 rebate is available to customers that purchase Niagara Streaming Systems configured with the Osprey-500 DV Pro. Trade in your old capture card and get an additional $50 rebate. To qualify for either, customers must register their product online and download and mail in a rebate form.

ViewCast Osprey Video capture cards are widely recognized as the streaming industry's de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard.

de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO,
 for video capture cards and codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs
Non-compression formats
  • Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF, container format)
  • Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF, container format)
 for streaming video. The new Osprey-2000 is the industry's first product to combine the quality of MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs).  with the power of streaming video and state-of-the-art professional audio and video inputs. The Osprey-2000 captures and encodes from digital or analog sources and integrates seamlessly with the leading editing and streaming applications.

The new ViewCast Niagara series of encoders is a powerful, efficient and cost-effective way for businesses to stream 'live' on the web or create archived video-on-demand content. Fully integrated Niagara 1, 2, and 4 rack unit A unit of measurement of the height of a rack-mounted device. One rack unit, or RU, is 1.75". See rack mounted.  systems as well as portable configurations provide turnkey solutions for virtually any streaming application and make it easy to convert your content to RealNetworks or Windows Media support formats.

About ViewCast Corporation

ViewCast develops products and services that provide video networked solutions. ViewCast maximizes the value of video through its core businesses: Osprey(R) Video provides the streaming media industry's de facto standard capture cards; ViewCast Systems integrates turnkey streaming and video distribution systems; and ViewCast Online delivers complete B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G.

B2B - business to business
 solutions and video delivery for online video communications. From streaming digital video on the Internet to distribution of broadcast-quality video throughout the corporate enterprise, plus comprehensive "click, create and view" video software applications, ViewCast provides the complete range of video solutions.

Visit the company's Web sites (http://www.viewcast.com http://www.viewcastonline.com and http://www.ospreyvideo.com) for more information.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the Company's current judgment on certain issues. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Important factors, which could cause the actual results to differ materially, include the ability of the Company to develop and market new products as technology evolves and the ability of the Company to obtain and enforce its patents and trademarks and avoid infringing upon third parties' patents and trademarks. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements and factors that could cause actual results to differ from the Company's forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company's Prospectus filed on July 14, 2000 and its reports on Form 10-KSB and 10-Q on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All trademarks are property of their respective holders.
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