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ViewCast.com Offers Streaming Greetings Via Company's `Your Video On the Web' At Real Conference 2000.


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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2000

Attendees Can Send 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.  From ViewCast.com Booth

With Your Video On the Web(TM)

ViewCast.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:VCST), a leading provider of Internet and networked video solutions, will be showcasing its products and solutions for streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub.  and Internet video Video material obtained from the Internet. It may refer to streaming video from real time broadcasts, streaming archival material or downloading video files for watching later, all of which are viewed on the computer.  at the Real Conference(TM) 2000 in San Jose San Jose, city, United States
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, May 24-26. ViewCast.com is a Silver Sponsor of the Real Conference.

"We are thrilled to have ViewCast.com as a Silver Sponsor for Real Conference 2000," said Kevin Foreman Kevin Foreman formed a start-up project code-named Apollo as entrepreneur-in-residence at Madrona Venture Group. Apollo received >$1 million in funding from Madrona Venture Group and Trilogy Equity Partners in October, 2007. , general manager, Media Systems, RealNetworks, Inc. "As a leading provider of Internet solutions for the streaming media market, we are pleased that ViewCast.com has taken a prominent position at our fourth annual conference."

"Our Silver sponsorship of the Real Conference reflects our position in the streaming media market as well as the longstanding and productive association between ViewCast.com 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.  Video capture cards, 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)
, and RealNetworks(R) RealPlayer(R)," said Neal Page, vice president and general manager of ViewCast.com's Osprey Technologies Division.

ViewCast.com will demonstrate the ease-of-use of its innovative consumer/small-business product, Your Video on the Web(TM) (www.yourvideoontheweb.com), by allowing conference attendees to record and send a streaming video message from the ViewCast.com booth (Booth No. 901). Your Video on the Web enables users to share video with friends, families and co-workers over the Internet with FREE hosting for consumers and cost-effective packages for small businesses.

In addition, ViewCast.com will demonstrate its latest, professional-quality Osprey Video capture cards, including the Osprey-2000M 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).  card, which provides high-quality MPEG2 video and MPEG1 video and audio to network video applications such as streaming media on corporate intranets. This new Osprey Video product targets a growing trend toward broadband networks This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.
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, particularly high-bandwidth Local Area Networks, the fast growing market need for TV-quality video over these networks. Demonstrations will showcase the Osprey-2000M with the MPEG streaming software of Digital Bitcasting, the exclusive provider of MPEG streaming capability for the RealSystem G2 server platform.

"We welcome Osprey's entry into MPEG encoding MPEG encoding is the process of capturing (digitizing) or converting (re-encoding) video and/or audio to one of several MPEG video and/or audio standards (codecs) for distribution (Internet, LAN) or for archiving to optical disc (CD, DVD). , and look forward to seeing Osprey's reputation for uncompromised quality applied in the world of broadband streaming," said Peter Dougherty Reverend Father Peter Dougherty is a Catholic priest, peace activist, and specialist in non-violence. He co-founded Covenant for Peace, Great lakes Life Community, Michigan Faith and Resistance, and Michigan Peace Team. , President of Digital Bitcasting. "Market demand for high-quality MPEG streaming is expanding exponentially. We're partnering with leaders like ViewCast.com and RealNetworks to ensure that our customers have access to the best solutions available in encoding, streaming and playback."

"With rapid expansion of network capabilities, the demand for high-quality rich media content is growing extremely quickly for many real-world applications," said Page. "ViewCast.com's exciting new products, like the latest Osprey-2000M, combined with Digital Bitcasting's Thinned MPEG technology deliver TV-Quality video over intranets to meet this market need."

The Osprey-2000M works in a variety of platform environments, including Win2000, NT, Solaris and Linux. General availability is scheduled for September/October. Several configurations will be available, including the Osprey-2000M with analog video The original video recording method that stores continuous waves of red, green and blue intensities. In analog video, the number of rows is fixed. There are no real columns, and the maximum detail is determined by the frequency response of the analog system.  and audio inputs, the Osprey-2000M/Pro, with digital video and audio inputs, and the Osprey-2000M/DVPro, with both digital video and audio inputs, and DV inputs.

About ViewCast.com

ViewCast.com enables video communication over the Internet and corporate networks through its components, systems, and turnkey solution products. The company is known as a leading global provider of enterprise-wide, digital video communications solutions for both real-time and on-demand applications. Osprey(R) video capture cards and codecs, ViewCast(R) Streaming Video Solutions and Viewpoint VBX (Visual Basic EXtension) A component software technology from Microsoft that enabled a Visual Basic (Windows) program to add functionality by calling ready-made software modules.  System(TM) products deliver a wide array of video solutions for both analog and digital video communication systems. ViewCast.com's "Your Video on the Web(TM)" was the first consumer product and hosting service to bring streaming media capabilities to home users and allow small businesses to easily add video to their Web sites. ViewCast.com has the ability to deliver cutting-edge networked video solutions while delivering systems to transition legacy video communication equipment. ViewCast.com products are available either directly from the company, or from leading OEMs, system integrators, leading resellers and application developers worldwide.

Visit the company's Web site (http://www.viewcast.com) for more information.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements 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 actual results to differ materially are described in the Company's reports on Form 10-KSB and 10-QSB on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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