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sofTV.net announces sofTV.Presenter support for Windows Media 9 series
Enterprise solution for multimedia presentations and e-learning supports Microsoft's new digital media platform
Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series Beta Launch Event, Hollywood, CA September 4, 2002 . - sofTV.net Inc. (www.softv.net), a leader in streaming media software tools, today announced its support for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media 9 Series platform in its sofTV.Presenter product. sofTV.Presenter is used by corporations, educational institutions and government organizations to put live multimedia presentations online, in minutes. sofTV.net is demonstrating the new sofTV.Presenter with support for Windows Media 9 Series in the Microsoft Partner Pavilion at the Beta Launch Event, September 4th and 5th.
sofTV.Presenter provides users the ability to record, encode and broadcast streaming video or audio, synchronized with Microsoft PowerPoint Slides and Notes and web page content, from a conference room or from the user's desktop, all within one application. Windows Media 9 Series can deliver an instant-on, always-on streaming experience for broadband users and a dramatic improvement in the streaming experience for dial-up users. Together, Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Series and sofTV.net's sofTV.Presenter product answer the call for a cost-effective platform that can be used by enterprises, schools and government to reduce costs and deliver high-quality communications and training.
Current sofTV.net customers include McDonald's Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Cal State University, Boeing, Michigan State University, Chevron Texaco, and Johns Hopkins University. Customer applications include corporate presentations, corporate training, live lecture capture, live conferences, press releases, investor relations, and new product releases.
For streaming in the enterprise to reach its full potential, it needs to break through today's limitations and provide an instant-on experience for corporate users, said Jonathan Usher, director of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. In building its sofTV.Presenter product on Windows Media 9 Series, customers of sofTV.net stand to benefit from the technology innovations built into the platform, including providing them with the highest quality audio and video at the lowest data rates.
We're extremely pleased to continue building on our relationship with Microsoft by demonstrating sofTV.Presenter support for Windows Media 9 Series at this Beta Launch Event, said Dale Gantous, CEO of sofTV.net. We are committed to continuing product leadership in terms of platform support, ease of use, and functionality for our customers. Our presence here today as early supporters of Windows Media 9 Series confirms that.
About sofTV.net
sofTV.net Inc. is a leader in the streaming media software market. Its leading software products, sofTV.Presenter and sofTV.ShowAndTell, allow corporate, education and government end-users to capture and create online or CD-based rich media presentations and lectures, in minutes. sofTV.net's products are also used by broadcasters and e-tailers to create online rich media entertainment and shopping applications. sofTV.net may be reached at 613-729-6400, ext. 221, via email at press@softv.net or at http://www.softv.net
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