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RealNetworks' RealSystem 5.0 is Supported by More Than 100 Broadcast, Entertainment and Technology Companies
PR Newswire - October 06, 1997 13:28
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3Com, ABCNews.com, Boeing, CBS SportsLine, Columbia TriStar Pictures, Disney
Online, ESPN Sportszone, Fox News, Macromedia, MCI, MGM, Silicon Graphics,
Inc., Sony Music, Warner Bros. Online, Among Supporters
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks, the recognized leader
in streaming media, today announced that more than 100 companies from the
broadcast, entertainment and technology industries are supporting the release
of RealSystem 5.0, also announced today. RealSystem 5.0 delivers
breakthrough innovations in one complete streaming media system. The beta
version of RealSystem 5.0 is available immediately for download at
real.com.
RealSystem 5.0 is a client-server streaming media solution that includes
RealPlayers, RealServers and publishing tools. RealSystem 5.0 propels the
streaming media market to its next stage of evolution by introducing features
such as streaming animation, as well as significant improvements in audio and
video quality. In addition, RealSystem 5.0 provides a new set of
commerce-oriented features, such as pay-per-view and advertising insertion and
rotation.
Internet Broadcasters and Web Publishers Support RealSystem 5.0
RealSystem 5.0 is supported by the following broadcasters and Web
publishers: ABCNews.com, AEN TV, All Games Network, Ask Dr. Science, Atlantic
Broadcasting System, Audiosports.net, Bloomberg News, Book Stacks Unlimited,
CBS SportsLine, CNET Radio, COMPUTERWORLD Minute, The Daily Feed, Daily
Rocket, Earth and Sky, Electronic Industry News, ESPN Sportszone, FORBES
Digital Media, FOX News, Gould Resourses & Internet Telecommunications (GRIT),
The History Channel, NetRadio, NPR, One-On-One Sportsflash, PC World Online,
Screening Room Movie Previews, Tech Talk, and Wall Street Journal Radio
Network.
"SportsLine has always recognized the importance of the Web's multimedia
capabilities. Our use of the RealSystem 5.0's new authentication system is
further evidence of our commitment to provide our members with an engaging and
unique multimedia experience," said Michael Levy, president and CEO of
SportsLine USA, Inc., the publisher of CBS SportsLine. "Advertisers who are
interested in using audio and video to enhance and support their marketing
messages will appreciate the tracking abilities the RealSystem 5.0 affords
them."
Entertainment Companies Support RealSystem 5.0
RealSystem 5.0 is supported by the following entertainment companies:
ABC.COM, Addicted To Noise, Atlantic Records, BMG Entertainment, Capitol
Records, Children's Television Workshop, Columbia TriStar Pictures, Comedy
Central, Disney Online, Electronic Arts, Elektra Entertainment Group,
Entertainment Asylum, Geffen, GRP Recording Company, iMusic, Jam TV, Lifetime
Television, Mammouth Records, MCA/DECCA Records Nashville, MCA Records, MGM,
Nielsen Media Research, PolyGram, Prevue Networks, Radioactive, Rounder,
Rykodisc, Sci-Fi Channel, Sonic Ignition, Sony Music, Sub Pop, Sundance Films,
United Media Research, Virgin Records, Warner Bros. Online, and Warner Bros.
Records.
Sony Music plans to use RealSystem 5.0 for its pay-per-play Internet
Jukebox, which it expects to launch on Sony Music Online (www.music.sony.com)
this fall.
"RealSystem 5.0 gives us the flexibility and speed that we needed for a
project such as the jukebox," said Fred Ehrlich, Senior Vice President and
General Manager, Sony Music Entertainment. "We are constantly looking for new
and exciting developments that will enhance the experience for music fans when
they visit our Web site."
"We're excited to use this new technology for our latest film, Gattaca,
opening October 24th," said Ira Rubenstein, director of marketing, Columbia
TriStar Interactive. "RealNetworks' RealFlash provides us with a compelling
new medium for showcasing our films."
Internet Technology and Corporate Intranet Customers Support
RealSystem 5.0
RealSystem 5.0 is supported by the following: 3Com, Allaire, American
Advertising Federation, Bay Networks Inc., The Boeing Company, Clickover,
Inc., Competitive Edge Software, Creative Technology Ltd., DigiBand,
Dissidents, Enso Audio Imaging, FreeRange Media, GE Information Services,
GeoCities, in:sync corporation, Intelligent Interactions, Macromedia, mBED
Software, MCI, mFactory, Inc., Mindspring, MK Ultra, NetGravity, Pseudo
Programs, Sonic Desktop Software, Sonic Foundry Inc., Starpoint Software,
Telinet, Terran Interactive, TheDJ.com, and Virage.
"Streaming media is a natural application for our 56K x2(TM) modems," said
Neil Clemmons, vice president of marketing for the Personal Communications
Division at 3Com. "We're excited to open up enhanced audio, video and
animation capabilities with RealSystem 5.0 to the millions of x2 users
worldwide."
Design and Content Creation Customers Support RealSystem 5.0
RealSystem 5.0 is supported by the following: Creative Explosions,
Dedicated Net Access, DESIGNSTEIN, Digital Planet, Digital Renaissance,
digitology.com, EmeraldNet, Inc., E.N.E.N, FamilyWare International, FASA
Interactive, Headbone, Knowledge on Demand, Massive Interactive, Media
Revolution, Pop Multimedia, rVision, SmashingIdeas, Snap Interactive,
spumco.com, and Wild Brain.
About RealNetworks
RealNetworks, formerly Progressive Networks, based in Seattle, WA, is the
recognized leader in the streaming media market. It develops and markets
software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers
and other consumer electronic devices to send and receive audio, video and
other multimedia services using the Web. RealNetworks can be found on the
World Wide Web at www.real.com.
SOURCE RealNetworks
/CONTACT: Jay Wampold, 206-674-2295, or jwampold@real.com, or Johanna
Range, 206-674-2202, or johannar@real.com, both of RealNetworks/
/Web site: real.com
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