Monday August 23, 1:51 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Launches QuickTime Live! Conference
Rapid Adoption of QuickTime Technology Prompts First-Ever Event
CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the phenomenal adoption of its QuickTime 4 technology,
Apple today announced it will host the first-ever QuickTime Live! conference, Nov. 8-11, at the Los Angeles Convention
Center. The conference will feature keynotes, full-day workshops, breakout sessions and a product showcase featuring the
latest development tools based on QuickTime technology, the industry standard for digital media creation and video and
audio streaming.
``QuickTime 4 is a blockbuster -- over 12 million copies have been downloaded in its first 120 days,' said Steve Jobs,
Apple's interim CEO. ``QuickTime Live! is a must-attend event for anyone wanting to create and broadcast the highest quality
streaming content on the Internet.'
QuickTime Live! attendees will learn how to implement and manage the entire streaming media creation and distribution
process. The conference will include beginner and advanced tracks on authoring, editing and streaming content via
QuickTime. Individual sessions will be targeted to both content providers and streaming media developers, and offer
hands-on experience on digital media editing tools, QuickTime interactive movie creation, QuickTime VR and QuickTime
for Java.
Registration for developers and content providers begins today at www.apple.com/quicktimelive. A platinum pass, which
includes access to the workshops and conferences, is U.S. $1,195 per attendee before Sept. 15, and U.S. $1,390 after Sept.
15. Conference-only passes are U.S. $995; workshop-only passes are U.S. $395.
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal
computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission -- to bring the best personal
computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in
over 140 countries around the world.
NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional
company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully
acknowledged.
SOURCE: Apple Computer, Inc. |
