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MYSTIC, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2000--USA Video
Interactive (OTC BB: USVO; CDNX: US; www.usvo.com) today announced the
appointment of Dr. Albert P. Gerheim and Paul Brandon as key members
of its Department of Applied Video Data Compression. Dr. Gerheim
serves as Director, Advanced Compression Technologies and Brandon
serves as Chief Architect of Databasing and Video Information
Management.
The appointments are part of USA Video Interactive's planned
strategy to maintain and extend the company's technological lead in
providing live video streaming and Video on Demand(TM) total solutions
for the Internet.
Dr. Gerheim is a theoretical and practical scientist specializing
in the mathematics of digital signal processing and compression. He
currently is assigned to expand his previous work in image processing
to develop a patentable means of enhancing specific compression
technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology; Master's and
Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from Old Dominion
University; and has done extensive coursework on acoustics, UNIX,
neural computing and programming. Dr. Gerheim was a consultant to USA
Video Interactive before joining the company full time. Previously
Principal Analyst at Sonalysts, Inc. and a Senior Engineer at Raytheon
Company, Dr. Gerheim has published numerous articles in technical
journals.
Mr. Brandon holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the U.S. Naval
Academy and an M.S. in Computer Science from the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute. He comes to USA Video Interactive from
Sonalysts, Inc., where he had over 20 years experience with
communications and databases as a Principal Analyst and Project
Leader. In addition to his responsibilities for databasing and video
information management for USA Video Interactive, Mr. Brandon will
handle implementation of network topologies and application
development in the area of supporting architectures.
"Al Gerheim and Paul Brandon bring unique capabilities that will
help USA Video Interactive provide the market with a continuous stream
of innovative solutions," Molina said.
About USA Video Interactive
USA Video Interactive is an international designer and supplier of
high-tech Internet streaming video and Video-on-Demand(TM) systems,
services and solutions. The USA Video Interactive technology gives
users full-motion video; the unique flexibility of standard, VCR-like
controls of play, fast-forward, reverse and pause; and the convenience
of a standard internet-browser format for access. It provides video
images significantly faster and at a higher degree of resolution than
with previously available methods; significantly overcomes bandwidth
restrictions; and eliminates the blockiness and slowness of current
technologies -- all at a lower cost and at or near broadcast quality.
For more information on USA Video Interactive, visit www.usvo.com.
USA Video Interactive Corporate Headquarters Office: 70 Essex
Street; Mystic, CT 06355; (800) 625-2200; (860) 572-1560. Canada
Office: 837 West Hastings Street; Suite #507; Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3N6.
Trading symbol on the US NASD OTC BB: USVO;Trading symbol on The
Canadian Venture Exchange: US. Standard & Poors Listed. CUSIP
902924208; USA Video, USA Video Interactive, Video-On-Demand and Video
Yellow Pages are trademarks of USA Video Interactive. The Canadian
Venture Exchange (CDNX) has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. For more
information contact: Tony Castagno, Media Relations, 860-572-1560;
Kevin Yorio, Investor Relations, 860-572-1560; info@usvo.com
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements.
Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties.
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CONTACT: USA Video
Tony Castagno, Media Relations, 860-572-1560
or
Kevin Yorio, Investor Relations, 860-572-1560
info@usvo.com
KEYWORD: CONNECTICUT MASSACHUSETTS
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS ENTERTAINMENT INTERNET
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