Tuesday October 24, 8:56 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Burst.com
Burst.com Launches Live Version of its Patented Video Delivery Technology
Company Will Demonstrate Alpha Version of Burstware(R) 'Live' at Internet World in New York
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Burst.com (Nasdaq: BRST - news), the leading developer of Faster-Than-Real-Time(TM) multimedia delivery technology, today announced the debut of Burstware® ``Live,'' a version of the company's patented Burstware video and audio delivery technology designed for live broadcasts over the Internet. Burst.com's Burstware is a highly scalable architecture designed to enhance the quality of multimedia streaming while managing and optimizing network resources over broadband networks. The company currently holds 9 US and 23 international patents and has nineteen pending worldwide on its ``burst-mode'' video technology.
A revolutionary feature integrated by Burst.com into Burstware ``Live'' is ``Timeshift'' capability, a technology available for the first time for live broadcast Internet events. ``Timeshift'' gives users accessing live Internet video events the ability to pause, resume playing, rewind or fast-forward up to the most current point of broadcast. The ``Timeshift'' functionality is based on intellectual property acquired by the company in 1999 through its acquisition of Timeshift-TV, Inc. Burst.com will be demonstrating Burstware ``Live'' at Internet World being held October 23 through 27 in New York.
``This live version of our product leverages the power and convenience of the Internet in combination with the more traditional broadcast entertainment model,'' said Douglas Glen, President and CEO of Burst.com. ``The Timeshift capability we've incorporated into the live version of Burstware is the first application of such technology, which until now has only been seen in television set-top hard drives such as TiVo and ReplayTV, for video delivery over the Internet. Now, along with delivering a superior-quality viewing experience, Burstware puts control of the live viewing experience directly into the hands of the end-user.''
Along with this truly unique enhancement, Burst.com has applied all the existing features of its original Burstware to Burstware ``Live.'' These comprise patented technologies designed to provide unsurpassed network reliability and availability by managing resources and delivering timed ``bursts'' of content that are stored on the client side in much larger caches than found with normal buffering. The result is entertainment-quality multimedia that is nearly immune to network congestion and failure. The Burstware system is highly scalable and operates on major platforms including Linux, Solaris, WinNT and Win2000.
About Burst.com
Burst.com, headquartered in San Francisco, is the developer of Faster-Than-Real-Time(TM) and Burst-Enabled(TM) video and audio delivery software. Burst.com's Burstware® provides high-quality delivery of full motion video and CD-quality audio over IP-based networks. The company has built an international patent portfolio covering bursting, video delivery scheduling and rapid-casting. Burstware® is a registered trademark of Burst.com, and Faster-Than-Real-Time(TM) and Burst-Enabled(TM) are trademarks of Burst.com. More information about Burst.com is available at www.burst.com.
This release contains certain ``forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. This release contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the future anticipated direction of the securities markets, plans for future expansion, various business development activities, planned capital expenditures, anticipated sales, potential contracts, dependence on existing management, domestic and global economic conditions, changes in federal or state laws, and market competition factors. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future, and accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Burst.com, Inc. More detailed information about these factors is set forth in Burst.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors described in Burst.com's Form S-1, as amended (SEC File No. 333-35002) and other information described in Burst.com's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Burst.com is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward- looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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