MYSTIC, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2001--USA Video Interactive (OTCBB: USVO; CDNX: US; BSE: USF; www.usvo.com) today announced that it has selected AT&T to host its StreamHQ(TM) suite of streaming video services at AT&T's (NYSE: T) Internet Data Center (IDC) in New York. The StreamHQ(TM) system has been shipped to AT&T's IDC for installation.
Located in 14 major metro areas on three continents, AT&T's 18 IDCs provide enterprises more than 1.8 million square feet of Web hosting space. The centers directly link to AT&T's high-performing OC48/192 IP backbone and offer customers reliable, best-in-class management, monitoring and security services, as well as scaleable bandwidth to seamlessly deliver applications to end-users. AT&T provides a full suite of managed hosting services, including applications management, database management, hardware and operating system management, intelligent content distribution service, high availability data and computing services, storage services and managed security and firewall services and load balancing across multiple data center locations.
StreamHQ(TM) is an umbrella of end-to-end media delivery services that brings streaming, data management, and the web together to meet specific business requirements. It encompasses the entire process from source to viewing, including content production, content encoding, media asset management, media and application hosting, multi-mode content distribution, and transaction data capture and reporting. StreamHQ(TM) services leverage the capabilities of the Internet and are designed to be highly available, reliable, flexible, scaleable, and cost-effective.
The StreamHQ(TM) system had been operating in the company's Mystic technology lab in preliminary testing and preparation for shipping to and installation at AT&T's midtown Manhattan IDC. Following installation and on-site testing, USVO will transition Zmail(TM), media streaming, and other services it provides to its StreamHQ(TM) system.
About USA Video Interactive
USVO is an international designer and supplier of high-tech Internet streaming video and video-on-demand services, systems, and innovative end-to-end solutions. The company has developed its StreamHQ(TM) architecture to provide a wide range of business customers with value-added streaming media services. StreamHQ(TM) facilitates the transmission of digitized and compressed video to the user's desktop via multiple streaming modes that take advantage of the available connectivity. While competitive services take a "one-size-fits-all" streaming approach, StreamHQ(TM) brings unique value propositions to individual vertical markets with functionality designed specifically for those markets. Beyond quality streaming, USVO gives customers media asset management tools and information that provide accountability and ROI (return on investment) for their streaming expenditures. StreamHQ(TM) encompasses a range of end-to-end services from source to viewing, including content production, content encoding, asset management and protection, media and application hosting, multi-mode content distribution, and transaction data capture and reporting. USVO has tailored an initial deployment product, Zmail(TM), which uses StreamHQ(TM) to deliver rich media emails. Zmail(TM) leverages the diverse functional capabilities of this architecture to provide a value-added service to advertisers, as well as other business applications, such as corporate communications, consumer notices, and customer support. USVO holds the pioneering patent for store-and-forward video, filed in 1990 and issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on July 14, 1992. It has been cited by at least 145 other patents. USVO holds similar patents in Germany, Canada, England, France, Spain, and Italy, and has a similar patent pending in Japan. For more information, 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 no.507; Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3N6. Trading symbol on the OTCBB: USVO; Trading symbol on The Canadian Venture Exchange: US; Trading Symbol on the Berlin Stock Exchange: USF. Standard & Poors Listed. CUSIP 902924208. 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: Kevin Yorio, 860-572-1560; info@usvo.com
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