USA Video Interactive (OTCBB: USVO; CDNX: US; BSE: USF; www.usvo.com) announced today that its StreamHQ(TM) architecture is installed and fully operational at AT&T's midtown Manhattan Internet Data Center and that Beta testing of the system is in progress. Beta testing comprises a series of operational assessments in which Zmail(TM) delivery is validated as an end-to-end process and various system features, such as security, load capacity, and fail-over are assessed under controlled test conditions. The initial internal Beta test allows the USVO staff to evaluate the technical performance of the system, including email administration, media streaming, web delivery, and transaction data collection and management. The internal test is then followed by a Zmail(TM) distribution to a pre-selected group of non-company testers representing a variety of geographic locations, connectivity modes, viewing parameters, and testing experience levels. This external test further evaluates operations under more varied and challenging test conditions. Upon the completion of the Beta testing and any required system updates, StreamHQ(TM) will be available to support client services.
"The commencement of this testing phase, which culminates more than a year of design, development, and deployment, is a major milestone in the execution of the company's business plan," said Edwin Molina, President and CEO. "With the completion of StreamHQ(TM), USVO is leading the way into a new era of business effectiveness for streaming media technology. We are poised to bring value-added services such as Zmail(TM) to our current customers, and to broaden and diversify our client base. Rich media advertising is the obvious first application of Zmail(TM)," Molina continued. "However, our sales team is also simultaneously focused on the expansion of opportunities in corporate communications and customer support markets, where efficiencies and cost savings can be gained with Zmail(TM), compared with traditional business methods."
StreamHQ(TM) introduces unprecedented technological and business advantages to streaming media users. As an infrastructure combining streaming, web, and data management components within a single homogeneous system and in which functionality is targeted to specific markets, StreamHQ(TM) serves a wide variety of business models by delivering revenue-producing and cost-saving applications. Value-added service offerings such as Zmail(TM) fit the business goals and budgets of many organizations. Beyond this standalone offering, StreamHQ(TM) services can be seamlessly integrated into any pre-existing corporate web property. In addition, StreamHQ(TM) is a scalable and customizable architecture and collection of software features designed be built and delivered as an enterprise-level media delivery platform.
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.
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