Now if Broadband is being shut down, why are they still making improvements and announcements?
POPcast to Integrate Personal Broadcasting Services into InfoSpace's Broadband Platform Video Services Tap the Power of Broadband Connections; Differentiator for InfoSpace's Broadband Platform and Applications
LOS ANGELES & BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct 4, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- POPcast Communications, a leading provider of turnkey, automated video communications solutions, today announced an agreement with InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSP), a leading provider of the platform and applications that enable partners to deliver consumer and commerce services across the Internet to any device over current and next-generation networks, to integrate its video services into InfoSpace's broadband platform.
POPcast plans to integrate its automated video services with InfoSpace's broadband PC platform by the end of the year and offer to broadband DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) and cable modem service providers.
POPcast will integrate three primary broadband-enabling technologies, which are subscription and/or usage-based, and integrated into InfoSpace's broadband platform:
-- VideoMail: Web-based application that allows users to create
video within a Web environment. It allows users to record,
play back and send media via e-mail, MSN(R) Messenger or
POPcast's Web-based video management environment. The
application sends video content as e-mail via a media server
so viewers can access it with a URL, rather than a file
attachment.
-- VideoCreate: Standalone easy-to-use application that allows
users to capture video and import other media types such as
audio, text, music and graphics to create personalized videos.
Users upload video to the network or store video locally
(project files), and have the ability to invite viewers to
watch video content via e-mail or the Web.
-- VideoLive: Standalone application that allows users to stream
media live from PC-to-PC or wireless devices, such as PDAs.
Users can broadcast peer-to-peer or expand viewer capacity by
automatically reserving and purchasing Bandwidth-On-Demands
through the application or Web environment. Users can also
schedule a pay-per-view event by charging their viewers a
"ticket" price to access their stream.
"We continue to create and seek out new technologies that take advantage of the speeds broadband connections provide," said York Baur, InfoSpace executive vice president, wireline and broadband. "This is a great example of the compelling services being developed and supported by our partners for the InfoSpace platform. POPcast's video services are exciting tools that showcase the dramatic difference between narrowband and broadband Internet connections."
"Leading broadband providers recognize that delivering services that substantiate the adoption of broadband is critical," said Mike Wilson, POPcast's senior vice president of corporate development. "As broadband adoption continues to grow in the next few years, providers understand the increasing need to drive usage of these broadband connections -- POPcast's turnkey solutions allow them to drive both adoption and billable usage of these connections through video communications. InfoSpace has a compelling platform that is used by leading providers. The integration of our services helps providers to offer users a compelling broadband experience and further monetize their networks via integrated commerce-enabled video communications solutions." |
