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ViewCast.com Expands Distribution Agreement with RealNetworks; RealNetworks Products Bundled With ViewCast Systems And Osprey Cards Worldwide BUSINESS WIRE - July 12, 1999 09:16 DALLAS, Jul 12, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- ViewCast.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:VCST), a leading provider of Internet video solutions, today announced that it has renewed and expanded its distribution agreement with RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNWK). Based on the new agreement, ViewCast.com will continue to bundle RealNetworks(R) products with ViewCast(R) Streaming Media Systems and Osprey(R) video capture cards and codecs for another year. In addition, ViewCast.com will now be able to provide these products worldwide through its US and international channel partners. "RealNetworks has had a long and profitable partnership with ViewCast.com", said Mike Eastman, RealNetworks' Director of Channel Sales. "Their aggressive channel strategy combined with ViewCast turnkey solutions and Osprey cards complement our market leading RealSystem(tm) G2 streaming media products by offering our customers high performance, integrated solutions that make it easier than ever before to begin streaming video." ViewCast systems are fully-configured, turnkey encoding stations and streaming servers that enable virtually anyone to quickly and easily add live and on-demand streaming video to their networks and Web sites. With the new Osprey G2 Hardware Encoder, ViewCast Encoding Stations offer features and performance no other system can match -- encoding up to six live video feeds in a single Windows NT workstation. ViewCast.com's products have long been associated with RealNetworks software. The Osprey-100, recognized as the streaming media industry's de facto standard video capture card, is widely used by RealNetworks customers and is the only card RealNetworks bundles with its server products. In the past year, ViewCast.com introduced ViewCast Streaming Media Systems; turnkey solutions that feature RealNetworks' products and make it easy for users to put streaming media on a network or Web site. And, most recently, ViewCast.com introduced the Osprey-1000/G2 -- the only hardware based encoding solution for encoding RealVideo(R). "We are very pleased to extend our distribution agreement as a RealNetworks' Business Partner for another year," said Neal Page, Vice President of ViewCast.com. "Our emphasis on providing turnkey streaming media solutions through our worldwide channel partners represents an exciting growth potential for our business." ViewCast.com's products are sold through a growing network of over 70 resellers in the U.S. as well as in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia. These Value Added Resellers (VARs), systems integrators, OEMs and resellers offer customers total streaming media solutions for distance learning, corporate communication, technical training, marketing, entertainment, and many other applications. About ViewCast.com ViewCast.com enables video communication over the Internet and corporate networks through its components, systems, and turnkey products. The company is known around the world as the leading provider of enterprise-wide, digital video communication solutions for both real-time and on-demand applications. Osprey(R) video cards, ViewCast(R) streaming video solutions and Viewpoint VBX(tm) system products deliver a wide array of video solutions for digital video communication systems. ViewCast.com is unique in its ability to deliver cutting edge networked video solutions while delivering systems to transition legacy video communication systems. ViewCast.com's products are available from leading OEMs, system integrators, leading resellers and application developers worldwide. Visit our Web site at viewcast.com for more information. RealNetworks, RealSystem and RealVideo are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the Company's current judgment on certain issues. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are described in the Company's reports on Form 10-KSB and 10-QSB on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -0- CONTACT: Shelton Communications Group Investor Contact: Vickie Gorton/Cathy Grittner, 972/239-5119 Fax: 972/239-2292 Vgorton@sheltongroup.com or Spot Communications Press Contact: Mary Maguire Campbell, 508/230-1806 Fax: 508/230-1808 MarySpot@earthlink.net WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: TEXAS INTERNATIONAL EUROPE LATIN AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRY CODE: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. News provided by COMTEX