To: John Rieman who wrote (48999 ) 4/18/2000 10:16:00 AM From: BillyG Respond to of 50808
Optibase, CUBE customer....... Optibase Joins Wireless Multimedia Forum to Ensure Interoperability of Multimedia Protocols in the Wireless Internet Market Forum Comprised of Packet Video, Nortel Networks, Samsung , Sonera, Geo Interactive and More HERZLIYA, Israel, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Optibase (Nasdaq: OBAS) today announced that it has joined the Wireless Multimedia Forum (WMF) for developing an industry-wide consensus on use of certain protocols and service delivery platforms in the mobile arena. The forum's activities will focus on the delivery of content from wireless networks to mobile devices as well as from wired networks such as the Internet to mobile devices. The WMF Forum, which consists of hardware and software vendors, carriers and content developers will work with official standards groups such as IETF, ISO and ITU as well as the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum. "We're excited by the opportunity to join forces with other industry leaders in accelerating the proliferation of wireless multimedia services," said Yehuda Elmaliach, Chief Technical Officer at Optibase. "Optibase's expertise in the areas of streaming media and MPEG-4 can significantly contribute to the implementation of common technologies for distribution of rich media content by any and all IP devices. We are pleased to a part of the WMF initiative." For more information please visit the Optibase web site at www.optibase.com or www.wimforum.com. About Optibase Optibase provides high-quality, cost-effective solutions that enable the preparation and delivery of MPEG-based digital video over broadband networks. Based on the Company's expertise in both MPEG and network technologies, Optibase has created a suite of products used in applications such as digital video archiving, distance learning, business television and content creation. For more information contact: Optibase, Inc., 3031 Tisch Way, Plaza West, Suite 1, San Jose, CA 95128, or call 408-260-6760, 408-244-0545, fax, or visit www.optibase.com.