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To: ALDEN HUEN who wrote (570)	4/9/1998 11:05:00 AM
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And the beat goes on. SEATTLE, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK), the recognized leader in streaming media, today announced support for the W3C's Proposed Recommendation of Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL; pronounced "smile"). SMIL enables Web authors to easily create synchronized multimedia presentations using a wide range of multimedia elements including voice, music, visual effects, text and graphics. With SMIL, producing audio-visual content is easy; it does not require learning a programming language and can be done using a simple text editor. "The Web has many data formats for various forms of media. Combining them into a multimedia presentation can create a great impact even at low bandwidth," said Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and Inventor of the World Wide Web. "SMIL is an excellent example of how to build on the foundation laid down by XML, and is a fundamental building block in creating compelling, interoperable multimedia for the Web." "RealNetworks is pleased to be supporting another successful standards initiative from the W3C," said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO, RealNetworks. "As the Web continues to evolve into a mass medium, there is increased demand for richer media experiences. SMIL will help to unlock the flood gates of rich multimedia because it is both easy to author and creates a new level of interactivity never before experienced on the Internet." SMIL was developed by the W3C Synchronized Multimedia (SYMM) Working Group, a unique mix of experts from the four divergent industries (CD-ROM, Interactive Television, Web, and audio/video streaming) interested in bringing synchronized multimedia to the web. Authors of SMIL include both key industry players such as Digital Equipment Corporation, Lucent/Bell Labs, Microsoft, Netscape, Philips, RealNetworks and The Productivity Works, and leading research organizations such as Columbia University, CWI and INRIA. Powerful features SMIL offers the following key features: * Easy-to-learn Synchronization Primitives: 90% of the power of SMIL can be tapped by mastering only two tags, "parallel" and "sequential." * Temporal Hyperlinking: Offers all the capabilities of hyperlinks in HTML, and adds capabilities required in time-based presentations. * Reusability of Media Objects: All components of the multimedia presentation are referenced via URLs rather than physically embedded into SMIL file. For example, videos stored in a digital video library can be reused in many presentations. * Load Balancing: Different media objects in a presentation can be stored on different servers -- another benefit of using URLs rather than physically including media objects within the SMIL document. * Language Selection: Authors can indicate that an audio track is available in several languages, thus increasing the potential audience of the content. * Bandwidth Selection: Authors can express that a media object such as an audio track is available in different versions, each having been encoded for a different transmission bandwidth. This guarantees that presentations can be played even when only low-bandwidth access is available. More information about SMIL and the potential it holds for the Internet multimedia marketplace can be found at both www.real.com/technology/smil/ and www.w3.org/AudioVideo. About RealNetworks Based in Seattle, WA, RealNetworks, Inc. is the recognized leader in streaming media for the Internet. The company develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other consumer electronic devices to send and receive audio, video and other multimedia using the Web. RealNetworks can be found on the World Wide Web at www.real.com. NOTE: RealNetworks is a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Greg---->IFLY is a BUY BUY.