PLANO, Texas - Sept. 26, 2008 - The ViewCast Osprey®-700e HD video
capture card has been named the winner of Streaming Media
Magazine's 2008 Readers' Choice Award in the Encoding Hardware
category. A product of ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST), the Osprey-
700e HD was selected out of the nearly 4,000 votes cast by Streaming
Media readers in the annual contest that recognizes the industry's
most innovative streaming solutions.
The first HD-compatible product from ViewCast, the Osprey-700e HD is
a robust, high-performance video capture and streaming solution for
content owners and content aggregators who need to work with SDI
video sources in both HD and SD formats. In addition to the Streaming
Media award, the Osprey-700e HD won TV Technology magazine's STAR
Award in 2007 and was featured in HD Video Pro magazine's
More than 200 different products and services from 150 countries were
considered in this year's Streaming Media Readers' Choice
Awards. "The high level of competition in this program demonstrates
how many high-quality solutions are now available to consumers,
enterprises, and educational institutions looking for online video
solutions," said Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, editor of Streaming Media
magazine. "Also, the participation from such a high percentage of our
readership shows how committed they are to advancing the industry,
which is something we can all celebrate."
The award presentation, made Sept. 24 at the Streaming Media West
show in San Jose, marks the second consecutive Streaming Media
Readers' Choice Award for ViewCast. The company's entire Osprey
product line won in the Encoding Hardware category last year.
"The Osprey-700e HD card's selection for this prestigious award is
further demonstration of ViewCast's industry leadership in high-
quality, innovative streaming solutions," said Dave Stoner, president
and chief executive officer of ViewCast. "We are very pleased that
the readers of Streaming Media magazine continue to recognize and
appreciate the quality of our products."
About ViewCast Corporation
ViewCast designs, manufactures and markets industry leading hardware
and software solutions that enable users to capture, encode audio/
video content for live video streaming and video-on-demand (VOD)
delivery over IP and mobile networks. ViewCast products include the
Niagara® Pro and portable Niagara GoStream® families - all powered by
renowned Osprey® video capture technology. ViewCast's software,
including Niagara SCX®, Niagara SCX SDK and Osprey SimulStream®
provides remote system management, and enhances Osprey and Niagara
hardware to configure multiple, simultaneous multi-format, multi-
bitrate, multi-resolution video streams. This array of tools empowers
broadcasters, businesses, network service providers and government to
expand their audience in the digital media market place.
ViewCast®, Osprey®, Niagara®, Niagara SCX®, GoStream®, SimulStream®,
and EZStream® are trademarks or registered trademarks of ViewCast
Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks appearing
herein are the property of their respective owners.
