http://www.ipressroom.com/pr/mpPressroom news and press releasesMon, 19 Jun 2006 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/malloy-joins-mp.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/malloy-joins-mp.aspx Appointment Reflects Commitment to Customer Satisfaction with a Focus on Delivering Business Value in the Enterprise Video Communications Market BERKELEY, CA, June 19, 2006 - Media Publisher Inc., the leader in Enterprise Video Communications, today announced the appointment of Charles Malloy to director of professional services. Malloy joins Media Publisher with 20 years of professional services, business development and operations experience at leading technology companies including SAP, Plumtree Software, Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) and PriceWaterhouse Coopers. Malloy will manage worldwide professional services to ensure successful delivery of Media Publisher's enterprise video solution. "With his results-driven approach and enterprise software experience, we expect Charles to bring a new level of excellence to Media Publisher's professional services organization and support the growing base of Media Publisher customer worldwide," said Rod Bacon, CEO of Media Publisher Inc. "Chuck's extensive professional services experience and strong track record implementing world-class applications will be a great asset as we continue to innovate and deliver Enterprise Video Communications solutions to our customers." Malloy has a valuable in-depth understanding of emerging enterprise technologies and their implementation for commercial applications, along with experience spanning numerous multinational clients across industries. Malloy's consulting and services expertise includes a proven track record for driving significant field services revenue growth. Prior to joining Media Publisher, Malloy was director of consulting services and active global support at SAP, increasing field service revenues by 700 percent and managing Fortune 50 SAP accounts as part of SAP's Active Global Support Organization. Malloy also held leadership positions at Plumtree Software, where he was the director of Plumtree's field operations for the Eastern portion of the United States and Canada, and managed the operational expansion into Europe. "As an industry leader Media Publisher is setting the standard for Enterprise Video Communications," said Malloy. "Media Publisher is in the unique position of being able to deliver a truly enterprise-wide solution to meet the Video on Demand and Broadcast requirements of Fortune 500 companies." Malloy added, "The Media Publisher Professional Services organization will work with customers and partners to ensure successful delivery of our solutions. Media Publisher already has a razor sharp focus on providing business value and customer satisfaction. As Director of Professional Services, my goal will be to augment that focus by creating a world class delivery and support organization." Malloy has also held leadership positions at Accenture and PriceWaterhouse Coopers. About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. is the leader in Enterprise Video Communications. The company offers a complete suite of video applications, and a Video Control Center that manages a company's existing content infrastructure. Media Publisher's solution makes it easier for global 2000 companies to leverage business video, allowing them to communicate more efficiently and deliver a consistent message across distributed audiences. The company is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. For more information, visit www.mediapublisher.com. # # # Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-funding.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-funding.aspx Storm Ventures' Alex Mendez Will Join Media Publisher Board of Directors. BERKELEY, CA, May 23, 2006 - Media Publisher Inc., the leader in Enterprise Video Communications (EVC), announced today that the company has received $5.3 million in Series B venture funding. Storm Ventures led the round with additional funding from The Angels' Forum, The Halo Fund, and Garage Technology Ventures, all of whom contributed to Media Publisher's first round of funding in 2003. The company has raised $6.6 million to date. Media Publisher also announced that Alex Mendez, general partner at Storm Ventures, will join the company's board of directors. Mendez currently sits on the boards of 3Leaf Networks, Adomo, Bivio Networks, Mobio Networks, Venturi Wireless, and McData. Prior to founding Storm Ventures in October 2000, Alex spent twenty-five years in high tech at ROLM, IBM, Stratacom, and Cisco, holding several executive positions, most recently as a Senior Vice President/General Manager at Cisco. He was part of the founding team of Stratacom which Cisco acquired in 1996. "More and more global 2000 companies are taking advantage of the benefits that Enterprise Video Communications brings to large organizations with distributed audiences," said Rod Bacon, president and CEO of Media Publisher Inc. "Our investors recognize that Media Publisher is building on EVC's momentum in the corporate environment, and is creating solutions for using business video to communicate to customers, employees and partners. With our investors' support, we'll prepare for the tremendous growth we expect in this market." Media Publisher Inc. helps companies manage corporate video, making it reliable, scalable, and easy to use. Media Publisher offers non-technical users a way to create and manage their own live and on-demand events through a user-friendly interface, and view those video events through a configurable Viewer Portal. Media Publisher's Video Control Center makes it possible to centrally manage video events across the corporate network. "As enterprises increasingly use the power of business video to reach people across industries internationally, Enterprise Video Communications has the potential to become a major market," said Alex Mendez of Storm Ventures. "Media Publisher's leadership position in EVC drove our decision to invest in the company." About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. is the leader in Enterprise Video Communications. Media Publisher offers a complete suite of video applications, and a Video Control Center that manages a company's existing content infrastructure. Media Publisher's solution makes it easier for global 2000 companies to leverage business video, allowing them to communicate more efficiently and deliver a consistent message across distributed audiences. The company was founded by former executives of Inktomi who acquired the Media Publisher application from Inktomi prior to their acquisition by Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! retains a minority equity interest in Media Publisher. Media Publisher is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. For more information, visit www.mediapublisher.com. # # # Tue, 23 May 2006 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/enterprise-video.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/enterprise-video.aspx Market-Leading EVC Solution Solves Challenges of Presenting Corporate Video, Making It Reliable, Scalable and Easy to Use BERKELEY, CA, May 16, 2006 - Enterprise Video Communications (EVC) offers companies the most efficient and cost-effective way to reach large audiences and distribute strategic corporate information - but to date, technical roadblocks have stalled adoption of the medium. As video goes mainstream, providing significant value and undisputable ROI to the enterprise, a comprehensive strategic approach to managing and scaling corporate video is required. Media Publisher Inc., the leader in the rapidly growing EVC market, is the first company to remove these roadblocks and allow Global 2000 enterprises to take full advantage of the benefits of corporate video, making it reliable, scalable, and easy to use. "Most enterprises today recognize that video communications, such as live webcasts and on-demand recordings of meetings, executive presentations, training, and product information help build competitive advantage, maximize efficiency and increase the bottom line," said Sally Windman, industry analyst, Frost & Sullivan. "By using Enterprise Video Communications effectively, companies can greatly increase productivity and deliver a powerful ROI to the enterprise." Top corporate and public organizations have confirmed the benefits of Enterprise Video Communications, and are partnering with Media Publisher to create technologies that improve and simplify the delivery of business video in key areas, such as corporate communications, distance learning, HR / benefit administration, and channel enablement. "IBM is in the business of providing highly scalable enterprise video communications solutions to our customers," said Jim Dean, director, Digital Media Solutions, IBM. "Our partnership with Media Publisher is an important part of our EVC offering. By leveraging Media Publisher's application, IBM Global Services delivers innovative solutions, built on the compelling capabilities of IBM's hardware and open standards-based software products." Media Publisher offers non-technical users a way to create and manage their own live and on-demand events through a user-friendly interface, and view those video events through a configurable Viewer Portal. In addition, Media Publisher offers tremendous value to IT by integrating with and managing the existing IT infrastructure via the Video Control Center, making it possible to centrally manage video events across the corporate network. Media Publisher leverages other infrastructure components to accomplish central management, such as communicating with multiple remote encoders, syndicating content to multiple CDN distribution systems, and performing streaming server publishing point management. In addition, Media Publisher provides a fully fault-tolerant, redundant system with multiple levels of failover to ensure customers are able to scale the use of video to many thousands of simultaneous viewers - while ensuring the highest quality of video experience is achieved every time. "Media Publisher provides our faculty a user friendly way to include video in their course resources for students," said Kim Allen, director of data, voice, and video networking at Lamar University. "Centralized storage of all video on-demand assets makes it easy for students and faculty publishers to manage and find the appropriate content. Media Publisher gives us the control we need to launch events whenever we need them, to capture the information to use it later, and to create classes that are as rich as the ones we present in person." Media Publisher has innovated a complete Platform, Application, and Solutions product stack tailored to the unique demands of Enterprise Video Communications. The Media Publisher EVC solution interoperates with and leverages an enterprise's existing IT infrastructure, while delivering significant functionality and benefits to line-of-business users. Media Publisher offers a complete end-to-end solution, including a Platform and several applications for delivering and managing business video: * MP Viewer Portal: provides a user-friendly program guide, with easy-to-browse video categories and customizable look and feel. * MP Live EventPro: manages live video webcasting, and is scaleable to thousands of simultaneous viewers. * MP LiveCaster: allows presenters to deliver enterprise video webcasts and capture and deliver slides, images, web pages and other documents, without extended assistance from IT. * MP VOD Manager: allows business users to easily publish and manage their own video content, set access rights, and generate reports on viewer activity. * MP Digital Signage: creates RSS files for digital signage technologies and provides central management of content for all video outputs. "The value of business video increases when companies can bring their messages to hundreds or thousands of viewers, archive the video, and report on its usage," said Rod Bacon, president and CEO of Media Publisher Inc. "Media Publisher makes it possible to maximize the value of Enterprise Video Communications, without the decrease in quality that often occurs when enterprises need to distribute their messages to wide audiences." About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. is the leader in Enterprise Video Communications. Media Publisher offers a complete suite of video applications, and a Video Control Center that manages a company's existing content infrastructure. Media Publisher's solution makes it easier for global 2000 companies to leverage business video, allowing them to communicate more efficiently and deliver a consistent message across distributed audiences. Media Publisher is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. For more information, visit www.mediapublisher.com. # # # Tue, 16 May 2006 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/video-capture.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/video-capture.aspx CAB Solution Offers High-Quality, Interactive Video Presentations in a User-Friendly Format for Corporate Communications and Video-Assisted Learning BERKELEY AND SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (April 19, 2006) - Envivio Inc., the leading technology provider of MPEG-4 (including AVC/H.264) systems from mobile to HD, and Media Publisher Inc., the leader in enterprise video communications, are introducing the CAB™ Solution for business video presentations. CAB, short for "capture, archive and broadcast", combines the webcasting features of the Envivio® Mindshare™ Presentation system with the power of Media Publisher's Enterprise Video Communications system. The new CAB Solution helps companies deliver broadcast-quality video - including images, screen capture and text - to large audiences, with limited IT assistance and without the technical problems commonly associated with enterprise video delivery. The companies are jointly selling and marketing the CAB Solution. The CAB Solution features a capture appliance and Video Control Center, creating a plug-and-play webcasting system that broadcasts live video and automates the archive and delivery of a single VOD file. Industry-standard MPEG-4 video technology is used to deliver all of the elements of a presentation - audio, video, screen capture, images and text - to an enterprise-wide audience. CAB Solution provides an easy-to-use, scalable method for deploying interactive video communications with improved security, low latency, increased reliability, and improved transmission quality. "For companies that need to distribute video to hundreds or thousands of viewers, it hasn't been easy to create presentations that look professional, are stable, and can be delivered by non-technical business users," said Rod Bacon, President and CEO of Media Publisher Inc. "The CAB Solution addresses this challenge by combining the flexibility and ease-of-use of Envivio's Mindshare capture appliance with the scale and management capabilities of Media Publisher's EVC system." The end-to-end solution eliminates many of the pain points for organizations that use business video. After a live event, the rich media presentation is automatically published into a single MPEG-4 file that contains the entire presentation and can be scheduled for VOD distribution, leveraging existing infrastructure. "The CAB Solution featuring interactive MPEG-4 presentation capabilities offers a quality experience for all viewers - whether they're in the same conference room, or halfway around the world," said Julien Signès, President of Envivio Inc. "Since the presentations are automatically captured, published and made available for VOD within Media Publisher, users can access the content on demand, as their business needs dictate." The CAB Solution offers several benefits for companies seeking a user-friendly and reliable enterprise video solution. Complete End-to-End Solution for Live Event Creation, Archive, and Broadcast: Includes Media Publisher's industry-leading platform for producing, managing, scheduling, publishing, and delivering high-quality webcasts, with a full suite of rich media content and administration capabilities. Interactivity: Offers a high degree of interactivity for one-to-many rich media webcasts, helping increase user attention span and providing an engaging viewer experience. Ease of Use: Requires little or no training, allowing business users to set up video events without relying on IT. Cost Effectiveness: Provides an integrated comprehensive solution for enterprise video broadcasts, eliminating complexities associated with multiple vendor point solutions. Scalability: Manages video events for thousands of viewers worldwide, with no decrease in quality or performance. Visitors to the NAB2006 show from April 24-27, 2006 can view a demo of the CAB Solution at the Envivio booth #SL4403. About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. is the leader in Enterprise Video Communications. Media Publisher offers a complete suite of video applications, and a Video Control Center that manages a company's existing content infrastructure. Media Publisher's solution makes it easier for global 2000 companies to leverage business video, allowing them to communicate more efficiently and deliver a consistent message across distributed audiences. Media Publisher is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. For more information, visit www.mediapublisher.com. About Envivio Envivio Inc. is the leading provider of MPEG-4 (including AVC / H.264) systems that power innovative services for revenue generating and bandwidth saving applications in the broadcast, mobile, enterprise and IPTV markets. Service providers using Envivio systems can reduce their operational costs by making their existing infrastructure more efficient while offering the highest quality video services at the lowest possible bit rates. Envivio is considered the industry expert in producing and delivering MPEG-4 products and systems. More than a pioneer in the development of MPEG-4 technology, Envivio has created product families that address specific IP and video delivery requirements to enable the creation of new applications and services that were not possible previously. Working with leading industry partners, the company's open standards-based technology and systems are used to deliver complete end-to-end solutions that range from mobile video services, digital television over IP, and rich media communications to high definition television. Visit www.envivio.com for more information. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/cms-vet.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/cms-vet.aspxCraig D. Smith Brings Strong Enterprise Sales Track Record to Enterprise Video Communications Leader BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (March 31, 2006) - Media Publisher Inc., the leader in Enterprise Video Communications, today announced that Craig D. Smith has joined the company as vice president of worldwide sales. A 20-year veteran of the enterprise software industry, Smith has established a strong track record of meeting and exceeding revenue targets, establishing new markets and building solid sales organizations. Smith will manage worldwide sales efforts for Media Publisher's enterprise video solution, making business video reliable, secure, easy to use, and cost-effective. "Craig's proven success in the content management and e-learning market will drive increased sales of Media Publisher to global 2000 companies seeking new ways to benefit from business video," said Rod Bacon, CEO of Media Publisher Inc. "His track record in exceeding sales and growth expectations will allow us to meet our goal of expanding into global markets." Smith has significant experience building leaders in the content management industry. He was vice president of enterprise sales at iManage (Interwoven), driving sales of the company's industry-leading collaboration products to enterprise customers. Smith was also vice president of North American sales at Saba Software, an e-learning company, overseeing the sales organization that acquired the company's first 100 enterprise customers. As vertical sales director for Documentum, an enterprise content management software vendor, Smith helped build the company's first and highest performing industry vertical, resulting in revenue growth over tenfold in just four years. "With Media Publisher's leadership position in the Enterprise Video Communications market, businesses will dramatically improve business operations through new and cost-effective uses of video communication," said Smith. "Media Publisher's success is driven by the strength of its product, the expertise of its team and its commitment to its customers. I look forward to making my own contribution to the company as we continue to bring its solutions to new customers around the world." Smith has also held sales positions at Unisys Corporation and Perkin Elmer Corporation (Applied Biosystems). He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. About Media Publisher Media Publisher Inc. is the leader in Enterprise Video Communications. The company offers a complete suite of video applications, and a Video Control Center that manages a company's existing content infrastructure. Media Publisher's solution makes it easier for global 2000 companies to leverage business video, allowing them to communicate more efficiently and deliver a consistent message across distributed audiences. The company is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/stratache-mp.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/stratache-mp.aspx Content Distribution Software Leader and Enterprise Video Communications Pioneer Enable Software-Based, On-Demand Video for Enterprise Applications DAYTON, OHIO and BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (March 27, 2006) - Stratacache and Media Publisher Inc., today announced a strategic partnership that will deliver the industry's first complete and cost-effective video publishing system for enterprises of all sizes. By deploying OmniCast software onto existing PC or server hardware in remote office locations, enterprises can now deliver video and use it at small, remote locations in hospitality, service, retail and other environments where previous solutions have been prohibitively expensive. By combining Media Publisher's Enterprise Video Communications software applications with Stratacache's industry-leading OmniCast content delivery software, the two companies will offer solutions that facilitate the use of video communications for retailers, financial services firms, manufacturers, and other companies that want to leverage the power of video throughout their broadly distributed organizations. "Media Publisher leads the industry in making video a mainstream corporate communications medium by combining video capture, storage, and distribution management in a single, cost-effective platform," said Chris Riegel, president and CEO of Stratacache. "By enabling Media Publisher to leverage OmniCast for cost-effective distribution, we can offer our customers a turnkey, software-only solution for leveraging the power of video in digital signage, employee training, executive communications, and many other applications." Most enterprises recognize that video communications-including live webcasts and executive presentations-increase corporate agility and decrease costs. However, the complexities of video communication technologies and the challenges of distributing the information simultaneously to thousands of viewers have often stalled the adoption of this medium - until now. The combination of OmniCast's patented multicast distribution technology and Media Publisher's suite of enterprise video capture, edit, and management solutions enables companies to distribute video files of any size to any number of endpoints over their existing networks without significant equipment upgrades. OmniCast's multicast technology is highly efficient and secure, enabling companies to simultaneously deliver files as large as a terabyte to tens of thousands of distributed endpoints without disrupting other network operations. "OmniCast is the market leader in scalable and cost-effective content distribution software, and the product makes it easy to distribute files of any size over networks of any size," said Steve Pattison, vice president of marketing and business development at Media Publisher, Inc. "By combining our Enterprise Video Communications products with OmniCast, we can offer an end-to-end video capture, management, and distribution system that scales to support companies of any size." Media Publisher's suite of Enterprise Video Communications products allows companies to easily and cost-effectively unify content from many different video file types, create live and on-demand video presentations, manage video assets, and control presentation of video programs to corporate users. OmniCast extends the value of Media Publisher solutions by enabling fast, simultaneous, and cost-effective delivery of video files to any number of network endpoints. About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. is the leader in Enterprise Video Communications. Media Publisher offers a complete suite of video applications, and a Video Control Center that manages a company's existing content infrastructure. Media Publisher's solution makes it easier for global 2000 companies to leverage business video, allowing them to communicate more efficiently and deliver a consistent message across distributed audiences. Media Publisher is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. For more information, visit www.mediapublisher.com. About Stratacache Stratacache is the world leader in efficient, scalable and cost-effective content distribution and application acceleration solutions for highly distributed, network-connected organizations. Serving Global 2000 customers and mid-tier organizations in the retail, finance, service, manufacturing and government markets worldwide, Stratacache's products transparently solve large-scale content distribution and application performance challenges while immediately providing tangible return-on-investment and dramatically improved user satisfaction. Stratacache is based in Dayton, Ohio USA and is privately held. For more information please visit www.stratacache.com or e-mail info@stratacache.com Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-livecaster.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-livecaster.aspx Enterprise Video Communications Leader Introduces Software-based Presentation Tool as Part of Latest Release of Media Publisher Solution BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (March 23, 2006) - Media Publisher Inc., the leader in Enterprise Video Communications, today announced that it is introducing MP LiveCaster, a new product that makes it easy for executives and distributed presenters to deliver enterprise video webcasts. MP LiveCaster, which is packaged with the 4.3 release of Media Publisher's enterprise video solution, allows webcast presenters to capture and deliver slides, images, web pages and other documents - without the need for special hardware or advanced technical expertise. Using MP LiveCaster, a presenter can add any material on his or her computer - for example, PowerPoint slides, Web pages, and photos - to the webcast automatically, and without advance preparation or involvement from IT. The MP LiveCaster software captures images of the presenter's actual computer screen during a webcast (at intervals set by the presenter), and delivers the captured "slides" as part of the webcast. The introduction of MP LiveCaster extends the footprint of Media Publisher's enterprise video solution, making business video reliable, secure, easy to use, and cost-effective. Media Publisher offers a market-tested and mature suite of applications, and a Video Control Center that interoperates with a company's existing infrastructure. "Enterprise video has become an efficient and cost-effective way for companies to communicate with thousands of people, both inside and outside of the organization," said Rod Bacon, president and CEO of Media Publisher Inc. "However, technical complexities often prevent business users from taking advantage of these benefits because webcasts can require a big investment in training time and support from IT. MP LiveCaster eliminates these complexities, and puts control of the webcast in the hands of the presenter." MP LiveCaster operates from a desktop or laptop computer and requires only a standard webcam, giving business users the flexibility to deliver a presentation from any location with Internet access. Because the images captured by MP LiveCaster are part of the same data stream as the webcast (instead of two separate streams), transmission is improved significantly and separate streams do not have to be managed by the content distribution network. Media Publisher 4.3 release includes support for Microsoft Windows Media DRM, Single Sign-On, and other key enhancements for the Enterprise As part of the release of Media Publisher 4.3, several new features have been added to the platform: Microsoft Windows Media DRM support: full support for Microsoft DRM, ensuring that only authenticated viewers can see protected content. Single sign-on: support for single sign-on integrations - once users have signed into their networks, they do not require a separate login to access Media Publisher. Digital signage integration: creates an RSS feed that can be used to integrate with third-party digital signage solutions. MediaNet multiple Windows Media encoder support: allows users to select more than one encoder for a single event, providing flexibility for users who need a choice of bitrates and failover capability for each encoder selected to ensure viewers do not lose connection during an event. Media Publisher 4.3 including MP LiveCaster is available via online download. For sales and information, please contact sales@mediapublisher.com. About Media Publisher Media Publisher Inc. is the leader in Enterprise Video Communications. Media Publisher offers a complete suite of video applications, and a Video Control Center that manages a company's existing content infrastructure. Media Publisher's solution makes it easier for global 2000 companies to leverage business video, allowing them to communicate more efficiently and deliver a consistent message across distributed audiences. Media Publisher is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. For more information, visit www.mediapublisher.com. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/steve-pattison-mp.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/steve-pattison-mp.aspx Pattison to spearhead Media Publisher's Global Marketing and Business Development Operations BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (January 17, 2006) - Media Publisher, the Leader in Enterprise Video Communications, today announced the appointment of Steve Pattison to the Media Publisher management team as the vice president of marketing and business development. Pattison's responsibilities will include increasing awareness of the Media Publisher Enterprise Video Communication solution, overseeing all third party partnerships, and extending Media Publisher's reach into new markets internationally. Steve brings to Media Publisher more than 15 years of experience with related content management technology and services companies. Most recently, Steve joined Media Publisher from Interwoven, an Enterprise Content Management software company, where he was the vice president of worldwide alliances and business development. At Interwoven, Pattison managed an international channel organization that doubled the company's systems integrator and technology partner community and grew channel revenue threefold. Pattison joined Interwoven via the merge with iManage, Inc. in November, 2003. At iManage, he lead the business development organization and established the initial reseller relationship between iManage and Interwoven. "We are very excited to have Steve join the Media Publisher team and lead our marketing and business development efforts," said Media Publisher CEO Rod Bacon. "Steve's industry experience and track record of developing software companies will be instrumental as Media Publisher expands its position in the Enterprise Video Communications market." "As video event broadcasting and the value of the accumulated video assets continues to grow exponentially, the opportunity to add value to an enterprise with a comprehensive software solution is tremendous," said Pattison. "Media Publisher has spent the past six years developing a scalable, extensible and highly functional software platform designed to operate within a company's existing infrastructure. With our partners, Media Publisher is well positioned to deliver on the promise of Enterprise Video Communications for customers internationally." Prior to Interwoven, Pattison held management positions with Documentum (now a division of EMC, Inc.), Plumtree Software (acquired by BEA, Inc.), and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and a bachelor's degree in Marketing and MIS from the University of Minnesota. About Media Publisher Media Publisher, Inc. (MPI) is the leader in Enterprise Video Communication, enabling Fortune 2000 companies to unify content from a wide array of content providers and file types, create live and on-demand video presentations, manage video assets in a scalable and robust EVC platform, and deliver video content to an organization's existing network and computing infrastructure. Working with industry partners including Cisco Systems, IBM and Network Appliance, Media Publisher helps solve the sales, marketing, training, distance learning and enterprise communications needs of our customers, including Capital One, Citigroup, Lockheed Martin, Medco Health, Raytheon, the U.S. Department of Defense, and Verizon. MPI is privately-held and based in Berkeley, California. For more information, visit www.mediapublisher.com. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/medianet.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/medianet.aspx New Software Infrastructure Solution Creates Live Content Delivery Network for Enterprise Class Webcasting BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (November 15, 2005) Media Publisher, Inc (MPI), a pioneering developer of software for business video in the enterprise, today announced the release of MediaNet, a new software tool for delivering enterprise class live webcasts using stand-alone media servers. Initially, the system supports Windows Media Services in Microsoft Server 2003. MediaNet provides an easy to manage, automated software infrastructure solution that allows customers to leverage new or existing Windows Media streaming media servers and create a tightly connected, fully managed live webcast delivery network providing an unparalleled level of security and fault-tolerant reliability. By leveraging normal server hardware and streaming servers, Media Publisher allows companies to quickly deploy a scalable webcasting platform for enterprise-wide use, without expensive network upgrades. MediaNet is fully integrated into the Media Publisher software platform and its live broadcast publishing workflows. "MediaNet is a revolutionary new technology that addresses an important need for many of our enterprise customers," said Rod Bacon, co-founder and CEO of Media Publisher. "While Windows Media has become the technology of choice for enterprise video, it has lacked the publishing, reliability, and failover capabilities that are necessary for large scale management and use. MediaNet fills this critical requirement." Key Features and Capabilities of MediaNet Publishing Point Automation MediaNet automates the creation of publishing points on all streaming servers in a network environment. It supports any route that a stream can take to reach a destination server. It recognizes various roles a streaming server may play in such routes: origin (ingest) point, distribution node, or edge node. System administrators are provided with a simple user interface to select origin and destination nodes and MediaNet selects a distribution route. MediaNet allows users to direct content only where it is needed (thus saving bandwidth) by offering the option to select particular edge nodes or groups of edge nodes. MediaNet also provides automatic routing of user requests to the closest streaming media edge server, and failover to the second closest server. Unicast and Multicast Flexibility Since many networks are not fully multicast enabled, MediaNet allows an administrator to specify whether a publishing point is capable of supporting multicast or unicast, and provides multicast-to-unicast failover only on designated servers. Streaming Server Monitoring MediaNet automatically monitors all streaming servers and displays failure notices immediately if any of the servers fail. This provides administrators with the tools they need to ensure a successful event for the viewing audience. Failover MediaNet uses automatically-generated server-side playlists to implement a robust level of failover across the network. Playlists are generated on origin streaming servers, distribution servers, and edge servers to provide automated failover for encoders and streaming servers at all levels. Multicast Announcement Automation MediaNet automatically creates multicast announcement files for dynamically-created publishing points on edge servers. Live Broadcast Workflow MediaNet provides a simple interface to manage the testing, provisioning, starting, monitoring, stopping, and tearing down of the dynamic streaming network configuration. Pricing and Availability MediaNet is available immediately, and is available as an option with the Media Publisher 4.0 Enterprise Edition. Contact the company for pricing details. About Media Publisher Media Publisher, Inc. develops and markets the industry's most advanced software platform for enterpriseTV. Media Publisher enterprise software enables Fortune 2000 companies to broadcast live and on-demand video using their existing computing infrastructure, create and manage business video content, and integrate their video, network and enterprise computing infrastructure into a media delivery network for the enterprise. Working with industry partners including Cisco Systems, IBM and Network Appliance, Media Publisher helps solve the sales, marketing, training, and enterprise communications needs of our customers, including Capital One, Citigroup, Lockheed Martin, Medco Health, Raytheon, the U.S. Department of Defense, and Verizon. MPI is privately-held and based in Berkeley, California. For more information, visit www.mediapublisher.com.Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/enterprise-tv.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/enterprise-tv.aspx New 4.0 Software Release Adds New Features and Capabilities for Enterprise Webcasting, Video-on-Demand, Video Conference Broadcasting, and Business Video Content Management BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (May 17, 2005) Media Publisher, Inc (MPI), a pioneering developer of software for business video in the enterprise, today announced Media Publisher 4.0, the latest release of its software platform for enterprise TV (eTVTM) Release 4.0 is a complete software platform for migrating an enterprise to business video over IP networks - for live webcasting, video-on-demand, and video conferencing content broadcast over the corporate network and the internet. Media Publisher 4.0 offers four core capabilities: - three enterprise communications applications to broadcast business video and rich media content to thousands of viewers at the desktop; - an interactive program guide/viewer portal to simplify user navigation and provide access to web-based business video content; - a content management and publishing engine to help event producers manage content and automate event and content publishing; - an infrastructure integration layer to seamlessly tie together broadcasting applications with the video and enterprise computing infrastructures. Enterprise-class and fully deployed and tested in five of the Fortune 50, Media Publisher 4.0 is helping companies make broadcast video communications over IP a mission critical application to increase employee productivity, cut costs, and improve communications in global organizations. "Release 4.0 is a major milestone for Media Publisher," said Rod Bacon, co-founder and CEO of Media Publisher. "We are the 'central nervous system' for enterprise video communications in our customer deployments. Media Publisher 4.0 lays the software foundation for the transition to eTV and provides very immediate communications solutions for Fortune 2000 enterprises, allowing them to save money and improve corporate agility." Key New Features and Capabilities in Release 4.0 eTV Live!TM An enterprise-class webcasting application that enables interactive, fully clustered and fault tolerant video broadcasting to tens of thousands of simultaneous participants. eTV Live! features a data center design with full support for fault tolerance and clustering for scalability, performance, and reliability. New interactive features in 4.0 include support for polling, chat and Q & A. eTV Live! supports the automatic creation and publishing of a video-on-demand archive at the conclusion of the live broadcast. Release 4.0 also includes new performance optimizations for directory access, event delivery and report viewing. Tightly linked with Media Publisher's Video Content Manager and Broadcast Infrastructure Manager, eTV Live! automates much of the work associated with the production and management of a live webcast. Enterprise webcasting with eTV Live! is significantly more cost effective, reliable and secure than outsourced webcast services, satellite broadcasts, or stand-alone webcasting tools. eTV VC! With the new Discovery Services feature, the eTV VC! application can re-broadcast videoconferencing events live via streaming over IP networks, and/or archive video conferences in the Video Content Manager for later viewing, on demand from the desktop. Media Publisher is leading the convergence of video into a single management system in the enterprise, available to anyone, anywhere. Underutilized point-to-point video conferencing endpoints and dedicated conference rooms can be repurposed to author live and on-demand content, and video conferencing content can be made available to a much broader audience at the desktop. As part of this new application, support has been added for STARBAK Communications' VCG. eTV OnDemand! / Interactive Program Guide Media Publisher 4.0 provides an application for broadcasting on-demand video content via a viewer portal/interactive program guide. With eTV OnDemand!, a typical enterprise can manage and present thousands of on-demand video assets via the Program Guide, which provides both structured navigation through available content, as well as an authentication engine (integrated with enterprise LDAP directories), to ensure that content is viewed only by those authorized to access it. Video Content Manager Media Publisher's publishing and content management engine for business video and rich media remains unrivalled in the industry. Video Content Manager automates and simplifies the ingest, management, publishing and storage of large volumes of video and rich media content. Release 4.0 adds support for more advanced search tools, including phonetic, video key frame, and file extension search. Release 4.0 also supports content created in several third party authoring tools Video Content Manager reduces, by 50-80%, the manual work required to publish live and on-demand business video events and content, and gives non-technical personnel the ability to manage the content and the publishing process, eliminating IT as a bottleneck. Broadcast Infrastructure Manager Media Publisher 4.0 offers the most complete software solution for managing a digital broadcast infrastructure - tying together the broadcast applications and content management system with the video, network and enterprise computing infrastructure upon which they run. The Broadcast Infrastructure Manager addresses the complex realities of multi-vendor environments -- integrating the broadest and most complete set of encoders, streaming servers, content managers, content distribution networks and video formats with enterprise portals, directories, search engines, security frameworks and databases. The Broadcast Infrastructure Manager makes a complex infrastructure simple to manage and control for IT, and allows companies to use their existing infrastructure to support business video. Among the newest integration features in Media Publisher 4.0 include: the release of a new encoder framework to speed support for new encoders and encoding technologies; support for the MPEG format via Cisco IP/TV and IBM Video Charger; enterprise calendaring support via the iCAL standard; single sign on; integration with the IBM Websphere Portal; and support for all major LDAP systems, including Microsoft Active Directory, Novell NDS and extended SOAP API's. "The evolution of software platforms designed specifically to manage business video communications marks an exciting, new stage of maturation for the industry," said Steve Vonder Haar, research director of Interactive Media Strategies. "MPI's proven technology has been substantially enhanced with the release of Media Publisher 4.0. By offering leading-edge communications applications, a content management engine, and infrastructure management software in a single platform, MPI is among the industry leaders in helping enterprises accelerate their adoption of business video." Pricing and Availability Media Publisher 4.0 is available immediately. Pricing varies depending on configuration. About Media Publisher Media Publisher, Inc. develops and markets the industry's most advanced software platform for enterpriseTV. Media Publisher enterprise software enables Fortune 2000 companies to broadcast live and on-demand video using their existing computing infrastructure, create and manage business video content, and integrate their video, network and enterprise computing infrastructure into a media delivery network for the enterprise. Working with industry partners including Cisco Systems, IBM and Network Appliance, Media Publisher helps solve the sales, marketing, training, and enterprise communications needs of our customers, including Capital One, Citigroup, Lockheed Martin, Medco Health, Raytheon, and the U.S. Department of Defense. MPI is privately-held and based in Berkeley, California. For more information, visit www.mediapublisher.com.Tue, 17 May 2005 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-new-software.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-new-software.aspxMPI leverages industry standards for fast and easy integration Berkeley, Calif. (October 27, 2004) Media Publisher, Inc (MPI), a provider of enterprise software for rich media publishing and management, today announced new software that integrates the capabilities of its platform with the IBM WebSphere Portal. As part of a complete enterprise video communications solution within the IBM Digital Media Framework, the new software will allow MPI and IBM to offer more comprehensive rich-media communications solutions to enterprise users. MPI's support of an open infrastructure, which incorporates industry standards such as SOAP, XML, J2EE, MPEG-4 and LDAP, meets customer demand for solutions that quickly integrate with IBM digital media solutions. MPI's software was recently deployed by a large pharmaceuticals corporation that required a solution for incorporating video-based communications, including live broadcasts and on-demand videos, into their WebSphere Portal. "The company wanted to give its users a seamless experience to view live video-based and on-demand programs, including training and executive communications, without forcing them to leave the portal," said Rod Bacon, CEO, MPI. "Using open standards, Media Publisher was easily integrated with the company's existing technology components, therefore allowing it to leverage its existing investments." "IP-based video already is changing the way forward-thinking companies use their computing networks to foster better employee-to-employee communications," said Steve Vonder Haar, research director with Interactive Media Strategies. "As the role of video becomes more vital to the communications process, many enterprise IT managers will demand an open platform that gives them more flexibility in managing multimedia." MPI is demonstrating how technology companies can create seamless solutions by being committed to open frameworks via industry standards. The company's other product integrations that also leverage open standards include: SOAP-based APIs for fast and easy integration with WebSphere Portal, J2EE standards for supporting WebSphere Application Server, MPEG-4 streaming format for integration with DB2 Content Manager VideoCharger, and JDBC for supporting DB2. MPI's software is also fully integrated with Real Helix Universal Server and Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS): more examples of how Media Publisher supports any combination of media technologies, including encoders, codecs, streaming servers, content delivery networks and portal servers. The new software, which includes the Media Publisher portlet, has passed the WebSphere Portal and Lotus Workplace Catalog technical validation, and is 'Ready for WebSphere Portal" qualified. For more information, please visit the IBM WebSphere Portal and Workplace Catalog or the MPI website. About Media Publisher Media Publisher, Inc. (MPI) provides enterprise software that brings all of the technology components of a rich media infrastructure together while adopting a user-friendly process-driven workflow. Our products help large organizations remove IT as a process bottleneck while allowing IT to maintain control of their media infrastructure. Working with premier channel partners including Cisco, IBM and RealNetworks, MPI solves the live and on-demand training, marketing, corporate communications, and meeting broadcast needs of Fortune 2000 companies, including customers such as Citigroup, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Department of Defense. MPI is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. More information about MPI can be found at http://www.media-publisher.com/. Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/banking-software.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/banking-software.aspxCitigroup Teams with IBM, Cisco Systems and MPI to More Efficiently Communicate with Employees, Customers Around the World TowerGroup Conference, Boston (May 19, 2004) IBM today introduced new digital media solutions specifically designed to help retail banking institutions deliver rich media, video, audio and graphics to employees and customers faster, easier and at lower cost. The new IBM Digital Media for Banking solutions take advantage of advances in converged networks, storage, middleware, IP technology and applications to manage and deliver rich media to branches and employees. The new solutions, part of IBM's Branch Transformation portfolio that transforms branches into vital channels for acquiring customers, improving service and maximizing customer profitability, are implemented on open standards technology. The solutions help banks gain more control over their in-branch customer experience, train remote employees with video, deploy real-time marketing capabilities and deliver contact center audio analysis and video security operations. The IBM and partner solutions, which can be deployed using existing platforms as well as IBM hardware, software and services, help banks raise employee and customer awareness in branches around internal communications, products and special offers. The IBM Digital Media for Banking offerings, in conjunction with advanced IP networking infrastructure from Cisco Systems, include: Video Communications for Banking, an integrated solution, including IBM and Cisco technologies: Offers interactive video to employees and customers for corporate communications, training, product information and self help - at the PC Desktop, in-branch kiosk or ATM. Dynamic Digital Merchandising: Delivers video, audio and graphic advertising to plasma screens in-branch with the ability to personalize and demographically target specific audiences and promotions. Digital Content Management: Allows banks to control storage, desktop retrieval, workflow and analysis of core brand, marketing, corporate assets and contact center audio. Digital Security solutions: Centralized monitoring with storage, retrieval, recording and analytics for asset, people and ATM protection. Customers like Citigroup are now able to communicate more efficiently with their employees, customers and partners through a video delivery system for scheduled and real-time education and message delivery. Citigroup implemented the Video Communications for Banking solution, which features Media Publisher software running on IBM Intel-based systems, in conjunction with automated distribution of content to office locations through the Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS). With this new solution, Citigroup is able to train employees around the world, assimilate new staff and provide real-time access for employees to financial and market information. "With the new video infrastructure in place, Citigroup can manage streaming media events such as executive webcasts and employee training for multiple business units simultaneously," said Tony Raimundo, senior vice president, Digital Media & Collaborative Technologies, Citigroup. "We anticipate that this more effective communications solution will help us keep a clear and consistent message to our many constituents worldwide." The new IBM digital media solutions utilize open standards based IBM eServer xSeries systems and the intelligence of Cisco networking technologies. IBM and Cisco Systems in collaboration with Media Publisher Inc (MPI), a maker of rich media automation software, have developed Video Communications for Banking, an integrated set of capabilities that enables streaming media technology to be utilized by banks more efficiently. The solution includes Cisco ACNS, a software solution that runs on either network-integrated appliances or router-integrated network modules, which gives enterprises and service providers an integrated caching and content-delivery platform for new network services. "IBM is helping retail banks capitalize on the benefits of digital media in a way that is efficient and cost-effective," said Dick Anderson, general manager, IBM Global Digital Media Industry. "By using the new IBM Digital Media for Banking solutions, coupled with a variety of different applications from our partner network, retail banks can take advantage of rich media -- video, audio and graphics -- to help transform branch business and empower employees with information." IBM Digital Media for Banking solutions are available immediately and will be demonstrated at the TowerGroup conference from May 19,2004 through May 21, 2004. Read Citigroup rolls out streaming media to corporate desktops article in COMPUTERWORLD. Wed, 19 May 2004 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/lockheed-streaming.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/lockheed-streaming.aspxThe Whitlock Group Provides System Integration to Implement Internal Streaming Video Communications System for 25,000 Aeronautics Division Employees in the US BERKELEY, Calif., and SUNNYVALE, Calif. (March 23, 2004) Media Publisher, Inc. (MPI), provider of enterprise software for rich media publishing and management, and Network Appliance (NASDAQ:NTAP), a leading provider of enterprise data management solutions, today announced that Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company has selected Media Publisher™ 3.1 software in combination with the Network Appliance NetCache®-based enterprise content delivery network (ECDN) solution. Together, MPI and Network Appliance will become the core components of Lockheed Martin's video streaming and conferencing infrastructure solution. MPI and Network Appliance also announced the start of an official technology partnership. Lockheed Martin's comprehensive approach to implementing streaming media takes advantage of proven best practices developed by the streaming industry. Lockheed Martin selected The Whitlock Group, a new MPI channel partner that specializes in broadcast and presentation capabilities, to provide implementation services. By combining robust content creation and management applications, scalable delivery infrastructure, and expert integration services, Lockheed Martin will be able to achieve a simple and cost-effective streaming media solution. The overall solution will improve corporate communication and employee training without the complexity of intense administrator management or lengthy lag times to access rich media. Media Publisher 3.1 will provide all management and publishing capabilities for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' internal video communications The new joint MPI/Network Appliance solution will enable Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company's 25,000 employees to receive and participate in streaming video presentations, including eLearning, all-hands meetings, company announcements, and CEO presentations throughout the company's computing networks and in coordination with web servers and other content delivery tools. With the new infrastructure in place, Lockheed Martin will be able to: Centrally manage the video streaming infrastructure while allowing content to be delivered to the edge of the network for increased performance and bandwidth control; Collect and analyze usage, quality of service parameters, health of the streams, and end-user participation; Allow non-technical users to create, categorize, search, provide access control, distribute via NetCache, and dynamically present video content to the appropriate audiences. "Lockheed Martin is a prime example of a complex organization that benefits from a complete and simplified video streaming solution through a broad range of applications," said Rod Bacon, CEO, MPI. "Our solution will provide Lockheed's constituents with timely access to information, save money through remote training and presentations, increase overall efficiency of employees, enhance communications and help them provide better customer service." "Lockheed Martin needed simple, scalable solutions to meet their business objectives," said Amit Pandey, vice president and general manager, Content Delivery Business Unit, Network Appliance. "As a result of choosing NetApp and MPI, Lockheed Martin is able to cost-effectively improve corporate communication and employee training without adding complications such as intense administrator management or lengthy lag times to access rich media." MPI and Network Appliance to develop integrated product offerings As part of their new partner relationship, Media Publisher software will become integrated with the Network Appliance NetCache content delivery systems. NetCache improves content delivery by storing content closer to the end users and eliminating network and server bottlenecks that slow down or even terminate delivery. The synergies between the two companies' product offerings provide an enormous benefit to enterprise customers. Among other benefits of the integration, Media Publisher will provide a simple interface to allow non-technical users to manage, publish, and distribute their rich media across the NetApp ECDN. MPI and Whitlock to offer comprehensive video solutions Further extending its reach into new markets, MPI has formed a channel partnership with The Whitlock Group, an industry-leading integration firm focused on broadcast and presentation solutions. The Whitlock Group has won awards for its television, video-production, audiovisual, and videoconferencing solutions. "The Whitlock Group is constantly striving to be the one-stop source for delivering the most innovative, cost effective video solutions for our customers," said Kévin Thompson, president, The Whitlock Group. "Our new partnership with MPI is yet another step in the direction of offering the most comprehensive portfolio available today." About Network Appliance Network Appliance is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has delivered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive "The evolution of storage.™" Information about Network Appliance solutions and services is available at http://www.networkappliance.com/. About Media Publisher Media Publisher, Inc. (MPI) provides software which helps large organizations accelerate and streamline the deployment, creation, delivery, and consumption of rich media by eliminating technical complexity and unnecessary manual intervention from the media publishing process. Working with premier channel partners including Network Appliance, IBM and RealNetworks, MPI solves the live and on-demand training, marketing, corporate communications, and meeting broadcast needs of Fortune 2000 companies. MPI is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. More information about MPI can be found at http://www.media-publisher.com/. Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/new-mp-release.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/new-mp-release.aspx Media Publisher, Inc., (MPI) recently announced the general availability of its latest software release, Media Publisher™ 3.1. Among its new features, version 3.1 of the patent-pending application adds support for IBM® DB2 v8.1 and enhanced integration with IBM DB2 Content Manager 8.2, providing even greater benefits for joint IBM and MPI customers. With the new integrations, a broad range of users within an enterprise can use Media Publisher's simple interface to easily store and manage their rich media files within IBM DB2 Content Manager, and then publish the content. The application provides automated, wizard-based features to allow end-users to take advantage of content distribution technologies, control access to and availability of content, and expose content to viewers through a dynamically-generated portal or existing enterprise portals. As a core benefit of the IBM and Cisco Digital Media Delivery Solution offering announced in July 2003, Media Publisher stages content from IBM Content Manager and makes it available for streaming and distribution over the Cisco content distribution network (CDN), a core component of Cisco ACNS. With version 3.1, Media Publisher is now interoperable with Cisco's latest version of ACNS 5.1, supporting video on-demand and unicast live. Media Publisher 3.1 Adds Additional New Features, Increases Flexibility Version 3.1 extends Media Publisher's ability to simplify the adoption of rich media in the enterprise. Enhancements and new features include: SOAP-based APIs - Customers can use the new SOAP-based API's to create customized solutions on top of the Media Publisher platform. Examples include automating integrations with sources of content and populating multiple and custom portals throughout an organization. Viewer Questions- During live broadcasts, presenters have the ability to receive and manage questions from the audience. Outlook Calendar Integration - Leveraging the industry standard vCalendar format, Media Publisher 3.1 now allows viewers to add live program reminders to their personal calendars.Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/american-educational.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/american-educational.aspxMedia Publisher Expands Presence in e-Learning and Healthcare Markets; AET Deploys Media Publisher 3.0 to Deliver Advanced Rich Media Communications and Training Services to Physicians, Healthcare Professionals and Researchers Worldwide Berkeley, CA (November 12, 2003) - Media Publisher, Inc. (MPI), provider of enterprise software for rich media publishing and management, today announced that American Educational Telecommunications (AET) is the newest customer to purchase version 3.0 of its patent pending Media Publisher™ application. AET, a global provider of telemedicine, telehealth and distance learning services, will use the new version of Media Publisher for e-learning and communications throughout their worldwide network of medical and educational professionals. "Our business is based on global distribution of educational medical programs and services to clients who require up-to-the-minute content," said Donald LaPoint, President and Chief Operations Officer of AET. "We evaluated many applications before choosing Media Publisher 3.0. None had Media Publisher's versatility, deep functionality and reliability, which make it the ideal solution for our distance learning and broadcasting needs." Developed for ease of use by non-technical users, Media Publisher integrates with AET's infrastructure to enhance and simplify the complex tasks associated with publishing and managing rich media, including content creation, packaging, network distribution and presentation. Media Publisher allows AET's clients and their constituents to easily create, view, deliver and archive rich media content, along with related materials, directly from their desktops. AET will rely on the Media Publisher platform to deliver live and on-demand e-learning programs to medical students; connect rural physicians and their patients to urban medical communities; and allow physicians around the globe to perform collaborative medical consultations to increase patient care. "AET recognizes that Media Publisher 3.0 improves the productivity and global reach of their clients, and we are pleased to play a key role in the growth of the important medical e-learning sector," said Rod Bacon, Chief Executive Officer of Media Publisher. "Online communications and e-learning continue to break down barriers and transform how people learn and share knowledge on a vast scale. Our relationship with AET represents the enormous opportunity for applications like Media Publisher that simplify and enhance the use and management of rich media, while helping the medical profession improve both patient relationships and quality of patient care." About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. (MPI) provides software which helps large organizations accelerate and streamline the deployment, creation, delivery, and consumption of rich media by eliminating technical complexity from the media publishing process. Working with premier channel partners including Cisco, IBM and RealNetworks, MPI solves the live and on-demand training, marketing, corporate communications, and meeting broadcast needs of Fortune 2000 companies. MPI is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. More information about MPI can be found at http://www.media-publisher.com/. About American Educational Telecommunications AET is a global provider of telemedicine, telehealth and distance learning services. The company owns and operates a global telecommunications network that unites real-time intercontinental video and audio links, T-1 fiber connectivity and satellite communications transmissions. The network delivers education, patient consultations and referral services to customers in the United States and other countries. AET has its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, with offices in Norfolk, Nebraska and Cairo, Egypt. More information on AET can be found at http://www.aetmedical.com/. Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-release-3.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-release-3.aspxSystems Integrator PlanetGov Partners With MPI to Sell Media Publisher Software to Government Agencies Berkeley, CA (October 7, 2003) - Media Publisher, Inc. (MPI), provider of enterprise software for rich-media publishing and management, today announced the general availability of its latest software release: Media Publisher™ 3.0. Version 3.0 of the patent-pending application adds new benefits for customers including greater efficiency, deeper functionality, improved search capability, and increased integration with partner components. The company also announced that PlanetGov, a leading systems integrator serving federal agencies, has partnered with MPI to sell Media Publisher software to United States government agencies and related organizations. "Our knowledge of the federal market and large client base is a perfect complement to MPI's innovative software," said Tom Flynn, Director of Partners and Programs for PlanetGov. "We look for versatile, proven applications like Media Publisher and are confident that MPI's rich media solutions will be of great value to our clients. We are excited about our partnership and the new release of Media Publisher 3.0." Media Publisher Version 3.0 Enhances Efficiency and Security, Adds Key Features Version 3.0 furthers the ability of Media Publisher to simplify the use and management of rich media in the enterprise. Enhancements and new features include: New Installer - Follows a simple wizard to install Media Publisher. A single box, basic application installation can be easily performed within one hour. Cisco® ACNS Interoperability - Actively pushes, manages, and tracks rich media and downloadable files through Cisco's Content Engine edge servers, saving bandwidth and accelerating view time. Customized Administrator Roles - Creates and defines new, customized administrator roles based on user requirements. Improved Administrator User Interface - Provides quicker, deeper access to administrative and publishing functions with new drop-down menus based on access rights. Publisher-side Search - Decreases time to access information with new advanced content search capabilities. Easier Customization of Viewer Interface - Simplifies the process of customizing the viewer interface to reflect the user's corporate brand or style preferences. Microsoft® Producer Support - Uploads and leverages any version of Microsoft Producer presentations. LDAP Integration - Easily populates and manages the viewer list by automatically adding and deleting in conjunction with the user's LDAP system. "The 3.0 release demonstrates our ongoing commitment to evolve Media Publisher and continue to serve our customers' changing requirements," said Rod Bacon, Chief Executive Officer of Media Publisher. "Our goal is to ensure that our customers maintain the highest possible value from our solution. Future releases will similarly add functionality and integration with our technology partners' components, while removing complexity from the media publishing process. Availability of Version 3.0 Media Publisher Version 3.0 software is available now. Free upgrades to Version 3.0 from earlier versions of Media Publisher software are available for all existing Media Publisher customers with support and service agreements. About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. (MPI) provides software which helps large organizations accelerate and streamline the deployment, creation, delivery, and consumption of rich media by eliminating technical complexity from the media publishing process. Working with premier channel partners including Cisco, IBM and RealNetworks, MPI solves the live and on-demand training, marketing, corporate communications, and meeting broadcast needs of Fortune 2000 companies. MPI is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. More information about MPI can be found at http://www.media-publisher.com/. About Planet Gov PlanetGov is a leading systems integrator serving the U.S. Federal Government market. PlanetGov supplies, designs, builds and manages information technology solutions that improve government performance and the delivery of services. Competencies include: network engineering and convergence; security and information assurance; technical support, systems management, integration and software engineering. PlanetGov also manages technology refreshment contracts for customers and is a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) for numerous manufacturers. With 2002 sales of almost $300M, PlanetGov is among the fastest growing and most successful integrators in the Federal IT marketspace. More information about PlanetGov can be found at http://www.planetgov.com/. Tue, 07 Oct 2003 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/board-of-directors.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/board-of-directors.aspxBoard Expands Following Close of $1.3M Series A Funding Round Berkeley, CA (August 12, 2003) - Media Publisher, Inc., (MPI) a provider of enterprise software for rich-media publishing automation and management, announced today that in conjunction with closing its $1.3 million Series A round of funding on July 29, 2003 (see related news release), Mohanjit Jolly of Garage Technology Ventures and John Parsons of The Angels' Forum and The Halo Fund have been elected to MPI's Board of Directors. "John and Mohanjit each have experience and skills helping technology companies like ours quickly advance and mature," said Rod Bacon, Chief Executive Officer, Media Publisher, Inc. "We are delighted to have both of them on our Board of Directors. Their guidance will be invaluable to our team as we continue to grow the business." Mr. Jolly has served as the Security, Storage, and Infrastructure Sector Leader at Garage Technology Ventures since 1999. While at Garage, Mohanjit has worked with over 20 companies, including LeftHand Networks, Mockingbird Networks, Consystant, and Xora. Prior to joining Garage, Mohanjit was part of the technology and business development group at Mattel, where he helped launch the Mattel/Intel joint venture, Intel Play. While earning his MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA, Jolly helped found ViaSpace, a technology incubator in Southern California in conjunction with Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Mohanjit earned a BS and MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, with a specialization in electric propulsion systems. Mr. Parsons of The Angels' Forum and The Halo Fund has more than fifteen years experience in founding, evaluating, financing, working in, advising and investing in seed and early stage startup companies, including iTendant, Olliance, GreatCoffee.com, Altair Technologies, Elk Creek, EDT Learning, Hydrotreat and White Knight Packaging. John was also a senior consultant at Ernst & Young, and a project engineer at General Electric responsible for developing and leading the new research and development business unit. John holds a BS degree in Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration of the University of Virginia. About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. (MPI) provides software which helps large organizations accelerate and streamline the deployment, creation, delivery, and consumption of rich media by eliminating technical complexity from the media publishing process. Working with premier channel partners including Cisco, IBM and RealNetworks, MPI solves the live and on-demand training, marketing, corporate communications, and meeting broadcast needs of Fortune 2000 companies. MPI is privately held and based in Berkeley, California. More information about MPI can be found at http://www.media-publisher.com/. Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-secures-funding.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-secures-funding.aspxThe Angels' Forum, The Halo Fund, and Garage Technology Ventures Invest in Enterprise Rich Media Software Provider Berkeley, CA (July 29, 2003) - Media Publisher, Inc., (MPI) a provider of enterprise software for rich-media publishing automation and management, today announced the completion of its Series A venture capital funding round of $1.3 million. Silicon Valley-based The Angels' Forum and The Halo Fund co-led the round, with participation from Garage Technology Ventures and several individual private investors. MPI will use the capital to accelerate growth through sales and marketing initiatives, broader strategic partnerships, and continued research and development. This round of funding follows the company's successful spin off from Inktomi Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. in January 2003. "It is gratifying to see that our business plan of addressing the growing demand of Fortune 2000 companies to deploy rich media applications is confirmed by the investment community," said Rod Bacon, Chief Executive Officer, Media Publisher, Inc. "Gaining the quick confidence of quality investors during a challenging economy is a strong validation of our customer acquisition strategy, and strengths of our core technology and partner relationships. This investment enables us to continue our growth, and transform how rich media helps enterprise customers meet their critical business needs." "Media Publisher has been on a fast track since it was launched earlier this year," said Guy Kawasaki, Founder/CEO of Garage Technology Ventures. "Our investment decision was based on Media Publisher's business model and proven traction. With an experienced management team, cutting-edge and proven technology, and partnerships with industry leaders, we see great potential for the company to accelerate its success." "We are excited about the impact that Media Publisher will have on corporations, government agencies, and other enterprises," said Kimberlie Cerrone, Managing Member of The Halo Fund and The Angels' Forum. "Media Publisher allows the promise of digital media to be fulfilled." "There is a growing demand in the global workforce for rich media communications over the Internet and corporate intranets," said Lawrence Orans, a principal analyst for Gartner Inc., "We believe applications that make it easier for the enterprise to implement and leverage rich media will play a key role in the evolving landscape of business communication tools." About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. (MPI) provides software which helps large organizations accelerate and streamline the deployment, creation, delivery, and consumption of rich media by eliminating technical complexity from the media publishing process. Working with premier channel partners including Cisco, IBM and RealNetworks, MPI solves the live and on-demand training, marketing, corporate communications, and meeting broadcast needs of Fortune 2000 companies. For more information about Media Publisher, Inc. visit http://www.media-publisher.com/. About The Angels' Forum The Angels' Forum (TAF) is an early-stage investment organization comprised of 25 private equity investors who are supported by a professional financial services management team. TAF applies the rigor, structure, and portfolio management of traditional venture capital investing to earlier stage angel investing. The private equity investors affiliated with TAF (the "Angels") are all successful business executives and entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds. For more information about TAF, visit http://www.angelsforum.com/. About The Halo Fund The Halo Fund is a venture capital fund investing in early stage companies located in Silicon Valley. Started in 2000, The Halo Fund has invested in over 25 companies. For more information about The Halo Fund, visit http://www.halofund.com/. About Garage Technology Ventures Garage Technology Ventures is a venture capital investment bank for high tech companies and investors. Garage Technology Ventures offers private placement and M&A advisory services, as well as direct investment, for companies in the enterprise software and network infrastructure sectors. Since 1999, Garage has completed 88 transactions raising nearly $400 million in venture capital for clients including Business Layers, Digital Envoy, Digital Fountain, and Tripwire, among others, through its wholly-owned broker/dealer subsidiary, Garage Securities, Inc. For more information about Garage Technology Ventures, visit http://www.garage.com/. Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-joins-cisco.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/mp-joins-cisco.aspxCitigroup Selects Combined Media Publisher and Cisco Solution Berkeley, CA (June 24, 2003) - Media Publisher, Inc., a market-proven provider of scalable rich media publishing automation and management applications for the enterprise, announced today that it has joined the Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice and Video Integrated Data) Partner Program as a Content Networking Solutions content management participant. The Cisco AVVID Partner Program is an interoperability testing program that helps product and services firms deploy innovative business solutions. The program provides customers with Cisco AVVID Partner products and services, such as the Media Publisher solution, that have been tested interoperable with Cisco networking technology. Citigroup First Joint Media Publisher and Cisco Customer Media Publisher interoperates with Cisco technology, including the recently released Application and Content Networking System (ACNS) version 5.0, to provide rich media content publishing capabilities to enterprise customers. Citigroup, showcasing the value of the combined solution, is using Media Publisher and Cisco ACNS to facilitate rich media communications for internal training, meetings and briefings. "We are pleased to have completed interoperability product testing with Cisco and are excited to formalize our relationship," said Rod Bacon, Chief Executive Officer of Media Publisher, Inc. "With Media Publisher, Cisco customers can extend the value of enterprise content delivery equipment by adding the ability to easily create, package, and present rich media broadcasts and presentations. Our combined solution greatly benefits any large organization looking to quickly implement, or further augment, the use of rich media for business communications." "Media Publisher and Cisco both support open, standards-based architectures and share a commitment to interoperability. Through this vision, the Cisco AVVID Partner Program delivers the power of choice to enterprises -- the ability to extend the Cisco end-to-end architecture with our members' world-class products and technologies," said Michael Swailes, director of AVVID Ecosystems at Cisco. "With Cisco AVVID partner offerings such as Media Publisher, customers can deploy a broader range of e-business solutions which foster innovation and drive rapid adoption of business-critical technologies." "Media Publisher is a baseline requirement for companies that are adopting streaming media technology," said Greg Howard, Principal Analyst at the HTRC Group. "I haven't seen anything else on the market with its combination of depth of functionality along with overall ease of use." Customer Benefits of Cisco AVVID Partnership Media Publisher with Cisco ACNS provides a simple method to manage even the most complex rich media publishing and distribution scenarios throughout the entire process, including: pre-positioning of streaming content; management of content at the edge; detailed reporting on user activity at the edge; and, scheduling and distribution of large files across the network. Media Publisher's intuitive user interface allows non-technical users to encode, package, distribute and present live and on-demand content within the corporate intranet or over the Internet. Content is then organized into easily accessible programs, channels and categories. Media Publisher even incorporates reporting, security and billing features that offer enterprises the ability to track content usage, control viewer access and charge-back internal departments or content viewers. About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. is a market-proven provider of scalable rich media publishing automation and management applications for the enterprise. The patent-pending Media Publisher application helps large organizations accelerate and streamline the deployment, creation, delivery and consumption of rich media by eliminating technical complexity from the media publishing process. For more information about Media Publisher, Inc. visit http://www.media-publisher.com/. About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Additional information on IBM strategy for the digital media marketplace can be found at www.ibm.com/industries/digitalmedia. Tue, 24 Jun 2003 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/media-distribution.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/media-distribution.aspxNew Technology Links Cisco’ Systems™ Application and Content Networking with IBM Software, IBM Global Services, eServers, and Storage White Plains, NY (May 29, 2003) - IBM today announced a new, digital media solution, which allows any organization, in any industry to quickly and efficiently deliver rich media and streaming video to geographically dispersed audiences. The new system will be debuted at Supercomm 2003, Atlanta, GA (June 1-5, 2003). IBM, Cisco Systems, and other technology partners, including Media Publisher Inc. (MPI), maker of rich media automation software, have combined forces to offer The Digital Media Delivery Solution (DMDS). The solution, as part of the IBM Digital Media Factory, is an integrated set of capabilities that includes content delivery networks, content management, and commerce, providing a superstructure for digital media distribution capabilities. DMDS is designed to provide streaming technology that helps customers leverage digital media in every phase of their business lifecycle. The underlying technology has applications for any organization looking to distribute rich media, however Telecommunications Service Providers can offer DMDS as a managed service to their corporate customers. DMDS allows service providers to create significant competitive advantages through: differentiated services offerings, network cost savings, and efficient use of existing network infrastructure. New services that can be offered include Corporate Communications, Corporate Training, and Content Selling. Marist College is one of the first organizations to integrate capabilities from IBM and Cisco to deliver high-quality education materials to students in remote locations. "The ability to access and interact with content is an essential component of the teaching and learning process. New technologies developed by IBM and Cisco are providing us with opportunities to enhance how professors teach and students learn. The Rich Media Distribution network that we are using, as part of our new digital media infrastructure, is a distributed platform for creation, management, and distribution of Digital Media applications. The results of this collaboration will be useful not only to the higher education community, but will also enhance the way corporations and government train and educate their employees," said Marist College President Dennis J. Murray. The DMDS architecture leverages existing networks, and bandwidth-intensive applications such as ERP, CRM, content management, enterprise portal, and streaming media can now reach employees quickly and reliably, even over dial-up connections. DMDS also delivers the basic digital media functions of store, search, view, collaborate, purchase, download, delivery, and the advanced capability of Video-on-Demand (VOD). Specific applications include corporate communications, e-learning, sales promotions and marketing, partner relations, and product demos. "DMDS extends the IBM and Cisco System Strategic Alliance into the growth area of digital media via digital media distribution. The convergence of video, voice, audio and data IP networks is a very real and exciting trend," said George Kurian, vice president and general manager of the Cisco Video Networking Business Unit. "IBM and Cisco have come together to deliver a comprehensive solution for customers to increase operating efficiencies and improve the quality of education and communication with the power of video." Technology Backbone Combining IBM technology and services with industry leading partner components, DMDS includes DB2 Content Manager IBM WebSphere Digital Media Enabler, Tivoli Storage Manager and IBM eServers. IBM Global Services can provide overall planning, installation and testing, ensuring a smooth implementation. Other technology components can include IBM storage products, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal or WebSphere Commerce Server. Lastly, the technology is built on open standards to allow for future enhancements. The technology is priced competitively and is available immediately. "We are proud to be a component of the Digital Media Delivery Solution," said Rod Bacon, Chief Executive Officer of Media Publisher, Inc. "Our vision in developing Media Publisher was that rich media should be easy to both implement and use across an entire enterprise for daily business initiatives. We designed Media Publisher to integrate with technology from leading digital media partners to simplify and improve the front and back-end user experience. Our close working relationships with both IBM and Cisco are already producing significant benefits for our customers." DMDS is offered with three alternative media publishing and delivery options: Media Publisher from MPI - for sophisticated control of media publishing and delivery including live streaming WebSphere Digital Media Enabler - for access to digital media especially in an e-commerce environment WebSphere Portal - for interaction with information, people, processes, and applications from just one browser, including distance learning applications, such as the system implemented by Marist College DMDS is designed to provide the following benefits to enterprises: Enables a broad audience to easily use streaming and rich media to communicate and collaborate Reduces the need for many events such as company meetings and touring seminars Extends the audience and increases the impact of online training, communications, e-learning Leverages existing networks eliminating the need for multiple content delivery networks Provides better, faster, more reliable delivery of rich media content Creates an affordable entry point to enable Digital Media within an enterprise. About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher, Inc. is a market-proven provider of scalable rich media publishing automation and management applications for the enterprise. For more information about Media Publisher, Inc. visit http://www.media-publisher.com/. About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Additional information on IBM strategy for the digital media marketplace can be found at www.ibm.com/industries/digitalmedia. Thu, 29 May 2003 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/reseller-agreement.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/reseller-agreement.aspx RealNetworks Helix Universal Server and Media Publisher Application Provide Simplified Rich Media Content Publishing Solution NAB SHOW 2003, Las Vegas, NV (April 7, 2003) - Media Publisher, Inc., a market-proven provider of scalable rich media publishing automation and management applications for the enterprise, today announced that it has entered into a reseller agreement with RealNetworks®. Under the agreement, RealNetworks will resell the Media Publisher family of rich media publishing automation and management applications to their enterprise customers across North America. Developed for ease of use by non-technical users, the patent-pending Media Publisher application simplifies and improves each phase of the streaming media process; content creation, management and organization, distribution, and presentation. The RealNetworks Helix™ Universal Server is a multi-format media delivery server that can deliver up to 10,000 concurrent audio streams from one server running on standard hardware. Together, Media Publisher and Helix Universal Server enable customers to more easily manage and broadcast presentations in a variety of formats, accelerating the use of rich media to meet every day business demands. As part of the agreement, Media Publisher can also resell RealNetworks’ Helix Universal Server. "Media Publisher, Inc. provides a robust, enterprise-class application that serves to broaden the use of streaming media throughout the organization," said Art Hawkins, general manager, Strategic Alliances, RealNetworks, Inc. "Our customers are looking for tools which allow them to make using rich media to communicate ideas as easy as possible. The combination of Media Publisher and Helix Universal Server provides an end-to-end solution that allows our customers to derive maximum value from their rich media assets." "We are proud to work with RealNetworks to further extend the use of streaming media for enterprise business," said Rod Bacon, Chief Executive Officer of Media Publisher, Inc. "RealNetworks’ experience with streaming media is unmatched in the industry. With this agreement, Media Publisher and RealNetworks customers will benefit from a tightly integrated solution that enables more users within an organization to realize the benefits of streaming rich media." About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. is a market-proven provider of scalable rich media publishing automation and management applications for the enterprise. The patent-pending Media Publisher application helps large organizations accelerate and streamline the deployment, creation, delivery and consumption of rich media by eliminating technical complexity from the media publishing process.Mon, 07 Apr 2003 08:01:38 GMThttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/product-acquisition.aspxhttp://system2.ipressroom.com/pr/mp/product-acquisition.aspx New Company Provides Unique Rich Media Publishing Automation and Management Applications to Enterprise Customers Berkeley, CA - March 4, 2003 - Media Publisher Inc., a market-proven provider of scalable rich media publishing automation and management applications for the enterprise, announced its formal launch today, with the completion of its acquisition of the Media Publisher application from Inktomi Corp. Inktomi, which recently signed an agreement to be acquired by Yahoo! Inc., will retain a minority equity interest in the new company. Media Publisher, Inc. was founded by former executives of eScene Networks, the company that originally developed the Media Publisher application and was acquired by Inktomi in June 2001. "The Media Publisher product is the beneficiary of years of effort and significant investment," said Michael Cunniff, Vice President and General Manager of Business Operations, Content Networking Group at Inktomi. "The Media Publisher, Inc. team can leverage this investment by integrating with innovative networking technologies, forging key partner relationships, and driving adoption of streaming media in the enterprise." "Companies are finally looking to take advantage of the benefits of rich media to create live and on-demand training programs, present and archive critical meetings and ensure that every employee has desktop access to real-time information," said Rod Bacon, CEO, Media Publisher, Inc. "We're already seeing this in the marketplace. With Media Publisher, we present a unique way to help these large organizations ease customer adoption by improving and simplifying each phase of the streaming media process." Solving the Business Problem by Removing Complexity Many organizations have been unable to effectively deploy, manage or use streaming media because of complex, manual-intensive procedures or disconnected partial systems that limit widespread internal adoption. Media Publisher's patent-pending technology solves these key problems by improving the efficiency of managing and moving rich media throughout the organization, and simplifying overall usability for content creators, managers and viewers. Unlike other point products that address only portions of this dilemma, or lock customers into a proprietary product suite, Media Publisher offers a complete, proven, standards-based solution specifically developed to improve each phase of the streaming media process; content creation, management and organization, distribution, and presentation. As a result, the Media Publisher application permits customers to accelerate and streamline the deployment, creation, delivery and consumption of rich media by eliminating technical complexity from the media publishing process. Open Standards Approach Deepens Integration Media Publisher's open platform and extensible object-oriented structure provide the flexibility to interoperate with both current and emerging technologies, giving a unique depth of integration across all asset formats, types of encoders, storage systems and devices, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and media players. The company's ability to remain content and network neutral is coupled with unmatched ease of product use and established and skilled channel partners to ensure the ongoing success of its customers. The Media Publisher software has four main components that intuitively enable: Creation - Simplify the capture and broadcasting of content allowing simultaneous use of multiple encoders and formats, and create immediately deployable archives for video-on-demand Packaging - Easily organize and manage live and existing on-demand content, bundle relevant metadata, assign viewer access rights and apply security, network distribution and business rules (such as e-commerce) utilizing a wizard-based interface, and track all viewer activity through comprehensive reporting tools. Distribution - Cost-effectively and seamlessly distribute throughout one or more networks utilizing existing infrastructure, through the application's unique ability to control and fully manage Enterprise Content Delivery Networks (ECDNs). Presentation - Intelligently present relevant and approved, policy-based content on the desktop, using a dynamic web portal engine either stand-alone or in conjunction with an enterprise portal solution, and the viewer's choice of any standard or proprietary media player. Availability Media Publisher software is offered in a Departmental, Enterprise-wide or Service Provider configuration, available through and with a growing list of premier channel partners. About Media Publisher, Inc. Media Publisher Inc. is a market-proven provider of scalable rich media publishing automation and management applications for the enterprise. The patent-pending Media Publisher application helps large organizations accelerate and streamline the deployment, creation, delivery and consumption of rich media by eliminating technical complexity from the media publishing process.Tue, 04 Mar 2003 08:01:38 GMT