VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 15, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- ViaVid Broadcasting, Inc. (OTCBB:VVDB), a leading provider of teleconferencing and streaming media services, is pleased to announce that it has completed beta testing and has debuted its proprietary online presentation platform `ViaVision.'
The first `live' use was conducted on March 12, 2001 by the American Planning Association, which presented the APA/AICP National Exam Preparation Conference online to its members. The American Planning Association is a non-profit public interest and research organization representing 30,000 practicing planners, officials and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues. Sixty-five percent of APA's members are employed by state and local government agencies.
"ViaVision is the result of a tremendous effort by our dedicated development staff," said Brian Kathler, CEO of ViaVid. "It is through these efforts we hope to remain on the cutting-edge in our ability to provide new products and services to better serve our clients' needs."
Royal Lyons, President of Contact Conference Call Services, stated his client "was extremely pleased with ViaVision's performance. The added visual dimension greatly increased the quality of the presentation and the low cost and ease-of-use ensure we will use the service in the future."
About ViaVid Broadcasting Inc.
ViaVid Broadcasting Inc. is a leading-edge company specializing in streaming media technology over the Internet. The company has developed a state-of-the-art Digital Video Production/Broadcast Facility that is capable of being live to the Internet 24 hours per day. In addition, the Company has proven expertise in on-site production from numerous remote locations. As a pioneer in the streaming media industry, ViaVid has hands-on expertise with all aspects of the technology from construction and maintenance of broadcast networks and servers, to encoding and compression, to post-production/live production services. ViaVid has established numerous strategic partnerships in the industry including: Bestcalls.com, a leading Internet conference call portal; PrimeZone Media Network, an Investor Relations Website management and newswire service; Excite Canada; IBM; and Microsoft's WindowsMedia.com.
ViaVid Broadcasting provides its clients a complete solution for corporate teleconferencing and Webcasting. ViaVid's communications expertise and streaming media technology provide these services at a fraction of the cost of traditional providers.
For more information regarding ViaVid Broadcasting, Inc. please visit www.viavid.com.
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