ATLANTA, Dec 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Armagh Group, Inc. (OTCBB:AMGH) today announced the signing of a Master Service Agreement between its recently acquired SmartVideo unit, a leading provider of video distribution to the dial-up and broadband Internet user, and b/media. Schaumberg, Ill.-based b/media is an award winning Media Solutions agency whose portfolio of clients include such internationally known companies as Coca-Cola, Ameritrade, Intuit, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Wilson Sporting Goods and more.
SmartVideo will supply its video broadcasting and video e-mail services to b/media as well as their many clients.
"We were blown away with the quality of SmartVideo streaming technology, especially for low-band users," said Matt Murphy, Executive Vice President-b/media, "... combining SmartVideo with our video production and post-production services will open up a whole new world of possibilities for our clients!"
Richard Bennett, SmartVideo CEO, said: "We are very pleased that b/media has chosen SmartVideo's solutions for their online video campaigns. We look forward to helping b/media and their illustrious list of clients achieve the ultimate in video Web delivery of both their message and products."
About b/media
b/media is an award winning digital media company based in Schaumburg, Ill., a western suburb of Chicago. b/media is an elite group of marketing professionals that possess the creative skills of an agency to develop a concept and the technical skills of a production company to bring that concept to reality. b/media's goal is to provide new and cutting edge solutions to traditional business challenges.
SmartVideo designs, develops, sells, and markets technology that delivers full motion video content to a Web browser using an Internet connection. SmartVideo uses its proprietary technology to offer services that enable full motion video content to be viewed via both dial-up and broadband Internet connections. These technologies enable live video broadcast, with viewer interactivity, to more than 95% of all Internet users. SmartVideo addresses the increasingly important role that delivery of rich media content plays in Internet communications. SmartVideo products and services deliver, live or pre-recorded, rich media content, combining traditional Web-based text, graphics, and hyper-links with smooth, real-time video, and high-quality audio.
Companies around the world are looking to harness the power of video and audio on their websites and in other corporate applications. SmartVideo believes that the demand for, and use of, its services will grow at a faster rate than most other Internet applications. More information and application Demos can be found at SmartVideo's website: http://www.smartvideo.com. Additionally, any prospective clients or shareholders can log into the SmartVideo website on most Thursdays at 1 p.m. EST to see live demos of the SmartVideo application.
SmartVideo is based in Norcross, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta.
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