LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Pervasys, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PVYS) has executed a Letter of Intent to acquire digital distribution rights to the production output of David Woodrow over the next 5 years. Woodrow will also bring his existing talent management and production facilities to Pervasys as Value Added Resellers (VAR's) for Pervasys streaming video technologies. Woodrow noted, "I've seen the technology over the last few years, and it seems that the extension of broadband and wireless technologies gives Internet broadcast video a greater chance to achieve market share and profitability."
Pervasys Corporate Secretary and Director, Lawrence Lotman, has been developing the revenue models to commercialize digital properties acquired by the company. "We are planning to exploit both advertising time in the stream, as well as 160 x 120 pixel plots of Web real estate. With our upcoming Miss Black USA event, we are selling 15 minutes of commercial streaming video audio time. The spots will repeat twice an hour for 30 days on the www.missblackcaliforniausa.com Website, as well as twice during the 3-hour Webcast this Sunday, July 29. Fifteen-second and 30-second spots are available, and are combined with editorial and logo signage on the site for maximum sponsor exposure. Streaming advertising clients will also have the opportunity to place slick-through ads in 8 of the 12 "160 x 120" pixel plots that surround the live "320 x 240" pixel picture. We believe that this package will prove to be far more effective for client recognition and exposure and reaction than traditional banner ads, with a major impact on how advertising is conducted on the Internet."
Pervasys Chairman noted the opportunity to expand their marketing presence by stating, "I look forward to the opportunity to develop marketing plans that will suit his clientele, while offering Pervasys more opportunities to find innovative ways to implement its technologies in creative environments. Mr. Woodrow's film business activities center around Los Angeles, but he also manages active operations in San Diego, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Chicago. With the acquisition of these digital rights and our relationship with David, we more than double the number of people who will be marketing Pervasys technology solutions. We feel that Mr. Woodrow's sales staff is uniquely poised to appreciate the multimedia aspects of our Convergence Studio multimedia and entertainment marketing plans."
Productions already contemplated include L.A. Nightlife with James Bartholet; "Oak Valley", a contemporary sitcom with Oak Productions; the Miss Black U.S.A. Pageant, and the upcoming 2001 Model Expo.
Since 1983 when he started working as a talent manager, casting director and producer, Woodrow's production, promotion, management clients and activities have included productions such as Star Search, Baywatch, Good Morning America, P.M. New York, Inside Edition, Current Affair, Hard Copy, MTV, ESPN's Body Shaping, the Bikini Open, Home Shopping Network, and various other projects with Warner Brothers, Columbia, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, and HBO, as well as entertainment-oriented entities such as Planet Hollywood, magazines and publications such as People, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Glamour, Elite, Seventeen, Peterson Publishing, Muscle & Fitness, Sport Magazine, Inside Sports, New Body Magazine, Swimwear U.S.A., American Woman, Shape, Strong & Shapely, Bikini Illustrated, Pageantry Magazine, Nightclub & Bar Magazine, L.A. Weekly, and Top Shelf Magazine. Woodrow has also produced calendars with Sevylor, Budweiser, Molson's, and Landmark, catalogs with Bum Sportswear, Hawaiian Tropic, Venus Swimwear, and Snap On Tools, and worked with major corporate clients such as Vogue, Revlon, Max Factor, AT&T, General Motors, Ford, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Hilton Hotels, and Labatt's.
Further information on Pervasys products can be obtained on www.pervasys.com, or by contacting:
Michael Meyer (US) (323) 571-3717, (818) 365-1957, mike@pervasys.com Brian Sammartino (Canada), (604) 732-1291. brian@pervasys.com Chan Son Jeon (Korea), 02-698-1279
For Financial Relations, contact Glen Chazak, DeBenn Capital, (310) 285-4602
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