LAS VEGAS, April 7, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- NAB 2003 - Virage Booth No. SL1854 -- Virage, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRGE), an IBM Business Partner, today announced that the latest release of its webcasting application will support the IBM WebSphere(r) Application Server. Virage's VS Webcasting(tm) application is the first enterprise software solution that enables organizations to manage the entire webcasting workflow from a simple and intuitive Web interface. The IBM WebSphere Application Server is a high-performance and extremely scalable transaction engine for dynamic e-business applications based on the Java(tm) 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) standard.
"Webcasting has become a mission critical communication tool for many organizations and VS Webcasting has become the application of choice for these companies," said Dave Girouard, senior vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Virage. "With our new J2EE architecture and support for IBM WebSphere, we've created the industry's most scalable and fault-tolerant webcasting platform designed to meet the needs of the world's largest companies."
Announced today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2003 Conference, VS Webcasting 3.0 is the first enterprise webcasting software on the market to support the IBM WebSphere Application Server. VS Webcasting 3.0 is a fully load-balanced and fail-over protected application, providing the level of scalability and reliability required by global corporations. The new version supports thousands of concurrent live and on-demand viewers as well as multiple simultaneous live events. For more details about the product, please see the related announcement entitled "Virage Announces VS Webcasting 3.0."
About IBM WebSphere
IBM WebSphere's customizable family of products provides the industry's most scalable e-business software foundation and application services, and delivers a flexible and open platform on which to build next-generation e-business applications. Based on WebSphere Application Server, the WebSphere software platform supports business applications from simple Web publishing through enterprise-scale transaction processing. Through modular, integrated application services, such as Lotus Domino for rich collaboration capabilities and WebSphere Commerce Suite for high-performance, scalable commerce sites, the WebSphere platform transforms the way businesses manage customer, partner and employee relationships. Tightly integrated business and Web content development tools and Website management capabilities deliver the most advanced and productive end-to-end application development, deployment and integration for sophisticated e-business solutions. Information about the complete WebSphere Software Platform is on the Web at http://www.software.ibm.com/WebSphere.
About Virage
Established in 1995, Virage is a leading provider of video and rich media communication software. Virage builds integrated rich media business solutions for corporations, media & entertainment companies, universities and government agencies worldwide. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Virage (www.virage.com) has offices throughout the United States and Europe.
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Forward Looking Statements
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Virage and VideoLogger are registered trademarks of Virage, Inc. The Virage logo, SmartEncode, VS Webcasting, VS Publishing, VS Production, MediaSync, Virage ControlCenter, ScreenCast and Virage Solution Server are trademarks of Virage, Inc. Other company product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others, and are hereby acknowledged. The determination of when VS Webcasting 3.0 will be made available for general distribution, if ever, remains at the sole discretion of Virage, Inc.