ViewCast Niagara Pro Powers Streaming of Premium Sports and News for Leading UK Broadcaster

ViewCast Niagara Pro Powers Streaming of Premium Sports and News for Leading UK Broadcaster

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ViewCast(R) Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: VCST) today announced that the BBC is using Niagara(R) Pro streaming encoders to power live streaming of prestige sporting events and news on the corporation's Website. Fourteen Niagara Pros have been installed to provide a range of services including coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and 24/7 streaming of news programming.

"The BBC's award-winning Website is a leader for delivering quality content over the Internet," said Gary J. Klembara, ViewCast's senior vice president of sales. "We are proud to be the supplier of the encoders driving the site's live video streaming of important news services and sporting events of such worldwide significance."

The Niagara Pro installation provided the platform for an upgrade of the corporation's existing services that was completed in time for the main summer sporting events, including the Euro 2008 soccer tournament, and the Wimbledon tennis championships. Content is streamed in Flash(R) format, in 16:9 ratio.

"By working together with the BBC we have been able to show the versatility of the ViewCast Niagara Pro that has made it the first choice for professional Web streaming," said Malcolm Harland, Director of Garland Partners, streaming media solutions specialists.

The Niagara Pro is a professional rack-mountable streaming media appliance designed for high-quality, high-resolution video capturing and streaming. This dual-channel encoder is designed for enterprise IT professionals, professional studios, broadcasters, cable head-ends, ISPs, and a plethora of other professional needs. The Niagara Pro is ideal for Internet TV, Webcasting, streaming training videos, and as a high-performance solution for video capture to file for archiving, as well as repurposing video for Internet and Intranet distribution.

To learn more about video streaming solutions from ViewCast, visit http://www.viewcast.com/.

About Garland Partners Limited

Garland Partners Limited (GPL) is an expanding U.K. company working with several leading suppliers of digital video streaming and IPTV solutions to deliver professional end-to-end systems for many applications including internet TV, mobile TV, IPTV, and broadcast services. The company focuses on meeting customers' system requirements, providing a full package of technical and commercial support with the best available products. Customers range in size and application, and GPL's strength is its flexibility in matching the right technology to client needs. For more information, visit GPL at http://www.gpl-uk.co.uk/.

About ViewCast Corporation

ViewCast designs, manufactures and markets industry leading hardware and software solutions that enable users to capture, encode audio/video content for live video streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) delivery over IP and mobile networks. ViewCast products include the Niagara(R) Pro and portable Niagara GoStream(R) families -- all powered by renowned Osprey(R) video capture technology. ViewCast's software, including Niagara SCX(R), Niagara SCX SDK and Osprey SimulStream(R) provides remote system management, and enables Osprey and Niagara hardware to configure multiple, simultaneous multi-format, multi-bitrate, multi-resolution video streams. This array of tools empowers broadcasters, businesses, network service providers and government to expand their audience in the digital media market place. http://www.viewcast.com/

ViewCast(R), Osprey(R), Niagara(R), Niagara SCX(R), GoStream(R), SimulStream(R), and EZStream(R) are trademarks or registered trademarks of ViewCast Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.

ViewCast Contact:
Jeff Kopang
Vice President of Marketing
Tel: +1 (972) 488-7200
E-mail: jeffk@viewcast.com

PR Agency Contact:
David Netz
Wall Street Communications
Tel: +1 (303) 329-0359
E-mail: dave@wallstcom.com

Investor Contact:
Dan Matsui
Allen & Caron
Tel: +1 (949) 474-4300
E-mail: d.matsui@allencaron.com

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Source: ViewCast Corporation

CONTACT: Jeff Kopang, Vice President of Marketing of ViewCast
Corporation, +1-972-488-7200, jeffk@viewcast.com; or David Netz of Wall Street
Communications, +1-303-329-0359, dave@wallstcom.com; or Dan Matsui of Allen &
Caron, +1-949-474-4300, d.matsui@allencaron.com, both for ViewCast
Corporation

Web site: http://www.viewcast.com/
http://www.gpl-uk.co.uk/

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