Be Here To Debut Its iVideo Plug-in At Real Conference 2000;
Partners' Audiences To Enjoy Interactive And Personalized
360-Degree Internet Viewing Experience On All Major Platforms
CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000
Be Here, the leading provider of 360-degree Internet video technology, announced today that it will add Macintosh support for viewing iVideo(TM) content through Real Networks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:RNWK) RealPlayer(R), the industry's leading media player.Be Here delivers live and recorded streaming 360-degree Internet video with unparalleled levels of personalization, context and involvement. By extending its iVideo technology to support the Macintosh platform, Be Here's partners will now be able to offer their audiences an interactive and 360-degree Internet viewing experience via the RealPlayer on all major desktop platforms. The next-generation media player, RealPlayer provides consumers with a gateway to instant audio and video programming on the Internet. Be Here will debut its new capabilities at the Real Conference 2000, Booth No.828, on May 24 through May 26 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California.
"Our goal is to offer our partners the ability to provide their audiences with a personalized 360-degree interactive viewing experience across all major desktop platforms," said Ted Driscoll, Be Here's founder and CEO. "With our iVideo Plug-in for RealPlayer for Macintosh OS, we are enabling our partners to reach a broader online viewing audience with their content."
FUELING THE GROWTH OF WEBCASTING
By supporting all major desktop platforms with its technology, Be Here is driving the future of Webcasting forward. The availability of Be Here's iVideo Plug-in will offer Macintosh users the same superior level of interactivity and personalized 360-degree Internet video that they would experience using a Windows PC. Be Here's open platform technology is ideal for both narrowband and broadband users. Be Here's patented, "360lens" optical system captures the full 360-degree environment in a single, seamless image. The company's software transforms the single, seamless image in real time or batch mode into video that can be edited and encoded with industry standard tools such as Adobe Premiere, RealProducer, Windows Media Encoder, or Apple's QuickTimePro.
Be Here's iVideo technology allows individuals to control their own 360-degree viewing experience through using industry leading video players like RealNetworks' RealPlayer. RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNWK) is the leader and innovator in providing streaming media over the Internet by offering viewers the ability to connect to audio or video Internet content. The Be Here iVideo plug-in for the Macintosh platform will be available via RealNetworks' AutoUpdate Server allowing users to transparently download, install, and view Be Here 360-degree Internet video content in the RealPlayer.
"Having previously integrated Windows iVideo technology into the RealPlayer to offer an interactive 360-degree streaming Internet experience, we are pleased to see that Be Here is now extending that viewing capability to the Macintosh computer," said Kevin Foreman, General Manager, Developer and Partner Relations, RealNetworks, Inc. "We are thrilled that Be Here customers will be able to stream iVideo content to worldwide audiences of 125 million RealPlayer users on the major desktop platforms."
ABOUT BE HERE
Be Here Corporation is the leading provider of 360-degree Internet video technology used worldwide by entertainment, news and sports Webcasters. Be Here delivers live and recorded streaming 360-degree Internet video with levels of personalization, context and involvement that other mediums or technologies simply cannot achieve. Be Here-powered Internet programming makes good on the promise of interactive viewing by enabling viewers to "look around" at an event at will -- just as if they were at the event itself. Viewers' control personalized 360-degree camera angles independent of other viewers to gain an impactful, "be here" experience. Be Here's easy-to-use, open platform solutions have been employed by the National Football League to Webcast the Superbowl XXXIV, ESPN for the Summer and Winter X Games and by BMG for the Sundance Movie Festival Music Studio. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, Calif. For more information visit the World Wide Web at http://www.behere.com.
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