News: Web Content Firm, thePlatform, Develops Custom Broadband Video
Seattle, Washington - (Website Hosting Directory) - June 27, 2007 - Web and broadband video application service provider, thePlatform, has developed its mpsPresent Now, an application designed to enable content companies to create custom broadband video channels.
In addition, thePlatform is now offering companies the ability to create their own branded desktop software that enables consumers to download and manage music, videos and other digital media files. thePlatform currently manages and publishes online video on behalf of some of the most well known consumer brands, including ABC News, A and E, Amp'd Mobile, CNBC, College Sports TV, Court TV, Comcast, E!, Hearst, Microsoft, the Oxygen Network, PRIMEDIA, Scripps, Sony/BMG Music, Ruckus, Vongo, Telstra, Verizon Wireless and other companies.
Ian Blaine, Founder and CEO of thePlatform remarked, ''Movie studios, music labels, television programmers, digital aggregators and content companies of all types are constantly looking for better ways to connect audiences to their online video offerings. Historically, we've been focused on helping these companies manage their 'back-end' online video needs, but now they're asking for more. They want our help with creating unique consumer experiences without the high costs and long development times. Our newest product, mpsPresent, gives companies an easy way to create more immersive brand extensions and deliver custom experiences for online viewers.''
Michael Wolf, Director of digital home research for ABI Research commented, ''At this early stage in the online video market, companies should be looking at creating custom user experiences, and it makes sense to start by looking at the players and media management software itself. Very quickly, however, this customization will shift from one about simple aesthetics to creating unique functionality and capabilities. thePlatform is very well positioned to help content companies make this critical pivot.''
Compared to conventional approaches, mpsPresent is an easy and cost efficient means for companies to create branded experiences for their audiences. With mpsPresent, broadband video channels can be designed and deployed for playback on PCs, mobile phones and set-top devices. mpsPresent consists of four elements: * Player Designer -- Video producers and editors can add branding, pick the layout and color scheme and integrate their own media content catalog into their video players. thePlatform hosts these players, so incorporation into the customer's web site or affiliate partner sites is easy. * Player Development Kit -- Flash developers can quickly customize everything about the player, including building their own player controls. * Media Manager -- Companies can create a branded, local video player for scheduling, purchasing, downloading and offline playback of music and premium content. * Feeds Service -- Content companies can quickly fulfill requests for dynamic media catalogs and play requests within their broadband video channels.
The Feeds Service also allows thePlatform's technology partners to serve other segments of the market. G4 was one of the fastest growing networks on television last year and is a leader in reaching the 18-34 year old male audience through a wide range of topics including video games, the Internet, broadband, technology, comics, animation and more. Tools such as thePlatform serve an important function within the G4 Multiplex, a non-linear distribution strategy that effectively delivers content via podcasts, the web, video on demand, mobile devices and more.
Joshua Krane, VP of Interactive and New Media at G4 added, ''Not only does our audience want cutting-edge content, but they want it presented to them in dynamic and compelling ways. thePlatform's new mpsPresent services gives us the potential to create and update our branded broadband video channels, quickly and easily.''
Partners are already enhancing and extending mpsPresent. For example: * UIEvolution (www.uievolution.com) is providing mobile video clients for wireless carriers and MVNOs based on mpsPresent. * Cypress Consulting (www.cypressconsulting.net) is using the Player Development Kit to create compelling and unique broadband video players. For more detailed information on mpsPresent, visit www.thePlatform.com.
thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast, is a leading broadband video ASP for content providers, broadband media sites, and mobile businesses. thePlatform currently manages and publishes online video on behalf of some of the most well known consumer brands, including: ABC News, A and E, Hearst, Amp'd Mobile, CNBC, College Sports TV, Court TV, Comcast, E!, Microsoft, the Oxygen Network, PRIMEDIA, Qualcomm, Scripps, Sony/BMG Music, Ruckus, Telstra, Verizon Wireless, Vongo, and dozens of other companies.
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News: Web Hosting Solution Services, from Fusepoint, Selected by Org-Matters
Silver Spring, Maryland - (Website Hosting Directory) - June 26, 2007 - Publishing firm, Org-Matters, producers of the ''for Dummies'' series, has chosen Fusepoint, to power its fully managed hosting and Microsoft email Exchange services, including an on demand network performance solution.
The OrganizeMY Electronic Filing Cabinet For Dummies software download allows users to save and file all of their vital information in an easy-to- use, pre-loaded file structure. The software also contains life-tracking tools to help users record key details and complete pre-built ''To-Do's'' for important life events and responsibilities. Just recently launched, OrganizeMY has generated tremendous consumer interest; recording 15,000 downloads alone in the first 30 days of availability.
Michael Schweizer, CEO and product creator of Org-Matters remarked, ''We knew that we had a great product, but an essential part of the overall user experience is first ensuring a smooth and problem-free download delivery. Our partners comprise some of North America's leading financial institutions, and as such it's our practice to operate under a 'zero tolerance for mistakes' lens. We needed to ensure site security, scalability, redundancy, and zero downtime - all of the peace of mind things that can keep a guy up at night. Fusepoint came highly recommended with a solid track record and unmatched credibility among existing customers. We knew they could deliver the standards that we're expected to deliver.''
Fusepoint provides Org-Matters with a fully managed hosting environment including security, availability and performance in an on demand model. Fusepoint also hosts and manages the Org-Matters' communications infrastructure on Microsoft Email Exchange.
George Kerns, President and CEO of Fusepoint Managed Services remarked, ''Fusepoint is keenly aware that Org-Matters requires a nimble and flexible managed service provider; one that is in tune with stringent customer requirements and ever-changing end-user needs. Guaranteed Web and email availability are now 'must haves' in the world of online business, but so too is the ability to quickly scale for growth. Org-Matters is smartly positioned and prepared from the back end to meet the needs of any future growth targets.''
Mr. Schweizer added, ''Scalability is essential due to the tremendous response rate that we've had to date. Fusepoint has delivered a fully managed hosting environment where data back-up and bandwidth is versatile. From response times to actual implementation, all promises have been kept. The folks at Fusepoint are responsive, nimble and just plain good at what they do. As we embark on a Vista certified launch in North American retail stores on May 21 as well as a major DSL internet download partner launch in June, we know we're in great hands.''
Org-Matters Solutions Inc. is a Canadian company and licensed partner of John Wiley and Sons Publishing's ''For Dummies'' brand, that develops organizational products that are designed to help customers manage their important information with simple and easy-to-understand life-tracking tools.
Founded in 1999, Fusepoint is a privately held company with offices and data centres in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City, with over 400 customers and relationships with technology and communication companies. Fusepoint's managed IT solutions are SLA-guaranteed, scalable and designed to reduce cost structures while mitigating risk. Fusepoint is also SAS 70 Type II and CICA 5970 compliant.
Posted by editor on Tuesday, June 26 @ 11:43:34 EDT (530 reads)
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News: MySpace.com Founder, Brad Greenspan, Seeks Investment in Dow Jones Corporation
Los Angeles, California - (Website Hosting Directory) - June 26, 2007 - Social networking and lifestyle portal, MySpace.com's Founder, Brad Greenspan will lead an investment group seeking to take a non-controlling stake in the Dow Jones Corporation, through a letter delivered to its Board of Directors.
The letter contained following proposal: -- JI would commit to purchasing approximately 25% of outstanding Dow Jones common stock at a price of $60 per share. The structure of the transaction would be similar in nature to a "Dutch Auction" in which all shareholders could choose to tender their shares at the $60 price. Shareholders would also have the right not to sell any of their shares. On a pro rata basis, JI would purchase shares from all shareholders tendering their shares until it had acquired an aggregate amount totaling $1.25 billion. -- Separately, JI would purchase $250 million in common stock from Dow Jones at a price of $60 per share. This investment would provide the company with capital necessary to pursue the expansion of high growth opportunities in internet/digital/broadcasting areas. -- Two seats would be added to the Dow Jones Board of Directors to be filled by individuals of JI's choosing with specific expertise in internet/digital/broadcasting industries. The full proposal and a summary of the JI's strategic plan for enhancing shareholder value in Dow Jones Corp. can be viewed at www.JournalInvestmentGroup.com.
Mr. Greenspan's commentary included: ''Our proposal to take a non-controlling stake in Dow Jones stands as an attractive alternative to the current options as a vehicle for maximizing shareholder value. Our proposal is based on our strong belief that significant shareholder value can be created by more effectively leveraging the brands and electronic media assets of Dow Jones. I have successfully built a number of Internet franchises, including MySpace, and in studying the assets of Dow Jones, I believe the potential exists to significantly enhance the company's presence and revenue streams in electronic media.''
The merits of the JI proposal include the following: -- Creates significant immediate value for current shareholders by providing a premium liquidity event at $60 per share -- Enables the Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal operations to remain independent from other media conglomerates -- Provides a capital infusion to enable Dow Jones to aggressively pursue the expansion of its electronic media revenue streams -- Contributes the expertise necessary to unlock the value in Dow Jones' digital assets -- Provides further opportunities for outsized shareholder returns as the new digital strategy is implemented.
Mr. Greenspan continued, ''We believe our proposal is a great opportunity to put a solution together that can keep Dow Jones independent and able to firmly hold on to its culture of integrity and high quality reporting, while at the same time being beneficial to all of the company's stakeholders. We hope to engage in a dialogue with the Board of Directors in order to: 1) get feedback on how we might evolve our proposal if necessary to meet all of the company's goals with respect to considering a strategic transaction; and 2) provide more detail on the strategic value that JI would provide as a partner and our ability to help the company maximize the value of its digital assets. It is worth noting that my last effort to unlock shareholder value and provide an alternative transaction to shareholders was in September 2005 when my investment group lost a bid to keep MySpace as an independent publicly traded company. If our bid had been accepted, we estimate that shareholders would have seen the value of their stock increase by more than 40x within 18 months, instead of the $327 million cash out value they ended up receiving for their MySpace holdings. I believe we have similar value creating opportunities with our strategic investment in Dow Jones Corp.''
Mr. Greenspan concluded, ''Finally, as our goal is also to maximize the post-transaction value JI brings to Dow Jones Corp. we are open to considering participation by other interested strategic parties that can facilitate additional online or broadcast distribution.''
Brad Greenspan is a Los Angeles-based Internet Entrepreneur and the Founder of MySpace. Greenspan currently has majority stakes in privately held Live Universe, Inc. and BroadWebAsia, which in aggregate are composed of over 30 websites that reach approximately 75 million unique users each month across the U.S./Europe/Asia.
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is a lifestyle portal for connecting with friends and discovering popular culture. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities and member forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the second ranked web domain in terms of page views, MySpace.com is the most widely-
For more information about MySpace, please visit: www.myspace.com.
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News: eBay E-Commerce Video Solution, Deployed by Infopia Search Engine Integrator
Salt Lake City, Utah - (Website Hosting Directory) - June 26, 2007 -
Search and online selling solutions firm, Infopia, has joined Onstream Media, to deliver high quality auction video services to its eBay PowerSeller community, including joint marketing, platform integration, and a cooperation agreement.
The Onstream Media collaboration, is designed to to seamlessly integrate its video web services application with Infopia's eCommerce platform. Onstream's Auction Video is a professional video transcoding and hosting solution recently added to the list of eBay-approved video hosting providers. The Infopia eCommerce platform, a complete online selling solution, elevates auction management to a new level. It makes eBay PowerSellers successful year over year by going far beyond basic listing, image hosting, and auction template functionality.
Randy Selman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Onstream Media remarked, ''Partnering with Infopia to deliver a seamless integration of the Onstream Auction Video solution allows Infopia's eCommerce merchants to easily leverage the power of video in their eBay and storefront listings.
Bjorn Espenes, CEO of Infopia added, ''The integration with Onstream Media ties in with our merchants' eCommerce 2.0 strategy. Streaming video provides a differentiated sales approach that can promote seller credibility and increase conversions. Onstream Media provides our joint customers with a trusted, reliable and high-quality video experience that also enhances the fun of shopping online.''
Onstream Media Corporation (Nasdaq: ONSM) is an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, corporate web communications and content management applications. Onstream Media's Digital Media Services Platform (DMSP) provides customers with cost effective tools for encoding, managing, indexing, and publishing content on the Internet. The DMSP provides our clients with intelligent delivery and syndication of video advertising, and supports pay-per-view for online video and other rich media assets. The DMSP also provides an efficient workflow for transcoding and publishing user-generated content in combination with social networks and online video classifieds. Onstream Media also provides live and on-demand webcasting, webinars, web and audio conferencing services. Almost half of the Fortune 1000 companies and 78% of the Fortune 100 CEOs and CFOs have used Onstream Media's services. Onstream Media customers include: AOL, AAA, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, Dell, Disney, MGM, Deutsche Bank, Rodale, Inc., Televisa, Thomson Financial/CCBN, PR Newswire, Bonnier Corporation and the U.S. Government.
Infopia provides an eCommerce platform, designed to enable businesses to fully execute the online inventory-to-cash cycle, including a full range of critical success factors, to help companies to optimize product merchandising, manage the shopping experience, and maximize presence through premier online marketplaces and search engines such as eBay, Amazon, Overstock.com, Shopping.com, Shopzilla, Yahoo! and Google. Together with online selling best-practices, Infopia provides it services to a wide range of clients, from start-ups to top eBay PowerSellers to multi-billion dollar corporations. Infopia is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
For more information about Infopia, please visit: www.infopia.com.
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News: Blog Publishing Software, Develops Comment Application Solution
San Francisco, California - (Website Hosting Directory) - June 26, 2007 - A new white-labeled service designed to provide online publishers with a better tool for managing and monitoring user-generated comments, has been developed by blog platform firm, coComment, at the Supernova Conference.
The new service is hoped to enable online publishers to outsource user-generated comments in a seamless and branded way, directly from their site. Publishers gain the benefit of an easy to manage solution that provides their readers with a quick way to post comments. The coComment solution removes the need for new user- registrations on sites where users wish to contribute their comments and conversations relating to publishers' content.
Matt Colebourne, CEO for coComment remarked, ''Providing users with an instantly accessible way to submit comments on your site is one of the strongest things you can do to develop your online readership and brand. We're enabling companies to enhance their editorial through the voices of their readers.''
New Service Features: coComment is providing a seamless tool for powering, filtering and managing comments on any publisher platform that can be branded, and automatically installed and implemented via a plug-in, to offer the following benefits: -- Social features: Registered members can become friends, share, track and add to each other's comments, and see who has subscribed and contributed to their conversations -- Plug-ins for WordPress, Movable Type, LifeType, Drupal and other blogging platforms -- Hosted comments are visible and searchable on coComment's network Implementing this solution for any website is simple and free through coComment. The service is available now at http://www.coComment.com.
Founded in 2006, coComment is an online conversation discovery firm. The company turns conversations into valuable content by bringing all comments and online communities together, enabling users to monitor track and share information anywhere online. The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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