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Akamai HD Network Ecosystem Eases Complexity of Delivering High Quality Online Video


LAS VEGAS Nev., April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAB CONFERENCE --Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that since the Akamai HD Network launch in September 2009, leading companies in the digital media ecosystem have successfully tested, integrated and supported the Akamai HD Network.  The Akamai HD Network leverages VAR, solution and technology companies to provide an end-to-end solution, including signal acquisition, encoding, content management, mobile support, video delivery, pre-built and custom video players, and analytics. 

"Akamai recognizes the importance of the ecosystem and is committed to providing our customers with a complete solution in the Akamai HD Network," said Suzanne Johnson, Director of Industry Marketing at Akamai.  "With these relationships in place, the complexity of bringing live and on-demand events and high definition content online is minimized for our customers and the time to market reduced."

AEG, ClipSync, IBM, iStreamPlanet, mDialog, Ooyala and Origin Digital have each been involved in supporting large scale events on the Akamai HD Network events to date including NBC's coverage of the Vancouver Olympics, MTV Network's Hope for Haiti Now concert, IFC.com's live coverage of the South by Southwest Festival, CBS Sportsline's March Madness On Demand, and NFL Thursday Night Football.  Akamai is also working closely with All Digital, Azuki Systems, Digital Rapids, Kaltura, Kit Digital, Kulabyte, The Platform and VMIX to support future events and content delivered across the Akamai HD Network.  

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AJA Delivers DirectShowTM Filters for Live Encoding and Streaming With KONA, Io Express and new Corvid line of Video Cards

New Solution Enables DirectShow Application Developers to Tap AJA Technology for Digital and Analog Video I/O

Las Vegas, NV, NAB Conference, Booth SL920 (April 12, 2010)--AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, is facilitating professional video I/O for application development customers on Windows systems working with the Microsoft DirectShowTM media-streaming architecture.

AJA has released new DirectShow Filters available as a free download designed to allow DirectShow application developers to work with AJA KONA and Io Express along with AJA’s New Corvid video I/O products. AJA’s DirectShow Filters are available for 32-bit versions of Windows and 64-bit versions of Windows.

AJA’s new line of Corvid video cards provide a range of focused video and audio I/O solutions for developers and OEM’s. The Corvid provides simple SD/HD-SDI I/O, with the Corvid-LP providing this in a low-profile PCI form factor for integration into 1RU servers. The new Corvid-22 provides multi-channel I/O in SD/HD and 3G SDI, along with LTC and RS-422 capabilities. The Corvid line delivers the features developers and OEM’s need at aggressive price points.

AJA customers and partners are very pleased with this new level of support. “Kulabyte’s XStream Live 2TM video encoding and streaming software integrated with the AJA KONA or Io Express capture cards and DirectShow Filters enable our customers to easily broadcast live HD- SDI, SDI, and analog sources to web and mobile devices with the highest quality video streams,” said Peter Forman, Chairman and CEO, Kulabyte. “Seamless integration of XStream Live with Io Express will provide customers with the world’s first compact, mobile, DC-powered live video solutions that support 720p H.264 video streaming.”
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Kulabyte and ACME Portable Deliver XStreamCast Traveler to Nobelprize.com and Focus on the Family

Rugged Portable Video Streaming Servers for Live Events and Military Applications Unveiled at NAB 2010

LAS VEGAS April 08, 2010 12:10 --Kulabyte Corporation of San Marcos, TX, a leading provider of live video streaming software and servers, and ACME Portable of Mountain View, CA, the leading international OEM of high-performance, mobile and portable devices, announced today that the Kulabyte XStreamCast Traveler for 2010 will be built on the ACME Comrade platform and that they have delivered systems to Nobelprize.com in Norway as well as to Colorado-based Focus on the Family, for streaming their live events. The Kulabyte 2010 XStreamCast Traveler will be demonstrated next week at the NAB Conference and Exhibition in Booth #SL10625, April 12-16 in Las Vegas. Live HD encoding and streaming to PCs, the new Apple iPad and mobile streaming will be demonstrated at the booth. The companies also announced the immediate availability of the systems for customer delivery.

The XStreamCast Traveler built upon ACME’s Comrade platform is a robust lunchbox style live video streaming server built using heavy duty construction to provide a tough, go-anywhere unit ideally suited to harsh/severe environments and mission critical applications. It incorporates Kulabyte’s XStream Live 2™ video encoding and streaming software to easily encode and stream video from HD-SDI, SDI, and analog sources to web and mobile devices with the highest quality H.264 video streams in the industry. XStream Live 2 supports both Adobe Flash™ and next generation HTML5-based live HTTP Streaming.

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Nobel Foundation Taps Kulabyte for Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies

Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony and Obama Lecture to be Streamed Live Online in HD

STOCKHOLM, SE December 7, 2009 - Kulabyte Corporation, the world’s leader in Live HD quality Flash Streaming, and its Swedish partner Protel, have been selected by Nobelprize.org to provide live video encoding and streaming systems for this year’s Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies and Nobel Lectures from December 7 through December 10, 2009. The lectures are given by this year’s Nobel Laureates, including the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, President Barack Obama. The Nobel Laureates take center stage in Stockholm on 10 December when they receive the Nobel Prize Medal, Nobel Prize Diploma from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. In Oslo, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, President Barack Obama will receive the Nobel Peace Prize from the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the presence of King Harald V of Norway.  
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Kulabyte Releases XStream Live 2TM and iStream Live 2TM

Kulabyte’s Latest Live Flash Solutions Include a Live Software Encoder for the Apple® iPhoneTM. Also Available as a Standalone Solution for Only $495!

NOVEMBER 16, 2009 – SAN JOSE, CA- Streaming Media West - Kulabyte Corporation, a leading developer of live HD Flash encoding and streaming solutions today announced the release of its newest professional-quality HD H.264 software encoder, XStream Live 2 which includes Kulabyte’s renowned high-quality encoding and streaming for the Apple iPhone. Free trial software encoder downloads are available at http://portal.kulabyte.com.

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