More information on Akamai being the actual technology and content deliery provider for HEXA-2's rented "Virtual Town Halls:"
NetStairs® to Deliver HD Video Broadcast Through HEXA2 Virtual Town Hall
Business Wire
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- June 16, 2009
NetStairs.com®, Inc., the intelligent media delivery enabler, announced today that HEXA2’s Virtual Town Hall is now capable of providing premier HD video broadcast via Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online.
As the name implies, Virtual Town Hall (VTH) is truly a unique, all-in-one meeting hall that must be experienced. Founded on closed or cloud computing, VTH is able to provide an easy access to broadcast HD quality video. During commencement of any broadcast, the moderator inserts the Akamai Resource Locator (ARL) in the application, and the flash player embedded within the application streams out video. The VTH Moderator merely copies and pastes Akamai’s ARL into the VTH video player. The audience enjoys watching high definition video quality broadcasts for their online presentation panel.
Originated on NetStairs/SNL (Social Networking Live), HEXA2 VTH provides simple and secure access for moderators and audience alike. When delivered across Akamai’s global distribution platform, the HD broadcast makes HEXA2’s Virtual Town Hall an ideal destination site for small and large events & online gatherings. Introduction of HEXA2’s Virtual Town Hall combined with Akamai’s platform now encourages new interactive client-centric applications and use.
HEXA2’s Virtual Town Hall includes an all-in-one telepresence, VoIP, presentation panel, HD video broadcast and four (4) live cameras through an interactive all in one screen. VTH comes with a “Content Asset Manager”, user registration, and built-in conversion engine. Popular files such as .PDF, .DOC, .XLS, .PPT, FLV and MP4 are currently supported in the current release. A moderator simply uploads its collateral assets. HD content can then be streamed across Akamai’s platform.
VTH attendance does not require any complex audience downloads, desktop installation or calling to a VoIP center, while listening to and participating in a presentation in a conversational format. Moreover, the audience is able to communicate via a “permission to speak” button with the moderator. A FIFO based queuing system that enables moderator managing replies to multiple audience queries. The Audience without webcam may ask questions via text. VTH provides an interactive capability to watch and meet the audience while broadcasting.
HEXA2’s VTH is ideal for IR, PR firms, & Event Planners. It is designed to broaden the real-time interactive audience experience and brings a new paradigm into doorsteps of production houses, TV Studios, premier shows promoters, and event planners. HEXA2 offers many monetized venues such as premier show extension during live event presence. It is a great setting for DRTV market, ad agencies focus group research while it could complement many popular social networking sites with value added features such as many-to-many telepresence experience.
IT managers find HEXA2’s IaaS irresistible. It imposes less end-user tech support and update maintenance. It supports large group users without meeting hall collapse due to its architectural design. It is firewall friendly and requires no download. It is founded on Content Framework Management (CFM) supporting open ID standards.
About NetStairs.com, Inc.
NetStairs.com®, founded in March 2000, a privately held corporation, is the world’s first, one and only pioneer in intelligent media delivery serving its clients with its IV~8® middleware. As the “Switzerland of Media Codec”, the platform is packed with “Swiss Army Knife” web based hosted media solutions combined with online tracking system. Clients may build a seamless workflow into CIV~8 media conversion cluster and have the option of delivering in both live and streamed media cast. In the past, the company has served media ad agencies, production studios, Fortune 1500, publishers, TV Stations, broadcasters, brand owners, and telecom providers with web driven solutions to monetize their online content and reach a wider audience.
Since 2008, NetStairs primary focus has been on building OEM based platforms for the industry providers and online media providers. NetStairs offers a suite of WEB 2.0 platforms for media delivery ranged from creative, programming, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) for inter and intra communications with cloud computing. Founded on its core “Green” SNL (Social Networking Live) technology and LIVE IN 30 SECONDS (one-to-many broadcast) NetStairs provides a host of customized delivery platforms with open standard CMS. Contents thus may be protected while reaching Mobile, PC & IPTV viewers. NetStairs provides cost cutting OEM financing and revenue sharing business opportunities to its clients.
NetStairs® provides monetized or cost cutting middleware platform supporting industry standards supplying flexible, transparent, and seamless media to iPhone, Nokia, Windows Mobile, portable Wi-Fi devices, PC, MAC, IP TV, wired and wireless networks. The company products are licensed, leased, or rented for event promotions. For more details, visit: www.netstairs.com.
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Contact:
NetStairs.com, Inc., Fort Lauderdale Investor Relations Ahmad Moradi PhD, 954-229-5099 inquiry@netstairs.com
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