SANTA
ANA, Calif., April 10, 2000 -- Digital Media Online (http://www.digitalmedianet.com/),
the leading developer of B2B vertical online communities for the digital
media market, Monday announced a key strategic relationship with SGI
(NYSE:SGI) to bring media streaming to the DigitalMediaNet.com communities.
As part of this strategic relationship, SGI will provide the DigitalMediaNet.com
communities with key streaming media technology and support including
the SGI Media Server for broadband that integrates Kasenna MediaBase
and RealNetworks RealServer.
"With the launch of the DMNTV service, we needed a reliable and scalable
streaming technology," said Lou Wallace, CEO of Digital Media
Online. "The SGI Media Server system will deliver the quality and
reliability our viewers demand."
The broadband SGI Media Server delivers rich-media over the Internet
at bit rates from 28.8Kb/sec to 15Mb/sec to multiple client platforms.
SGI Media Server with Kasenna MediaBase currently delivers over 100,000
high-quality MPEG streams worldwide on a daily basis for customers such
as CNN, Lucent Technologies Higher Education and Advanced Technology
(HEAT) Center, and most recently, Planet Internet, a KPN Royal Dutch
Telecom subsidiary.
The SGI Media Sever system will be used by DigitalMediaNet.com to deliver
breaking news from top industry trade shows and feature a daily newscast
covering the headline news of the digital media industry.
"We're excited that DigitalMediaNet.com will be `streamed by SGI,'"
said Greg Estes, vice president and general manager of Broadband
and Internet Solutions, SGI. "Viewers will be able to experience
first-hand our rich-media streaming capabilities benefiting from our
Media Commerce(TM) solutions."
About Digital Media Online (http://www.digitalmedianet.com)
Digital Media Online is the leading developer of B2B vertical online
communities in the digital media marketplace. With more than 32 channels,
DigitalMediaNet.com serves distinct market segments including streaming
media, digital video, animation, special effects, desktop publishing,
imaging and design, digital audio, CAD, workstations, game development,
film, broadcast and post production. Each of the channels is updated
with current industry news each business day. The DigitalMediaNet.com
community resources include breaking technology and product news, techniques,
white papers, research, interactive product guides, classified, job
and resume listings and extensive examples of digital art, animations
and video.
About SGI (http://www.sgi.com)
SGI provides a broad range of broadband Internet high-performance
computing and advanced graphics solutions that enable customers to understand
and conquer their toughest computing problems. SGI's broadband and Internet
solutions enable customers to expand their business in Media Commerce(TM)--transacting
content over networks. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with
offices worldwide, the company is located on the Web at www.sgi.com.
SGI, SGI Media Server and Media Commerce are trademarks of Silicon Graphics,
Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their
respective owners.
