MediaPlatform and Onstream Media Join Forces to Bring Next-Generation, Enterprise-Quality Webcasting to Market
Combined webcasting platform provides expanded functionality and customization.

LOS ANGELES, CA, September 14, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- MediaPlatform, Inc., the enterprise video software company that is the first to deliver live webcasts on the Apple iPad using HTTP live streaming (HLS), and Onstream Media Corporation (NASDAQ: ONSM), a leading online service provider of live and on-demand corporate audio and web communications and virtual events, today announced that the two companies have completed the integration of their technologies to deliver a new level of sophisticated webcasting services and functionality for enterprises.

Onstream's VisualWebcaster, combined with MediaPlatform's WebCaster cloud-based webcasting platform, enables users to create and conduct live and on-demand webcasts. By integrating the platforms, MediaPlatform clients can take advantage of Onstream's encoding and production services, as well as advanced content delivery and event support, while Onstream customers receive MediaPlatform's front-end features and functionality, including:

- A self-provisioned, wizard-driven production controller
- The ability to reach audiences on multiple devices, browsers and platforms
- Support for multiple remote presenters
- Application desktop sharing capabilities
- Webcam support
- Multiple social networking options
- Advanced archive editing tools

"By integrating our technology with MediaPlatform's WebCaster platform, we can now offer a more comprehensive solution that provides the next generation of corporate event production to our combined client base," said Randy Selman, president and CEO, Onstream Media. "MediaPlatform's technology will enable our customers to manage events themselves with increased flexibility and customization."

"The integration with MediaPlatform also gives Onstream the ability to offer clients multicast fusion on the Adobe Flash platform, which is a streaming technology that enables increases in video consumption without a commensurate increase in network load," said Ari Kestin, executive vice president and general manager of webcasting, Onstream Media. "These new technologies will allow us to meet the increasing demand for enterprise webcasting."

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