INTERACTIVE VIDEO TECHNOLOGIES RELEASES FREE,
DO-IT-YOURSELF APPLICATION FOR VIDEO WEBCASTING, PODCASTING
IVT Studiotm Puts the Power of Internet Video in the Hands of PowerPoint Users
Los Angeles, CA – January 18, 2007 – Interactive Video
Technologies (IVT), the leader in the production, management and
distribution of live and on-demand webcasting, announced today
the general availability of IVT Studio, a free, simple
do-it-yourself video webcasting application
that enables users to rapidly create, distribute and archive
professional video podcasts and webcasts from their desktop. By
easily combining and synchronizing video, audio, PowerPoint and
screen captures with one-click publishing, anyone can use IVT
Studio to create their own professional webcasts and podcasts
with extensive tracking of viewer statistics. No training is
necessary. Global organizations including IBM, NEC, several
Fortune 100 companies and two large professional services firms
have already successfully begun company-wide trials.
IVT Studio is ideal for both individuals and organizations of
all sizes who are seeking to utilize web-video as a medium for
creating clips for product launches and demos, business pitches,
training, video résumés, technical demos and informational
presentations to key internal and external audiences including
customers, partners, employees and prospects.
“Companies are becoming aware of a culture changing paradigm
shift in how employees expect to receive and send certain types
of information,” said Greg Pulier, co-founder and CEO of IVT.
“IVT Studio enables business users to create video content in a
much more sophisticated way and put it out on the Web. The
market for online video tools has grown tremendously in recent
months—but what we are doing for video-creation and publishing
is raising the bar for both
organizations and individuals to enhance the efficiency and
effectiveness of their communications. No other webcasting tool
allows users with very little media or technical skill to
instantly create and immediately publish video presentations and
podcasts that are engaging and professional. Simply put, Studio
is a better way to present information.”
By automating the entire webcasting process, IVT Studio powers
the creation of web-video at the desktop and instantly deploys
clips and presentations to both select, targeted audiences as
well as to the general public for viewing, all according to
users’ preferences. IVT Studio includes
advanced reporting capabilities that act as “Nielsen’s
ratings-inspired” testimony, detailing specific information on
who watched what clip, the duration of each view and how
actively each user participated in the webcast. Additionally IVT
Studio provides IT departments with general
oversight capabilities.
“We have noted exceptional growth in the webcasting and
streaming market in the past year,” reports Ira Weinstein,
Senior Analyst and Partner at Wainhouse Research. “Self-service
webcasting tools, like IVT Studio, will accelerate that growth
by bringing video content creation
within the reach of any PC-user; a move which could usher in a
new wave of content creators among those previously intimidated
by the thought of adding video to their presentations. With this
release, webcasting veteran IVT has made it that much easier to
video-enable business
communications.”
Availability and Pricing
Please visit www.ivtstudio.com to download a free, fully
functional version of IVT Studio, which includes 10 minutes of
webcasting and 60 minutes of viewing per month. Pricing packages
are available according to additional usage and storage
requirements starting at only $20 per month.
Additionally, group packages are available for organizations
purchasing 20 seats or more.
IVT Studio runs on Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. Standard computer
microphone required for audio, USB webcam required to include
video in webcasts. Slides may be copied in from existing
PowerPoint presentations and screen capture capabilities are
included with the application.
About Interactive Video Technologies (http://www.ivtweb.com/)
Interactive Video Technologies (IVT) is the leader in corporate
webcasting, providing easy-to-use, comprehensive and scalable
technology solutions for the production, management,
distribution and monitoring of webcasting. IVT’s customers
include many of the world’s most recognized companies covering a
variety of industries. IVT Studio (www.ivtstudio.com) is a
do-it-yourself webcasting product designed such that anyone can
rapidly create, publish and archive professional video webcasts
and podcasts from their desktop. IVT MediaPlatform is a
complete, powerful webcasting publishing platform that enables
companies to broadly produce, manage, distribute and monitor
live and on-demand webcasts.
To download a fully functional free version of Studio, please
visit www.ivtstudio.com. For more information on IVT, please
visit www.ivtweb.com