Streaming Seminar Launches

August 15, 2001, New York City -- Sorenson Services USA(www.sorenson-usa.com), provider of streaming media encoding,consulting and training, and Future Media Concepts(www.fmctraining.com), digital media training center, have launched anew training seminar. The Ultimate Streaming Seminar(www.ultimatestreamingtraining.com) is two days of intensive trainingcovering MPEG, QuickTime, Real Media, and Windows Media solutions forboth video on demand and live streaming.

"We wanted to create an event where digital media professionalscould get advanced training on all the major streaming media formatsall in once place," said Dale Sorenson, President of Sorenson ServicesUSA. "We've taken all our experience working as Apple Solution ExpertConsultants, Real Partners and Windows Media Services Providers andcombined it to offer objective advice and solutions from an independentperspective."

"In this new economy, streaming media is the key to pumping up Webtraffic and sales," said Sorenson. "The Ultimate Streaming Seminar isdesigned to help companies with the tools and knowledge they need todevelop and implement effective streaming media strategies."

The seminar features solutions from Apple, Media100, Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Sorenson Media, including Cleaner 5, Cleaner Live,Sorenson Broadcaster and Live Channel. Also featured are services fromstreaming hosting partners Globix and BopJet.

The Ultimate Streaming Seminar cosponsor Future Media Concepts is atop digital media training center for manufacturers, including Apple,Media100 and Microsoft.

"We are very excited to be building on the success of our popularQuickTime Streaming Seminar with this new event," said Ben Kozuch,President of Future Media Concepts. "Web video is the hottest andfastest growing area of new technology, and our customers have beenasking for training that covers all the streaming formats. We expectdemand for this seminar to be very high as companies look for richmedia solutions to pump up their Web traffic and sales."

Attendees will learn advanced encoding techniques for achievinghigh-quality results and examine the pros and cons of differentdelivery strategies. Side-by-side comparisons and hard data will showhow the formats compare.

For more information, visit the Ultimate StreamingSeminar website.