Anystream Unveils September Promo, Announces Plans for Vertical Solutions

Anystream, a developer of software products that simplify theprocess of creating and preparing media for digital and web-baseddistribution, announced a limited-time combined offer that enables newcustomers to purchase an Osprey-560 video capture card along withAnystream’s Agility Workgroup software at more than 40% off themanufacturer’s list price.

“Video professionals whose workflows include ingesting videofrom tape or live feed simply will not find a more compelling solutionavailable in the marketplace,” said Manuel De Pena, Anystreamsales vice president. “In a single purchase, they can have theindustry’s top-performing automated encoding software andbest-selling video capture card for nearly half of what they’dcost if purchased separately,” De Pena said.

Trusted by the world’s top broadcasters, wireless serviceproviders and corporations for its speed and reliability,Anystream’s Agility software offers realtime capture andencoding, faster than realtime file-based transcoding (even for complexDV-to-MPEG workflows), the industry’s fastest encoding formultiple output formats, and the flexibility to expand or upgrade toAnystream’s planned vertical industry solutions.

The Anystream/Osprey bundled special is available with two ofAnystream’s most popular Agility Workgroup software products:

Agility Workgroup CE and Osprey-560. Agility Workgroup CEprovides automated capture and encoding from live feeds, andsingle-pass smart encoding to any number of output formats, for $11,995– almost 50% lower than the retail price.

Agility Workgroup XE and Osprey-560. Agility Workgroup XEoffers the company’s trademark automated encoding workflow butalso includes live webcasting, support for MPEG 4:2:2, video indexingand more for $19,995 – a more than 40% reduction from MSRP.

”When it comes to high-performance media workflow tools forvideo professionals, the ViewCast Osprey-560 is the top choice forhigh-quality video capture, and Anystream’s Agility is theindustry’s favorite for multi-format encoding withautomation,” said Harry Bruner, ViewCast vice president of salesand marketing. “Anystream’s Agility and Osprey Video bundleis a natural combination for a complete digital media acquisitionsolution with unparalleled value,” he said.

For video professionals with exclusively file-based workflows,Anystream also announced a September special on its Agility WorkgroupSE – with Avid ProEncode integration – for just $4,995– a nearly 45% reduction from MSRP.

Anystream also announced plans to unveil vertical workflow solutionsin the fourth quarter, including specific solutions for postproduction,education, and corporate users. “We’ve worked closely withleading customers in these markets to address the most commonlyrequired encoding workflows,” said Fady Lamaa, Anystreammarketing vice president. “Our new solutions showcase oursoftware’s flexibility, now applied to popular applications suchas postproduction review and approve, classroom live lecture captureand Web distribution, boardroom and meeting capture and more,” hesaid.

Anystream’s Agility software architecture provides a single,fully automated software solution for acquiring, archiving, webcasting,managing and repurposing media assets in broadcast, postproduction, andInternet workflows. The scalable and modular Agility product linefeatures entry-level configurations, a client migration path for addingfeatures and processing capabilities, and a software development kitfor extending Agility command and control to other mission-criticalsoftware platforms and applications. Agility runs on off-the-shelfservers, eliminating the need for companies to purchase proprietaryhardware systems.

About Anystream
Anystream software automates rich media production in environments ascomplex as global media companies and as simple as the presentations ofgeneral business users. Its Agility products for media professionalsintegrate seamlessly with existing customer workflows and automatemedia encoding and transcoding of streaming, broadcast, and productionformats. Anystream’s products for general business userstransform static business documents into dynamic rich mediacommunications, without requiring users to learn new skills. TheAgility product family is based on a common platform that grows withclient volume and easily integrates across business applications.Anystream, Inc. is funded by SCP Private Equity Partners, FalconPrivate Equity L.P., and Citigroup Investments, Inc. Anystream is basedin Sterling, Va.