ATEME and ANYSTREAM Announce H.264 Workflow Partnership

April 16, 2008 - NAB Show - Las Vegas, NV

ATEME SA and ANYSTREAM today announced a partnership that lets customers combine the Anystream Media Lifecycleâ„¢ platform with the Kyrion ® File Encoder for the creation and distribution of H.264 content.

Anystream, the leader in digital media production and workflow solutions, is used by the world's largest content providers to produce, manage and monetize media for on demand syndication. Its production capabilities streamline the creation and format conversion of content required to rapidly repurpose video for web, VOD, mobile IPTV and other platforms.

Kyrion File Encoder 2.0 is a complete solution for MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 content production. Built on ATEME's renowned video encoding technology, it includes a range of software components for pre-processing, video encoding, audio encoding and multiplexing while offering excellent bandwidth efficiency.

"We are pleased to work with ATEME in providing our customers an end-to-end workflow that includes an interoperable solution,"said Anystream Vice President of Products Russell Zack, "By integrating the Kyrion File Encoder into our platform, content and service providers are now able to include H.264 assets as part of their media management systems."

"In order to meet the growing demands for new HDTV, mobile and online media formats, content distributors are increasingly looking to H.264 file-based systems as a way to simultaneously adapt content to multiple devices," said Sylvain Riviere, Executive Vice President of Marketing at ATEME, "ANYSTREAM customers are now able to use ATEME H.264 encoders to maintain high quality video standards and interoperability across their distribution network while minimizing bandwidth usage."

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About Anystream

Anystream provides the world's leading media companies with the tools and data they need to syndicate video on-demand across multiple outlets and devices from a single, automated platform. With over 700 media customers worldwide, Anystream's Media Lifecycle Platform enables many of the best known entertainment brands to make their video available where, when, and how it is most convenient for their viewers. For more information visit www.anystream.com.

About ATEME

ATEME is a world-leading provider of MPEG-4 / H.264 video compression solutions. ATEME's renowned technology supports both standard and HD content, deployed across any platform from mobile to Ultra HD. ATEME provides broadcasters, telcos and security providers with unmatched compression quality and bandwidth efficiency.

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