FIRST SEARCHABLE VIDEO WEBSITE SOLUTION ADDS NEW CONTENT PROVIDERS

New Stock Footage, TV and Educational Video Added to Searchable Video Site Over 20,000 Video Clips Online

PITTSBURGH, PA--June 24, 1999-- Internet video search company MediaSite, Inc., the leading supplier of software and services to create searchable, Web-based video and audio Media Sites, today announced the latest group of content owners offering searchable content using MediaSite Software and Services for making video as searchable as text.

The new content is currently available on custom, Branded MediaSites and on award-winning Internet video search portal MediaSite.net (www.mediasite.net). With Branded MediaSites, content providers seamlessly link to a custom-developed searchable video site from their existing websites. Launched six months ago, MediaSite.net is the first turnkey, online clearinghouse portal offering search, preview and purchase of customers’ content (i.e. stock footage, TV news and educational video) using V-commerc(TM) (video e-commerce).

Newest Content Owners Putting Video Online with MediaSite Technology
New stock footage companies putting video online include Global Village Stock Footage, The Source Stock Footage Library, Inc., Kesser Stock Library, Tatum Video and the James Forsher Film Archives. Stock footage companies using MediaSite take advantage of V-commerce sales, advertising and the ability to reach a broader customer base.

"I was impressed with the technology and ease of use Mediasite.net brings to online video searches," said James Forsher, founder and proprietor of the James Forsher Film Archives. "This really is the wave of the future."

New television content provider GPTV (Georgia Public Television) joins existing news station KDKA-TV2 (the Pittsburgh, PA CBS affiliate). Television organizations placing content online using MediaSite technology take advantage of increased branding, the ability to reach a different web-viewing demographic, 24 hour access to a worldwide audience, and increased advertising revenues.

Searchable educational content from HealthInfo, a leading provider of medical information for consumers and medical professionals, as well as content from the Pennsylvania Department of Tourism, is also now available. Making training and educational content available online allows users to search and purchase video by topic.

"Healthinfoseek.com is the first online healthcare media network that provides users comprehensive, accurate, and reliable medical information in both text and video formats," said Kevin Aniskovich, president and chief operating officer of HealthInfo Corp.

He continued, "MediaSite technologies allow us to add value to our consumers and physicians unlike any other health-net site. Our customers can preview videos online before they buy, or even watch them at that moment. Whether it’s for physicians’ continuing medical education credits or patient education, MediaSite technologies allow our customers to take charge of their health."

"MediaSite Solutions have pioneered the concept of putting searchable video on the Internet," said Mark Juliano, president and CEO of MediaSite, Inc. "Since we launched the first family of products for placing searchable video on the Web over six months ago, over 20,000 searchable video clips have been processed and made available online using MediaSite technology." He added, "The demand we have seen for searchable video websites from both large and small organizations shows the continuing acceptance of video on the Web."


The Growth of Searchable Video on the Internet
As the Internet increasingly becomes multimedia-based, video search engines are becoming as necessary as text search engines. With over 50 million existing streaming media players and the convergence of video and the Web, technology to find specific video content without having to sort through and play multiple video clips is becoming increasingly important.

"The Internet has fundamentally changed the model of searchable video," said John Zappa, vice president of marketing, MediaSite. "Previously, video cataloging, search and retrieval tools were aimed at a select group of media companies that had thousands of hours of content and a need to manage their internal video database. Using the MediaSite tools, any company that has even a few hours of video can easily and inexpensively put their video content on the Internet."

About the MediaSite System
Web portal customers, end users and integrators can also build their own customized searchable video solution using MediaSite Syste(TM) tools, software, servers and services. The MediaSite System includes the MediaSite AutoLogge(TM), MediaSite Logge(TM) MediaSite Builde(TM) and MediaSite WebFinde(TM) for cataloging, indexing, search and retrieval of video content. The Logger and Builder are the most advanced creation tools available, integrating speech recognition, image recognition and language understanding technologies. The MediaSite WebFinder is MediaSite’s leading search and retrieval system. The MediaSite System also includes the MediaSite Database Serve(TM), MediaSite Video Serve(TM) and MediaSite Web Serve(TM) components necessary to manage, retrieve and play video over the Internet.

About MediaSite
MediaSite, Inc. is the leading developer of software, systems and services to create searchable video and audio Media Sites. The company builds custom, Branded Media Sites, which offer searchable video with V-commerce(TM) purchasing. The MediaSite System is a core set of software, systems and servers required to develop a superior Media Site. MediaSite also operates a Web site (www.mediasite.net) for a complete, turnkey solution. With  MediaSite solutions, video becomes as searchable as text. The unique feature of the MediaSite technical approach is the integrated application of speech recognition, language understanding and image understanding technologies. For more information, visit www.mediasite.com.