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September 6, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — VitalStream, Inc. (vitalstream.com) a
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leading provider of customized solutions for digital
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broadcasting, has announced new real-time reporting
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features for the VitalStream MediaConsole. These new
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features provide VitalStream’s customers with
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real-time reporting of streaming media statistics
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including video on demand, pay-per view, and live
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broadcasts.
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The MediaConsole is a proprietary Web-based
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application that gives customers complete control of
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their streaming media and web hosting accounts.
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Additional reporting features include up-to-the-second
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reporting, interactive drill-downs by time unit (e.g.,
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month, day, hour, minute, and second), time zone
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specific reporting, media format breakdown (Windows
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Media, Real, and QuickTime) and other new features.
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“As a business drawing a lot of traffic to my website,
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accurate reporting is important to me. I tried a
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popular website statistics reporting package, and I
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liked what I saw until I saw the price,” said
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CarlLanore, president, Coach In The Box, a VitalStream
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customer. “I then visited the Stats section at
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VitalStream, my service provider, to find that the
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VitalStream log files were graphically displayed and
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provide real-time reporting for every aspect of my
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website.”
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The VitalStream MediaConsole is a proprietary and
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platform independent program designed to put the
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control of media assets back in the hands of the
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customer. In addition to the new real-time reporting
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feature, the MediaConsole also provides digital rights
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management, website statistics, email management, and
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payment processing through various payment gateways.
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Several popular features of the MediaConsole include:
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VOD / Pay-Per-View : the ability to sell
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streaming audio or video to your audience on a per
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view basis with online payment processing through
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multiple payment gateways including CardService,
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PayPal, and CyberCash.
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Multiple Platform Support: The VitalStream
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MediaConsole supports Windows Media, QuickTime, and
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Real Media.
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Streaming Advertising: allows the user to insert
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ads before and after their media to gain valuable
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targeted advertising revenue. Ads can be tracked
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real-time to determine which ads are pulling
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immediately.
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Demographic Information: Learn more about your
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audience while your live event is happening for better
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scheduling and program planning.
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“We’ve got several live streaming customers in radio
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and entertainment who need real-time reporting for
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their live event and pay-per view programs, not to
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mention programming and advertising for the Internet
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radio customers. By providing real-time reporting to
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advertisers, the MediaConsole now gives our customers
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even more control of their media and the ability to
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make even more money from streaming advertising and
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pay-per-view,” said Paul Summers, CEO for VitalStream.
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“We want our customers to have the best user
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experience, adding these additional features to our
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reporting and making it available to all of our
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customers does just that.”
