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January 28, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — WebStream Internet Solutions (webstream.net), a provider of
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business Internet services, announces the creation and launch of its new
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WebCasting Division. In conjunction, WebStream also announces the
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appointment of Mr. Crawford Grimsley to the position of vice president of
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WebCasting Services. Mr. Grimsley is a two-time Heavyweight Boxing Champion
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and veteran of the WebCasting business.
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Mr. Grimsley was responsible for the creation of Boxing Line and ProWebCast,
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two early leaders in this field. Since partnering with WebStream in 1998,
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Mr. Grimsley has produced live audience Webcasts for The American Comedy
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Awards, The Essence Awards, Miss Hawaiian Tropic, Victoria’s Secret, The
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Cannes Film Festival, The Sundance Film Festival, and many main boxing
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events worldwide.
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In joining WebStream as head of the new division, Mr. Grimsley will be
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responsible for the creation and integration of business-to-business WebCast
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services with WebStream’s existing applications and services. WebCasting
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services that WebStream is now offering are video hosting and encoding, live
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WebCasting, online training, online seminars and video conferencing. All
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services are available through WebStream’s multi-media collaboration tool,
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or WebPlayer.
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WebStream says its WebCast Services provide corporations cost savings by
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streaming content online as opposed to conventional methods of training
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employees or communicating with clients and prospects. WebStream’s network
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is based on an OC-12 fiber redundant backbone provisioned by UUNet with
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additional gigabit fiber connectivity provided by Yipes Communications.
