Envivio’s MPEG-4 Solution Wins Streaming Magazine’s “Reader’s Choice Awards for 2003”
President and CTO Julien Signes to Receive Award at NAB 2003 Conference in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV – April 7, 2003 – Envivio, a leading provider of MPEG-4 broadcast and streaming solutions, today announced that Streaming Magazine’s readers have picked Envivio for providing the “Best MPEG-4 Solution” as part of the Reader’s Choice Awards for 2003.
Streaming Magazine has announced its long-anticipated winners of the Reader’s Choice Awards for 2003. This is the third year where readers pick the best of the best in streaming. The monthly magazine covers the business of digital media and interactive broadcasting. Sixteen award categories ran the gamut of streaming, such as the best streaming broadcast program, best enterprise streaming program, best consumer streaming program, best hardware, best software, best player, best end-to-end MPEG-4 platform, best streaming wireless program, and more.
”Streaming Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards is recognized within the streaming and broadcasting industry as the definitive award to win that focuses on the most significant companies, products, and sites that are involved with streaming and webcasting,” commented Executive Editor Peggy Miles. “The Reader’s Choice Awards tells us what’s on the minds of our readers, who they’re using, who they like and why. Over the years, the majority of all winners continue to dominant, grow and lead in the streaming marketplace.”
“We are extremely proud that Streaming Magazine has recognized Envivio as the top MPEG-4 platform on the market. This recognition confirms that MPEG-4 is a technology that continues to be essential for today’s broadcast and streaming solutions,” said Julien Signes, President and CTO of Envivio. “Envivio continues to be acknowledged as a leader in MPEG-4 streaming solutions for the cable and satellite, broadcast and IPTV broadband, archiving and production, and enterprise markets.”
Eric Rhodes, Publisher oversees the voting process, “It is incredible to see who’s selected once our accounting department tabulates the results. Sometimes, we suspect a winner; other times it surprises our entire staff. Readers use or watch the programs or products mentioned, so it is an important contest to win. Readers vote for the best products as well as some of the best streaming programs from around the world. For the first time this year, we see a significant growth of readers voting from around the world, especially from Asia and Europe.
In support of Steaming Magazine’s reader’s endorsement for Envivio’s MPEG-4 platform, Envivio will be demonstrating the company’s full suite of satellite, IPTV broadband, media production, MPEG-4 encoding, interactive television and live H.264 solutions at the Envivio booth at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB), April 7 – 10, in Las Vegas.
Reception Honoring Winners
Winners will be honored at the International Webcasting Association and Streaming Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards reception on Tuesday, April 8th from 5:30 – 7:30 PM at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention South Hall Booth #SL2445. Special this year, the event is being webcast for the National Association of Broadcasters streaming channel called NABcast.com located at www.nabcast.com. Interested attendees must RSVP their name, company and email to info@webcasters.org for security reasons.
About Streaming Magazine
Streaming Magazine is the premier magazine covering the business of digital media and interactive broadcasting. Since 2000, it is the first and only publication dedicated exclusively to streaming. Streamline Publishing owns Streaming Magazine. To order a copy of the magazine, call 1-800-610-5771 or visit the website at www.streamingmagazine.com.
About Envivio
Envivio is a leading provider of complete MPEG-4 solutions, which consist of a rich set of integrated streaming media tools and systems including high-performance audio and video, two-dimensional graphics, and animation. The company has established itself as the most experienced creator of high-quality MPEG-4 solutions that enable broadcasters, network operators, and content developers to build new revenue streams and use the efficiencies of delivering content to the full range of MPEG-4 capable devices. The Envivio solution includes various components to create, encode, protect, distribute, and view MPEG-4 content.
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