CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video to Sponsor Streaming Media '98 Conference

Business Wire, Oct 1, 1998

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1998--

World's Largest Independent Conference for Businesses

Looking to Harness Audio/Video on Internet

CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video, a leading provider of streaming video content for its financial news website (http://www.cnbcdowjones.com) and customized multimedia productions, announced its sponsorship of Streaming Media '98, to be held November 9-10 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Francisco.

The conference is the first major independent event of its kind for the streaming media industry, bringing together its leading players to discuss the current and future applications of streaming audio/video technology.

The conference will feature over 75 top executives in the field and will cover all aspects of streaming media today, from business-to-business corporate communications to online entertainment. Michael C. Wheeler, president of CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video, will give a keynote address.

"The line-up of industry players at Streaming Media '98 is truly exceptional. It's sure to be an industry catalyst and accelerate the global development of audio and video applications," commented Wheeler.

Though the conference is primarily composed of panel discussions involving top industry insiders, an exhibition of the latest products, services and vendors connected with streaming media will run concurrently, enabling attendees to see and learn more about the new technology covered.

     Additional sponsors of Streaming Media 98:
InterVU Inc.                       Activate            Cisco Systems, Inc.
Virage, Inc.                       VStream, Inc.           Compaq
Xing Technology Corporation    Developer.com           Encoding.com
GEO Interactive                Excalibur Technologies Corporation

To learn more about Streaming Media '98 or for a free press pass, please contact: Sarah Clark at 978-466-1358 or sarahc@ma.ultranet.com. You can also find additional information at http://www.firstconf.com.

About CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video

CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video (CNBC/Dow Jones) produces streaming audio and video content, which provides business and financial professionals with live and archived coverage of market moving events, interviews and analysis. CNBC/Dow Jones offers affiliate sites "Business Video Centers," containing select audio and video content from its unparalleled subscription site at http://www.cnbcdowjones.com. Content is also distributed through financial research and news aggregators such as Audible, Bridge, First Call, NewsEDGE, Multex, and WavePhore. In addition to its Web site content services, CNBC/Dow Jones extends its video production and news gathering expertise to design multimedia projects such as Virtual Road Shows and other presentations for use on Intranet or Internet sites. CNBC/Dow Jones is a joint venture of Dow Jones (NYSE:DJ), Microsoft Corporation (NASDQ:MSFT) and NBC and is a separate business from the MSNBC 24-hour cable news services and its companion Web site, MSNBC.com.