Innovation Reigned True at Streaming Media West 2001 Last Week in Long Beach, CA

Business Wire, June 27, 2001

Business Editors and High Tech Writers

Streaming Media West 2001

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2001

Streaming Media West 2001 brought a multitude of streaming and digital media enthusiasts to the Long Beach Convention Center last week, for three days of making business deals, interactive information gathering, and networking. The Exhibition floor was buzzing with talk of digital rights management, MPEG-4, and enterprise streaming. RealNetworks and Microsoft were the front-runners in the DRM discussions and Sony demonstrated its new interactive online film and music editing tool, even though it will not be released until the fall.

Over 10,000 executives traveled to Long Beach for "The World's Largest Internet Audio & Video Event." In spite of the weak economy, the atmosphere was very upbeat and entirely business-centric at the West Coast digital media marketplace.

The Convention kicked off with an opening keynote by Rich Seidner, VP, Research and Analysis, Streaming Media, Inc., where he released the findings of Streaming Media, Inc.'s second data/analysis report, Enterprise Streaming - Return on Investment (ROI). Keynotes that followed included: Richard Glover, EVP Internet Media, Walt Disney Internet Group; Rob Glaser, Chairman and CEO, RealNetworks, Inc.; Gerry Louw, CTO, New Media Network, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment; Philip Schiller, VP, Worldwide Product Marketing, Apple; David C. Peterschmidt, President and CEO, Inktomi; and Russ Pillar, President and CEO, Viacom Interactive Ventures.

Streaming Media West 2001 provided participating companies with various outlets for releasing company announcements, mergers, and product launches. Below lists a number of the activities that took places during the Convention:

1. RealNetworks first demonstration of MusicNet and the unveiling

of the RealSystem Media Commerce Suite

2. Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Producer

3. WorldStream Announces First Wizard Driven, Browser-Based

Service for Creating Interactive, Stream-Based Business

Communications Over the Web.

4. Digital Pipe Launches Innovative Content Networking Technology

for the Enterprise

5. Nearly One-Third of American Internet Users have Access to

Broadband Accounting to Arbitron and Coleman Study

6. Broadstream to Integrate Geotargeting Capabilities with

Digital Media Management Tools

7. NewsTakes Launches Bandwidth Adapt-Enables Delivery of Video

on Today's Networks and Devices

8. Video Intelligence Partners with Convera and Context Media to

Bolster One-Stop Video Portal Service

9. e-Media and Zerotree Announce Merger

10. Generic Media Unveils New Adoption of Streaming Technology

11. Loudeye Acquires Streaming Ad/Content Insertion Company

Streaming Media East 2001 takes place December 11-13 in the Jacob K. Javits Center, NY, for Convention details visit www.streamingmedia.com/east. Streaming Media, Inc. is dedicated to providing the industry with superior information and news, and will be archiving the Streaming Media West 2001 Conference sessions on streamingmedia.com within two weeks.

About Streaming Media, Inc.

Streaming Media, Inc., a subsidiary of Penton Media, Inc., is a diversified, international media company committed to serving and educating the streaming media industry. Founded in 1998, the San Francisco-based company consists of four main facets: Streaming Media Conventions, streamingmedia.com, Streaming Media Magazine, and the Streaming Media Research and Data Analysis Reports. Streaming Media, Inc. is dedicated to providing industry professionals with the latest news, resources and services through editorial, discussion lists, feature articles, and much more. For more information, visit www.streamingmedia.com.

About Penton Media, Inc.

Penton Media (NYSE: PME) is a leading diversified business media company that produces market-focused magazines, Web sites, trade shows, and conferences. Penton's integrated media portfolio serves the following markets: Internet/broadband; information technology; electronics; natural products/food/retail; manufacturing; design/engineering; management; supply chain/aviation; government/compliance; mechanical systems/ construction; and leisure/hospitality.