India's ISRO Selects ViewCast Video Cards for Educational Satellite; Cards Encode Video for Enhanced Long-Distance Learning Across Nation

Business Wire, Dec 13, 2005

DALLAS -- The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Delhi, India has selected Dallas-based ViewCast Corporation's Osprey-230 video cards as part of an expansive program for interactive distance learning and streaming video through its educational satellite, EDUSAT.

The EDUSAT satellite enables nation-wide distance learning by interfacing with video from each school through a system that includes an Osprey-230 at each school site. The ISRO program currently covers more than 1,000 schools and is expected to expand to a network of 10,000 schools within the next three years. ViewCast's reseller, Rahul Commerce, provided the Osprey technology and associated services to ISRO.

"We chose the Osprey-230s for their quality, functionality and, most importantly, for their reliability," said A. Bhaskaranarayana, program director of Indian National Satellite Systems. "Satellite technology lends itself to interactive learning and with ViewCast's help, we hope to bring learning opportunities to thousands of children and adults in remote towns and villages."

EDUSAT beams local language instructional programs and employs digital interactive classrooms to address illiteracy caused by a lack of trained teachers in rural India. For example, one interactive program lets students send video questions to any teacher in any connected classroom, anywhere in India, via the Osprey-230 streaming video over the EDUSAT satellite. The teacher then returns answers through EDUSAT.

"Streaming media overcomes geographical obstacles and can reach people regardless of their locations, making it a perfect solution for long-distance learning. Our products help institutions such as the ISRO reach their audiences anytime and anywhere," said Dave Stoner, president and COO of ViewCast.

About ViewCast Corporation

ViewCast develops video and audio communications products for delivering content dynamically via a variety of network types and protocols. These products include Osprey(R) video capture cards, Niagara(R) video encoders/servers and ViewCast(R) IVN enterprise software and systems. ViewCast products address the video capture, processing and delivery requirements for a broad range of applications and markets. Visit the company's Web site at www.viewcast.com for more information.

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