ViewCast Introduces New Four-Channel Osprey-440; New Audio and Video Capture Card Targets Developers of Mobile Streaming and Surveillance Applications

Business Wire, Feb 15, 2005

DALLAS -- ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB:VCST) today announced the release of the Osprey-440 audio and video capture card. The Osprey-440 leverages the capabilities of the industry-leading Osprey video capture cards and enhances performance levels by supporting four independent A/V channels and allowing the use of up to 16 cameras or other video sources. The Osprey-440 meets the expanding requirements of mobile streaming service providers, developers of military and law enforcement video systems for training and surveillance and purveyors seeking high-capture channel density.

With a single Osprey-440 card, systems integrators, OEMs and developers have access to four independent A/V processing channels increasing audio and video channel density required for large video systems installations while dramatically reducing overall systems cost.

"Applications that require a large number of video inputs, such as surveillance systems in large facilities, previously needed multiple computers to manage the video feeds," said Horace Irwin, vice president of business development and marketing at ViewCast. "Some of our volume OEM clients were looking for more channel density, so we responded by developing the new Osprey-440 with four times the channel density, while providing affordable and robust performance."

Four external BNC connectors are available on the Osprey-440 for analog composite video input, with each connected to a dedicated capture channel. Twelve additional auxiliary inputs are available on an internal pin-field connector that can be used as alternatives to the rear panel connectors. This feature gives developers the option to internally connect audio and video to the Osprey-440 for a cleaner and more flexible system design.

Users can connect up to 16 cameras or other video sources to a single card and use software to switch between them, as needed for surveillance applications that require monitoring of multiple feeds. Alarm relays on each channel can activate a user-defined event as determined by the user's applications, for example, motion is detected, a light flashes, and a camera switches on to start capturing movement at 30 frames per second. The Osprey-440 also provides four channels of stereo audio allowing capture of synchronized audio with video.

The card retains many of the powerful features of other Osprey multimedia-class cards, including options for SimulStream (output of multiple instances of audio and video data from a single input source to multiple applications), cropping, watermarking and audio capture. The Osprey-440 takes advantage of the higher data throughput of the newer PCI-X buses while maintaining backwards compatibility with standard PCI buses. With the Osprey software development kit, systems integrators and OEMs will be able to take full advantage of the capture card features for creating customized applications.

About ViewCast

ViewCast(R) 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 IVN enterprise software and systems. ViewCast products address the video capture, processing, and delivery requirements for a broad range of applications and markets. ViewCast also provides professional IT services focused on merged data and video networks through its wholly owned subsidiary Delta Computec Inc.

Visit the company's Web site (http://www.viewcast.com) for more information.

ViewCast is a registered trademark of ViewCast Corporation.

Osprey is a registered trademark of Osprey Technologies, Inc.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements, including those made by Horace Irwin, contain "forward-looking" information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended that reflects the company's current judgment on certain issues. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially include, without limitation, the ability of the company to develop and market new products as technology evolves and increased competition in the video communications and IT services market. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to ViewCast or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above. ViewCast does not intend or undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date on which the forward-looking statements are made. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements and factors that could cause actual results to differ from the company's forward-looking statements, please refer to the company's reports on Form 10-KSB and 10-QSB on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.