Burst.com Releases Version 2.0 Of Burstware(R)

Market Wire, 20050229

San Francisco-based Burst.Com, Inc. (OTC: IVDOE) today announced the release of Version 2.0 of Burstware(R) , the Company's Faster-Than-Real-Time(TM) video and audio delivery software for IP networks. Burstware(R) 2.0 features include a Burst-Enabled QuickTime Player (QTP) for Windows, an Enhanced Narrowband Viewing feature and a plugable Access Control Interface.

The access control feature provides an interface that allows users to develop custom Access Control Modules that plug into the Burstware Conductor(TM) Companies deploying Burstware 2.0 will be able to use this interface to implement policies that enable pay-per-view programming, subscription-based access to content, and corporate access levels. According to Richard Lang, Chairman and CEO of burst.com, "With the Access Control Interface, Burstware 2.0 is designed to help broadcasters, ISP's, and other content providers turn Internet Video on Demand (VOD) into viable business models. To support this, access control decisions can be based on a variety of input parameters, depending on the content provider's specific requirements."

With Burstware(R) 2.0, viewers are able to play video and audio on their QuickTime for Windows Players from any server running Burstware(R), via a small plugin that auto installs upon first use of the player. "With a Burst-Enabled(TM) QuickTime for Windows player, we believe we can reach an important and growing segment of the creative community," continued Lang. burst.com Burst- Enabled(TM) the Windows Media Player (WMP) in November 1999. Burstware 2.0 can deliver content to both the WMP and the QTP from a single server running on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Linux, or Solaris. This single-server solution reduces costs and administrative complexity for content providers whose customers use both industry- standard media players. burst.com plans to release a QTP for the Macintosh platform later this year.

Release 2.0 also contains an "Enhanced Narrowband Viewing Experience" (ENV) feature that allows viewers with slow connection speeds to view superior-quality video. Users with connection speeds less than the encoding rate of the content they wish to view can enable a feature that pauses playback to the point where an uninterrupted viewing experience is assured, and then resumes play. According to Lang, " While Burstware(R) is designed for emerging broadband networks, the ENV feature allows us to improve narrowband viewing experiences as well. The Enhanced Narrowband Viewing Experience feature is used in situations where quality viewing experiences are critical, but viewers do not yet have access to broadband Internet connections."

For more information about burst.com and Burstware(R), visit the company's web site at www.burst.com.

burst.com, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is the developer of Faster-Than-Real- Time(TM) and Burst-Enabled(TM) video and audio delivery software. burst.com's Burstware(R) provides high- quality delivery of full-motion video and CD- quality audio over any IP-based network. The company has built an international patent portfolio covering bursting, video delivery scheduling, and rapid casting. Burstware is a registered trademark of burst.com, and Faster- Than-Real-Time(TM) and Burst-Enabled(TM) are trademarks of burst.com. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to the future performance of burst.com and the success of its products. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in burst.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).