PRLog (Press Release) -
Dec 15, 2009 -
Mountain View, California, Optibase (NASDAQ:OBAS)
, a leading provider of advanced video solutions, today announced that Brigham Young University-Idaho, a four-year university serving over 12,000 students, has selected the Optibase MGW FlashStreamer encoding and streaming platform to stream live and on-demand content on campus and over the Internet.
The solution will allow students who live far from the campus or who work during course hours to attend classes virtually at their convenience. The university will use the MGW FlashStreamer’
s capabilities to make guest lectures, sporting events and cultural activities available to alumni, parents and other members of the university community on the Internet.
The “all-in-one”
compact MGW FlashStreamer offers real-time video encoding and streaming over organizational networks and the Internet as well as on-demand streaming of stored content. It provides high quality H.264 video at low bit-rates for efficient use of bandwidth and is fully compatible with the latest versions of Adobe Flash Player, the Internet’s leading browser-based media player.
“Many universities are seeking ways to make their offerings accessible to more students as well as to the community at large,” said Michael Chorpash, Vice President of Sales at Optibase Inc. “Optibase MGW FlashStreamer has made this goal a reality by enabling BYU-Idaho to bring its courses and events to students and alumni everywhere through online delivery.”
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