VIDEOCENTRIC to Resell STARBAK Streaming Products in UK & Middle East

VideoCentric (UK) will offer customers in UK, Ireland, Middle East, Scandinavia and Pakistan, StarBak's video streaming family. Includes the Torrent CE, the world's first H.323 videoconferencing to streaming gateway and the Torrent 100, a multi-protocol streaming server.

VideoCentric the First in UK to Sell and Support STARBAK Product Family

Wokingham, Berkshire, UK and Columbus, Ohio, US.
February 18, 2002 -- VideoCentric Limited, the Video-over-IP Specialist who focus on the supply and support of the worlds leading technology for voice and video communication over IP and STARBAK Communications, the leader in high-performance streaming media solutions, today announced the signing of a reseller agreement for VideoCentric to meet the growing demand for STARBAKs Torrent family of products in the UK and the Middle East.

As an authorized STARBAK reseller, VideoCentric will offer its customers complete video communications solutions, including STARBAKs Torrent CE, the worlds first H.323 videoconferencing to streaming gateway, and the Torrent 100, a high-performance, multi-protocol streaming server. VideoCentric, a UK-based company deploys conferencing solutions in the UK, Eire, Scandinavia, Middle East and Pakistan. VideoCentric is dedicated to video communications and provides both advice and guidance on the purchasing of standalone videophones, desktop systems, set-top products, rollabouts and multipoint conferencing equipment.

David Shimell, General Manager of VideoCentric Ltd said, Our exciting new relationship with STARBAK will widen the reach of professional video communications to intranet and internet PC users across the world. By installing equipment at a central site, live video conferences (ISDN or LAN-based), classroom tutorials, corporate briefings and Q&A sessions can all be expanded to allow authorised participants to view or playback a meeting from the other side of the world".

We are pleased to sign a reseller agreement with VideoCentric, a company that is built on over 20 years of experience in the videoconferencing industry," said Dan Acquafredda, STARBAKs vice president of channel sales. We believe that this partnership will provide new opportunities for both companies as well as complete solutions for the rapidly growing IP communications customer base in the UK and Ireland."

About VideoCentric Ltd
VideoCentric is a UK Reseller and International Distributor of a comprehensive range of video communications solutions. VideoCentric supplies award-winning products ranging from desktop videophones and set-top group systems to enterprise-wide IP video networks involving gateways, multipoint controllers and video-PBX software. It employs staff with almost 20 years videoconferencing industry experience making it one of the most knowledgeable sales channels in the United Kingdom. VideoCentrics multi-vendor solutions are tested for international standards compatibility and the Company offers installation, training and extended support for all of its products. Headquartered in Berkshire, England, VideoCentric markets its products and services primarily in the UK and Middle East but has also formed associations with other Companies worldwide to facilitate the global supply and support of major corporations. For more information, please visit our website at: www.videocentric.co.uk

About STARBAK
STARBAK Communications, privately funded, is dedicated to reducing the cost and complexity of delivering streaming multimedia to customers, employees, and business partners. The company has implemented high performance Windows Media and RTSP streaming and cache proxy engines running under various UNIX operating systems including Linux. These solutions are easily integrated into existing network infrastructures while providing performance far superior to competitive products, including the ability to stream multiple formats from a single unit. The company was founded last year in Cleveland, Ohio, and its first product, the Torrent Streaming Media Network Appliance, was launched in Q2 of 2001. STARBAKs Torrent CE Videoconferencing Gateway is the winner of Internet Telephonys prestigious Product of the Year Award. For more information, please visit our website at: www.starbak.com

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