Winnov and Silicon Studio Corporation announce Strategic Distributor Agreement in Japan.

Winnov teams up with Silicon Studio Corporation to distribute Winnovs groundbreaking encoding appliances in Japan.

Winnov and Silicon Studio Corporation announce Strategic Distributor Agreement in Japan. --

Winnov teams up with Silicon Studio Corporation to distribute Winnovs groundbreaking encoding appliances in Japan.

Sunnyvale, CA (July, 15th 2002) -- Winnov L.P. (www.winnov.com) a leader in high-performance and professional streaming media solutions used by major corporations and Content Delivery Networks, has announced today a strategic partnership with Japan-based integrator Silicon Studio Corporation. Silicon Studio Corporation will be reselling Winnovs entire system solution product range in Japan, including the newly released XstreamEngine BroadCaster streaming appliance. The companies plan to address the Japanese streaming industry marketplace through key strategic channel partnerships.                                                                                                                                

Silicon Studio Corporation, one of the leading streaming system integrators in Japan, is focused on digital content creation, system integration, and network solution business in order to provide enhanced high quality digital content for the entertainment industry. Silicon Studio Corporation has been selected from the top players in the Japanese industry, to be the Master Distributor of Winnovs family of streaming appliances in Japan. The agreement with Silicon Studio Corporation enables Japanese businesses to buy Winnovs XstreamEngine products and get immediate support from Silicon Studio Corporation. This partnership will reinforce Winnovs presence in the flourishing Japanese streaming market and increase its market share in Asia.

We were impressed by the dynamism and the professionalism of Silicon Studio Corporation as well as their knowledge of the streaming media market in Japan", said Ms. Diana Dong, Vice-President of Business Development -- Asia-Pacific Region at Winnov." We believe and trust that Silicon Studio Corporation will be a powerful partner helping Winnov address the needs of the Japanese streaming market. In addition, this dynamic market intelligence will complement Winnovs ability to quickly evolve its modular systems architecture to better suit the needs of the Japanese market. Relationships like these further validate the impact our solutions are having in the marketplace and allow us to more effectively service the growing demand among corporations, large and small, for Winnov solutions."

We were impressed by the stability and usability of Winnovs products as well as their ability to adopt the latest market requirements, said Kyoichiro Kita, Managing Director of Digital Media Integration Business at Silicon Studio Corporation. Winnov has years of proven experience in streaming media and above all, is one of the few Microsoft partners that already supports Windows Media Corona", the next audio and video codec from Microsoft. We are very excited in partnering with Winnov and are confident that this partnership will strengthen our shared commitment and create an excellent base for addressing the Japanese streaming market."

Winnovs XstreamEngine product line allows first-time users, corporations, government agencies and professional broadcasters to capture and encode audio and video at various sizes for Microsoft Windows Media and RealNetworks Technologies -- live or on-demand. Featuring five different members, the XstreamEngine product line is strong enough to meet the demands of large corporations or professional broadcasters, and flexible enough to serve small and medium businesses who start in the streaming media field. The Winnov XstreamEngine product line is well known for its reliability, performance and manageability thanks to its core system software and powerful web-based graphical user interface.

About Silicon Studio Corporation
Focused on digital content for the Entertainment industry, Silicon Studio Corporation provides high-quality systems and services in Content System Integration, Digital Content Creation, and Content Rights Management. Established in January 2000, Silicon Studio Corporation benefits from strong business relationships with leading technology partners from all over the world and overseas affiliate partners in Korea and US. Silicon Studios vision is to become a leader in visualization technology by providing compelling content created with the latest and highest technology. For more information about Silicon Studio, please call (+81) 3-5428-0550 or visit the Web at: http://www.siliconstudio.co.jp/.

About Winnov
Winnov is a leader in the video conferencing and video streaming markets focused primarily on the Microsoft Windows Platforms. Having created early partnerships with streaming pioneers VIVO (now RealNetworks) and VXTREME (now Windows Media), Winnov manufactures board level PC solutions and Internet appliances for the video and audio communications markets.

Winnovs flagship Videum capture boards and XstreamEngine Internet appliances are deployed at major Corporations and major Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) including iBEAM Broadcasting, Akamai, Digital Island, Globix, Yahoo Broadcasting and Activate among others. Winnovs high-performance products capture video and audio signals for video editing, video conferencing, live streaming and on-demand streaming, and are compatible with both Microsoft Windows and RealNetworks platforms.

Founded in 1992, Winnov designs its own ASIC chips, system software, board and system products and is known for the stability, reliablilty and unmatched flexibility of its products. Additional information about the company can be found on the Web at: http://www.winnov.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION
contact, Sophie LeGuen at sophie_leguen@winnov.com