SnapStream Media Partners with NewsGator to Feature NewsGator Media Center Edition in SnapStream Spotlight
SnapStream Spotlight enables users to read selected NewsGator content and watch on-demand videos in full-screen interface mode with Firefly PC Remotes
June 25, 2004 (HOUSTON) -SnapStream Media, Inc. (www.snapstream.com), a leader in PC entertainment products, and NewsGator Technologies announced today the inclusion of NewsGator Media Center Edition in SnapStream Spotlight. SnapStream Spotlight is a new addition to the
Firefly™ PC Remote package.
The Firefly PC Remote with SnapStream Spotlight brings the latest online movies, radio, news and music into the living room by leveraging the power of the PC and the Internet. SnapStream Spotlight serves as a portal to various online media providers, such as NewsGator, for Firefly PC Remote
users. Its savvy interface makes it easy to access online media content in a living room setting.
NewsGator Media Center Edition is a part of NewsGator Online Services. It allows users to easily find NewsGator software and services online without having to separately download anything from the NewsGator web site.
SnapStream Spotlight and NewsGator Media Center Edition provide Firefly PC Remote users a way to access NewsGator content and watch on-demand videos away from the PC desktop.
“We are excited to have NewsGator Technologies on board for our latest entertainment PC offering, SnapStream Spotlight,” said Rakesh Agrawal, President and CEO of SnapStream Media, Inc. “The new SnapStream Spotlight feature, along with Firefly PC Remote, allows users to control
media stored on the PC in a living room setting. SnapStream Spotlight and NewsGator Media Center Edition open doors for Firefly PC Remote users by giving them another way to access online news content.”
“NewsGator Technologies is pleased to be a part of the SnapStream Spotlight launch,” said Greg Reinacker, President & Founder of NewsGator Technologies. “With SnapStream Spotlight, even consumers without Media Center PCs can enjoy the convenience of what NewsGator Media
Center Edition has to offer.”
About Firefly PC Remote
Firefly PC Remote gives users remote control access to audio and visual media stored on their PCs. It is sleek, lightweight and designed to fit comfortably in the user’s hand. It is an RF remote and can transmit signals through walls and up to 30 feet away. Firefly comes with its own media
center software, SnapStream Media’s Beyond Media™ Basic, but is also compatible with others such as Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition. Beyond Media Basic is a PC entertainment gateway with included music, video and photos players.
About NewsGater Media Center Edition
This is the latest step in the "any time, any place, any device" strategy that distinguishes the NewsGator product line. NewsGator Online Services allows users to read one set of content from any device, without duplication. The combined power of NewsGator Media Center Edition and
Online Services offers customers a productive and fun way to access their personalized subscriptions and information from any device, whenever they need it.
About NewsGator Technologies
NewsGator Technologies is a leading developer of content aggregation solutions for consumers and corporate customers. The desktop product NewsGator for Outlook is a news aggregator that runs in Microsoft Outlook, which allows users to subscribe to syndicated RSS news feeds to be delivered
directly into their Microsoft Outlook and Exchange server folders. NewsGator Online Services provides content aggregation tools and services, allowing users to find the content they need, and read it wherever they are, on any device. For more information, visit us on the web at www.newsgator.com and services.newsgator.com.
About SnapStream Media, Inc.
SnapStream Media, Inc. is a leading developer of digital entertainment products based in Houston, Texas. SnapStream's vision is to create high-quality consumer entertainment experiences that leverage PC technology. The company's personal video recording (PVR) software, Beyond TV™
was called "dazzlingly cool" by the Los Angeles Times, referred to as "an idea whose time has come" by the Associated Press and declared "better than TiVo" by Maximum PC. Interested parties can find more information about SnapStream Media and its products at www.snapstream.com.
Contact Information
Christina Lee
Phone: 713-644-6240, x28
Fax: 713-644-3215
Email: pr@snapstream.com
Website: www.snapstream.com
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