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BitGravity & ViVu Partner to Offer First Massively Scalable HD Desktop Video Conferencing & Collaboration Application
Application to Enable Enterprises and a Broad Range of Organizations to Conduct 1:1 to 1:100,000 Live, Global Video Conferences with Rich, Interactive Capabilities
BURLINGAME, Calif., July 13 -- BitGravity, the world's first and only content delivery network (CDN) purpose-built to deliver HD video-on-demand and live streaming, and ViVu, a leader in creating cloud-based, easy-to-use solutions for live video participation, today announced a partnership that promises to expand videoconferencing capacity to the unprecedented 1:100,000 level, by deploying ViVu's video-centric desktop conferencing and collaboration application on BitGravity's global HD network.
The application will combine ViVu's participative platform with live streams output in 720p across BitGravity's global, tier-one network. In addition to providing real-time video conferencing capabilities, participants will have the ability to share applications, desktops, and more. The solution is tailored for enterprises to stream CEO addresses and company meetings across a campus or the world; sales organizations holding departmental meetings and trainings; universities and other educational institutions conducting distance learning; event producers asked to stream product launches or keynotes; and a broad array of media events.
"We partnered with ViVu because of its excellent, video-centric communication platform," said Mangesh Pimpalkhare, Vice President of Product Management at BitGravity. "ViVu has built a powerful interface and suite of tools that are easy to use, and enable people to communicate and collaborate with video being at the core of the experience."
"The quality of BitGravity's live streams and the scale of its network will help us at ViVu realize the full promise of our platform," added Sudha Valluru, CEO of ViVu, "With BitGravity, the application will accommodate massive, HD live conferences around the world."
The application will require no installation and will enable participants to view and participate from their desktops using a standard Web browser and a broad range of cameras, including standard Web cams and professional-grade cameras with DV output. Additional features will include moderator capabilities, sharing of desktops and a wide variety of applications, Twitter integration, event archiving, and analytics.
The application will be available in the fall of 2010.
About BitGravity
BitGravity, Inc. built the first video delivery network to deliver affordable, broadcast quality video on demand, live streams, and interactive applications to massive audiences on the Internet. BitGravity is based in Burlingame, CA and is privately held, with strategic investment from Allen & Company, Tata Communications, and private investors. To learn more, please see http://www.BitGravity.com.
About ViVu
Founded in 2008 by startup veterans from Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent and a team of IIT graduates, ViVu creates solutions to transform the way people interact using video. ViVu's VuRoom, provides instant multi-user video conferencing through Skype - an exciting new breakthrough previously unavailable to Skype users. Along with its presentation and desktop sharing functionalities, VuRoom is designed to help remote users collaborate in real-time. VuCast, the company's flagship offering, enables meeting organizers to create, publish and manage large-scale, high-quality video events as effortlessly as with audio conference calls today. ViVu is headquartered in Cupertino, CA and has offices in Bangalore, India.
Source: BitGravity, Inc.
CONTACT: Skip Rudolf of BitGravity, +1-650-356-8571,
skip@bitgravity.com; or Donna Michaels of Loughlin/Michaels Group,
+1-408-738-9142, donna@lmgpr.com, for ViVu
Web Site: http://www.bitgravity.com/
BitGravity & ViVu Partner to Offer First Massively Scalable HD Desktop Video Conferencing & Collaboration Application
Application to Enable Enterprises and a Broad Range of Organizations to Conduct 1:1 to 1:100,000 Live, Global Video Conferences with Rich, Interactive Capabilities
BURLINGAME, Calif., July 13 -- BitGravity, the world's first and only content delivery network (CDN) purpose-built to deliver HD video-on-demand and live streaming, and ViVu, a leader in creating cloud-based, easy-to-use solutions for live video participation, today announced a partnership that promises to expand videoconferencing capacity to the unprecedented 1:100,000 level, by deploying ViVu's video-centric desktop conferencing and collaboration application on BitGravity's global HD network.
The application will combine ViVu's participative platform with live streams output in 720p across BitGravity's global, tier-one network. In addition to providing real-time video conferencing capabilities, participants will have the ability to share applications, desktops, and more. The solution is tailored for enterprises to stream CEO addresses and company meetings across a campus or the world; sales organizations holding departmental meetings and trainings; universities and other educational institutions conducting distance learning; event producers asked to stream product launches or keynotes; and a broad array of media events.
"We partnered with ViVu because of its excellent, video-centric communication platform," said Mangesh Pimpalkhare, Vice President of Product Management at BitGravity. "ViVu has built a powerful interface and suite of tools that are easy to use, and enable people to communicate and collaborate with video being at the core of the experience."
"The quality of BitGravity's live streams and the scale of its network will help us at ViVu realize the full promise of our platform," added Sudha Valluru, CEO of ViVu, "With BitGravity, the application will accommodate massive, HD live conferences around the world."
The application will require no installation and will enable participants to view and participate from their desktops using a standard Web browser and a broad range of cameras, including standard Web cams and professional-grade cameras with DV output. Additional features will include moderator capabilities, sharing of desktops and a wide variety of applications, Twitter integration, event archiving, and analytics.
The application will be available in the fall of 2010.
About BitGravity
BitGravity, Inc. built the first video delivery network to deliver affordable, broadcast quality video on demand, live streams, and interactive applications to massive audiences on the Internet. BitGravity is based in Burlingame, CA and is privately held, with strategic investment from Allen & Company, Tata Communications, and private investors. To learn more, please see http://www.BitGravity.com.
About ViVu
Founded in 2008 by startup veterans from Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent and a team of IIT graduates, ViVu creates solutions to transform the way people interact using video. ViVu's VuRoom, provides instant multi-user video conferencing through Skype - an exciting new breakthrough previously unavailable to Skype users. Along with its presentation and desktop sharing functionalities, VuRoom is designed to help remote users collaborate in real-time. VuCast, the company's flagship offering, enables meeting organizers to create, publish and manage large-scale, high-quality video events as effortlessly as with audio conference calls today. ViVu is headquartered in Cupertino, CA and has offices in Bangalore, India.
Source: BitGravity, Inc.
CONTACT: Skip Rudolf of BitGravity, +1-650-356-8571,
skip@bitgravity.com; or Donna Michaels of Loughlin/Michaels Group,
+1-408-738-9142, donna@lmgpr.com, for ViVu
Web Site: http://www.bitgravity.com/