LOS ANGELES – POPcast Communications Corp., a leading business-to-business provider of self-service Webcasting solutions, today announced that its personal Webcasting technology and service is now part of the Microsoft Windows Movie Maker feature, which debuts in Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). Windows Me is scheduled for retail release on September 14, 2000.
“We feel that some of the most exciting advances in home computing are happening in the realm of digital media,” said Art Pettigrue, product manager, Consumer Windows Division, Microsoft Corp. “Our new Windows Movie Maker feature in Windows Me will allow consumers to tap into those advances to easily digitize, organize and edit their home videos. As one of our top
personal Webcasting solutions providers, POPcast’s video publishing and sharing services further empower customers of Windows Me with an easy-to-use, reliable way to instantaneously share those Windows Movie Maker video creations with friends and family on the Web.”
“We’re extremely proud to be a service provider for Microsofts video publishing and sharing solution in its new Windows Movie Maker technology,” said William Mutual, POPcast’s Founder and Chairman. “Using Windows Movie Maker, customers will have access to powerful, user-friendly multimedia authoring. Once theyve created their movies, theyll find POPcast and our distribution partners right at the top of the list of options for video publishing and sharing.”
“In the months ahead,” Mutual added, “users of Windows Me will continue to benefit from our cutting-edge technologies and solutions, allowing them to increasingly leverage the power of broadband to improve the quality of their creations while also offering new forms of interactive Webcasting and new channels of distribution.”
The Windows Movie Maker feature, included in Windows Me, reflects successful beta partnership development and testing efforts between POPcast and Microsoft.
Windows Millennium Edition and Windows Movie Maker Windows Me, the newest version of the Windows operating system for the home user, will be available in retail stores on September 14, 2000. Windows Me will also be available preinstalled on new PCs. Windows Movie Maker is a feature of Windows Me.
