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Kaltura Integrates Its Open Source Video Platform With PLYmedia's Video Enrichment Platform
Already in Use by Several Kaltura Customers, Publishers Using the Kaltura Platform Can Now Enjoy PLYmedia's Compelling Video Services Including Multi-Lingual Subtitles, Captions, Information Layers, Bubble Comments and More
| Source: Kaltura
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - January 21, 2009) - Kaltura, Inc. (http://www.kaltura.com),
developer of the first open source video platform, and PLYmedia, announced
today that the companies have integrated their technology platforms in
order to offer sites even more ways to enhance their online video
experience with additional interactive layers of information. With the new
service, Kaltura customers can enrich their video with layers of
translation, information about the music and objects in the video and
unique monetization capabilities. Several Kaltura customers are already
using the technology and launched subtitles for their videos.
"We're constantly working to provide added value to our customers in the
form of cutting edge technology and interactive video features. Partnering
with PLYmedia was a clear choice," said Ron Yekutiel, Kaltura Chairman and
CEO. "The combination of our open source technology with added-value
services allows publishers to enjoy the most advanced video capabilities,
at a fraction of the price."
Many of Kaltura's customers cater to an international audience, and
multi-lingual subtitles are a critical feature in reaching and expanding
that audience. Moreover, as most videos are watched in an office
environment or muted, closed captioning is becoming a necessity for online
video. With PLYmedia's full capabilities incorporated into Kaltura's
platform, publishers can easily add subtitles and extra informative layers
to their videos. More specifically, PLYmedia's language accessibility
services enable site owners to offer subtitles, closed captions, sign
language and voice-over in any language on their videos. It also adds
further forms of interaction with the audience. Users can add pop-up
bubbles, text, images, clipart and subtitles as well as find out more
information about specific objects and people they find inside a video.
"In today's online world it is imperative to provide a compelling and
sticky experience if you want to hang on to your audience. Standard
display of video on a site is no longer enough," said Ben Enosh, CEO and
Co-Founder of PLYmedia. "Kaltura's interactive video platform is a natural
place for PLYmedia's technology to be. Together we offer a truly
comprehensive set of engaging online video capabilities."
About PLYmedia
Established in 2006, PLYmedia is a pioneer in the enhancement of the online
video experience, powering rich-media overlays solutions with its
proprietary technology, PLYplatform™. PLYmedia delivers a range of
applications for video contextual enrichment focusing on subtitles,
information (people, music, products) and monetization solutions. The
company offers a personalized, enhanced and interactive web video
experience bringing new context and meaning to video. For more information,
visit http://www.plymedia.com.
About Kaltura
Kaltura provides the world's first Open Source Online Video Platform. With
more than 15,000 active publishers, Kaltura's flexible framework empowers
any site with advanced video functionality. Founded in 2006, Kaltura's open
source code is available as a free Software Development Kit and as
downloadable packages for leading platforms -- such as Drupal, WordPress
and MediaWiki. Kaltura also provides supplementary paid services including
maintenance, support, integration, professional development, streaming and
hosting, ad serving, content syndication, and aggregation of related third
party services. Since its public launch, New York-based Kaltura has won
numerous awards, such as the TechCrunch40 People's Choice award, Mashable's
'Open Web' award and TV Week's 5 Video Startups to Watch in 2009. For
more information, visit www.kaltura.com.