SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Virage, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRGE) today announced that its latest platform products, including the SmartEncode(tm) VideoLogger(r) 5.0 and the Virage Solution Server(tm) (VSS) 4.0, are available in simplified Chinese, German, and Japanese languages. With more than 350 customers worldwide, Virage is a leading provider of video and rich media communication software.
"Virage has always been committed to serving our customers globally," said Dave Girouard, senior vice president of Marketing and Strategy at Virage. "The launch of our latest and greatest platform products in simplified Chinese, German and Japanese demonstrates our commitment to delivering cutting-edge technology to our international customers."
"Virage's customer base in Europe is strong and growing," said Andreas Pongratz, CEO of X-ART, an Austria-based company and Virage partner. "This latest upgrade demonstrates the strength of their commitment to the overseas markets and will no doubt improve their adoption and reach."
For the first time, customers can install the award-winning VideoLogger 5.0 and the VSS 4.0 with a user-interface fully localized in simplified Chinese, Japanese and German. In addition to these languages, customers can also take advantage of Virage speech recognition plug-ins that support Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, and UK English.
"Virage products, localized for the Japanese market, have proven to be very successful here," noted Yoshiki Nakai, general manager of Sumitomo Corporation. "Based upon this success, we are very excited to offer our customers localized versions of the very latest Virage technology."
About SmartEncode
The Virage SmartEncode suite works in real-time to control, automate and streamline any video capture or ingest workflow. The SmartEncode family includes: VideoLogger, ControlCenter(tm), Media Analysis Plug-ins, VideoLogger Software Developer's Kit (SDK), and a variety of other value-added plug-ins. The VideoLogger encodes and indexes the video in real-time, creating multiple hi- and low-resolution versions of the source content simultaneously. ControlCenter remotely schedules, controls and automates the capture process from multiple video sources, allowing customers to scale their installation without adding overhead. Media Analysis Plug-ins provide automatic, real-time recognition of speech, audio classification, faces and on-screen text in the video content. The SDK provides customers with a full range of programmable interfaces that support custom integration of Virage software into any environment.
About the Virage Solution Server
The Virage Solution Server is the content management foundation upon which Virage applications for webcasting, web publishing, e-learning, and professional video production and archiving are built. The VSS provides a range of content management functions for enterprise-scale rich media applications, including data storage, full text search, content editing and access control. In addition to supporting Virage's vertical applications, the VSS can provide a starting point for general video and rich media content management applications. With the VSS Software Developer's Kit, developers can customize any Virage solution, build entirely new applications or integrate with other enterprise systems.
About Virage
Established in 1995, Virage is a leading provider of video and rich media communication software. Virage builds integrated rich media business solutions for corporations, media & entertainment companies, universities and government agencies worldwide. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Virage (www.virage.com) has offices throughout the United States and Europe.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements about the products and services of Virage, as that term is used in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are denoted by such words as "will no doubt improve" and similar terms and phrases. These types of statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. In addition, our forward-looking statements should be considered in the context of other risk factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to our annual report on Form 10-K and 10-Q filings, available online at http://www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to the company on the date hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update such statements.
Virage and VideoLogger are registered trademarks. The Virage logo, SmartEncode, Virage Solution Server, VS Webcasting, VS Learning, VS Publishing and VS Production are trademarks of Virage, Inc. Other company product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others, and are hereby acknowledged. The determination of when Virage, Inc.'s products will support foreign languages, including but not limited to, simplified Chinese, German and Japanese, if ever, remains at the sole discretion of Virage, Inc.