Pinnacle Partners with WorldStream Communications

Hardware company Pinnacle Systems (http://www.pinnaclesys.com) teamed up today with WorldStream Communications ( http://www.worldstream.com), a webcasting services company.

WorldStream will offer Pinnacle's StreamGenie portable live webcaster and StreamFactory encoders within WorldStream's webcasting solution.

WorldStream says its platform is optimized for online gatherings such as company events and communications, live concerts, sporting events, marketing, large-scale meetings and distance learning.

WorldStream's own hardware solution, Studio-In-A-Box, will be sold alongside Pinnacle's StreamGenie to offer customers an additional choice.

"WorldStream has a strong reputation in e-business webcasting services,"said Ann Williams, director of strategic business development for PinnacleSystems' Webcasting Solutions Group. "WorldStream's direct sales forcesignificantly expands our reach into the corporate communications market byoffering a total solution, including secure webcasts of corporate meetings and conference calls."

Harold Zeitz, President and COO at WorldStream says that there are clear synergies between the two products. "The extended marketing reach that derives from this partnership will allow WorldStream to continue to focus on a total service offering, whilepenetrating a new base of customers."