Pinnacle Ships StreamGenie Webcasting System

Pinnacle (http://www.pinnaclesys.com) announced it has started shipping its StreamGenie portable live webcasting system.

"We are thrilled with the market reception of StreamGenie," says GregLowitz, director of webcasting solutions business for Pinnacle Systems."Clearly, we've struck a chord with corporate executives, service providers,and professionals who need a cost-effective, easy-to-use total solution forbroadcasting over the Internet."

StreamGenie has six independent live camera inputs and10 microphones, and includes broadcast-quality 3D effects, titling--all done in real-time.

Pinnacle also announced a 3-month early adopter trial for its CastConnect hosting services, a co-development with Video Networks, Inc. of Atlanta.

"VNI and Pinnacle Systems have worked closely together to develop theworld's first self-service portal tied to StreamGenie for live webcasting overthe Internet," says Brian Godinez, vice president of Digital Content Servicesfor VNI. "We are very excited about the Pinnacle Systems' early adopterprogram."