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GLOBIX
AND REALNETWORKS OFFER TURNKEY SOLUTIONS
Globix Becomes One of the Largest RealNetworks Providers on the East Coast
New York, New York – April 6, 1999 – Globix Corporation (NASDAQ:
GBIX), a leading provider of Internet connectivity and sophisticated
Internet-based solutions for large and medium size businesses, announced
an arrangement with RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) which makes
Globix one of the largest providers of RealNetworks solutions
on the east coast. The new relationship enables Globix to provide
customers with fully integrated streaming solutions and a more comprehensive
level of service, resulting from RealNetworks enhanced support.
Globix manages, produces and broadcasts live and on-demand
content for the Internet and Intranets. The alliance with RealNetworks
augments Globix Corporation’s position as a leader and innovator
of one-stop streaming services. Globix combines a high-capacity
network with the management, production and broadcasting capabilities
of the Globix Streaming Media Group, a team of streaming media
experts. The result is an integrated streaming solution that delivers
live and on-demand events simultaneously to Internet viewers, worldwide.
Dan Rayburn, Manager of Streaming Media Worldwide at Globix is extremely
enthusiastic about the relationship with RealNetworks and said, “Teaming
up with RealNetworks on this level will enable us to offer our customers
a convenient single-source for Internet or Intranet-based products
and services, from our facilities in New York and, when operational,
London and the San Francisco Bay area. Customers will also benefit
from the additional level of support provided by our relationship
with RealNetworks.”
Globix uses RealNetworks RealSystem G2, the next-generation streaming
media solution, which is based on the industry standard Synchronized
Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) and the Real-Time Streaming
Protocol (RTSP). Recognized as a premier system for the delivery of
rich multimedia on the Internet, RealNetworks RealSystem G2 offers
a suite of products for viewing and delivering real-time multimedia
(video, audio and animation) over the Internet. It is the first open,
cross-platform client server system for streaming media on the Internet.
RealSystem G2 has the ability to stream multiple data types and provides
one-button access to popular streaming media programming.
“By offering a variety of services, including rich media production, encoding and management, Globix offers
companies the benefits of RealNetworks streaming media in a turnkey package”, said Jeff Mandelbaum, vice president,
North American Sales, RealNetworks, Inc.
About Globix
Globix Corporation is a leading provider of Internet
connectivity and sophisticated Internet-based solutions to large and
medium size businesses. Globix provides businesses with a comprehensive
range of value-added products and services designed to enable them
to take advantage of their corporate networks and the Internet to
effectively carry out their business strategy.
This press release may contain forward-looking
statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected
in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements is contained under the heading
of Risk Factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Charles Strauzer – Manager, Investor Relations
Globix Corporation
212-625-7327
[email protected]
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