VitalStream Finds Support for Growing Trend in Viewing Major
News Events Online
Irvine, CA - November 7, 2005 - VitalStream Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:
VSTH), the world leader in video streaming solutions, today
announced the results of an online survey in which 71% of
respondents reported viewing major news events online via video
streaming.
The online poll conducted by VitalStream, for which there were
approximately 500 responses, suggests that more people are
turning to video streaming online to access breaking news than
ever before. Advances in video streaming and easy access to
broadband Internet provide people with the opportunity to view
major news events and online broadcasts in an instant, making
the Web a popular alternative to television.
According to Paul A. Palumbo, research director at AccuStream
iMedia Research, three billion news and information streams were
delivered in 2004 (71% at broadband bit rates). News and
information is forecast to grow 20% to over 3.5 billion streams
in 2005, accounting for a 20% viewing share of the entire
entertainment and media market online.
"VitalStream experiences huge increases in bandwidth demand
during major events like the landfall of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita, with traffic more than triple that of normal daily
levels," said Jack Waterman, CEO of VitalStream "Since the
online video streaming audience is growing, it is important for
news sites to offer live feeds to compete for the attention of
this group. We believe when given the choice, most people would
prefer to use a computer rather than wait until they have access
to television. We know how important it is to be informed, and
VitalStream provides its news media customers like ABCNews, CNET
and the Wall Street Journal, with reliable, secure and rich
video streaming for their end users worldwide."
VitalStream provides VitalStream Streaming Service for Flash and
VitalStream Streaming Service for Windows Media to a broad
customer base, including Fortune 500 corporations, movie
studios, news broadcasters, music and radio companies,
advertising agencies and educational institutions.
The company will showcase its latest products at Streaming Media
West at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA,
November 15-17. For more information, please visit VitalStream
at booth #601 or visit
www.vitalstream.com.
About VitalStream, Inc.
VitalStream, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of VitalStream
Holdings, Inc. (OTC: VSTH), is an international provider of
integrated content delivery services that enable businesses to
broadcast digital media and communications to worldwide
audiences via the Internet. Leading in market innovation,
VitalStream provides complete solutions, including audio and
video streaming, live event broadcasting, media asset
management, integrated Web hosting and consulting services that
seamlessly integrate with today's leading streaming media
technologies. To ensure a worldwide reach, VitalStream
engineered its award-winning content delivery network certified
for quality delivery in the United States, Europe and Asia. For
more information, visit
www.vitalstream.com
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements made in
reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ materially from
those indicated by these statements as a result of various
important factors including, but not limited to, the risk that
the company's revenues may not grow commensurate with projected
growth in demand for online news and information streaming;
uncertainties regarding the future demand for the company's
products and services generally despite peak periods of demand
during major news events; the risk that the current trends
toward increasing broadband penetration or in consumer
preferences may not continue, and other factors that are
discussed in "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of VitalStream Holdings, Inc. and other documents
periodically filed by VitalStream Holdings, Inc. with the SEC.
Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of
this release. The company is under no obligation and expressly
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
VitalStream is a registered trademark of VitalStream, Inc. All
other trademarks are property of their respective holders.