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NAB
Show Booth L12570 LVCC
NAB Show
Booth M9474 Sands
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Bob Griffin, Griffin Public Relations & Marketing
(212) 481-3456
Bgriffin@griffinpr.com
LINUX®
VERSIONS OF ImOn.comTV™ INTERNET TV "STATION IN A BOX"
TO
BE ON SALE AT 2000 NAB SHOW
Two
additional ImOn.comTV Internet TV packages
to
be available on Intel Pentium® III and Xeon® running
the Linux operating system;
Twenty-stream
dual Pentium III Linux ImOn.comTV package priced at $35,000
with server; 50-stream dual Xeon Linux package priced
at
$45,000
with server;
Five-configuration
ImOn.comTV product roll-out promises to make ownership
of an Internet television station a practical reality
for cable TV companies
and
content owners.
SAN
CARLOS, CALIFORNIA, February 1, 2000
-- ImaginOn, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMON) (www.imaginon.com) today
announced that it was expanding its 2000 NAB Show introduction
of its ImOn.comTV Internet television "station in a box"
product line to include two additional turnkey packages
that incorporate Intel Pentium® III and Xeon® microprocessors
running the increasingly popular Linux® operating system.
Previously, the Company introduced its initial product line
with three packages based on Sun Microsystems servers running
the Solaris™ operating system.
According
to ImaginOn, Inc. Vice President of Engineering Len Kain,
the new Intel/Linux versions of the ImOn.comTV Internet
television product will be unveiled on February 15, 2000
at the Intel Developers Forum in Palm Springs, California.
The Intel/Linux ImOn.comTV packages will be available for
sale at the 2000 NAB Show, April 10-13, 2000 in Las Vegas,
alongside the three Sun Solaris packages already on the
market.
"The
Intel/Linux configurations will include every feature incorporated
in the Sun Solaris ImOn.comTV models," Kain explained today.
"Linux has become an increasingly viable and popular operating
system within the Internet community and our support of
it will only serve to make the ImOn.comTV Internet television
"station in a box" more attractive to those Internet business
customers who prefer Linux servers."
The
two new ImOn.comTV packages announced today include a 20-stream
dual Pentium III Linux ImOn.comTV package priced at $35,000
with server and a 50-stream dual Xeon Linux package priced
at $45,000 with server. The three previously announced
Sun Solaris based ImOn.comTV packages include a 20-stream
package priced at $35,000 with server, an 80-stream package
priced at $52,000 with server, and a 200-stream version
priced at $84,000 with server. Systems without servers
are priced lower. Depending on the package ordered,
ImOn.comTV station can be delivered within 4-6 weeks of
order.
Regardless
of the operating system it runs on, each ImOn.comTV station
is a turnkey software on a server product that enables any
website (broadcaster or content owner) to present fully
interactive television within a standard browser of any
suitably connected computer. According to ImaginOn
Vice President of Business Development Sue Ann von Kaeppler,
"Unlike previous investments you may have made in new technology
and equipment, your investment in an ImOn.comTV station
will generate immediate returns in new advertising revenues,
e-commerce commissions, and pay-per-view fees. All
you need is the content you already own. Our patent-protected
ImOn.comTV software technology will make your content truly
interactive with instantaneous Web linking, viewer-directed
branching video, automated Web research, and video on demand."
ImOn.comTV
is designed for any cable television company or content
owner who is tired of losing eyeballs -- and advertising
revenues -- to the Internet. ImOn.comTV will bring
both back to the cable television operator in ways that
could not have been imagined before ImOn.comTV. ImaginOn
will exhibit at the 2000 NAB Show in two locations: Booth
L12570 in the Las Vegas Convention Center and Booth M9474
in the Sands Convention Center.
ImOn.comTV
is a trademark of ImaginOn
and
is protected under U.S. Patents.
Except
for the historical information presented herein, the matters
set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provision of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ materially. These
risks include acceptance of ImaginOn software by developers
and users, the successful development of competitive software
to ImaginOn's, competitive pricing pressures for ImaginOn
software and services, and the availability of financing
to complete management's plans and objectives. In addition,
other risks are detailed in the Company's periodic reports
and in its Form S-3/A-2 registration statement declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
26, 1999. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intent or
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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