Inlet Introduces Spinnaker™ 2.0, the First Professional Streaming Appliance with Simultaneous Flash and VC-1 Output

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inlet Technologies, the leader in advanced encoding solutions for new media, today announced Spinnaker 2.0, a family of streaming appliances that support live, broadcast quality streaming in Flash, VC-1 and Silverlight formats. Inlet will showcase the latest release of its Spinnaker family of professional streaming solutions at this week’s Streaming Media West show in San Jose, CA.

“With this latest release, we want to help our customers broaden their reach and increase their revenue potential”

The Spinnaker family of advanced, live encoding solutions enables content providers to reach new audiences using new networks. This professional streaming solution delivers best-in-class quality for live media delivery applications such as IPTV, web streaming, PEG, broadband TV, enterprise, education or government video.

“We have been pleased with what Spinnaker already offers and look forward to leveraging the enhancements in Spinnaker 2.0, which appears to be an ideal fit for Incited Media,” said Joe Einstein, Incited Media co-founder. “Incited Media combines cutting-edge technical expertise in streaming media with full-scale production services. The company is renowned for its ability to provide on-site encoding under difficult conditions - where speed is of the essence and reliability is essential. With this upcoming release, our live streaming events should be able to reach the broadest audience possible with the most impact.”

Spinnaker 2.0 is the first professional streaming appliance that can output Flash, VC-1 and Silverlight streams simultaneously. Support for these formats will allow content providers to reach more than 99% of computer users. This addition helps Spinnaker support live event broadcasts over IP networks to even more viewers. Other Spinnaker enhancements include:

• Multi-bit rate support. Users can simultaneously deliver content streams to up to four different devices, such as a set-top box, computer, mobile device and/or other new media device.
• New scheduling capabilities. Users can now automate streaming for regularly-scheduled events or remotely schedule streams in advance for one-of-a-kind live events.
• New alerts. Spinnaker makes monitoring easier than ever before by alerting users to problems with picture, audio and more. Alerts are clearly indicated on the Spinnaker device itself and can be emailed to mobile, off-site users.

“With this latest release, we want to help our customers broaden their reach and increase their revenue potential,” explained Neal Page, Inlet Technologies CEO. “With the capability to support live, IP-based streams in Windows Media, Silverlight and Flash, it will be as easy and painless as possible for customers to deliver live content to more users on more devices than ever before.”

Spinnaker delivers the bandwidth performance and unique features necessary to provide a true broadcast experience over any IP network. It is a flexible and scalable solution, supporting resolutions from mobile to web to television. Unlike other encoders on the market, Spinnaker is optimized for delivery to television as well as a wide array of new media devices.

In conjunction with Spinnaker’s support of Flash, Inlet has recently partnered with Adobe® as an Encoding and Transcoding Partner member of the Flash Media Solution Provider program. Inlet’s encoding and transcoding solutions offer support for the new H.264 video and AAC audio capabilities in Adobe Flash® Player, as well as established Adobe Flash Player video formats such as the On2 VP6 codec.

At Streaming Media West, Inlet will showcase Spinnaker at booth number 724. In addition, Inlet representatives will also be on hand at the Microsoft booth number 413. Spinnaker 2.0 will be available in a number of configurations and is expected to ship this quarter.

About Inlet Technologies

Inlet Technologies is the leading provider of advanced encoding solutions, enabling new media for new networks. Inlet solutions produce the highest quality video, faster and more efficiently than any other solution. Inlet allows content creators, programmers and distributors to increase production efficiency, reduce costs and deliver superior quality video over any Internet Protocol (IP) network. Inlet’s award-winning products – the Fathom® and Spinnaker™ encoder families and Semaphore™ automated quality control software – scale seamlessly from mobile to web to high-definition. Inlet solutions are ideal for applications such as Video-on-Demand, Web-based video, real-time, professional streaming and digital archiving and dailies. Inlet customers, such as Modern Video, Akimbo and Microsoft Studios, are able to expand their audiences and create new revenue from their valuable content. For more information, visit www.inlethd.com.