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Origin Digital Extends Services to Support Video Distribution on the Apple iPhone

Posted on: Monday, 9 July 2007, 09:19 CDT

Origin Digital, Inc., a video applications service provider, today announced video applications for distribution to the Apple iPhone. Extending its broadcast capabilities to support the iPhone, Origin Digital offers tools to capture, convert, and deliver video to a broad range of platforms and devices in both live and on-demand formats.

Supporting the new iPhone further expands the company's strategy to be the platform of choice for multi-platform video distribution. In addition to iPhone formats, Origin Digital provides software and services for Broadband, IPTV and enhanced 3GP mobile platforms.

"Our business model supports the delivery of content simultaneously to television, Web and video podcasting, providing a fresh experience to our weekly new home show viewers," explained Andy Robson, Executive Producer at Fine New Homes. "Multi-platform is increasingly becoming the desired delivery method for the busy homebuyer and smart phones such as the Apple iPhone allows us to offer a content rich experience."

"The introduction of an advanced handheld device such as the iPhone further reinforces the mobility of content," said Darcy Lorincz, CEO of Origin Digital. "In expanding our technology platform to distribute content to smart phones such as the iPhone, we are giving content providers the flexibility to transform their media for both fixed and mobile applications."

An early pioneer in video application services since the late 1990s, Origin Digital enables the management, transformation and distribution of content for its customers to extend their digital media presence across multiple mediums. The first company to offer an on-line production center in the market; the first to launch a Video Serving Portal; and the first to deliver live pay-per-view entertainment over the Internet, Origin Digital continues to be an industry originator with the support of distribution for the iPhone and all future multimedia handheld devices.

About Fine New Homes

Fine New Homes is a producer of weekly television shows broadcast to over 5 million viewers a year in the Carolinas. Airing on Fox Charlotte, NBC Affiliates in Wilmington and Piedmont Triad, and ABC in the Triangle area, Fine New Homes also delivers the full content of its current shows and archived footage, as well as video podcasts at www.finenewhomes.com.

About Origin Digital

Origin Digital, Inc. is a global video applications service provider that applies the rigors of broadcast to the management, transformation and distribution of all forms of digital content from any source to any destination. Through its network of strategic partners and directly via global points of presence, Origin Digital provides hosted applications, tools and services to simplify the capture, conversion, and control of digital media. Its clients include media and entertainment organizations, enterprises as well as global brands. Origin Digital is closely held, and headquartered in the New York Metro Area. For further information visit www.origindigital.com.

The Origin Digital logo is a trademark of Origin Digital, Inc. Apple iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Source: Business Wire

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