XandMail adds new multi-device video module to its Multimedia Center solution

Paris, FRANCE– 12th March 2004 – XandMail SA, the digital communication solution provider today announced the availability of Video Management Module, an innovative solution which allows management of MMS-contained video from browser-enabled PC, Wap or i-mode mobile phones, and PDAs.

Video Management Module is a multi-device solution to manage videos included in MMS from display to storage designed for telecommunications players (operators, xSPs, portals, mail hosters, etc.) who want to make the most of multimedia technologies and offer premium MMS capabilities to their subscribers.

Whether on a computer or web-enabled terminals, end users can now view videos sent through MMS, store and re-use them in outgoing MMS.

As a pure Java application, Video Management Module includes a video decoder for
Web-playing, allowing end-users to play multimedia messages with videos on their PC without specific plug-ins or installation.
For mobile terminal display, the software extracts frames from the video, they are converted so that format and size fit the terminal specifications, and played as a slideshow.
Frame extraction being fully configurable, rendering can be made as fluid as wanted.

«I am pleased to announce XandMail Video Management Module as one of the great achievements we have planned to release this year. It definitively meets the specific requirements of the Telco industry, and it does work: one can actually view a video from any mobile phone, and even on a black and white screen, it is impressive !» says Ky-Ming Jen, Chief Operating Officer of XandMail.

«We have introduced this solution to a few of our customers, and they all acknowledged its outstanding quality and effectiveness,» commented Tony Premi, Managing Director for UK, Germany, Northern Europe at XandMail. «As a matter of fact, we are already negotiating with major European telecommunication players.»

XandMail Video Management Module supports open standards such as 3GPP and MPEG-4 video formats.

Video Management Module adds to XandMail Multimedia Center, a value-added multimedia suite which other key features are:
- XandMail Multimedia Storage, to store and manage MMS, videos, pictures, sounds, and text.
- XandMail Multimedia Composer, to create rich content (image, text, sound, video) files and share them from Web, Wap, and any HTTP interface.
- XandMail Multimedia Viewer, to view multimedia messages on PC, and web-enabled devices.



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About XandMail:
Founded in 1990, XandMail conceived and developed Income Generating Services, a market-proven range of multi-channel services enabling fixed and wireless Telcos, xSPs, Portals and UM Providers to generate additional revenue while leveraging previous investments. Thanks to its integrated product range and support services, XandMail has already deployed licenses for 65 million mailboxes throughout the world.