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IBM Teaming Agreement
Israel, Tel-Aviv – March 12, 2007
– iPoint-media
(LSE:IPNT), a provider of broadband 3G/IP video interactive
application platforms, is pleased to announce that it has signed
a teaming agreement with IBM Corporation (‘IBM’). Under the
terms of the agreement, IBM will act as prime contractor for the
delivery of iPoint-media's Vitrage mobile video calling solution
for a major international broadcasting organization.
This agreement is the first product of iPoint-media's commercial
base terms agreement with IBM which was signed recently. The
base terms agreement is in place so that iPoint-media and IBM
can deliver together mobile video broadcasting solutions to a
variety of customers from a wide range of industries including
the media sector, where significant customer interest has been
generated around iPoint-media’s Vitrage solution. Utilizing
iPoint-media’s Vitrage solution, IBM will be able to offer its
customers a platform solution to enable mobile video
interactivity. This capability is currently being adopted by
customers within the media industry to drive an increase in
audience interactivity on television programs and a greater
proportion of user generated content (‘UGC’) on news broadcasts
and other emerging program formats.
The iPoint-media solution being delivered to the broadcaster
will offer a complete suite of mobile video calling capabilities
to facilitate a range of novel programming platforms. The
Vitrage platform will be used on a trial basis by the
broadcaster and if successful will lead to a significant six
figure recurring annual revenue stream for iPoint-media. Further
updates on the trial outcomes will be provided when appropriate.
Muki Geller, Chief Executive of iPoint-media commented:
“This teaming agreement with IBM is a major endorsement not
only of our technology platform but also 3G mobile video
services in general. Across many industries we are experiencing
growing interest and demand for our services and our allegiance
with IBM will enable us to deploy our solution to a large number
of these prospective customers.”
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