Starbak Receives 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award

BURLINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - May 28, 2009) - Starbak, the leading provider of enterprise video portals and integrated networks for the Education, Corporate, Healthcare and Government markets, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named Starbak's V3 as a recipient of its 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. Accolades were bestowed upon the company for its innovative video portal solution which uniquely covers all four components of the enterprise streaming value chain -- content capture, management, distribution, and playback -- within a single, centrally managed system.

Starbak V3 is the industry's only fully integrated Enterprise Video Portal and Integrated Network Solution for the delivery of rich media that can scale to support small college campuses to global corporate networks. Starbak V3 includes the video portal, video capture, enterprise content delivery network and digital signage. In addition, Starbak V3 is compatible with the company's patented solutions for capturing and streaming video from any IP-based videoconferencing endpoint.

"We are proud that TMC has distinguished Starbak's V3 as a product of the year in the video category," said Gregory Casale, Starbak's CEO. "Starbak's innovative video portal solutions are currently being used by leading national and global organizations including Thai Parliament, MetLife, US Dept. of Homeland Security, Auburn University, Lockheed Martin, and Dow Chemical Company to deliver unique enterprise video capabilities such as video on demand (VoD), live event, video conferencing, and digital signage."

"Starbak has been recognized with a 2008 Product of the Year Award for their excellence in the advancement of voice, data and/or video communications," said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Group Editor-in-Chief, "Starbak has proven they are committed to quality and excellence in enterprise video solutions that benefit the customer experience as well as ROI for the companies that use them. I am pleased to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future."

The Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes the vision, leadership and attention to detail that are the hallmarks of the prestigious award. The most innovative products and services brought to market in 2008 were selected as recipients of this year's Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award for their groundbreaking achievement.

The 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award winners can be found on the INTERNET TELEPHONY and Customer Interaction Solutions Web site.

To learn how Fortune 500 Company, Dow Chemical uses Starbak to improve communications, decrease time required to distribute information, providing better, more convenient access to corporate content, and expand reach to include offices around the world, please visit Do w Case Study.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global integrated media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. TMCnet is ranked as 2,921 in Quantcast's Top U.S. Sites placing TMCnet in the top .03% most visited Web sites in the US. In addition, TMC produces ITEXPO, 4GWE Conference, Digium|Asterisk World and Communications Developer Conference.

About Starbak

Starbak is a leading global provider of enterprise video networks and portals that allow organizations to reach employees, partners and customers with "always on" live and on-demand video programming. Starbak's solutions are used by hundreds of companies worldwide, including Fortune 500 corporations, colleges and universities, public schools, hospitals and government agencies. Starbak solutions are available worldwide through a network of value-added resellers and full-service integrators. Starbak is a fully authorized, licensed and certified partner for Microsoft Windows Media. For more information, visit http://www.starbak.com.

Starbak® is a registered trademark of Gulfstream Media Corporation. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact Information: Company Contact: Jackie Abramian (Media Relations for Starbak) BridgeView Marketing 207-439-0963 jackie@bridgeviewmarketing.com TMC Contact: Jan Pierret Marketing Manager 203-852-6800, ext. 228 jpierret@tmcnet.com