IVT MediaPlatform Powers Corporate Webcasting
Adoption for the Global 2000 Rohm & Haas and NEC Unified Solutions, Inc.
Expanded Use of IVT MediaPlatform for Internal and External Communications
Applications
Los Angeles, CA – September 27, 2006 – Interactive
Video Technologies (IVT), the leader in the production,
management and distribution of live and on-demand webcasting,
today announced that both Rohm and Haas and NEC Unified
Solutions, Inc. have broadened their use
of IVT MediaPlatform to widen their internal and external
corporate communications and training efforts. Both companies
have reported measurable cost-savings and revenue increases due
to the successful implementations and expansion of corporate
webcasting using IVT
MediaPlatform to educate their employees, partners and customers
quickly and inexpensively at locations around the world.
“With more than 17,000 employees worldwide, there are
significant advantages to deploying webcasting in corporate
communications” said George Bochanski, Manager of Corporate
Communications at Rohm and Haas. “Beyond just allowing us to cut
through a lot of the clutter
in communicating with our employees, the bottom line is in the
payoff as a communications tool —it raises our revenue and
reduces our costs.”
Rohm and Haas, a Fortune 500 company, uses IVT MediaPlatform for
corporate webcasting to create and publish business video
content for both internal and external communications.
Moving forward with its 3-year relationship as an IVT customer
and MediaPlatform user, Rohm and Haas produced 40 webcasts in
the first half of 2006 alone, up significantly from previous
years. Since rolling out IVT MediaPlatform, the company has seen
the fiscal benefits of corporate webcasting increase with the
number of webcast productions, as it gives them the capacity to
reach much larger audiences.
Sales demonstrations, training seminars, news briefs, and
marketing messages are now all standardized by the company’s
innovative use of both live and on-demand corporate webcasting
with IVT. In addition, Rohm and Haas uses MediaPlatform for
investor relations. For Rohm & Haas, measurable financial
benefits justify their adoption – and expansion - of corporate
webcasting.
“More and more businesses are turning to webcasting to take
advantage of advanced internet video technologies,” said Greg
Pulier, founder and CTO, IVT. “IVT offers the only webcasting
platform that is reliable and scalable enough to handle
audiences of thousands of simultaneous
viewers, yet is still easy to customize and incorporate into our
customer’s brand in both an ASP and enterprise level offering.”
NEC, a global electronics manufacturer with more than 146,000
employees worldwide, is in its third year of successful
implementation of IVT MediaPlatform. NEC relies on corporate
webcasting to manage a dealer network of 500 companies, and they
credit web-based video
technology as critical to their success in training. NEC
produces an average of 75 original webcasts per year, and more
than 200 on-demand webcasts are accessed monthly by dealers.
IVT MediaPlatform yields tangible savings in production costs
and because it is easily deployed, allows NEC’s media production
team to focus services on other technical projects.
To learn more about the statistics reported by Rohm and Haas and
NEC following their adoption of corporate webcasting, please
visit
http://www.ivtweb.com/
About Rohm and Haas Company
Rohm and Haas is a global leader in the creation and development
of innovative technologies and solutions for the specialty
materials industry. The company’s technologies are found in a
wide range of markets including: Building and Construction,
Electronics, Industrial Process,
Packaging and Paper, Transportation, Household and Personal
Care, Water, Food and Retail and Pharmaceutical and Medical. Its
technologies and solutions help to improve life everyday, around
the world. Based in Philadelphia, Pa, the company generated
annual sales of approximately $8 billion in 2005. Visit
www.rohmhaas.com for more information.
About NEC Unified Solutions, Inc.
NEC Unified Solutions Inc., a leader in converged voice and data
communications solutions for the enterprise, delivers the
industry’s most innovative suite of products, applications and
services that help customers achieve their business goals. NEC
Unified Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC
Corporation of America and offers the broadest range of
communications services and solution choices, flexible product
platforms and applications, and an open migration path to
protect investments. NEC Unified Solutions, Inc. serves the
Fortune
1000 and customers across the globe in vertical markets such as
hospitality, education, government and healthcare. For more
information, visit www.necunified.com, or call (877) 463-2267.
About Interactive Video Technologies (http://www.ivtweb.com/)
Interactive Video Technologies (IVT) is the leader in corporate
webcasting, providing the most comprehensive and scalable
solution for the production, management, distribution and
monitoring of live and on-demand webcasts. IVT products enable
Global 2000 companies to
deliver interactive, online communications to customers, channel
partners, investors, sales force and employees. For more
information on IVT, please visit www.ivtweb.com For IVT sales
information, please contact Ron Shulkin, Director of Sales at
(847) 949.4290.