Press Release

CONTACT:         Julie Montez, VP Business Development

DATE:                 October 7, 2004

SUBJECT:          OrangeWare launches BuddyLive™, a utility allowing AOL™ AIM™

                            users the ability to use the AIM Video functionality to video chat

                            live with their buddies using their DV camcorders.

Anaheim, CA – There are millions of chatters all across America using AOL’s instant messaging (AIM) to type messages to their friends and family (known as Buddy Lists).  As more buddies get broadband connections, video conferencing is becoming more practical and is growing exponentially.  The AIM video chat module offered by AOL is available, but till now, only worked with a webcam.

     BuddyLive, from OrangeWare, makes AIM video conferencing a very inexpensive option for families who already own a digital video camcorder by allowing it to be connected to AIM video for live video chatting.  With BuddyLive, AIM users can also use AIM video to chat using the built-in microphone on the DV camcorder.  For the past several years, camcorders have come standard with DV capability otherwise known as 1394, FireWire^TM or iLink^TM.  All of these type DV camcorders* are supported by BuddyLive.  

     With BuddyLive, there is no need to invest in a webcam and/or microphone, and the advantages over a webcam are phenomenal.  First, the optics and robust color on your camcorder are far superior to the simple, cheaply constructed webcam.  Also, depending on your camcorder model, the BuddyLive software used with your camcorder gives you many other features such as: zoom, both optical and digital; digital stabilization; night or low vision; auto focus, remote recording, play, stop, rewind and fast forward;  as well as a built in microphone.

     To start using AIM video today with your DV Camcorder, you can download a Free Trial Version of BuddyLive from http://www.orangeware.com/endusers/buddylive.html

If you enjoy using AIM video with your camcorder to live video chat with your AIM buddies, you can purchase the download of BuddyLive for a one-time fee of $20! 

*Note however, that the older analog camcorders will not work because they have no FireWire/1394/iLink connection.

Company Information

OrangeWare is a software design and development company specializing in driver and application development for emerging technologies.  Its customers include Intel, VIA, NVIDIA, Gigabyte, Micro Star, 3Com and many others.  OrangeWare is known worldwide for its first to market development of the USB 2.0 drivers for Windows and Mac operating systems.  OrangeWare holds additional copyrights on driver technologies for 802.11a/b/g wireless, 1394b, Windows audio/video utility products, and 1394 Audio.  Looking ahead, OrangeWare has committed its support for UWB/WirelessUSB development with the intention to be first to market with driver support for this exciting new technology.

For more information about OrangeWare, please visit our website at www.orangeware.com.

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