From: Shay Agmon 
To: "'lwn@lwn.net'" 
Subject: Optibase Announces Linux Support for its VideoPlex XPress
Streaming Media 
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 15:19:59 +0200


Optibase Announces Linux Support for its VideoPlex XPress Streaming
Media End-Point Platform

   Herzliya, Israel, - Optibase (NASDAQ: OBAS) today announced Linux
support to its streaming media endpoint platform, the VideoPlex
XPress.

   Optibase will demonstrate digital video playback on its Linux based
platform during NAB2000, (National Association of Broadcasters) April
10-13, at booth number I7118, Las Vegas Convention Center.

   This announcement fortifies Optibase's pursuit to become a leading
provider of media streaming solutions while supporting an open
platforms strategy. With the latest release of its end-point solution
as well as the introduction of an on-line developers club, Optibase is
now positioned to offer support to Open Source Linux developers. 

   By using the Optibase VideoPlex XPress, B2B and B2C video-streaming
services will now be able to enjoy powerful computing, unsurpassed
reliability and a cost-effective solution.

   The open source nature of the software allows it to become an
excellent enterprise system.

   "Optibase is committed to support the Linux developers community.
Offering high quality video playback is the first major step," said
Yaniv Garty, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. "We
are enabling the Linux community to take advantage of our proven
expertise in video streaming technology and are initiating development
for Linux-based media transmission servers to address the market needs
of Service Providers.

   With Linux being the fastest growing server operating environment,
we see enormous potential for Linux based media streaming and
networking applications." 


   Further information on Optibase's support for Linux can be found on
Optibase's website at
   www.optibase.com/linux

   About Linux
   Linux, the Unix derivative developed in 1991 by Linus Trovalds is a
powerful, cost effective, versatile open standards operating system
for delivering scalability and reliability.
   Linux may be used for a wide variety of purposes such as Networking,
software development, end user platforms and as a tool for ISPs for
providing services to the Internet. Linux is developed under the GNU
General Public License and its source code is freely available to
everyone. 


   About VideoPlex XPress
   .=E4 The VideoPlex XPress, a top quality video-in-a-window platform
is designed for integration into end points. Targeted at large scale video 
networking applications, VideoPlex XPress offers high-quality, cost
effective MPEG video hardware acceleration based on the PCI Video
Inlay method or the Video Port Extension (VPE - part of the PC 98
recommendations), also supported in by windows 95/98 and the recently
introduced Windows 2000

   About Optibase
   Optibase provides high-quality, cost-effective solutions that enable 
the preparation and delivery of MPEG-based digital video over
broadband networks. Based on the Company's expertise in both MPEG and
network technologies, Optibase has created a suite of products used in
applications such as digital video archiving, distance learning, business
television and content creation. For more information please visit the 
Optibase web site at
   www.optibase.com.