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Surveyor Re-Defines Delivery of Audio-Video Via Internet With New Family of
Webcam Tools
Solutions Empower Web Developers to Manage and Control Content With
Previously Unavailable Capabilities
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2001-- Surveyor®
Corporation (www.surveyor.com), the Web camera technology pioneer behind the
market-leading Webcam32(TM) and ISpy Webcam software, today announced
Webcamsat(TM), a family of Webcam management tools that will fundamentally
change the way audio and video is distributed and accessed over the
Internet.

Benefit to Industry

Numerous Webcam portals, including Surveyor's popular www.camcity.com and
www.webcamresource.com, exist to aggregate and stream live Webcam feeds for
public viewers. ``Although these sites have historically been effective at
organizing such content, nobody has ever equipped content owners or
cooperatives with the ability to organize their own content under their own
control,'' said Howard Gordon, Surveyor's CEO.

Gordon, considered a pioneer of live interactive video on the Web who
founded Xing Technology and led development of the first commercial JPEG and
MPEG software, as well as the first live Internet radio, TV and live event
Webcasts, added, ``We recognized the need to take content management to the
next level of performance and functionality, and Webcamsat meets this
challenge head-on by empowering developers to manage their own content.
Webcamsat represents Surveyor's experience managing more than 100,000
cameras globally and thousands of daily site visitors.''

Webcamsat Product Features

Most Web developers can create Web pages to display camera feeds, but their
presentation and control will be greatly enhanced by Webcamsat's
capabilities. The Webcamsat Server is a collection of server-side modules
enabling Web developers to manage and deliver multiple live or archived
Webcam feeds. Three types will be available for a wide range of users --
basic, mid-level and top-of-the-line.

The basic ``Community'' package features support for live streaming video
and audio from Webcams, including cameras with dynamic IP Internet addresses
and dial-up service. Other features include category management and Webcam
search tools, automatic ``skin'' Web page generation for presentation of
Webcam images, and administration tools for managing viewer access to
specific cameras.

The mid-level ``Power'' package includes the additional features of stream
reflection, stream archiving and ``firewall push,'' enabling multiple
simultaneous viewers to access a Webcam even if located behind a security
firewall. Additional administration tools are provided to monitor bandwidth
usage and manage the reflection and archive functions.

The top-line ``Pro'' package includes ``cascading reflection,'' enabling
multiple servers to deliver an unlimited number of simultaneous video and
audio streams.

Target Markets

With the increasing proliferation of Internet streamed audio and video,
combined with wider, cheaper access to broadband, Webcamsat is well
positioned to serve the needs of a broad cross-section of content
developers. Virtually any collection of Webcams can potentially benefit from
this type of management, including personal broadcasting co-ops, traffic,
weather, surf cams, remote learning, corporate asset management, travel
promotion, telemedicine and CRM applications.

Pricing & Availability

The Webcamsat family of servers are currently available and priced at $995,
$1,495 and $3,495, respectively. All systems are fully custom-configured
based on individual needs. Demonstrations of the Webcamsat technology are
available by visiting www.webcamsat.net and www.camcity.com.

System Requirements

  a.. Linux Red-Hat 6.2 or Greater
  b.. 256MB RAM
  c.. x86 400+Mhz Processor
  d.. 7200 RPM or Greater IDE Hard Drive
  e.. RAM and HD Requirements Increase With Archive Demands
About Surveyor Corporation

Founded in 1998 and based in San Luis Obispo, Calif., Surveyor provides
foundation technologies for visual connectivity, harnessing the power of
broadband and wireless bandwidth for anytime, anywhere access. Surveyor's
premier products include market-share leader Webcam32 software and Webcam
Satellite Network, allowing thousands of people to simultaneously view
Webcam feeds without compromising frame rate, image or audio quality. For
additional information, please visit www.surveyor.com.

Surveyor, Webcam32 and Webcamsat are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Surveyor Corporation. All other products, technologies and names are the
property of their respective owners.


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