StreamAPI enables organizations to affordably and easily integrate live video 
into any Web-based product or service

Los Angeles, CA – May 6, 2009 – Stickam.com, the first and largest Web site dedicated to live interactive video streaming, today launched its white label offering, StreamAPI, enabling companies to easily and affordably add live video streaming capabilities to their Web sites and online applications.StreamAPI utilizes the same reliable platform that powers live streaming for Stickam.com’s millions of members. It makes live streaming simple for any Web developer as it does not require Flash ActionScript programming knowledge. StreamAPI is compatible with any server-side programming language, including Java, .NET/C#/ASP, PHP, Perl, Python and Ruby. As a completely customizable solution, StreamAPI can be set up in hours and used by:

-          blogs and forums to facilitate community chat
-          businesses to enhance internal and external communications
-          educational institutions to add live video to online classes
-          event organizers to increase attendance and reach
-          social networks and dating sites to allow members to interact face-to-face
-          Web 2.0 companies to enhance product offerings, including Facebook and OpenSocial applications 

Stickam.com’s StreamAPI offers affordable, pay-as-you-go pricing, which is a flat rate of $0.45 per Gigabyte (approximately $0.05 per viewer hour at 256 Kbit/s) – a fraction of the cost of similar services. It supports high-definition, widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) streams and includes a theme manager to help design the look and feel of live streaming applications for branding purposes with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. StreamAPI customers will also have access to analytics, including bandwidth usage, traffic sources and number of visitors broken down by time period for each live session.

“Organizations need to embrace real-time, interactive communication across all levels of their business to meet customer and employee demands,” said Steven Fruchter, Stickam.com CEO. “We are thrilled to make live streaming possible for anyone who wants to take advantage of this powerful technology. StreamAPI is another step towards our goal of being the premier service provider for all live video on the Internet.”

For example, MTV recently utilized StreamAPI to successfully support live events and programs incorporating MTV branding into a customized live streaming player.StreamAPI is available immediately and includes customer support via a Web-based ticketing system. Premium support is also offered for a fee and includes phone assistance and guaranteed response times.

To learn more or sign up for StreamAPI, please visit streamapi.com.

About Stickam.com
Stickam.com is the pioneer of live streaming video and the largest live community on the Internet. It delivers live interactive streaming to any desktop, laptop or any Java-enabled mobile device, to over three million registered users. Stickam.com’s StreamAPI allows anyone to integrate all of Stickam.com’s live video streaming services into Web sites and applications. Stickam.com also offers PayPerLive.com, a live video streaming platform for professionals. For more information, please visit www.stickam.com.

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