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Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Pittsburgh-Based BxVideo to Deliver Coverage of Penguins Cup March 22-23 Real-Time and On-Demand Via Web

Pittsburgh-Based BxVideo to Deliver Coverage of Penguins Cup March 22-23 Real-Time and On-Demand Via Web

Innovative Rich Media Company Allows Family, Friends, Public to Watch Hockey in Convenience of Their Homes

PITTSBURGH, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BxVideo Solutions, a provider of rich media hosting solutions, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League (PIHL), will be distributing live and on-demand Internet coverage of the 2005 Penguins Cup Championship Series presented by 84 Lumber on March 22 and March 23, 2005. The live broadcast schedule is:

* March 22, "A" at 7:00 p.m. Serra Catholic vs Bishop McCort * March 23, "AA" at 7:00 p.m. Pine Richland vs Peters Township * March 23, "AAA" at 9:00 p.m. North Allegheny vs Bethel Park

To view the games via the Internet visit www.pihlweb.com. The games also will be available for later, on-demand viewing at the same Internet address for the next 30 days.

The Penguins Cup Championship Series features the best high school hockey teams from Western Pennsylvania at the AAA, AA, and A classes. Using BxVideo's RMxPRES(TM) rich-media content delivery system, hockey fans will be able to enjoy the rich-media broadcasts -- live during the game or on-demand after the game at their convenience -- using their personal computer systems over a broadband Internet connection.

"We are very proud of the level of play we have been able to attain here in Western Pennsylvania. The PIHL appreciates the support of the teams, the schools, the parents, the fans, and, most importantly, our sponsors for enabling this advanced media coverage of our premier event of the season. 84 Lumber, the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, and BxVideo have enabled this breakthrough media coverage of high school hockey and we are proud to be a part of it," said Ed Sam, commissioner of the PIHL. "We look forward to enabling this type of coverage of PIHL league games into next season and beyond."

Veteran hockey announcer Paul Steigerwald will serve as play-by-play announcer with Phil Bourque providing color analysis. The Penguins' head coach Eddie Olczyk, along with Craig Patrick and Joe Mullen, will be making special guest appearances at Mellon Arena to drop the ceremonial first puck and host the trophy presentations. For game schedules and information, please log on to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League's Website at pihlweb.com or visit pittsburghpenguins.com.

BxVideo provides a complete turnkey capture and hosting service for recording events, presentations and other staged or live activities. Based in Wexford, PA, BxVideo was formed in 2003 to serve organizations of all kinds and sizes, with the unique ability to record and deliver over the Internet audio, video and any type of graphical content. BxVideo's RMxPRES rich media service allows organizations to easily, quickly and affordably capture presentation content and make it available to their various constituents by simply pointing and clicking using their Web browser.

About BxVideo

Headquartered in the Pittsburgh-metro area, BxVideo developed and operates RMXPRES to provide organizations with easy, cost-effective and high-performance means of delivering live and on-demand Webcast communications. Their customers range from not-for-profit arts organizations to Fortune 100 enterprise customers delivering a broad array of content consisting of video, audio and images. For more information, visit their Website at www.bxvideo.com.

Source: BxVideo Solutions

CONTACT: Terri Douglas of Catapult PR-IR, +1-303-581-7760, ext. 18, or cell, +1-303-808-6820, tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com, for BxVideo Solutions

Web site: http://pittsburghpenguins.com/

Web site: http://www.pihlweb.com/

Web site: http://www.bxvideo.com/

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