Interact-TV Expands Into Educational Markets

Interact-TV Expands Into Educational Markets

- eTelly Accepted by Two School Districts as Multimedia Distribution Platform in Pilot Program -

WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interact-TV(TM) , a leading developer of Linux-based home entertainment servers, is pleased to announce that eTelly, a customized version of its high performance Telly Home Entertainment Server(TM), has successfully completed initial testing and has been accepted by two school districts for piloting as a networked multimedia distribution platform.

Interact-TV partnered with Info-Data Services Inc., a leading provider of system integration consulting services, in the eTelly implementation which addresses the needs of the teacher in the classroom. Using eTelly's central video library, a teacher is able to select a video by subject matter, title or grade level using a series of simple-to-use menus. eTelly allows the teacher to easily preview videos on their desktop computer to make sure the content correctly represents their curriculum and then select the complete video or bookmarked segments to view in class with the students. Students can go to the school library to view a video they missed when they were absent or to review before a test. Music and photographs are also available from the eTelly central library.

"We are gratified with the acceptance of our customized offering to this vertical market which was based upon input from teachers and school administrators and look forward to continuing to enhance our offering as the needs of the educational market evolve," stated Don Dashefsky, President of Info-Data Services.

eTelly eliminates the traditional distribution problems found in school districts across the country where it is often difficult to get access to media; either videos are stored at remote locations or they are in use at other facilities. eTelly provides a robust and cost effective solution for distributing digital multimedia within a school. With eTelly, digital content resides on a single eTelly server and any teacher or student can access that content using a PC that resides on the school's network. The digital content is always available.

"eTelly is able to leverage the cost effective Telly Home Entertainment Server product line and its supporting Linux-based EOS software platform to deliver a solution targeting this vertical market," stated Ken Fuhrman, CEO of Interact-TV. "The scalability of the eTelly that currently allows for up to 1.2 Terabytes of digital media storage and its ability to index video segments is perfect for the educational environment."

Find more information about eTelly and its application in K-12 educational environments at www.infodataservices.com.

About Info-Data Services Inc.

Info-Data Services provides technology and business consulting services to both public and privately held companies. Range of services include: Providing market knowledge and insight for acquisitions and divestitures; Streamlining and updating of internal operations; Protecting equity interests and enhancing value in firms that market technology services and products including the customization of products to meet market needs.

About Interact-TV Inc.

Interact-TV Inc. designs innovative products for a family of sleek home entertainment servers. These products enhance the digital entertainment experience, creating an enjoyable and easy way to get the entertainment you want right when you want it. Headquarters for Interact-TV are in Westminster, Colorado.

Telly Home Entertainment Servers are available directly from the manufacturer's online store at http://www.buyatelly.com/ and from a growing network of reseller partners throughout North America.

More information can be found at www.interact-tv.com

CONTACT: Diane Walters (303) 657-3133 presscontact@interact-tv.com

Source: Interact-TV

CONTACT: Diane Walters of Interact-TV, +1-303-657-3133, presscontact@interact-tv.com

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

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

Web site: http://www.interact-tv.com/

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