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Innovative Company Providing Next-Generation Communication
Tools Joins Select Group of Internet Trend-Setters
LOS ANGELES (May 17, 2005)—Userplane, the leading provider
of live community software, today announced that it has been
chosen to present at Under the Radar™ | Consumer
Technologies, a one-day event that will take place on May
31 at the Microsoft campus in Mountain View, Calif.
Under the Radar will showcase technology’s
early innovators in several fast-growing sectors in the consumer
space including search, podcasting, blogging, RSS, music search
and distribution, digital content storage, and social networking
software. All 32 companies selected have received less than two
rounds of funding. Userplane was handpicked by the IBDNetwork
editorial team and Under the Radar advisory board, based on
its review of more than 300 companies in the space.
Many respected venture capital firms—among them Allegis
Capital, August Capital, Charles River Ventures, Intel Capital,
JPMorgan Partners, Morganthaler Ventures and Walden VC—will
participate in Under the Radar. Industry luminaries such as Rafe
Needleman, editor of “Business Buying Advice”
for CNET Networks, and Rajeev Chand, director of research at
the investment bank Rutberg & Co., are among those serving
as event moderators.
“We’re delighted to be among the participants
at this cutting-edge entrepreneurial event,” said Michael
Jones, co-founder and CEO of Userplane. “Our company
is growing rapidly, and our recent addition of instant-installation
software enables consumers of all types to take advantage of
our product line. The future of the web clearly will include
live presence and communication“currently we support
nearly one million communication sessions a day, and we’re
working to substantially expand our reach.”
“Under the Radar gives emerging private companies that
have less than two rounds of funding an opportunity to receive
feedback on their technology and business model from investors
and potential strategic partners in a unique, interactive
format,” said Alison Murdock, president of IBDNetwork.
“Our advisory board of VCs and executives from leading
technology and service firms evaluated more than 300 early-stage
companies and selected Userplane based on its promising technology
and compelling market opportunity.”
Userplane has emerged as a pioneer in developing innovative
social software for online communities. Leveraging
Macromedia’s robust Flash Communication Server technology,
Userplane applications enable community, dating, corporate and
collaborative websites to rapidly deploy a scalable, audio and
video enabled chat room for their users. Userplane currently
enables core, must-have features to thriving community websites
such as Friendster and Date.com. Userplane Webrecorder enables
users to record and share A/V messages. Userplane Webmessenger
provides live text and A/V instant messaging. Userplane Webchat
delivers full-featured, multi-room, multi-user text and A/V
chatting.
All applications are easily and seamlessly integrated with
existing user databases, login systems, and buddy lists through
fast and simple XML and any web scripting language. Userplane
recently expanded the market reach of its chat application
by releasing Instant Webchat. Sites can cut and paste a simple
script and place the multi-user, multi-room, audio/video
application onto any web page.
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About Userplane
www.userplane.com
A wholly owned subsidiary of AOL, Userplane is the world’s premier communication
platform for online communities. The company’s hosted applications enable instant community
and communication for websites of any scale and audience. The combination of instant and elegant with
robust and powerful has made the platform a must-have for thriving sites worldwide – supporting
millions of daily users. Founded in 2001 by long-time partners Michael Jones, Nate Thelen, and Javier
Hall, Userplane is a diverse and talented team headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif.
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