LAS VEGAS, NV, Nov. 9, 2009 (Marketwire) --

LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 11/09/09 -- iStreamPlanet, a leader of digital media strategy, services and software applications, and Vertigo, a premier design and application development firm delivering rich internet and media experiences in Microsoft Silverlight, announced a partnership today, designed to bring to market best in class, end-to-end high definition (HD) streaming solutions. iStreamPlanet and Vertigo are currently partnering on the upcoming 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

"iStreamPlanet has always prided itself on providing the most innovative and cutting-edge services and creating the best solutions available in the market," said Mio Babic, CEO iStreamPlanet. "By formalizing this partnership, there is no doubt that we have added another level to the design of the viewing experience and bolstered our ability to deliver the best and most flexible rich media Silverlight-based experiences in the industry."

iStreamPlanet recently completed the expansion of their webcast operations center, enabling iStream to manage up to 30 concurrent HD feeds as part of the run-up to the online Winter Olympics broadcast from Vancouver, BC. In addition, iStream completed a state-of-the-art monitoring control room and accelerated aspects of its product development to capitalize on the deployment of new technologies including Silverlight and Internet Information Services (IIS) Smooth Streaming, Adobe Dynamic Streaming and iPhone HTTP Adaptive Streaming.

"We see this partnership as the natural progression for our current customers and those companies seeking proven, innovative solutions for streaming media. Vertigo's focus on rich media applications provides unique brand experiences for our customers with live and on demand streaming video, social media integration, data visualizations and monetization opportunities. We believe our work for industry leaders such as Hard Rock International, NBC, CBS, MTV Networks and the DNCC, speaks volumes to the quality of work we do. Adding iStreamPlanet's End-to-End HD Workflow and cutting edge solutions furthers our commitment to quality and innovation and allows us to meet the growing needs of our streaming media customers," said Scott Stanfield, Vertigo CEO.

"iStreamPlanet and Vertigo's partnership will help Microsoft deliver the highest quality online video for some of the world's major sporting and entertainment events," said Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president, .NET developer division at Microsoft Corp.