Ustream Launches New Live Video Platform for Secure Internal Communications

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ustream, the world's live video platform leader, today launched Ustream Align, the easiest and most scalable video platform with enterprise-grade security.  Designed specifically for internal communications, Ustream Align allows organizations to engage employees around the globe. Viewers can watch securely on any device, inside a company office or in the field. Ustream Align is built on Ustream's world-class, award-winning online video platform recognized for reliability and scalability by millions of users.

According to a recent Dale Carnegie research study, companies with engaged employees outperform the competition by as much as 202 percent, yet currently only 29 percent are engaged.

"In a study conducted by Ustream last month, we found nearly 72 percent of employees don't fully understand their company's strategy," said Brad Hunstable, CEO, Ustream. "Video, especially live, is a powerful way to engage and communicate with a broad audience in a way that helps create a greater understanding and alignment with corporate goals. However, in the 'bring your own device' world of work, security is a top concern. Ustream Align provides an easy, secure and highly scalable platform to reach key corporate stakeholders on any device at any time."

Ustream Align is the ideal, one-to-many live video platform to securely stream all-hands, board and shareholder meetings; customer, employee and accreditation trainings; executive presentations; product previews and events to internal audiences ranging from small groups to large global teams.

"More than 50 percent of our customers were already adapting our existing platform for internal communications," said David Gibbons, vice president of marketing, Ustream. "With corporate security continuing to increase in importance—and the recent attack on Sony is a prime example—our customers were requesting enhanced security functionality to protect their internal communications."

Ustream Align Features

Flexible Security:

• Password protection provides basic access security
• 2-step authentication with email and access code for increased security
• SAML based authentication for easy single sign-on (SSO) control
• Domain controls that enable secure embedding on corporate intranets
• IP filtering to prevent access from unauthorized IP addresses
• Geo-blocking to prevent access from unauthorized locations

Limitless Scalability

• Multiple channels for different employee groups
• Multiple content administrators for each channel
• Start small with a single team, scale to as many as needed

Secure Enterprise Portal

• Branded, secure portal to host live and recorded videos
• Hosted in the cloud, no set-up or IT resources required
• Schedule of upcoming events
• Video search and sort features
• Easy video uploading and encoding

Highest Quality

• Broadcast and view in HD for the best experience
• Mobile compatible
• Reliability built on Ustream's award-winning live video platform

About Ustream
Ustream is the world's leading live video platform. Originally created to connect remote military servicemen to significant personal and cultural events, the company has evolved into the largest platform for live business video in the world, with clients including Facebook, Cisco, Sony, Intuit, NASA and Samsung. From press conferences and product launches to cultural events and citizen journalism – Ustream's Cloud Platform offers users high-quality streaming capabilities, deep social networking integration, and the scalability to reach millions of viewers concurrently. Founded in 2007 by John Ham, Brad Hunstable, Gyula Feher, Ustream is located in San Francisco and Budapest. For more information about Ustream, visit Ustream.tv, Twitter.com/Ustream, or Facebook.com/Ustream.

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