Helius Strategic Alliance Program Expands Into the Asian Market
LINDON, UTAH—March 1, 2004—Helius, Inc., the worldwide leader
in business class data broadcasting solutions, today announced that SpeedCast,
an Asian based satellite broadband services provider, has joined its
Strategic Alliance Program. SpeedCast’s entrance into the program
marks a pivotal relationship to drive IP technologies into the Asia Pacific
market. By joining forces, this relationship demonstrates the acceleration
of satellite and broadband usage to corporate networks via Helius IP
networking technologies.
Combining an end-to-end service, broadcast and technology expertise of
Speedcast with the innovation of Helius products, customers in Asia will
have access to unique and superior solutions. Solutions will focus on
interactive distance learning, business television and digital signage
markets.
“
We’re delighted to have SpeedCast as a partner,” said Nathan
Hatch, Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Development of
Helius. “Together we will deliver business television and digital
signage solutions that provide real value to audiences throughout Asia.” Thomas
Choi, CEO of SpeedCast adds, "Helius products offer our customers
an innovative means of delivering their content services to distributed
locations, via IP-based satellite platforms. Not only will the Helius
solutions save our leading accounts money but also allow us to pursue
new opportunities in market segments, especially in distance learning,
that could benefit from the flexibility of a leading IP-based delivery
system."
The Helius Strategic Alliance Program
The Helius Strategic Alliance Program (SAP) fully integrates products
and services from satellite technology companies worldwide, providing
partners with a complete platform of business solutions to decrease
distribution costs and increase service efficiency for end-user enterprise
customers.
The two companies will work together to offer comprehensive sales,
customer service and support services. As a member of the Helius Strategic
Alliance
Program, SpeedCast becomes an authorized Helius reseller and will provide
customers with the full line of Helius products.
About Helius, Inc.
Helius provides efficient, secure, and reliable delivery of broadband
IP over satellites and local area networks. Helius products include
satellite IP routers, software and custom engineered solutions that
enable efficient,
secure and reliable delivery of broadband content over satellites and
local area networks.
Helius is a privately held company based in Lindon, Utah. For more
information, visit http://www.helius.com or call (801) 764-9020.
About SpeedCast
SpeedCast Limited (www.speedcast.com) is a leading satellite broadband
and multimedia service provider in Asia. Based in Hong Kong, SpeedCast's
shareholders include Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co Ltd, Tech
Systems Inc., TeleCom Venture Group and Yahoo Inc. SpeedCast offers
three satellite-enabled
broadband services:
- SpeedCast Broadband: High-speed, broadband Internet access and networking
solutions for corporations to speed up their connectivity.
- SpeedCast Multimedia: A unique bouquet of over 30 world-class channels
of streaming multimedia content for ISPs and portals.
- SpeedCast Broadcast: Global content delivery solutions accelerating
the distribution of broadband content on the Internet.
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