Kaltura Releases Version 1.0 of Its Open Source Interactive Video Plugin for WordPress

Bloggers Can Now Upload, Import and Edit Videos in Any Blog Post, and Allow Their Readers to Post Video Comments and Participate in Collaborative Videos

NEW YORK, NY–(EMWNews – August 14, 2008) – Kaltura, Inc. (http://www.kaltura.com),

developer of the first open source video platform for video management,

creation, interaction, and collaboration, announced today that it has

released version 1.0 of its Interactive Video Plugin for WordPress. The

open source plugin, which can be downloaded at

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/kaltura-interactive-video/, is designed

to enable both basic and advanced video capabilities on any WordPress blog

(using version 2.5 and higher) — from simple video posting and playing to

video commenting and collaborative video editing.

“Kaltura’s open source strategy is already proving itself — the community

has warmly embraced our MediaWiki extension, and the beta version of the

new WordPress plugin is already being used by many bloggers and has

received enthusiastic reviews so far. We’re looking forward to seeing more

and more blogs using interactive videos with the release of this first

official version,” said Ron Yekutiel, Kaltura Chairman and CEO. “Video is

becoming an inseparable part of the blogging world. Our plugin enables

bloggers not only to easily upload and display videos, but they can also

create mixes and slideshows, and engage their users in a real and

compelling conversation.”

Kaltura’s Interactive Video plugin allows bloggers to enhance their

WordPress blog with a full video experience. Following the short and

simple plugin installation, bloggers can:

--  Upload, and import videos directly to their blog post;

    

--  Edit and remix videos using Kaltura's online full-featured video

    editor;

    

--  Easily import video and other forms of rich-media from other sites and

    social networks, and;

    

--  Allow readers and subscribers to add video and audio comments, and to

    participate in collaborative videos.

    

Bloggers have full control over the video settings and content — they

decide who is allowed to add and edit videos, and if they want to enable

video comments or not. All videos can be tracked and managed through a

special management console.

“The open source movement is slowly but surely spreading across all

verticals. We are proud to be the pioneers bringing the free software

revolution to the online video space,” Yekutiel added. “We encourage the

community to download our code, install our extensions, and contribute to

our effort of open sourcing video.”

About Kaltura

Kaltura has developed the first open source video platform for video

management, creation, interaction and collaboration. Kaltura’s platform

enables any site to seamlessly and cost-effectively integrate advanced

interactive rich-media functionalities, such as searching, uploading,

importing, editing, annotating, remixing, and sharing of video, audio, and

photo files. The platform also includes unique collaboration

functionalities that allow groups of users to create together, and enables

publishers to access and syndicate reusable content across the Kaltura

Network of content and to enjoy aggregated hosted video services such as

video advertising, professional editing, and DVD printing. Kaltura’s free

open source code is available for web developers in the form of an

extensive Software Development Kit, and as self-serve packages for

publishers in the form of automatic extensions and plugins for leading

content management, blogging and collaboration platforms such as Drupal,

WordPress, and MediaWiki.

Founded in 2006, Kaltura’s management and advisory team includes top notch

advertising, marketing, and media executives as well as open source experts

and seasoned technology entrepreneurs, including co-founders of ICQ, Cyota,

and Destinator Technologies. Since its public launch in September 2007,

New York-based Kaltura has won numerous awards and endorsements, including

the TechCrunch40 People’s Choice award (2007), the Mashable video-sharing

‘Open Web’ award (2007), a TWS ‘top 10’ company (2008), a AlwaysOn ‘Global

250’ company (2008), and one of Esquire Magazine’s ‘most promising’ Web 3.0

companies (2008). For more information, visit http://www.kaltura.com.