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January 31, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2008
MAVERICKS SURF EVENT OPTS FOR
SECURWIRELESS WATER CAM
SWI’s Water
Cam provides hard to catch water angles for iTV360 live webcast
LANDOVER, MD (January 31, 2008) – SecurWireless,
Inc., provider of wireless video surveillance solutions for
government, state and local, and commercial applications,
partnered with live web casting company, iTV360,
to provide live video coverage of the 2008 Mavericks Surf
Contest, that began January 12th, in Half Moon Bay, California.
Strapped to the back of a jet ski, SecurWireless’ waterproof
Water Cam provided live video coverage from the water of the
famed surfing event. Video can still be viewed from the live-event
site at www.myspace.com/maverickssurf.
MySpace's live stream of the Maverick's big-wave surfing contest
drew 300,000 viewers during the event, making it the third-biggest
streaming event in the Web site's history.
“We were very excited to have the opportunity to support
iTV360.com and The Mavericks
Surf Contest by providing our rugged wireless video system
for the in-the-water view of this amazing event,” said
Corby Lawrence, SecurWireless President and CEO. “Our
technology’s ruggedability and reliability, proven in
the Military market, easily crosses into the equally rugged
world of surfing and live web casting. Our systems were designed
to provide critical video data, where there are gaps in coverage,
or where infrastructure simply does not exist, to those that
need it. In this case, it’s the fans.”
“The 2008 live web cast was something special. The iTV360
live water angle is absolutely key to getting the full feeling
from a wave like Mavericks.” said Jay Johnson, Director
at iTV360. “The
technology is incredible to bring the live water cam shot
from the back of a the jet ski to over 300,000 in cyberspace,
not to mention the massive crowd at AT&T park in San Francisco.
The broadcast of this contest has come a long way in the 5
years we have been covering the action.”
The Mavericks Surf
Contest® is world famous, and for good reason. Supremely
harsh conditions and the giant, unpredictable waves both contribute
to the Contest’s allure. So do the frigid waters, dangerous
currents, jagged rocks and the ever-present threat of the
Great White Shark. When Mother Nature and a little luck combine
to produce the notoriously massive waves, 24 legendary surfers
will get The Call. When they do, they will have a mere 24
hours to prepare themselves to face the extreme conditions,
the thunderous waves, and each other.
About iTV360 (www.itv360.com)
iTV360 is the premier live web cast production team for the
action sports, music and entertainment industries. The company
has over 8 years of experience with hundreds of live broadcasts
of the biggest events in arenas of surf, skate, snow, music,
paintball, motocross, special events and much more. iTV360
has a team of production professionals with the experience
to produce dynamic content that will make a lasting impact
on the audience.
About SecurWireless (www.SecurWireless.com)
SecurWireless, Inc., headquartered in Landover, MD, is a high
technology product and services company that provides affordable,
rapidly deployable and easily maintained wireless infrastructure
systems specifically for video and other surveillance applications.
The company’s roots stem from meeting Military requirements
for highly reliable, rapidly deployable, rugged mobile wireless
intelligent surveillance to support the Global War on Terrorism.
SecurWireless continues to meet these demands and has leveraged
its experience to provide other government and public safety
agencies with the same capabilities. Having to install thousands
of yards of cable or fiber infrastructure for video is costly
and time consuming. Threats are here today and professionals
need surveillance now, not after months or years of planning
and spending millions of dollars. SecurWireless’ technologies
meet this need and more importantly the systems are open and
interoperable for expandability to meet the threats of tomorrow.
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SecurWireless,
Shadow, and SecurVAR are trademarks of SecurWireless, Inc.
Mavericks, Mavericks Surf, and Mavericks Surf Contest are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Maverics Surf Ventures,
LLC. iTV360 is a trademarks of iTV360, Inc. All other brand
and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used
to identify products or services of, their respective owners.
This press release
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the
“Act”). In particular, when used in the preceding
discussion, the words “plan,” “confident
that,” “believe,” “scheduled,”
“expect,” and similar conditional expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor
created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially
from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, market conditions, the availability of components and
successful production of the Company's products, general acceptance
of the Company’s products and technologies, competitive
factors, timing, and other risks.
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