SEATTLE, Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks®,
(NASDAQ: RNWK), the leader in video and creator of the app
RealTimes®, today announced the availability of its RealTimes
Stories™ software development kit (SDK), a platform that enables
mobile carriers and application developers worldwide to easily
embed RealTimes' core functionality, RealTimes Stories, into their
native mobile applications. As part of this announcement,
RealNetworks has partnered with Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SNCR), a leading innovator of cloud solutions and
software-based activation, for global distribution of RealTimes
with the integration of RealNetworks' RealTimes Stories SDK into
Synchronoss' Personal Cloud product.
Available as a mobile developer SDK for iOS® and Android™, the
RealTimes Stories SDK provides developers with the application
program interface (API) that allows them to use RealTimes Stories
to tap into their own cloud and/or photo universe to create
beautiful video montages. RealTimes, initially released in
May 2015, solves two of the biggest
problems consumers face today: too many photos and videos, and not
enough time to organize and share them. RealTimes automatically
picks the best moments from a consumer's photo and video camera
roll and instantly creates an engaging RealTimes Story. It's also
easy and fast to customize RealTimes Stories by rearranging clips
and photos, changing the duration, and adding filters and personal
soundtracks.
"The availability of the RealTimes Stories SDK marks a major
milestone for RealNetworks by enabling third party organizations,
mostly application developers, to integrate our technology into
their own platforms," said Max Pellegrini, President, Products
and Marketing, RealNetworks. "We chose Synchronoss for their global
footprint, ability to scale, and relationships with multiple
carriers around the world. Our arrangement with Synchronoss will
enable us to address carriers globally with a very compelling joint
proposition."
"With the new RealTimes Stories SDK, we'll be able to quickly
and easily build RealNetworks' intelligent technology into our
Synchronoss Personal Cloud™ platform," said Chris Putnam, SVP, Business Development,
Synchronoss. "This added functionality allows us to expand the
breadth of our cloud product to domestic and international carriers
by providing an engaging solution that promotes cloud adoption and
engagement for the most important consumer use case globally."
RealTimes Stories SDK features include:
- Allows app developers to tap into the power of RealTimes to
provide their users with a seamless and engaging multimedia
experience
- Analyzes photos and videos on a user's device choosing the best
photos based on quality and picking the most interesting parts of
video clips
- Groups photos and videos into albums by date or location and
automatically turns them into RealTimes Stories – animated
slideshows of the best captured moments set to music
- Handles the behind-the-scenes communication between the
developer's app and the RealTimes app to support easy RealTimes
Story creation, immediate playback and seamless syncing, security
and device-specific video transcoding
- Allows app developers and global carriers to focus on what
makes their app unique while offloading the technical heavy lifting
of sophisticated photo and video analysis and management to the
RealTimes Stories SDK
To sign up for access to the RealTimes Stories SDK, or access to
the existing RealCloud™ SDK, visit the Real® Developers site. To
learn how RealTimes technology can enhance your product or service,
visit the Real Partners site.
Synchronoss Personal Cloud™:
The Synchronoss Personal
Cloud is a carrier-branded mobile cloud solution for subscribers to
back-up, restore, synchronize and share their personal content
using any device type, with any network, across any platform.
The Synchronoss Personal Cloud solution delivers new revenue
opportunities and drives bottom line growth by reducing
churn. The solution eliminates the fear of personal data
loss, making it easier for users to upgrade their device, switch
device platforms and protect their assets. A majority of the
world's leading mobile carriers use the Synchronoss Personal Cloud
to offer more than 3.5 Billion subscribers a branded solution for
protecting all the content on their connected devices.
About RealNetworks
RealNetworks, Inc. creates
innovative products and services that make it easy for people to
connect with and enjoy digital media. RealNetworks invented the
streaming media category and continues to connect consumers with
their digital media both directly and through partners, aiming to
support every network, device, media type and social network. Find
RealNetworks corporate information at www.realnetworks.com.
RealNetworks, RealTimes, RealTimes Stories, and respective logos
are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of
RealNetworks. Other products and company names mentioned are the
trademarks of their respective owners.
RealNetworks Forward-Looking Statements
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release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties, including statements relating to expectations
regarding the RealTimes SDK features and functionality, and future
uses and partners. All statements contained in this press release
that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be
considered forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ
materially from the results predicted. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ from the results predicted include
technological factors, consumer acceptance, and competitive factors
such as the emergence of new entrants in the market. More
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RealNetworks' business is included in RealNetworks' annual report
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About Synchronoss
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.,
based in Bridgewater, NJ, (NASDAQ:
SNCR) is the leading innovator of cloud solutions and
software-based activation for mobile carriers, enterprises,
retailers and OEMs across the globe. The company's proven,
scalable and patented technology solutions allow customers to
connect, synchronize and activate connected devices and services
that empower enterprises and consumers to live in a connected
world. For more information visit us at: www.synchronoss.com.
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words of similar meanings. These statements are based on our
current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to
various risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under
the caption "Risk Factors" in Synchronoss' Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31,
2014 and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from
these expectations due to changes in global political, economic,
business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. Synchronoss
does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements contained in this document as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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