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Bitcentral Bundles RocketStream(TM) Data Acceleration With Its AirNow!(TM) Portable Video Journalism Package
[April 16, 2009]

Bitcentral Bundles RocketStream(TM) Data Acceleration With Its AirNow!(TM) Portable Video Journalism Package


(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/16/09 -- Bitcentral, Inc., a leading provider of digital media content management and distribution solutions to the broadcast industry, and RocketStream, Inc., a subsidiary of Voyant International Corporation (OTCBB: VOYT) and a developer of technologies and solutions to accelerate digital content delivery over IP networks, today announced that Bitcentral has bundled RocketStream's powerful data acceleration capabilities with its AirNow!(TM) portable video journalism package. The two companies also announced a partnership that will enable Bitcentral's television-broadcast-industry customers to purchase the RocketStream(TM) Internet data acceleration suite directly from Bitcentral.



Bitcentral's AirNow! video journalism package provides journalists in the field with a compact, full-service video reporting kit, complete with video encoder/decoder, batteries, charger, and cellular transmission capability in a rugged, compact case. Because transmission from the field to the studio often involves IP networks with significant network latency, these transmissions sometimes suffer degradation in their throughput rate, bogging down the rate at which media content can be transmitted. Now, RocketStream's data transfer acceleration software enables journalists to seamlessly transmit their news footage without suffering the degradation in throughput caused by such latency.

By incorporating the RocketStream file acceleration software, AirNow! users can make the most use of the data pipes available to them, providing their viewers with more immediate news coverage and operating in a far more efficient work environment. BitCentral will demonstrate the combined AirNow! and RocketStream solution at the National Association of Broadcasters' 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 20 - 23.


Representatives will be available for private demonstrations at Booth SU913.

RocketStream is also available as a stand-alone solution for accelerated transmission of data over IP networks. By employing the proprietary RocketStream Protocols, this all-software solution can transmit files up to 200 times faster than traditional file transfer protocol (FTP), yet still ensures uncorrupted transmission of all data through rigorous inspection and re-transmission (if necessary) of all received data. RocketStream is fast, secure, reliable, and easy to use, with almost no user training necessary. Bitcentral will provide even more value to its broadcast-industry customers by directly selling the RocketStream suite.

"I've been extremely impressed with the utility of the AirNow! product," said Randy Hagin, RocketStream's senior vice president of sales. "The time-sensitive news business requires elegant, streamlined, and powerful solutions. Bitcentral's video journalism kit, coupled with RocketStream, will provide the best such solution in the industry." "Our broadcast customers demand speed, reliability, security and convenience," said Charlie Grisham, vice president of sales for Bitcentral.

"By bundling RocketStream with our AirNow! package, Bitcentral enjoys a powerful competitive advantage, and by also selling RocketStream as a stand-alone product, we are able to deliver on our promise of news anytime, anywhere for broadcasters." About Bitcentral, Inc.

Bitcentral provides innovative solutions that transform the management, production and distribution of the news. Established in 1987, Bitcentral delivers cutting-edge, turnkey systems that combine proven broadcast and network computing technologies to enable end-to-end digital workflows. With a growing suite of solutions, Bitcentral changes the way broadcast news does business. Bitcentral is headquartered in Irvine, CA. Further information can be found at http://www.bitcentral.com.

About RocketStream, Inc.

RocketStream, Inc. develops and markets software-based data transfer acceleration solutions that make Internet data transfers fast, easy to use, secure, and reliable. RocketStream(TM) is the ideal way to transfer large data over long-distances, without requiring additional spending on new hardware. Available in client/server and point-to-point architectures, the RocketStream suite is capable of speeds up to 200 times faster than traditional methods. The powerful RocketStream Protocols overcome the detrimental effects of network latency on file transfers and operate over any IP network -- private line, VPN, or Internet -- regardless of whether the physical medium is electrical, fiber, satellite, or wireless.

RocketConnect(TM) provides all manner of Internet Service Providers -- dial-up or broadband, wireline or wireless -- with low-cost, software-based solutions to maximize the value of their access infrastructure by effectively multiplying the bandwidth of those connections. RocketStream, Inc. is a subsidiary of Voyant International Corp. (OTCBB: VOYT). Further information can be found at http://www.voyant.net and http://www.rocketstream.com.

Safe Harbor This news release contains forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, those that refer to the companies' future development plans or operating results. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to risk factors that include, but are not limited to, lack of timely development of products and services; lack of market acceptance of products, services and technologies; inadequate capital; adverse government regulations; competition; breach of contract; inability to earn revenue or profits; fluctuation of international currency rates; dependence on key individuals; dependence on outside parties for sales, customer support, and/or customer retention; inability to obtain or protect intellectual property rights; inability to reach or execute mutually agreeable business plans; inability to obtain listing for the company's securities; lower sales and higher operating costs than expected; technological obsolescence of the companies' products; litigation; limited operating history and risks inherent in the companies' markets and business; and other factors discussed in Voyant's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.

Investors are advised to read the Annual Report, quarterly reports and current reports on Form 8-K filed after the most recent annual or quarterly report. The forward-looking statements in this press release represent the companies' current views as of the dates of individual pages, and the companies disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Voyant Media and Investor Contact: Shelly Fabian Parallel Marketing Services (407) 517-4835 [email protected] Bitcentral Media Contact: Bridget Debernitz Chan and Associates (714) 447-4993, x 105 [email protected]

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