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C-SPAN and Virage Launch Wireless Presidential Debate Video Search Engine

Virage Extends Its Video Application Platform to Include Wireless Video Information Delivery

SAN MATEO, CA - October 3, 2000 - Virage, Inc. [NASDAQ: VRGE], a leading provider of software products and application services that enable video for the Internet, today announced that it has teamed with C-SPAN to bring television coverage of the Campaign 2000 presidential debates to the Internet and to handheld wireless PDAs. Starting with the October 3rd debate, Virage will deliver, for the first time ever, its rich index of the video information directly to wireless PDAs, such as the Palm V or Palm VII. Virage and C-SPAN will also publish Virage-enabled video of debate coverage onto C-SPAN.org and the over 35 Internet destination sites currently syndicating the Virage Campaign 2000 Video Search Engine.

Starting with the first presidential debate, users of Palm V or Palm VII devices with wireless Internet access will be able to remotely receive and navigate key information extracted from the televised coverage of the debates and other campaign events. Wireless PDA users will be able to search by candidate, party, state or any keyword and quickly get to the appropriate segment from the video stream. Mobile users can then review the complete text transcript or browse still image representations of the video.

The new wireless delivery system demonstrates the power and extensibility of the Virage SmartEncode™ process and the Virage Video Application Platform. Virage video allows content owners, like C-SPAN, to deliver on-demand video as information, across a variety of media, scaled to the bandwidth appropriate for the target device.

"We are very pleased to continue our partnership with Virage to deliver pertinent and timely information to voters nationwide," said Robert Kennedy, C-SPAN executive vice president. "The special Debate Search Engine, along with the addition of wireless access to the Campaign 2000 Video Search Engine, are important steps forward in our effort to increase the accessibility and usefulness of C-SPAN's online content. We are especially excited about the long-term educational potential for the searchable debate archive."

"C-SPAN continues to find new and creative ways to provide unfiltered access to political dialog and debate," said Paul Lego, chairman and CEO of Virage. "We are pleased to be using the debate coverage to demonstrate a new paradigm for video content and information distribution via wireless PDAs. By making video information available from anywhere, at anytime, our latest extension of the Virage platform further demonstrates the powerful role that the Internet can play in the democratization of information."

Users of a Palm V or Palm VII with wireless Internet access can download the campaign search application by visiting: www.virage.com/palm2k

About Campaign 2000 Video Search Engine

Developed by Virage, the Campaign 2000 Video Search Engine is one of the most widely syndicated and comprehensive collections of streaming video on the Internet today. Voters and all interested citizens of the world are able to access hundreds of hours of video from over 35 Internet destination sites including C-SPAN.org, CNN.com, NYTimes.com, USAToday.com, Washingtonpost.com and Yahoo!. The Campaign 2000 Video Search Engine, part of C-SPAN's broader Campaign 2000 coverage, enables users to quickly search through hundreds of hours of unfiltered C-SPAN presidential campaign coverage using a familiar search-engine style. Visitors are able to quickly browse and view video clips based on pre-selected topics, such as gun control or education, or simply watch the latest coverage dynamically published to the sites.

About Virage

Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Virage is a leading provider of software products and application services that enable owners of video content to publish, manage and distribute their video assets over the Internet or corporate intranets. Virage application services provide content owners with the complete infrastructure for seamlessly integrating Internet-compliant video into their web sites. Virage VideoLogger® and Video Application Server™ software set the standard for real-time indexing, publishing and distribution of video across the Internet and corporate intranets. From ABCNews to Yahoo!, Virage has over 150 customers worldwide in a range of markets including media and entertainment, large enterprise, education, government and Internet destinations. Contact Virage at http://www.virage.com/ or (650) 573-3210.

This press release contains "forward looking" statements about the products and services of Virage and C-SPAN, as that term is used in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Phrases such as "will integrate" denote forward-looking statements. These types of statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially. In addition, our forward-looking statements should be considered in the context of other risk factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, available for viewing on our web site. (To access this, please click on "Investor Relations," "SEC Filings").

Virage, VideoLogger and the Virage logo are registered trademarks and, Internet Video Guide, Virage Application Server and SmartEncode are trademarks of Virage, Inc. Other company product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others, and are hereby acknowledged.

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