SpeedBit Announces the Release of SpeedBit Video Accelerator for Mac, and 14 Million Installs of the PC Version of the Application

Haifa, Israel, April 29, 2009 --(PR.com)-- SpeedBit (http://www.speedbit.com) the leader in data acceleration technology with over 180 million installed applications, and a World Economic Forum 2008 Technology Pioneer (http://www.speedbit.com/press/worldeconomicforum.asp), announced today the 14th million install of SpeedBit Video Accelerator, and the release of the Mac version of the ground breaking video application.

Released only two years ago, the 14 million install milestone demonstrates the surging popularity of this unique application. Now, SpeedBit is bringing the revolution of accelerated web videos to new platforms, with the Mac platform being the first.

"We have received incredible demand to bring Video Accelerator to additional platforms, and we are excited to bring the optimized web viewing experience to the Mac community" said Ariel Yarnitsky, SpeedBit's CEO. "SpeedBit Video Accelerator for Mac is only the first step as we work to bring smoother web videos to multiple platforms including mobile phones, and TV set top boxes."

SpeedBit Video Accelerator enables videos to be played from over 150 leading video sites such as YouTube without the frustrating wait. Videos load faster eliminating annoying buffering and freezing. In addition, paying iTunes users receive the fastest possible iTunes downloads speeds. Video Accelerator configures itself automatically and works seamlessly with all major web browsers and with iTunes.

"Rich media has become the killer application of the web, with High Definition video the latest advance. It is paramount to deal with the bottlenecks that prevent fast delivery to users' computers and interfere with their viewing experience" said Idan Feigenbaum, SpeedBit's Founder and CTO. "We are constantly looking at new ways to overcome those obstacles, and Video Accelerator implements our technology in ways that allow users to reap the full benefit of their bandwidth."

About SpeedBit
(http://www.speedbit.com)
Established in 1999, SpeedBit pioneered data acceleration on the Web with Download Accelerator Plus, achieving over 180 million installs of its applications to date.

Millions of people every day use SpeedBit software applications to download and watch video on the web. By using SpeedBit applications users around the world reclaim their bandwidth, save time, and enjoy the Internet as they should have.

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