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- Streaming Methods: Web Server vs. Streaming Media Server
- There are two major methods of delivering streaming audio and video content over the Web. The first method uses a standard Web server to deliver the audio and video data to a media player. The second method uses a separate streaming media server specialized to the audio/video streaming task. This...
- Tags: Web Server, Method, Media Server, Video, Streaming Media, Web Servers, Web Site Development, Corporate Communications, Web Technology, Servers, Internet, Marketing, Hardware
- White papers
- Ensuring Reliable, High-Quality Streaming Audio and Video to Organizations Worldwide
- Irvine, California-based VitalStream is a global provider of integrated content delivery services that enable businesses to broadcast digital media to worldwide audiences over the Internet. The company needed a streaming media solution that would ensure its ability to deliver high quality of service reliably - even as it expanded at...
- Tags: Video, Microsoft Corp., Streaming Media, VitalStream, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Case studies
- Optimal Control of Multiple Bit Rates for Streaming Media
- Perhaps the major technical problem in streaming media on demand over the Internet is the need to adapt to changing network conditions. Nowadays commercial streaming media systems rely on Multi Bit Rate coding for adaptation. However, existing algorithms are empirical and often fail in a dynamic network. This paper extends...
- Tags: Algorithm, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, Engineering, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers
- Digital Cinema Server Ushers in Next Generation of Movie Technology Worldwide
- Market adoption of digital cinema technology has been slow, especially for movie theaters, which have very stringent requirements for security and reliability. Qube Cinema needed to solve those problems as it developed its next-generation digital cinema server. The company considered using Linux as the operating system, but ultimately rejected open...
- Tags: Operating System, Movie, Server, Microsoft Corp., Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Operating Systems, Internet, Software
- Case studies
- An Empirical Study of a Segment-Based Streaming Proxy in an Enterprise Environment
- Streaming media workloads have a number of desirable properties that make them good candidates for caching via proxy systems. The content does not get modified, and access patterns exhibit some locality of reference. However, media files tend to be much larger in size than traditional web pages, and users tend...
- Tags: Segment, Hewlett-Packard Co., Environment, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
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- Accelerating Internet Streaming Media Delivery Using Network-Aware Partial Caching
- Internet streaming applications are adversely affected by network conditions such as high packet loss rates and long delays. This paper aims at mitigating such effects by leveraging the availability of client-side caching proxies. The paper presents a novel caching architecture and associated cache management algorithms that turn edge caches into...
- Tags: Aware, Network, Delivery, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Digital Media, Engineering, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers
- Upgrading to Windows 2000 Server Improves Security, Performance, and Manageability for Yahoo Broadcast Solutions
- By standardizing its streaming media infrastructure on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and implementing the Windows 2000 Active Directory directory service, Yahoo Broadcast Solutions increased performance, tightened security, and decreased administrative costs. The improvements in streaming media performance will enable Yahoo Broadcast Solutions to get more out of its existing servers,...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Performance, Yahoo! Inc., Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Performance Management, Digital Media, Servers, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Case studies
- Light-Trail Testbed for Metro Optical Networks
- Telecommunication networks have rapidly added staggering amounts of capacity to their long haul networks at low costs per bit using DWDM technologies. Concurrently, there has been a wave of new access technologies that are driving customers to demand high-speed, robust and customized data services. These dynamics have led to what...
- Tags: Iowa State University, Optical Network, Network, FPGA, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Optical Networking, Fiber Optics, Digital Media, Networking, Internet, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Internet Service Provider Boosts Performance With New Operating System
- HiNet provides media services through an advanced IT environment called the HiNet Media Platform HMP and delivers streaming media services for the hinet.net and hichannel.hinet.net Web sites. As its service offerings grow, HiNet wants to ensure that HMP will support ever-increasing bandwidth and processing requirements. In particular, the company wants...
- Tags: Performance, Operating System, Internet Service, Streaming Media, HiNet, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Digital Media, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Vantage Service Check: Driving Support Costs Out of Internet Services Delivery While Discovering New Revenue Opportunities
- As the broadband subscriber base continues to grow, demand for customer support by customer care will also grow exponentially. With new subscribers comes an upsurge in trouble calls and the need to reduce the cost of managing these calls. Introduction of full triple-play services will add significant complexity to the...
- Tags: Video Service, Revenue Opportunity, Compuware Corp., Internet Service, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Internet, Web Technology, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Telecommunications, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Macromedia Flash Media Server 2 (cfm)
- Macromedia Flash Media Server 2 software offers the unique combination of traditional streaming media capabilities and a flexible development environment for creating and delivering innovative, interactive media applications to the broadest possible audience. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com. Note: The Download Now link will direct you...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Inc., Macromedia Flash, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-08-13
- Get Engaged!: Using Streaming Media to Reach Employees in a Web 2.0 World
- Globalization has changed not only how businesses interact with each other, but how companies communicate internally with employees. With the increase in global sourcing, remote working and virtual teams, important messages are increasingly being delivered electronically - competing for attention in already congested inboxes. As the adoption of broadband Internet...
- Tags: Web, Employee, Thomson Corp., Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Globalization, Web 2.0, Digital Media, Internet, Strategy, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2007-05-04
- Video to Go: The Effects of Mobility on Streaming Media in a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Network
- This paper experimentally examines the performance of streaming media applications over a CDMA2000 1xEVDO network. The performance of streaming in a cellular network is tested across three different levels of mobility, two applications, and the two transport layer protocols, TCP and UDP. Findings of this study are that streaming applications...
- Tags: University Of Calgary, Mobility, Video, UDP, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Tcp/Ip, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Networking, Internet, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2007-01-01
- TCP Vegas Performance With Streaming Media
- The study discussed in this paper is the use of TCP Vegas as a transport protocol for streaming media. It also considers TCP NewReno as a transport protocol for streaming media. The paper finds that: TCP is able to transport streaming media with good performance in a wide variety of...
- Tags: TCP, Streaming Media, Tcp/Ip, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Networking, Internet
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Mobile Streaming Media: Communicate, Any Time, Anywhere
- HP researchers are working on technologies to securely stream media to any device, letting people in different locations communicate as if they were in the same room.
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mobile, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Internet, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2007-01-01
- Is your network for work or for play?
- Letting employees access social networking and streaming media Web sites doesn't just put a drain on your bandwidth—it can also open up your company to a host of risks. Mike Mullins tells you how to become the most unpopular person in your company by shutting down access. This might...
- Tags: Metacafe.com, Web site development, Web technology, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, network, social networking, streaming media, Security Solutions Newsletter, Security, Mike Mullins, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-03-01
- Experiments in Streaming Content in Java ME
- Mobile Media API MMAPI is a format- and protocol-agnostic API, which means that the API doesn't dictate mandatory support from device manufacturers for any particular format or protocol. One of the protocols that is widely requested by application developers is the Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP and the associated Real-time...
- Tags: Java, Protocol, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Manufacturing, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2006-08-22
- TechRepublic's Streaming Media Policy
- Numerous reports confirm streaming media use is on the rise. From video streams to subscription music sites, use of streaming media is growing rapidly year-over-year. Streaming media applications and use, however, introduce security risks and can overwhelm the organization's network and systems. The organization's Streaming Media Policy exists to ensure...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Organization, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Download resources 2006-06-21
- streaming media stops midway
- it seems like every video/song i try and watch or listen to on like youtube ,myspace,all those video/music blog things... it stops like after 20 seconds of play and wont buffer any farther..this bothers me intensly...i have the highest dsl you can get in my part of the state so...
- Tags: branscoset@..., windows, internet, media, streaming media
- Discussion threads 2007-02-26
- Rogue Applications: PinPoint the Root Cause of Rogue Streaming Media Problems
- One of the biggest challenges in enterprises today is tracking down the root cause of network utilization issues. Rogue Applications contribute to this problem and are impacting many critical business services on today's networks. This white paper: Looks at how to isolate rogue streaming media problems...
- Tags: Network, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, Networking, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2006-05-01
