Network managers have long recognized the need to control network resources in order to improve the network utilization, reduce costs and provide for an enjoyable end user experience. Here is an overview of the components allowing the network manager to get the job done.
By John Studarus
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Posted 20 Oct 2002
Interoperability, scalability & device independence were the features we heard most often during the MPEG-4 sessions at the SM East conference, where panels focused on the efforts to make MPEG-4 the industry standard for next generation streaming media applications.
by Barb Roeder
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Posted 16 Oct 2002
After seven days of virtually around-the-clock negotiations, record industry representatives and a group of small commercial webcasters reached a compromise Sunday night that could keep those webcasters from being bankrupted on October 20th by offering them a percentage-of-revenues royalty option.
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Posted 07 Oct 2002
The long awaited release from Microsoft’s Windows Media Group, code named Corona, has finally appeared in a beta version. Now dubbed Windows Media 9 Series, it is the first comprehensive platform review in four years.
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Posted 13 Sep 2002
Broadcasting a live event on the Internet requires a host of various resources. Outsourcing all or part of the process can leave you with more questions than answers. This two-part tutorial will provide an outline and checklist of what you need to know to stay ahead of the game.
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Posted 10 Sep 2002
[Two-Part Tutorial] In the second part of this feature on developing a streaming subscription site, contributor Stefan Fielding-Isaacs delves into everything from security measures and privacy concerns to password generation (PHP) and database applications (MySQL)
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Posted 09 Jul 2002
In a report by AccuStream iMedia Research, streaming sites are choosing an advertising revenue model over subscription by a 60% to 13% margin
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Posted 25 Jun 2002
[Two-Part Tutorial] In part one of this extensive feature, contributor Stefan Fielding-Isaacs looks into all you need to know when developing a streaming subscription site – from liability considerations to payment and escrow services.
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Posted 11 Jun 2002
The company announces the awaited release of QuickTime 6, fully compliant with MPEG-4 standards, along with QuickTime 4 Streaming Server and a new product, QuickTime Broadcaster.
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Posted 04 Jun 2002
Contributor Dee McVicker outlines tips and techniques for maximizing performance, from the network down on to the microprocessor.
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Posted 23 May 2002
A controversial royalty rate plan for streaming music online has been rejected by the Librarian of Congress.
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Posted 21 May 2002
There’s no denying the tremendous utility in streaming media to deliver information faster, more efficiently, and to a global audience. Columnist Dan Rayburn speaks
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Posted 17 May 2002
[Two-Part Article] Contributor Dee McVicker discusses tips and techniques for maximizing performance, from the network on down to the microprocessor
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Posted 13 May 2002
Delivering good quality video almost invariably requires preprocessing of source video. Contributor Barb Roeder lays the groundwork in discussing some of the most important preprocessing filters.
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Posted 22 Apr 2002
From NAB: New product announcements from Discreet and Sonic Foundry; MPEG-4 takes center stage; and Intertainer’s CEO Jonathan Taplin speaks his mind.
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Posted 11 Apr 2002
In the second of two parts, we outline editing and encoding tips to deliver high-quality audio to the dial-up and mobile phone network crowd.
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Posted 09 Apr 2002
In the first of a two-part tutorial, contributor Dee McVicker runs though some helpful recording and encoding tips to deliver high-quality audio to the dial-up and mobile phone network crowd.
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Posted 02 Apr 2002
MPEG-4 audio licensing announcements welcomed by many in the industry; and DivXNetworks inks agreement with film distributor Monument Video
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Posted 28 Mar 2002
In the second of two parts, contributor Jon Jacobi details the pros and cons of storage strategies. For Part 1, click here.
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Posted 26 Mar 2002
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