August/September 2008
Magazine Features
Spicy Ideas: Just. Press. Play.—Why Good Design Matters More Than Ever
Jose Castillo //
08 Aug 2008
Making a case for intuitive mobile device design
Tutorial: High-Touch Encoding With Microsoft Expression Encoder 2
Ben Waggoner //
08 Aug 2008
A walk through some of the new encoding features of Microsoft’s new Expression Encoder 2 product for high-quality compression, authoring with Silverlight skins, and publishing to the Silverlight Streaming service.
Fri., Sept. 12, by Ben Waggoner
Writing an RFP for Maximum ROI
Ysette Witteveen //
08 Aug 2008
Things to consider and questions to ask when writing a request for proposal for a corporate webcasting system
Streams of Thought: The Patent Wars
Tim Siglin //
08 Aug 2008
As CDNs commoditize and streaming grows up, companies are gobbling up patents in an attempt to stay competitive. Who will come out on top?
Analyze That: The State of the CDN Market
08 Aug 2008
Top analysts discuss consolidation and attrition in the CDN market.
Industry Perspectives: Using Video to Communicate Change for Business Success
Ray Hood //
08 Aug 2008
Qumu, Inc. CEO Ray Hood takes a look at ChangeCasting, a new technique that promotes the use of focused video messages to expedite organizational change.
Class Act: Intellectuals' Property Rights
Paul Riismandel //
30 Sep 2008
How should we balance protection and openness when it comes to educators' intellectual property?
Tues., Sept. 30, by Paul Riismandel
Editor's Note
Editor's Note: No Doubt
Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen //
08 Aug 2008
The 2008 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards and other announcements from the editor's desk