"Uunet Adds Audio, Video Streaming Hosting Services" (from InternetWeek Newsletter):
Uunet Technologies this week added another feature to its
Web hosting capabilities by rolling out audio and video
streaming media services for business customers. Earlier
this year, Uunet became one of the first ISPs to
offer real-time multicasting capabilities from its Web
hosting centers.
Adding streaming audio and video capabilities gives business
customers the ability to offer end users audio and video on
demand, as well as real-time multicasting, according to
Uunet's Web hosting director, Paul Hoffmann. "When we host
the application, our customers can concentrate on their
content, rather than worrying about installing and
developing new applications," he said.
The service can be used for entertainment as well as for
training, customer support or corporate presentations,
Hoffmann said.
The unicast services are available out of Uunet's hosting
centers in Vienna, Va., and Palo Alto, Calif., and are both
connected to the Uunet backbone via multiple OC-3 (155 Mbps)
and DS-3 (45 Mbps) connections. Uunet's Windows NT-based
services are provided on Microsoft's NetShow 2.0 server,
which supports video and audio for both unicast and
multicast distribution. Uunet's Unix service will use
RealNetwork's RealSystem 5.0 server.
The ISP plans to introduce features that will allow
customers to replicate content from one data center to
others in January, Hoffmann said. By Kate Gerwig
techweb.cmp.com
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