IBM Israel Develops JavaSoftware for Internet Video,Audio Broadcasting
By Ronny Lifschitz
IBM Israel's research laboratory has
developed software written in the Java
computer language, which facilitates the
easy building of multimedia network
solution modules. The system is intended
for use by organizational data
communications networks, or on the
Internet.
The software facilitates the operation of
complex communications applications,
such as video and audio broadcasting on
the network, network telephone service,
conference calls on the network etc.
Applications of this type already exist.
However, the new Israeli development is
based on the new Java language, so that
there is no need to install new software in
order to receive all the new services.
IBM says that services can be received by
all existing operating systems through a
standard browser, and support software
does not have to be installed.
The system was developed at IBM's Haifa
audio/video research centre. IBM Israel
says the system has undergone recent
trials under Windows, Macintosh, and Unix
operating systems, and on IBM's network
computers, that operate only using Java
software.
Published by Israel's Business Arena
March 31, 1998 |
