July 13, 1998

Real Networks Hopes New Software Will Open Up Medium

By STEVE LOHR

The streaming technology that allows music and video to be sent over
the Internet to personal computers is still a curiosity as a medium
and a puzzle as a business. But Real Networks Inc., the leader in
streaming software, is making announcements Monday that represent
steps toward developing both the medium and its business model
further, industry analysts say.

The company is releasing a test, or beta, version of its desktop and
network server software that employs a new standard for streaming
technology, Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language,
or SMIL (pronounced smile.)

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