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To: Dee Jay who wrote (10566)	12/11/1997 9:00:00 PM
From: David Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Of course you're right, Dee Jay. There are a lot of players in the nebulous "telecommunications industry", including those you mentioned. My point was that statements to the effect that "the industry" has overwhelming adopted either protocol are really just rhetoric. It depends on who you count, what you count, and when you look. My guess, based on anecdotal evidence, is that there are still more x2 ports in use, i.e., making normal-course-of-business connects with the average dialup user than there are 'Flex. That's today, but it could easily flip within the next few months. The field was level. 56k happened. The field became unlevel. 3Com gained market share. The field is now level again. Business as usual.

To: Dee Jay who wrote (10566)	12/12/1997 12:24:00 AM
From: Dee Jay	Respond to of 22053

"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