The ebusiness network provider Digital Island will receive $45m in equity from Compaq, Intel and Microsoft to develop streaming media infrastructure for broadcasting globally on the internet. Research firm Jupiter communications have predicted the...
Companies operating in this arena can provide services such as streaming media and website customised content through partnerships with ISPs. Linx, a non-profit organisation owned by ISPs, has recorded levels of five gigabits per second, which...
But it said that 200,000 copies of its free QuickTime Streaming Server and Darwin Streaming Server have been downloaded in the same period. Microsoft has not released the number of downloads for its newest streaming media technology Windows Media...
Speaking at a seminar for ISPs at Streaming Media Europe, a Home Office official said the government is now "looking to consult in the New Year on what data retention regime the public will be happy with".
Microsoft claims WM9 solves the problem of "buffering" delays related to older streaming media technology. The ability to provide instant-on, fast-streaming audio samples with Windows Media 9 Series virtually eliminates waiting times and enables...
IBM and Cisco Systems are teaming up to sell a digital media delivery package to businesses, to capitalise on growing corporate demand for Internet and intranet streaming. The company also announced that it has joined forces with software maker...