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RSS web videoUK headmaster in trouble over data protection
News The headmaster of a UK primary school in Portsmouth who planned to broadcast video images of the school playground over the Web for security purposes, is fast becoming a test case for the forthcoming... [16 Oct 1998]
RealNetworks offers animation software
News It uses video and audio streaming technology to compress its content online. RealNetworks has started selling animation software from 7th Level.th Level's Agent 7 lets users create talking cartoon characters which can... [25 Sep 1998]
Firewalls can damage your business
Comment The result: employees cannot access the wealth of video and audio resources available over the Internet. Yet, because of over-stringent firewall restrictions, many employees are unaware of the rich resources available to... [24 Sep 1998]
Intel adds weight to RealNetworks video streaming software
News Combined with Real Networks' streaming technology, the company claims this allows practically full screen video footage to be viewed over the Web. Real Networks is to licence video... [17 Sep 1998]
Multimedia keeps fund managers on the ball
News Fund managers are increasingly relying on video presentations to let them "read between the lines" of financial reports, according to a survey from multimedia company, MarchCom. He claimed to look out for email sent with... [16 Sep 1998]
Clinton and the Internet brace themselves for publication
News Last year, when video game Quake II was posted online, the millions of hits it received caused the entire Internet to slow down. As surfers read the online charges against president Bill Clinton in their thousands, the... [11 Sep 1998]
Seattle hosts Net video summit
News Video over the Web technology will be showcased in a two-day summit next month. The show will also demonstrate Web access speeds of up to 25.6 Mbps over an ATM (asynchronous transfer... [27 Aug 1998]
In brief: RealNetworks and Inktomi improve broadcast technology
News The firms claim the project will give Web surfers better quality video at higher speeds by reducing bandwidth requirements. The caching platform will combine the RealPlayer G2 system with Inktomi's... [13 Aug 1998]
GeoCities floats on Nasdaq
News Last month, Broadcast.com - which gathers and broadcasts video and audio from across the Web - went public, and saw its share price more than treble at one stage during its first day of trading. Shares... [11 Aug 1998]
In brief: Broadcast.com enjoys flotation
News The three year-old company - which gathers and broadcasts video and audio from across the Web - is still unprofitable, but investors snapped up its stock. Broadcast.com joined the growing ranks of... [21 Jul 1998]
Novell survey reveals football is more popular than sex
News Some companies tackled World Cup problems by only allowing access to sites that give you scores as they happen and not sites that had video-clips from the tournament. Novell interviewed 1,000 people who use the Internet... [14 Jul 1998]
In brief: MTV streams music channel onto the Web
News PSINet will host the music channel M2, which will have 24 hour a day broadcasting and video interaction. M2 is currently only available in the US, but European users will be able to access the Web site... [13 Jul 1998]
Analysis: why the business world won't want the XC
Comment This is based on an embedded x86 processor and supports functions which target TV-centric applications, such as video-mail, photo/image editing and Web browsing. First there was the PC. Then came the NC. [10 Jul 1998]
