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News Broadcast.com - a provider of streaming media services - prompted a 44 per cent jump with a 2-for-1 stock split. Internet stocks have confounded the analysts again following big rises for Amazon.com, AOL and Broadcast.com. [12 Jan 1999]
Microsoft invests in Qwest
News The investment is part of a strategic alliance that will see the two companies work on emerging network applications, and start to sell jointly branded ecommerce and streaming media services. Microsoft is set to invest... [15 Dec 1998]
Video services sign up Web streaming firms
News Two US Web streaming companies have announced alliances with video services that want to reach their customers online. The news fuels competition between bitter streaming video rivals, RealNetworks and... [04 Dec 1998]
PCs for free within five years
News Speaking to the Streaming Media '98 conference in the US, Tchong explained that the desktop will be recognised as a primary marketing space for large corporates. PC's will become so cheap that companies will be giving... [12 Nov 1998]
Notes and Domino get video streaming from RealNetworks
News Lotus Development has said the next version of its Notes and Domino groupware will incorporate RealSystem G2 streaming video from RealNetworks. The technology will enable users to put streaming media... [12 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]
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 compression software from Intel to... [17 Sep 1998]
Seattle hosts Net video summit
News Topics will include the MPEG standards, streaming media, security and broadband infrastructure. Video over the Web technology will be showcased in a two-day summit next month. Speakers at the Seattle summit will include... [27 Aug 1998]
In brief: RealNetworks and Inktomi improve broadcast technology
News RealNetworks has joined forces with Inktomi - a developer of Internet infrastructure software - to produce a cache product for media streaming. The firms claim the project will give Web surfers better quality video at... [13 Aug 1998]
In brief: NetNames adds pulling power to MSN
News Providing search functions and content streaming, MSN is one of a handful of popular portal sites viewed by millions of European Internet users. Microsoft has teamed up with international domain naming company NetNames,... [10 Aug 1998]
RealNetworks doubles customers in 12 months
News More than 3.5 million customers downloaded its video and audio media streaming software during July, pushing the firm's total number of registered users to 28 million. RealNetworks has doubled its user base in under one... [07 Aug 1998]
Microsoft takes heat out of RealNetworks row
News As part of a demonstration to prove unjust business practices, Glaser accused Microsoft of intentionally designing its product to sabotage RealNetworks' streaming code. Microsoft has offered a fix for the bug which it... [29 Jul 1998]
Intelsat revives push technology
News Push technology was not a success as a Web streaming technology, but it has been reborn as the basis of a global infrastructure for satellite broadcasts. Satellite service provider, Intelsat is to pilot the first... [24 Jul 1998]
RealPlayer accuses Microsoft of dirty tricks
News The encouraging results come after the company announced its next generation of media streaming products - RealSystem G2 - at its conference in June. Rob Glaser, chief executive of RealNetworks, has accused Microsoft of... [23 Jul 1998]
In brief: Cap Gemini recommends Sun to ISPs and telcos
News The original centre, based in Utrecht, Holland, also demonstrates Sun's video streaming and firewall solutions. Cap Gemini is recommending Sun as a 'one-stop shop' solution provider for its worldwide Internet and telco... [23 Jul 1998]
