Europe
UK : RealNetworks unveiled its next generation Helix Server for mobile
enterprises. The Helix Server Unlimited is Real's enterprise solution
for delivering a cost effective, flexible, high quality streaming
experience to wired, and now, wireless devices.
The
new version supports 3GPP technology, enabling enterprise customers
to stream mobile content to a wide variety of handsets and other wireless
devices.
"Real has
built a strong foundation of delivering innovative mobile technology
and services, and we're very excited to be extending our advanced
mobile capability to our enterprise customers," said John Giamatteo,
Executive Vice President of Worldwide Business Products and International
Operations for RealNetworks. "The latest version of the Helix
server delivers a high quality, rich mobile streaming experience for
our partners to stay on the cutting edge of the converging multimedia
market."
The Helix Server
Unlimited is the only multi-format, cross platform enterprise streaming
server on the market to deliver RealAudio(r), RealVideo(r), Windows
Media, QuickTime, Mpeg-4 and 3GPP from a single server infrastructure.
The server fits within existing operating system environments and
supports Windows, Solaris, Linux and Unix-based operating systems
for streaming. New features include support for SNMP v3 and next generation
protocols such as IP v6, as well as improved firewall support and
Helix Rate Adaptation for better use of network resources.
Mobile Streaming
Customers
The mobile application is currently being used by several of Real's
enterprise customers, including University College London (UCL) and
the City of Seattle. University College London is currently exploring
opportunities that give them the flexibility to make educational content
accessible to students wherever and whenever they need it
"The Multimedia
Unit within UCL is actively involved in the investigation of new technologies,
in particular where these technologies add value to the Institute's
core objectives in relation to teaching and learning and research,"
said John Conway, Head of Multimedia, UCL. "With Helix Servers,
UCL has the ability to deliver content in a variety of ways to a variety
of platforms; the potential
value to the UCL community cannot be underestimated."
The City of Seattle
has been streaming its television programming to the desktop for over
8 years and is now expanding it to the handset. "The mobile component
is another great value-add service for our residents," said Nate
Eckstine, City of Seattle Department of Information Technology. "Our
citizens used to have to catch our council meetings, arts and public
affairs programming on TV or order a tape before we made it available
on demand on the PC, but now with the enhancements to Real's server
they can watch from their local coffee house or anywhere else."