The Multimedia Exchange archive

Axis to stream MPEG-4 and M-JPEG
Axis Communications will soon release a free software update for its AXIS 210 Network Camera, AXIS 211 Network Camera, AXIS... September 30, 2004

XPrize follow-up
The PR folks for Mirror Image, the company hosting the XPrize SpaceShipOne voyage video, sent over some stats from yesterday's... September 30, 2004

Getting your attention
Network World columnist Scott Bradner writes that the new WebEx Sales Center "attention indication" feature, which tells the presenter whether... September 30, 2004

New slideshow option for home users
Christmas is coming and that means tons of digital photos will be taken. NewSoft is hoping to capitalize on the... September 30, 2004

Geography test
Can you identify the Lower 48 states? Give it a try. [Via MetaFilter]... September 29, 2004

Going all IP
Following up on last week's article looking at the state of IP-based videoconferencing, Mike Pihlman wrote in with some statistics... September 28, 2004

Intranets.com adds Webconferencing features
Intranets.com today unveiled a number of enhancements to the Webconferencing piece of its collaboration offerings. The new updates include SSL... September 28, 2004

Watch the XPrize space launch live
Want to watch SpaceShipOne's first private space flight for the $10 million ANSARI X PRIZE tomorrow (9/29) morning? You can... September 28, 2004

Shirt folding how-to
I am bad at folding clothes, to the point where I throw them in the dryer for a few minutes... September 28, 2004

Hockey "games" will be played
Don't fear hockey fans, all 1,230 NHL "games" will be played this season - virtually. G4techTV will play and show... September 24, 2004

Is IP video here?
A bit delayed on this one, but I've got a story in this week's (9/20) issue of Network World looking... September 24, 2004

New Fusion Radio program
We've posted a new edition of Network World Fusion Radio. This week's program looks at the results from Symantec's Internet... September 24, 2004

Netflix, Warner Bros team up
Netflix and Warner Bros are in talks to pilot a movie-on-demand system that would allow customers to download movies and... September 24, 2004

Baseball offers 99-cent best-of clips
Want to see a compilations of the best plays from the previous days' slate of Major League Baseball games? MLB.com... September 24, 2004

Best use of Flash (this week)
A video of classic 80's games set to Jump. [Via our Cool Tools friend.]... September 24, 2004

Another way to stream radio
Last year, I wrote about our experiment to get AM radio coverage in our building. Here's another take at the... September 22, 2004

Flash Player 7 for Solaris
Macromedia has finally put out a version of Flash Player 7 for Solaris. It's been over a year since Flash... September 21, 2004

Macromedia news: Breeze and Speedera hosting
Macromedia made a couple of announcements this week, one regarding Breeze pricing, the other a new hosting deal for Flash... September 10, 2004

Macromedia warns of Breeze app sharing issue
Macromedia yesterday published a TechNote warning of a potential bug in the application sharing feature of Breeze. The bug can... September 09, 2004

Wireless Firewire
The group that oversees the 1394 Firewire standard has given the nod of approval to WiMedia Alliance's (WMA) technology that... September 09, 2004

Looking for Flash work?
Are you Flash developer looking for work? Head on over to the ActionScript.org employment section and register yourself. [Via Quasimodo]... September 09, 2004

Windows Media Player 10 reviewed
Windows Media Player 10 is out. It's only available for XP. My primary machine runs Win2000, so I haven't gotten... September 09, 2004

Real ends half-off promotion
RealNetworks has ended its 49-cent download promotion after 3 weeks and 3 million downloads. Real jumped into the number 2... September 09, 2004

Slashdot Q&A with Rob Glaser
Slashdot is doing a sort of group interview with RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser. A number if issues have been brought... September 07, 2004

Getting satisfaction
This week's Network World Fusion Radio program looks at the results from The American Customer Satisfaction Index survey for the... September 03, 2004

Netspoke adds video, recording tools
Web conferencing service provider Netspoke this week released two new features for its offering: one-way video streaming and the ability... September 01, 2004

Sonexis adds managed service, hosting options
Sonexis, which until this week has sold customer premise gear for PSTN and VoIP Web conferencing, is getting into the... September 01, 2004

Audioblog rant
In audio, naturally. I particularly enjoyed the speaker's spelling out of URLs. [Via MetaFilter]... September 01, 2004

Cool paint
My wife and I are looking to repaint our dining and living rooms, maybe I can convice her to use... September 01, 2004

What a deal!
Florida State is offering students a deal: They can get Apple iTunes for FREE and download songs for 99 cents!... September 01, 2004

Good for the eye-hand coordination
Yikes, this one is hard. Ok, it's an ad for Pepsi, but still fun. [Via MetaFilter]... August 31, 2004

Monday lunchtime fun
Don't let Osama escape!... August 30, 2004

Radio: Microsoft on Sender ID
We've got a new Network World Fusion Radio program posted. This week's show looks at Microsoft's take on Sender ID,... August 26, 2004

Squeeze 4 shipping
Sorenson announced today that is has begun shipping the latest version of Squeeze, a media compression suite that supports all... August 25, 2004

FVC delisted, signs deal with Big Blue
Good news and bad coming out of First Virtual Communications in recent days. On the bad news front, the company's... August 25, 2004

BitTorrent how-to
I've written about the BitTorrent file sharing system in the past, but never a how-to on how it works from... August 25, 2004

Make your own "film"
Pick your scene, characters, actions and names with this D.Films tool. [Via MetaFilter]... August 24, 2004

RealNetworks touts discount download numbers
RealNetworks claims it has sold some 1 million songs in the first week of its 49-cent download promotion on Rhapsody.... August 24, 2004

TV Graphics
Ever wonder how they get those country icons in the swimming and running lanes during NBC's coverage of the Olympics?... August 24, 2004

Flash video toolkit
Macromedia is making it easier for Dreamweaver users to implement Flash video in their projects with a new video toolkit.... August 19, 2004

Olympic playlists
RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service is running a free trial offer during the Olympics to get people to try the on-demand... August 18, 2004

1/2 off songs at Real
In a publicity stunt designed to promote Harmony, the new software that allows non-iTunes downloaded music to be played on... August 17, 2004

Voters have sense of humor
The presidential candidates may be trying to woo the undecided voter and directing potential supporters to their Web sites for... August 17, 2004

Director MX 2004 video tutorials
Macromedia has posted a handful of video tutorials from lynda.com that cover some of the newer features in Director MX... August 12, 2004

Radio: Windows Service Pack 2
This week's Network World Fusion Radio program looks at the impact that the newly releases Windows Service Pack 2 could... August 12, 2004

Microsoft adds pricing options for Live Meeting
Microsoft is increasing the options customers have for purchasing its Live Meeting Web conferencing service. In addition to its current... August 11, 2004

Raindance enhances security
Raindance Communication today rolled out a new version of its Raindance Meeting Edition featuring increased security options, new installation methods... August 11, 2004

From the sky
Very cool aerial photography, complete with musical accompaniment. [Via kottke.org remainders]... August 10, 2004

WiredRed releases an SDK
Webconferencing software provider WiredRed has released an XML-based SDK for its e/pop offering, allowing third-parties to rebrand and/or customize the... August 06, 2004

Avistar adds IP to portfolio
Avistar, which makes a proprietary videoconferencing system designed more for intra-corporate use, is adding an IP desktop endpoint to its... August 06, 2004

Radio: Wireless WAN access and the enterprise
We've posted a new Network World Fusion Radio program. This week's show deals with Wireless WAN access and features Becky... August 06, 2004

Macromedia 'emerging' issues
Macromedia has published a few Tech Notes regarding "emerging issues" surrounding some updates for Director MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004... August 03, 2004

RealPlayer on Linux
Separate from the spat with Apple, Real did put out some genuine good news this week, announcing the Gold version... August 03, 2004

Director books available
Macromedia has published a list reference books for those looking to delve more into Director MX 2004. Check the list... August 03, 2004

Avaya buys Spectel
Avaya must be looking to expand its conferencing options. Today it announced it will scoop up Spectel, maker of audio... August 03, 2004

Apple, Real tit-for-tat continues
The go 'round between Apple and Real over that latter's Harmony software for getting non-iTunes music (read: Music sold by... August 03, 2004

Flash MX update available
There's a new update available for Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004. Version 7.2 is said to make... July 29, 2004

DivX 5.2 out
There's a new version of the popular DivX compression tool available. Version 5.2 features better performance and increased language support.... July 29, 2004

Kasenna adds secure delivery
Kasenna this week launched a new Secure Video Delivery Network that allows content to be encrypted at the source and... July 29, 2004

RealNetworks, Apple continue to spar
Apple is reacting to RealNetworks' new Harmony software which allows non-iTunes purchases songs to play on an iPod. Real is... July 29, 2004

Be your own TV journalist
PlaNetwork Journal has a how-to on becoming your own broadcast (via the Internet) video journalist. According to them, all you... July 29, 2004

Creator of BitTorrent on Radio
The subject of this week's Network World Fusion Radio program is BitTorrent and who better to talk about it than... July 29, 2004

Bowling time
Gutterball 3D. There goes the last chance to get any work done today.... July 27, 2004

Very cool site
The American Museum of the Moving Image's new online "The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials" is a very cool... July 22, 2004

Polycom numbers up
We don't cover a lot of quarterly announcements in this space, but Polycom's numbers just came in and if they're... July 22, 2004

New Radio program up
This week's Network World Fusion Radio program looks at telecommuting and how next week's Democratic National Convention in Boston is... July 22, 2004

Thursday productivity killer
Office hoops. Catch the paper ball, then throw it into the trash can. Takes a while to load, but worth... July 22, 2004

V-Span offers managed service
Wrote the story on Monday, but just haven't had time to blog here since I've been covering Layer 8 this... July 21, 2004

Middle-of-the-week fun
The Peanut Game. [Note: the only way I found to "play again" is to refresh the browser window.]... July 21, 2004

Software endpoint from Polycom?
During lunch today here at the Wainhouse show, the guy sitting next to me asked about Polycom's software-only endpoint. Oooohhh,... July 15, 2004

Where's the love?
"I remember the first call I made on an IP phone, I called my wife. She wasn't all that impressed,... July 15, 2004

I just want my e-mail
Rick McConnell, vice president and general manager of Cisco's Rich Media Communication division, had the anecdote of the day. He... July 15, 2004

Stat of the day
IBM spends some $100 million per year on one-day business trips by employees. Part of the company's proposed IP videoconferencing... July 15, 2004

A conferencing 'bloodbath'
What will conferencing look like in 10 months to a year? According to Andrew Davis, if you look at a... July 15, 2004

iView Media Pro 2
Yesterday at MacWorld, I stopped by the iView Multimedia booth to take a look at its iView MediaPro 2 product,... July 14, 2004

GarageBand class
Berkleemusic.com, the online extension of the prestigious Berklee School of Music, will begin offering an online course in GarageBand, Apple's... July 14, 2004

Another battle: Polycom and Tandberg
The McDonald's/Burger King-like battle between Polycom and Tandberg continues with dueling big releases just a few days apart (actually, one... July 12, 2004

BT chooses Live Meeting
BT, Britain's largest telecom provider, is partnering with Microsoft and it's Live Meeting division to offer Web conferencing services in... July 12, 2004

VitalStream serves up live Flash
VitalStream can now serve up live Flash-based content. Now customers can choose Flash when delivering live events across the 'Net.... July 12, 2004

Getting Linux friendly
Real has signed RealPlayer distribution deals with Red Hat and Novell, which will see the Helix open-source version of the... July 12, 2004

Video from beyond
Now this is a bit disturbing: Video screens for your tombstone. If people jump on board the concept and these... July 12, 2004

Encrypting iChats
Apple's got a tool out called ChatBarrier X3 that encrypts two-way iChat conversations using a virtually unbreakable 512-bit key. Both... July 12, 2004

Macromedia RSS feeds
Macromedia's got a slew of RSS feeds covering just about their entire product line. Good way of finding out about... July 12, 2004

MP3s for all of Fusion Radio
All of our Network World Fusion Radio programs now have MP3s that can be downloaded and played on portable devices... July 09, 2004

IM video relay service for the deaf
Now this is pretty cool: A company called Hands On Video Relay Service is offering free service for the deaf... July 08, 2004

What's WiMAX?
Find out in this week's edition of Network World Fusion Radio.... July 08, 2004

Things you don't see every day
These two videos came across my desk today, both involving automobiles, both amazing for very different reasons. First, this Volvo... July 06, 2004

Video at 35,000 feet
Nice publicity stunt by Apple: Pulling off an Internet-based videochat with one participant sitting in a Lufthansa jet traveling 500mph... July 06, 2004

Insuring against e-business loss
While I am away on vacation this week (hence the lack of posting), the magic of content management allowed me... June 29, 2004

It's Radio time
It's Thursday and that means another edition of Network World Fusion Radio is online. This week's guest is security expert... June 24, 2004

Wash your audio
Background noise from air conditioners, lighting or tape hiss can be a nightmare for those creating audio presentations (or video... June 22, 2004

Marketing at its best
NetSpoke is trying to make something good out of a potentially bad situation. Unless you believe the talking heads at... June 22, 2004

Make 'muvees' on your mobile
The same company brought autoProducer is introducing similar technology to mobile phone users. muvee Technologies new muveeStyles application allows users... June 22, 2004

Blade technology at Supercomm
Over in our Data Center Research Center (lot of centers there) blade server technology is a hot topic. A couple... June 22, 2004

Now that's support
With all the tech support horror stories out there, I thought I'd pass along a good story for a change.... June 18, 2004

Who's winning?
Like scoreboard watching in sports, the big three streaming media companies (Apple, Microsoft and RealNetworks) like to keep track of... June 18, 2004

New 'Radio' program available
Another edition of Network World Fusion Radio is available. This week my colleague Denise Dubie reports in from the HP... June 17, 2004

Must of been the phase of the moon
This is exactly what I was thinking this weekend after puttering around with the now-free Home Media Option for my... June 16, 2004

RealNetworks, Starz team
Another group is dipping its toes into the movie download business: RealNetworks and Starz have teamed up to deliver a... June 16, 2004

Bug in RealPlayer
A flaw in most versions of RealPlayer (and RealOne player) could be exploited by an attacker to run malicious applications... June 16, 2004

Squeeze 4 on the way
Sorenson Media this week began previewing the upcoming Squeeze 4 release, due out later this summer. The new release features... June 11, 2004

SnagIt 7.1 available
A new update to the popular SnagIt screen capture utility with a number of new goodies is now available. Version... June 11, 2004

Windows Media 9 reach grows
While Apple touts QuickTime's Growth (see yesterday's "250 million and counting" entry), Microsoft's Windows Media continues to grow as well.... June 11, 2004

Tandberg beefs up MCU offering
Holy MCU, Batman! Tandberg definitely has its sights on Polycom with the news coming out of InfoComm this week. First... June 10, 2004

AOL IM voice/Web conferencing
AOL is making Instant Messenger more useful for business folks with new voice and Web conferencing options. Its new AIM... June 10, 2004

PentaWare adds PDF capabilities
PentaWare is adding PDF conversion capabilities to its Swiss-Army-Knife-on-steroids file managment system, PentaSuite 7.1. This thing can read just about... June 10, 2004

250 million and counting
No, not hamburgers sold at McDonald's - QuickTime 6 downloads, according to Apple. The number includes all QT 6 releases,... June 10, 2004

Question of the day
Why can't they use this technology to help power a laptop? Battery life issues could become a thing of the... June 10, 2004

Radvision and Sony team
Radvision and Sony have entered into an agreement that will have the latter reselling the Radvision's gateways, gatekeepers and MCUs... June 10, 2004

IP conferencing discussed
This week's Network World Fusion Radio program features Frost & Sullivan analyst Jim Regan discussing IP conferencing trends. One interesting... June 10, 2004

Macromedia and Speedera team
Macromedia and Speedera announced today that they've entered a partnership that will allow Speedera to host and serve Flash video... June 08, 2004

News from InfoComm
Forgot to point to this yesterday, but I've got a story in this week's issue about news being made at... June 08, 2004

Digital movie how-to
If you're a beginner wanting to learn how to capture and edit movies on your PC, this tutorial is for... June 08, 2004

XP SP2 and Flash
Flash developers beware: The impending Windows XP Service Pack 2 release could have an impact on any existing Flash application... June 07, 2004

Monday productivity killer
Exploding Billiards. [Via MetaFilter]... June 07, 2004

Is H.323 dead?
While some may think the venerable H.323 conferencing standard is on its way out, User View columnist Chuck Yoke thinks... June 07, 2004

Zap!
Here's an end-of-the-week challenge that's sure to frustrate! [Via MetaFilter]... June 04, 2004

More Network World Fusion Radio
This week we talk with Illuminata analyst Tom Deane about which vendor - Dell, HP, IBM or Sun - offers... June 03, 2004

SightSpeed 2.5 ships
SightSpeed has released another update for its flagship video chat product. SightSpeed Video Messenger 2.5 features improved video quality and... June 01, 2004

WebEx enhances Training Center
In any line of work, training is one of the keys to employee happiness. WebEx is trying to help deliver... June 01, 2004

VCON updates SecureConnect
Version 2.0 of VCON's SecureConnect firewall/NAT traversal was unveiled today. The new version features support for HD DualStream, which allows... June 01, 2004

A look at H.323
SecurityFocus has published a paper that provides an overview of H.323 as it relates to voice over IP. The paper... June 01, 2004

CitiGroup rolling out streaming media
Our sister publication ComputerWorld has a piece on CitiGroups rollout of streaming media to all its corporate desktops. The company... May 28, 2004

Another NW Fusion Radio program
We've got another edition of Network World Fusion Radio online. This week's edition features Cathy Callagee, a vice president of... May 27, 2004

Did you know?
Did you know that Juniper (via it's NetScreen/Neoteris acquisition) offers an appliance for Web conferencing and application sharing? They do.... May 26, 2004

VCON adds H.264 to desktop
Desktop videoconferencing users will soon be able to take advantage of the H.264 video compression specification (same quality, half the... May 26, 2004

Titanic sequel
No, not the lame movie, but the expedition. Dr. Robert Ballard is making another trek out to explore the Titanic... May 26, 2004

Streaming resources for educators
The University of Wisconsin has a great streaming media resource site for those interested in using the technology for teaching.... May 26, 2004

Looking up
Things are looking up for the videoconferencing industry if Wainhouse Research's latest numbers are any indication. Unit shipments for group... May 24, 2004

All about testing
Literally. We've got two new presentations online that look at the ins and outs of testing various technologies. Joel Snyder... May 21, 2004

Joel Snyder talks about SIP
We've got another edition of Network World Fusion Radio online feature Lab Alliance member Joel Snyder. He sat down with... May 20, 2004

Tandberg acquires Ridgeway
Tandberg made a nice pickup today, acquiring Ridgeway Systems for $16 million plus other considerations. Ridgeway makes equipment to help... May 19, 2004

Record streamed music
Like the old days of using a cassette recorder to tape songs off the radio, Applian Technologies' Replay Music can... May 19, 2004

Wildform updated Flix Pro
For those doing a lot of Flash video encoding, Wildform's new Flix Pro 4 may be worth a gander. In... May 19, 2004

Web conferencing numbers
Wainhouse Research's first WebMetrics reports shows a shift coming in the way Web conferencing is administered and maintained in the... May 18, 2004

Wish I had one of these
Last week at Networld+Interop, I shot two 45-minute video segments will be combined with slide presentations and posted online. The... May 18, 2004

VCON adds WebEx to audio product
The upcoming version 6.5 release of VCON's IGC 2000 audio conferencing bridge will feature integration with WebEx's Meeting Center service... May 18, 2004

Wired Red adds remote control feature
My first impression when I saw the subject line of Wired Red's announcement was a new TV remote device for... May 18, 2004

Deep sea exploration
Those interested in the ocean can watch a parts of a 17-day expedition to explore the New England Seamount Chain... May 18, 2004

Mavix tackles surveillance with MPEG4
Mavix is using MPEG4 technology to help move surveillance applications into the 21st century. The company's MediaRacer 100 is a... May 17, 2004

Easy green screen
Jason Zada raves about a green screen technology called "Chromatte".... May 17, 2004

Where videoconferencing shouldn't be used
In the shower. (Windows Media video file)... May 17, 2004

DIY Home Theater
The New York Times has a piece about building a home theater on a budget (in this case, $3,000). One... May 17, 2004

IVT adds SSL support
Interactive Video Technologies (IVT) announced it will add support for SSL encryption in version 3.1 of its MediaPlatform service for... May 12, 2004

Polycom in the news
Polycom generated some news this week. First the company released its new V500 set-top appliance targeted at the SMB market.... May 12, 2004

Microsoft and MCI team, again
You may have seen the news coming out of Networld+Interop that Microsoft and MCI have signed an agreement making Office... May 12, 2004

Another mini-showdown
We've got today's mini-showdown on "The New Data Center" from Networld+Interop up and running. Representatives from NetScaler and Redlines slug... May 12, 2004

Streaming news quality up
Keynote Systems is reporting that the level of reliability and quality for the major streaming media news services (ABCNEWS, BBC... May 12, 2004

It's back!
Apple nemesis PlayFair, the software that helps create DRM-free versions of song files downloaded from iTunes, is back on a... May 12, 2004

Security Mini-Showdown
Blogging has been light as of late because I am in Las Vegas helping cover Networld+Interop, the annual networking confab.... May 12, 2004

Not a fan of Real
Compendium has an item about a guy who's keeping the new RealPlayer 10 on his "no" list because of its... May 07, 2004

Flash movie Friday
Hey Hey 16K: A musical look back at the old-days of computing. [Via Gizmodo]... May 07, 2004

New feature
We've got a new feature on our site: Network World Fusion Radio, hosted by yours truly. Our goal is to... May 06, 2004

Ulead VideoStudio 8 available
Ulead is now shipping VideoStudio 8, featuring new visual and audio effects, filters and more. Ulead has also improved its... May 06, 2004

muvee adds new stylePack
muvee Technologies is offering add-a new Pro Classic stylePack, a set of 24 professional video styles that can be used... May 06, 2004

IPIX adds Shockwave support
Another item that fell through the cracks but is still worth mentioning: IPIX InfoMedia, the company that brings you 360-degree... May 06, 2004

Anystream adds AOL format
This item sort of slipped through the crack that is my e-mail inbox: Anystream has added support for the AOL... May 06, 2004

Real's revenue up
Catching up from my vacation last week, I see that Real had some good news/bad news financial results. First with... May 04, 2004

Interesting search results
I was using Google to get a list of Glowpoint competitors and came across these interesting search results (see "QUESTIONS... May 04, 2004

iTunes Pepsi giveaway fizzles
Looks like Apple's plans to give away 100 million free iTunes music downloads in specially-marked cans of Pepsi came in... May 04, 2004

Die Clippy!
Are you fed up with the Microsoft Office "Clippy" feature? This video is for you. (Contains profanity... you've been warned.)... May 04, 2004

Apple patches QuickTime player
Version 6.5.1of the Apple QuickTime player is now available for download. The new release fixes a flaw that could be... May 03, 2004

Flaw in Helix Universal Server
Security consultants at iDefense are warning of a denial-of-service vulnerability in the RealNetworks Helix Universal Server. The server does not... April 26, 2004

ESPN, the NFL draft, Glowpoint and Polycom
ESPN will again use videoconferencing technology for its coverage of this weekend's NFL Draft. The network has teamed with Glowpoint... April 23, 2004

End the week on a fun note
With Floats. [Via MetaFilter]... April 23, 2004

Home theater PCs
GamePC has a do-it-yourself guide to building a home theater PC. Looks pretty straightforward if you've got some time and... April 23, 2004

The Doogie Houser of technology
Stumbled on this article profiling Alan Lippman, one of the brains behind the early RealNetworks technology, and was amazed to... April 22, 2004

Skateboarding dog
Dogs don't learn this in Doggy School. (Link is a Windows Media file) [Via Dave Barry's Weblog]... April 22, 2004

More productivity drain
The same editor that sent over the link to the Peeps game has just sent over this: The Kill Bill... April 22, 2004

RSS and video
Phil Torrone's got a video-enabled RSS feed with some interesting projects he's done. Maybe if I had his "Geek Gym"... April 21, 2004

Red Herring's take on the RealNetworks-Apple saga
The Red Herring's staff Weblog takes a look at Rob Glaser's move to woo Apple into a tactical alliance ...... April 21, 2004

Adobe Encode DVD book
For those that want to get the most out of Adobe Encore DVD, there's a new book available from Elsevier:... April 21, 2004

Tax invaders
I don't want to get into a political debate, but this is funny. [Via Dave Barry's Weblog]... April 21, 2004

Polycom adds to VSX line
Polycom's got a new, but expensive, desktop gizmo targeted at the executive-level desktop. The new VSX3000 (view image) includes a... April 20, 2004

RealNetworks news
RealNetworks made three announcements at NAB today, the most significant being the final release of RealProducer Plus 10 and an... April 20, 2004

Savvis launches CDN services
Savvis announced this week at NAB that it is launching expanded CDN services such as content delivery, streaming media production... April 20, 2004

New software decoder available
Media Excel is marketing a new software decoder capable of recieving MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and H.264 encoded content. The company's SoftStream... April 20, 2004

Megisto targers mobile operators
Megisto has launched its Mobile Services Delivery System (MSDS) for mobile operators looking to capitalize on streaming media to mobile... April 20, 2004

Cameraphones and surf
Maui anytime of year is nice. Here's a business excuse for going: the C-Summit, dedicated to Cameraphone technology and uses,... April 20, 2004

China shows big growth
Wainhouse Research says China is one of the fastest growing countries when it comes to revenue from IP videoconferencing, jumping... April 20, 2004

Jobs to Glaser: No deal
Looks like RealNetworks' Rob Glaser's attempts to have lunch and discuss opening up the iPod platform with Apple's Steve Jobs... April 16, 2004

World Wide Panorama shoot
To celebrate the spring Equinox, 170 photographers spread across 39 countries to virtual reality photos of various subjects as part... April 16, 2004

Windows' sound spectacular
Who knew the standard Windows sound files could be so fun? [Via GMSV]... April 16, 2004

Windows Media on Linux debate continues
There's some debate on which versions of Windows Media mPlayer for Linux supports. Looks like to get the latest codecs,... April 16, 2004

Friday fun
Peeps in outer space! An Easter twist on Asteroids and Space Invaders. Play here.... April 16, 2004

Apple and Real?
The New York Times is reporting that RealNetworks has made overtures to Apple to get the latter to open up... April 15, 2004

Windows Media on non-Windows
My entry yesterday about Starbak's Windows Media-compatible client for Linux and Solaris brought a response from Ryan Skadberg over at... April 15, 2004

Capture TV video to your hard drive
The NY Times' J.D. Biersdorfer takes a look at the new AVerMedia UltraTV USB 300 External TV Tuner, which allows... April 15, 2004

SealedMedia 3.2 DRM system available
Digital rights management software provider SealedMedia has released version 3.2 of its namesake product. While targeted more at enterprise document... April 15, 2004

Rear seat entertainment
No, not that kind of entertainment.... audio and video. XM Radio is investing in Digital Fountain's file delivery technology with... April 15, 2004

Windows Media on Linux and Unix?
Was that a pig flying over the reservoir across the street from Network World HQ? Maybe so. Starbak says it... April 14, 2004

RealNetworks road show
Got a post card in the office mailbox today touting RealNetworks' Worldwide Seminar Series: Real invites you and your colleagues... April 14, 2004

An interview with a legend
Scientific America recently sat down with Leonardo Chiariglione, the founder of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) and a key... April 14, 2004

ContentGuard DRM SDK available
ContentGuard is delivering a software development kit for ISVs that want to add MPEG Rights Expression Language (REL) to their... April 14, 2004

Sand Video acquired
Chipmaker Broadcom recently scooped up Sand Video, which makes video compression chips, for $77.5 million - a nice return on... April 14, 2004

Is MPEG-4 dead?
eMediaLive's Jan Ozer thinks MPEG-4's days are numbered: I've been down on MPEG-4 for a while now, despite my respect... April 12, 2004

Video blogging getting recognition
Time magazine this week has a piece on videobloggers that are taking personal journals to the next level. [Via Boston... April 12, 2004

Security flaw in Winamp
NGSSoftware is reporting a flaw in the way the popular Nullsoft Winamp loads certain metafiles could be exploited by an... April 11, 2004

Player flaw patched
RealNetworks has released an update for RealPlayer 8, RealOne Player, RealOne Player v2 for Windows that fixes a buffer overflow... April 09, 2004

PlayFair code relocated to India
The PlayFair DRM-cracking code for iTunes has been removed from SourceForge but is available on a server in India. Sounds... April 09, 2004

The $14 Steadycam
This is pretty cool: A how-to for building your own Steadycam and cheap too. [Via MetaFilter]... April 09, 2004

Software-based H.323 conferencing
My recent article "Video collaboration still slow to take off" resulted in a company contacting me with a solution to... April 08, 2004

Real getting friendlier?
RealNetworks seems to be getting a lot of press recently, none of it too great even as it rolls out... April 08, 2004

Does the EU ruling help Real?
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser says the recent European Union anti-trust ruling against Microsoft will help his company win its private... April 07, 2004

DST TVS video wall server
DST Media unveiled its TVS video wall server for displaying up to 8 different videoconference participants on separate video screens.... April 07, 2004

Microsoft videophones
EnGadget's got the scoop on Microsoft's videophones that were on display a last week's VON conference in Santa Clara, Calif.... April 07, 2004

Digital media in 2010
The IBM Institute for Business Value predicts that the way consumers will view and interact with digital media - especially... April 07, 2004

iTunes DRM cracked
A group has cracked the digital rights management scheme that's used to protect files downloaded from Apple's iTunes music service.... April 06, 2004

Real: Ouch, my foot
Techdirt looks at the reasons why RealNetworks may have shot itself in the foot when it comes to its battles... April 06, 2004

Big pipes needed
MSNBC's got a story on how the movie download business is improving, but still far from perfect. First, you need... April 06, 2004

Microsoft launches Channel 9
Five guys at Microsoft have launched Channel 9, a new forum/community/Weblog that uses video to dig into the inner workings... April 06, 2004

IVT, Akamai partner
Interactive Video Technologies (IVT) today launched a new component to its MediaPlatform 3.0 that allows for presenters to use the... April 06, 2004

Share it for $30 per year
Encounter Collaborative recently launched ShareItNow, a new Web conferencing service that charges only $30 per year for unlimited one-to-one conferences... April 06, 2004

Look ma, no wires
Lucent is going after the 3G multimedia world with its Accelerate IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), which combines gear from partners... April 06, 2004

Kasenna adds vForge and vFusion
Kasenna this week added two new products designed to tie their MPEG hardware together with other applications: vForge and vFusion.... April 05, 2004

Web conferencing users needed
How is Web Conferencing being used? What are the most important features? Which are the most popular brands? Take a... March 31, 2004

DV to MPEG "instantly"
CyberLink unveiled a new technology that coverts DV directly into the MPEG, saving the step of having to go from... March 31, 2004

Companies get behind MPEG REL
Twenty-four companies from the world of entertainment, consumer electronics and technology today pledged support for the new MPEG Rights Expression... March 31, 2004

Onfolio rocks
Okay, this doesn't quite fall into "multimedia", but we all use the Web for research and I had to share... March 30, 2004

Video and the remote worker
Tooting my own horn, I've got a story in this week's Net.Worker section of Network World that looks at the... March 30, 2004

Catching up with Polycom
Polycom's made some news the past couple weeks in the audio and service provider space. Reaping the rewards of its... March 30, 2004

Sonexis adds wideband audio
Sonexis is adding support for wideband phones to its ConferenceManager audio/web conferencing system. The new version, ConferenceManager WB, will be... March 30, 2004

No translation
The porn industry has been credited with bringing along many advances in Web technology - from e-commerce to streaming. Somehow,... March 30, 2004

Apple aims QuickTime at mobile users
Apple is looking to push QuickTime and MPEG-4 (based on the former) encoded content out to mobile users via its... March 25, 2004

Cisco and IVT partner
Cisco is taking advantage of its in-house streaming experts and years its put in to building its own internal streaming... March 25, 2004

VCON upgrades available
VCON this week released software updates for its Media Xchange ManagerTM (MXM), VCB 2000, and Conference Moderator products. MXM 4.1... March 25, 2004

RSS and BitTorrent collide
Interesting concept being floated around the blogosphere: Combining the power of RSS aggregation with the BitTorrent download system to more... March 25, 2004

MP3 surround sound?
Ars Technica reports the Fraunhofer Institute is going to add surround sound capability to the venerable MP3 format to better... March 25, 2004

The writing was on the wall
After Real said it was suing a division of Major League Baseball over who has the rights to stream baseball... March 25, 2004

Can RealNetworks survive?
The New York Times looks at the question in today's edition. The subscription model seems to be paying, but will... March 22, 2004

H.350 update
Over the past couple months, videoconferencing vendors have been slowly rolling out support for the H.350 LDAP schema for storing... March 22, 2004

American Idol's scourge on networks
WebSense, the company that builds employee Internet management systems (i.e. stop looking at your NCAA brackets and get back to... March 22, 2004

Sunday comics
Excellent Fox Trot comic yesterday in the Sunday papers. Check it out here.... March 22, 2004

That's a lot of photos
Rob Gailbrath Digital Photography Insights has a great inside look at the photo intake process at Sports Illustrated from the... March 19, 2004

No DRM download service
For those into independent music, there's a new download service that sells songs for 99 cents and places no digtial... March 19, 2004

Using video in Flash
If you're looking to integrate video into your Flash application, this whitepaper from Macromedia is a good place to start.... March 17, 2004

Flash matures
If you happen to peruse this week's edition of Network World you'll see a story by yours truly entitled "Flash:... March 16, 2004

Live NCAA basketball
Corporate T-1 lines are going to be saturated Thursday and Friday. The NCAA is offering live video feeds of the... March 16, 2004

Web turning into TV
According to an article on the BBC's Web site, TV-style Internet ads are on the rise as marketers are buoyed... March 15, 2004

Piano lessons over video
While videoconferencing technology is not close enough to real-time to play a duet, it is being used for remote Piano... March 15, 2004

A multi-codec codec?
This one slipped through the cracks most of the week: I did a story in this week's print edition on... March 12, 2004

Radvision updates gatekeeper
Radvision this week announced version 3.5 of its Enhanced Communications Server (ECS) gateway. Among the highlights of the new release... March 12, 2004

Miscellaneous Fusion content
Couple of audio/video bits available around Fusion that have gone up in the past couple weeks: My colleague Sandra Gittlen... March 12, 2004

H.350 workshop
The Video Development Initiative (ViDe) is putting on a one day workshop on the H.350 LDAP directory schema. H.350 allows... March 12, 2004

Microsoft teams to provide mobile video
Looking to extend its format reach to all ends of the Earth, Microsoft is working with TWI Interactive to provide... March 11, 2004

Scooby-Doo
Big fan of Scooby-Doo? Now you can get a Scooby-Doo skin for your Windows Media Player, part of a promotion... March 11, 2004

Real goes to bat in court
RealNetworks is heading to court again. This time it's suing a division of Major League Baseball for what it claim... March 11, 2004

Every town should have this guy
Madison, Wisconsin resident Jim Zellmer has a real interest in his local politics, especially the upcoming school board elections. He's... March 10, 2004

Cool use of Flash
Kartoo is a search engine that graphically illustrates results and their relationship using Flash. Not sure of the history of... March 10, 2004

NetMeeting out of this world
Microsoft may be putting NetMeeting out to pasture, but NASA is putting it in outer space to help International Space... March 10, 2004

Live concert recordings
My wife and I attended the Barenaked Ladies show last week in nearby Manchester, NH and while waiting for them... March 10, 2004

Virgin to open online music store
The music download business continues to get crowded. Virgin says it will join the fray this summer with a new... March 10, 2004

Not a Real fan
Tomas Jogin is not a fan of the RealNetworks player (be it RealPlayer 10 or RealOne): The one application that... March 09, 2004

Catching up with the 405
One of the best short films ever made is 405. The product of two guys and some computer-generated graphics (on... March 09, 2004

Flash development on Linux?
Macromedia's Kevin Lynch told the crowd at FlashWorld that his company is developing a Linux version of the Flash MX... March 08, 2004

Rob Glaser Q&A
The San Jose Mercury News' Dawn Chmielewski interviewed RealNetworks Chairman and CEO Rob Glaser last week. Her Q&A published today... March 08, 2004

Apocalypse Now - the short version
Never saw Apocalypse Now? Watch the 30-second version, re-enacted by bunnies. [Via GMSV]... March 08, 2004

Scripting headaches
After posting the Basic Wireless LAN Security audio primer last Sunday night, I realized during testing that the scripting method... March 05, 2004

'Scrubs' edited with FinalCut Pro
One of my favorite television shows, NBC's Scrubs, is edited entirely with Apple's FinalCut Pro software, the first network series... March 05, 2004

Secure streaming spec released
The Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) this week released its first Encryption and Authentication Specification, a framework for delivering streaming... March 05, 2004

Friday diversion
It's the end of the week, so test your skills with this subtly entertaining game.... March 05, 2004

A look at MobiTV
There's been a lot of hype around MobiTV, a new service/application that delivers live television to certain models of Sprint... March 04, 2004

DRM in the news
There's a couple pieces of digital rights management news this week as HP announced its working on DRM scheme for... March 04, 2004

ViewCentral enhances WebEx integration
ViewCentral, a service for managing meetings both on and offline, has strengthened its relationship with WebEx by adding integration for... March 04, 2004

Free Webconferencing
Starting yesterday, the first 500 customers that sign up for the Macromedia Breeze service will get to use it for... March 02, 2004

Re-mastering songs on iTunes
Octiv last week announced Volume Logic for Windows, a "digital re-mastering plug-in available for the Apple iTunes player". What's it... March 02, 2004

RoboHelp now supports Word 2003
For those that use Macromedia RoboHelp X5 and have Word 2003 installed there's good news: The two products are now... March 02, 2004

Wireless LAN security
A new audio primer is now available for your listening pleasure: Basic Wireless LAN Security. In it we cover the... March 01, 2004

All in the family
I was checking out ABC.com to see what time the Oscar broadcast started this evening when I noticed they offer... February 29, 2004

Airlines paranoid?
A United Airlines ad running in Time magazine proclaims "You can't participate in life via conference call." Think the airlines... February 27, 2004

FVC, NetScaler partner
First Virtual Communications and NetScaler announced a partnership with week at the RSA Conference that will eventually allow FVC Click... February 26, 2004

Intranets.com adds conferencing
Intranets.com customers can count audio and Web conferencing among the tools at their disposal. For about $100 a month, customers... February 26, 2004

Disney licenses with Acacia
This is not a good sign for those that believe Acacia is late to the party on its streaming media... February 26, 2004

Wednesday distraction
Fly swatter. Make sure your sound is turned on.... February 25, 2004

Elluminate unveils Live! version 5
Elluminate is hoping to remove the telephone from the Web conferencing equation with the release of Elluminate Live version 5,... February 24, 2004

VCON integrates WebEx
VCON and WebEx announced a partnership today that will allow users of VCON's IGC 2000 audio conferencing bridge to launch... February 24, 2004

Radvision and 3G
At the 3GSM World Congress, Radvision announced it is expanding its reach in the 3G cellular market with its new... February 24, 2004

All about MPEG-7
The folks at MetaFilter (one of my favorite community blogs) recently discussed the impending MPEG-7 standard. They focused more on... February 24, 2004

Polycom WebOffice upgrade
This one slipped through the proverbial crack last week: Polycom introduced version 6.0 of its WebOffice personal conferencing portal. The... February 24, 2004

Intel wants global DRM
Intel chief Craig Barrett has called for a global DRM system that allows consumers to flexibly use content to suit... February 24, 2004

The salvos continue
The Microsoft-RealNetworks battle is back in the news after Microsoft filed a legal brief saying denying it used its desktop... February 24, 2004

Annoying yet intriguing
The latest Quiznos' commercial is both annoying and intriguing at the same time. Watch it here. You may have to... February 24, 2004

The trend continues
Not surprising, streaming media usage continues to grow at rapid pace in 2003, according to new research report from AccuStream... February 19, 2004

Funniest home videos
USB Webcams can be handy little things to have. Yesterday I managed to capture my dog Henry (a Pug-Boston Terrier... February 19, 2004

Gearhead looks at Flash
Over the past couple weeks Network World's Gearhead took a look at Flash and how it can be used in... February 19, 2004

Is a videophone in your future?
The New York Times' David Pogue tests out the Viseon VisiFone: But here's Strike Two, otherwise known as the First... February 19, 2004

Video telephony from Cisco and Tandberg
Cisco released a major update to its CallManager (IP PBX) product that will allow end users to make a video... February 18, 2004

AIM and video
The good news is the latest version of AOL Instant Messenger (version 5.5) has video capability. The bad news is... February 18, 2004

New MCU to debut next week
Codian, a U.K.-based start-up, is unveiling its new MCU next week at the Video Conference Summit in New York. The... February 17, 2004

ViewCentral adds replay
At Demo 2004, ViewCentral demonstrated its new Replay Service for managing and tracking usage of recorded Web conferences and other... February 17, 2004

iPod mini ships this week
The much hyped debut of the iPod mini is fast approaching. Apple says the 3.6 ounce, 4GB player will be... February 17, 2004

VCON back in the game
VCON is getting back in the group videoconferencing game with a splash, introducing two new endpoints this week that are... February 13, 2004

Director MX 2004 available
Macromedia is now shipping Director MX 2004 featuring the ability to use JavaScript to code events and interactions between components.... February 13, 2004

Stream your wedding
The folks at WeddingDVD.com are now offering to put your video online so everyone can share in the fun. The... February 13, 2004

Pepsi Gladiator ad
There was a lot of hype about Pepsi's Gladiator ad featuring Britney Spears, Beyonce and Pink, but it never appeared... February 12, 2004

Wednesday diversion
Throw rocks at boys. [Via Dave Barry's Weblog]... February 11, 2004

Making presentations a Breeze
Macromedia has released its first major enhancement of Breeze since it acquired the technology when it scooped up Presedia just... February 10, 2004

Microsoft, Disney ink DRM deal
Disney may have been spurned by Pixar, but this week it announced a "long-term" deabl with Microsoft to work on... February 09, 2004

Cablevision users get RealArcade
Subscribers to Cablevision's Optimum Online broadband service now have free access to RealNetworks RealArcade service, which has over 180 downloadable... February 09, 2004

A fool is born everyday
If you want to blow 99 cents on nothing, there's nine tunes available on iTunes that offer pure silence. [Via... February 08, 2004

Flaw in RealOne Player
NGSSoftware is warning of a flaw in RealOne Player could be exploited to run arbitrary code on the affected user's... February 06, 2004

Pepsi-iTunes parody
The file traders fight back: "We're not going to take it!"... February 06, 2004

Camera phones and TV news
According a Forbes article, the BBC is arming its reporters and producers with video-enabled cell phones for capturing breaking news:... February 06, 2004

How search engines are related
The Search Engine Relationship Chart uses a Flash application to show how each of the major search engines receives information... February 04, 2004

Virtual knee surgery
Don't have the stomach to be a real orthopedic surgeon? Give this handy Flash application a try. (Beware, the surgery... February 04, 2004

Apple GarageBand reviewed
Ars Technica reviews Apple's GarageBand, a music creation application that's part of the iLife suite: GarageBand has many endearing qualities.... February 04, 2004

The adventure begins
One of my resolutions for 2004 is to learn to build Flash applications - nothing as a fancy as database-driven... February 03, 2004

Making a switch
Click and Clack, the voices of the popular CarTalk radio program, are making a switch. No, not from Windows to... February 03, 2004

New DRM standard for mobile devices
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) this week announced a new standard dubbed DRM 2.0 Enabler Release for protecting digital music,... February 03, 2004

CIO roundtable
Our own John Gallant hosted a CIO roundtable at the recent ComNet show with Amtrak's Bob Galey and George Washington... February 02, 2004

Live Communications Server reviewed
This week in Network World, Travis Berkley reviews Microsoft's Live Communications Server 2003: We recently tested LCS and found it... February 02, 2004

Super Bowl ads
As a Patriots fans (as in the World Champion New England Patriots) I was a little too involved in the... February 02, 2004

Sony debuts new endpoint
Sony, number three in the group video endpoint market behind Polycom and Tandberg, today announced the PCS-11, a videoconferencing endpoint... January 29, 2004

VCON to add H.264
VCON announced todday it will be adding H.264 support in its vPoint software-only video endpoint sometime in the second quarter... January 29, 2004

Wes Clark video blog
While doing some research on video blogs, I stumbled across the "New Hampshire Video Blog" on Wesley Clark's campaign Web... January 28, 2004

Mid-week fun
A Network World colleague sent this simple-yet-addictive Flash game around this afternoon. My longest hit was 1200.... January 28, 2004

Polycom, Tandberg make enhancements
Yesterday brought news from fierce competitors Tandberg and Polycom regarding new updates, features and options for their respective line of... January 27, 2004

Keynote adds QuickTime support
Keynote Systems says it can now measure the performance of QuickTime audio/video streams with its Streaming Perspective monitoring service. The... January 27, 2004

Bad move, RIAA
BusinessWeek Online's Alex Salkever says the recent filing of 532 lawsuits by the RIAA against alleged file swappers could do... January 27, 2004

RealNetworks acquires GameHouse
RealNetworks is expanding its reach into the downloadable games market by scooping up GameHouse for $35.6 million in cash and... January 26, 2004

Making lemonade out of lemons
As part of its kick off to offer 100 million free iTunes downloads to its customers, Pepsi will use 20... January 26, 2004

Wainhouse white papers
My friends at Wainhouse Research have recently published two new white papers dealing with various aspects of a videoconference deployment.... January 22, 2004

Live concert recordings online
Today's New York Times has a great story on how some bands are making money from posting their live shows... January 22, 2004

SightSpeed 2.0
SightSpeed this week released version 2.0 of its Internet video chat application and it is slick. Chief among the highlights... January 21, 2004

It was only a matter of time
Coming to popular Web site near you: Video ads. Geek.com is reporting that a company called Unicast is working with... January 21, 2004

RoboHelp X5 debuts
Macromedia is reaping the benefits of its December acquisition of eHelp with yesterday's release of RoboHelp X5 and RoboInfo 5.0.... January 21, 2004

Optibase MoveMaker 400 available
When I wrote about Optibase's new MPEG-4 encoder hardware back in the fall I was under the impression that is... January 21, 2004

Shop for music somewhere else
Microsoft is changing the default "Shop for Music Online" feature in Windows XP so that it pops up the default... January 16, 2004

Microsoft adds independent films
As part of its splash at the Sundance Film Festival, Microsoft announced a new area in its WindowsMedia.com site dedicated... January 16, 2004

SnapStream PVR
BetaNews takes a look at the new SnapStream personal video recorder for the PC. It brings TiVo/ReplayTV functionality to the... January 16, 2004

H.323 vulnerability
CERT issued an alert today warning of multiple vulnerabilities in various implementations of the H.323 protocol, the basis for IP... January 14, 2004

OTC Wireless does do video
Looks like there was some confusion in my mention of the OTC Wireless WiJet wireless connector last week. I said... January 14, 2004

Snowboard in style
A new snowboarding jacket from O'Neill will feature a built-in MP3 player and Bluetooth module for connecting to a mobile... January 14, 2004

iPods and WMA: Not so fast
Looks like my entry from yesterday about the Windows Media on iPod rumor may be a bit premature, according to... January 14, 2004

QuickTime 6.5 out
Missed this announcement over the holiday break, but a promotional e-mail reminder from Apple late last week reminded users that... January 13, 2004

Rich media ads grow
A good thing if you're a marketer and bad if you hate those video ads in AOL Instant Messenger recent... January 13, 2004

iPod and Windows Media?
Yesterday's GMSV newsletter reported a rumor that the HP/Apple deal to sell OEMed iPods under the HP brand could also... January 13, 2004

More media players coming
News out of CES is that HP and Apple have formed an alliance to offer iTunes to HP's PC and... January 08, 2004

Wireless Media Center Extender
Bill Gates' CES keynote may have been short on innovations, but Microsoft's Windows Media Center Extender sounds pretty cool. It... January 08, 2004

Pinnacle Studio 9
Pinnacle Systems took the wraps off Pinnacle Studio 9 yesterday, beefing up an already strong product. Among the highlights of... January 08, 2004

Wireless projector
Set yourself free when giving a presentation that involves a projector with OTC Wireless' WiJET, an 802.11b adapter that plugs... January 08, 2004

Real hits 10
RealNetworks is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a bang. Today the company announced a new music store (as expected), a... January 07, 2004

Got to get an 'iLife'
Most of the buzz out of MacWorld yesterday centered around the new iPod mini (a 4 gigabyte player that comes... January 07, 2004

GlowPoint offers "All you can see"
GlowPoint (formerly WireOne) is now offering unlimited videoconferencing calling plans starting at $499 per month. The flat fee applies to... January 07, 2004

Dear MPAA
Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson pens a "letter" to the next head of the Motion Picture Association pleading them to embrace... January 07, 2004

Etch-a-Sketch fun
No need for shaking to clear this Etch-a-Sketch, just hit the space bar. [Via MetaFilter]... January 07, 2004

Real to launch pay-per-download service
Published reports say RealNetworks will announce this week at CES that it is joining the music download fray with its... January 06, 2004

Group pushing DRM at CES
A group of technology companies this week will start unveiling a new system for protecting digital content, including music and... January 06, 2004

Red Sox humor
A little Flash animation for you Red Sox fans out there counting the days 'til Spring Training.... January 06, 2004

Macromedia unveils Director MX 2004
Macromedia today announced the newest version of its multimedia authoring tool, Director MX 2004. The new release, due out in... January 05, 2004

Where did all the song traders go?
According to recent Pew Internet Project survey, the number illegal song downloaders has plummeted since the RIAA began filing lawsuits... January 05, 2004

Discreet releases combustion 3 for Mac
Discreet is using this week's MacWorld show to unveil its combustion 3 visual effects and 3D compositing software for the... January 05, 2004

Who dictates the format?
In RealNetworks' suit of Microsoft, Real is claiming Microsoft is using its monopoly operating system position to force its media... December 29, 2003

Holy zip codes
This Java app narrows down the location of a zip code as each number is typed in. [Via MetaFilter]... December 29, 2003

Happy Holidays
Network World is closing down for the week of Christmas, so you won't see us posting again until 12/29. Have... December 19, 2003

Using Pinnacle Studio 8
I just finished (at 4 this morning) my first major project using Pinnacle Systems Studio 8 editing tool and I... December 19, 2003

Real suing Microsoft
The digital media war is getting ugly. Real is suing Microsoft, accusing the software giant of having a monopoly over... December 19, 2003

New AtomFilms "High Def"
AtomFilms has a new high-definition viewing service that downloads near DVD-quality videos to your desktop and allows you to play... December 19, 2003

WiredRed's new e/pop Web Conferencing
Another project has had me waist-deep in video all week and I forgot to post this tidbit about WiredRed's new... December 19, 2003

ViewCentral launches version 4.6
ViewCentral has added a number of features to its Collaboration Management Solution, a service that helps customers manage, schedule and... December 19, 2003

MediaSite Live in action
If you're a structural engineering buff or want to see an example of a live Web event, check out the... December 16, 2003

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated
Looks like our initial reports of WinAmp's demise may have been a bit off. Version 5.0 of the player was... December 16, 2003

Broadband helps drive online radio
As broadband adoption here in the U.S. and abroad continues to grow, one beneficiary seems to be online radio, according... December 16, 2003

E-learning could be patent-fight loser
The Sydney Morning Herald sees e-learning, which relies heavily on streaming and applets, as the biggest potential loser in the... December 16, 2003

PowerPoint making you dumb?
The New York Time's Clive Thompson cites a Columbia Accident Investigation Board report and Edward Tufte's research in his argument... December 16, 2003

Cisco's foray into desktop videoconferencing
At this week's Cisco Worldwide Analyst Conference 2003, Cisco outlined its plans to offer a desktop videoconferencing system: With the... December 12, 2003

A new way to share (meta) content
A new industry group has proposed a new way to share digital content across multiple networks and services (peer-to-peer, music... December 11, 2003

Rolling Stone interviews Steve Jobs
As iTunes records 20 million downloads, Steve Jobs sits down with Rolling Stone magazine to discuss Apple's quest to change... December 11, 2003

Productivity out the window
With this simple, yet addictive game. From an effects persepective, I like the lighting/shadowing effect.... December 11, 2003

Slimmed down Sonexis ConferenceManager
Sonexis has released a new version of its ConferenceManager Web conferencing server targeted at small to mid-size businesses. ConferenceManager for... December 10, 2003

EOL for WinAmp?
Is it the end of the line for WinAmp? Amid the layoffs announced by AOL were the last two full-time... December 10, 2003

Watch tonight's debate on your cell phone
Not going to be home but want to watch tonight's Democratic presidential debate live from Durham, NH? If you've got... December 09, 2003

Genesys adds videoconferencing
Genesys Conferencing today added self-service videoconferencing to its line of conferencing services. Based on the same technology that runs its... December 08, 2003

Windows Media for Linux
One of the (sort of) drawbacks to Windows Media is that its only available for Windows (granted, a LOT of... December 08, 2003

New decoder for mobile devices
Sand Video today announced a new codec - SV-IP01LP - for mobile phones. The decoder core is based on Advanced... December 08, 2003

Prismiq MediaPlayer reviewed
The Globe and Mail reviews the Prismiq MediaPlayer: If you're looking for an affordable and easy way to stream audio,... December 05, 2003

More home entertainment options
InterVideo and CyberLink this week released new home theater options that are designed to turn the standard TV and PC... December 04, 2003

MPEG4 analysis tool
The problem with standards is that if one group impements the specification slightly different than another group, interoperability is thrown... December 02, 2003

They're here...
Spotted the Napster Music Download gift cards at my local supermarket over the holiday weekend...... December 02, 2003

Radvision expands product line
Radvision has added more configuration options to its Invision line of MCU/Gatekeepers. The product comes in two series: the 100... November 26, 2003

Universities wary of Acacia
After chasing porn operators and music sites, Acacia Research is turning its patent lawyers on universities, according to this article... November 26, 2003

End of an era
Goodbye, NetMeeting. Microsoft is retiring the pioneering conferencing application in favor of its MSN Messenger and Office Live Meeting products... November 25, 2003

Reflect Systems tackles corporate Web casting
Reflect Systems recently unveiled a new combination of creation/management tools, servers and hosting designed to take IT out of the... November 25, 2003

ViewCentral signs partners
ViewCentral this week announced that its Collaboration Management Solution (CMS - not to be confused with the software that manages... November 25, 2003

A public service announcement?
How much for a new iPod battery? "iPod's Dirty Secret" (Quicktime required) may cause sticker shock.... November 24, 2003

Polycom scoops up Voyant
Expecting an uneventful Friday, I was a little surprised when I popped open my e-mail this morning to learn Polycom... November 21, 2003

Agility Presenter now Apreso
AnyStream this week shipped an updated version of its Agility Presenter software, now called Apreso for PowerPoint. (The new name... November 20, 2003

A new view on presentations
At the recent Future Forward conference in Portsmouth, NH, ViewWriter Technologies' sponsor table caught my eye. A podium-like device was... November 20, 2003

Comcast debuts The Fan
Comcast today introduced a new multimedia player that aggregates news, sports and entertainment videos for its broadband customers. Dubbed "The... November 20, 2003

AT&T and Real deal
AT&T announced today it will deliver to its mMode customers content from RealNetworks RealOne service, including streaming video. AT&T is... November 20, 2003

AOL expands multimedia reach
Couple interesting items involving AOL today. First, the company announced it has launched a new audio/video search feature while at... November 19, 2003

Nice hardware design
I am in the process of setting up Pinnacle's Studio MovieBox USB and found the design of the device's power... November 18, 2003

Radio in a box
For companies looking to get a streaming radio station going, here's one offering that seems to provide all the necessary... November 17, 2003

VBrick EtherneTV
If you're developing a corporate TV system akin to an internal cable provider make sure to check out VBrick's latest... November 14, 2003

TechSmith updates SnagIt, Camtasia Studio
TechSmith this week released updated versions of its SnagIt screen capture utility and Camtasio Studio product for recording on screen... November 14, 2003

ViewletCam captures screen animation
Qarbon has developed a new application for capture on-screen activity and exporting the results to a Flash file for sharing... November 14, 2003

New Windows fun packs
Microsoft's getting into the holiday spirit with the release of three new Fun Packs for Windows XP. There's a fun... November 14, 2003

Disaster waiting to happen
Now taking bets on when the first accident will be caused by someone watching this instead of the road.... November 14, 2003

Top secret!
Need to keep your videoconference from prying (network) eyes? Polycom this week announced a couple options for the security conscious.... November 13, 2003

Flash MX 2004 update available
Macromedia has released an updated version Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX 2004 Professional that is said to include a... November 13, 2003

Technology regression
Sad day today. I had to give back the beautiful Xerox 19" flat panel display I was testing and return... November 13, 2003

FireWire over the home network?
Right now FireWire (IEEE 1394) is only useful for connecting a device (video camera) to a PC and transferring large... November 13, 2003

Good news for RealNetworks
Comcast announced it will begin offering RealNetworks Rhapsody music service to its 4.9 million broadband users worldwide (see story). Customers... November 13, 2003

Cisco reels in Latitude
After attending a conference late last week and taking a few days of R&R, I was going to belatedly post... November 12, 2003

FVC gets some cash
In addition to today's Latitude news, First Virtual Communications this week announced a $10 million private placement of stock, which... November 12, 2003

Whose 99 cents is it?
According to an article in The Register, Apple admitted that it makes no revenue off of the 99-cents per song... November 12, 2003

Would you like an iTunes song with that?
The New York Post is reporting McDonald's is close to a deal with Apple that would have the fast-food giant... November 07, 2003

New muvee autoProducer
The folks at muvee Technologies have released yet another version of their autoProducer video production software. This fun little application... November 04, 2003

Audio processing from Omnia
Onmia Audio last week introduced a new audio processing application for streaming media producers designed to enhance a raw audio... November 04, 2003

From the not surprising dept
BBC News is reporting that legal song downloads handily beat out CD singles by almost double in the U.S. Since... November 04, 2003

Sonic Foundry upgrades Mediasite Live
With only one product line to focus on since selling off its software tools division this past summer, Sonic Foundry... November 03, 2003

Here today, gone tomorrow
Last week I mention the new campus jukebox system available at MIT where students can request music online and hear... November 03, 2003

Sonexis ConferenceManager 4.0 unveiled
Sonexis is upgrading its ConferenceManager 4.0 premise-based audio/Web conferencing platform. The new release doubles the capacity of previous versions, adds... November 03, 2003

Music service roundup
The New York Time's "State of the Art: Paying the Piper, Round 2: The Repertory Grows" article looks at and... October 31, 2003

Web conferencing continues to grow
MCI's annual "Meetings in America" study shows that Web conferencing continues to grow. Of those responding, 74% had used Web... October 30, 2003

Pick your colors
Istockpro offers customers the ability to browse its catalog of royalty-free stock photographs by color scheme. Great way to find... October 30, 2003

Broadband video roundup
In this week's "Adventures in broadband video" article colleague Keith Shaw takes a look at three video products for the... October 30, 2003

Giving iTunes a try
I downloaded the new Apple iTunes for Windows last week and so far I am impressed. My impetus for doing... October 28, 2003

Macromedia scoops up eHelp
As I was writing yesterday about eHelp's new RoboDemo 5 and RoboPresenter applications, I completely missed the boat on the... October 28, 2003

Just in time for the holidays
The newly relaunched Napster (now featuring legal song downloads) will begin offering pre-paid music cards in 14,000 retail stores around... October 28, 2003

MS Producer 2003 shipping
Amid the hoopla of last week's Office 2003 launch was the newest version of Microsoft Producer, which converts a standard... October 27, 2003

RoboDemo 5.0 and RoboPresenter
This news is a week or two old but still worth noting: eHelp has shipped version 5.0 of RoboDemo and... October 27, 2003

RealOne player on Motorola phones
RealNetworks and Motorola last week signed a deal that will see RealOne player installed on select Motorola handsets beginning next... October 27, 2003

MIT campus jukebox
Students at famed MIT now have a campus-wide jukebox complete with 3400 albums, thanks to a couple of innovative students.... October 27, 2003

Time-lapse film how to
Wannabe film makers take note: The University of Indiana has a comprehensive guide to creating time-lapse films.... October 27, 2003

Take the color test
How well does the left and right side of your brain work together? Try this color test to find out.... October 24, 2003

iTunes for Windows is here
As expected, Apple launched its iTunes for Windows service today, giving Windows users the same access Mac aficionados have had... October 16, 2003

Radvision adds H.264, H.239 to MCU
Radvision this week released an update to its MCU software that offers support for the H.264 video compression codec and... October 16, 2003

Starbak develops encoder appliance
Starbak's got a new 1U rackmount appliance for encoding any video input (DVD, VCR, camera, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI) into the... October 16, 2003

Convera, Nexidia partner
I don't usually mention to many partnership announcements, but this one struck me as being kind of cool (if you... October 16, 2003

Optibase intros MPEG player
They've got the server components already, now Optibase is adding the client piece to its product line. The new Optibase... October 16, 2003

Avistar updates video operating system
Videoconferencing equipment vendor Avistar this week released an update to its Video Operating System (VOS). Version 7.5 now features LDAP... October 16, 2003

Keynote updates streaming monitoring service
Keynote yesterday debuted a new version of its Streaming Perspective performance monitoring service for streaming media files. Version 3.0 is... October 15, 2003

Stupid TV blackouts
This afternoon at 4:18 EST, the my beloved Red Sox are playing the Yankees in game 6 of the American... October 15, 2003

New Plus! Digital Media Edition from Microsoft
Microsoft's got a new version of its Plus! Digital Media Edition (DME) for Windows XP out and it's full of... October 15, 2003

A look at IP-enabled video cameras
Resident Gearhead Mark Gibbs takes a look at the Linksys WVC11B Wireless-B Internet Video Camera and the competing D-Link DCD-1000W... October 15, 2003

Sawyer Media debuts Enterprise Media Producer 2.0
Companies with an interest in rich media corporate communications and training have another option for producing, managing and delivering media... October 14, 2003

MSN to launch video service
In an effort to gain more consumer eyeballs, MSN announced today it will offer a free broadband video player sometime... October 14, 2003

Watch Streaming Media CA 2003 live
Can't make it to Santa Clara for Streaming Media CA 2003 this week? No problem, watch it on the Web... October 14, 2003

Did they copy Wendy's?
How did music download services such as iTunes and Rhapsody come up with the $.99 per song cost? Did they... October 14, 2003

Streaming connects fans
Thanks to Major League Baseball's streaming efforts, these Red Sox fans in Slovenia still get to cheer their hometown team.... October 14, 2003

Bad news for eMusic customers
Beginning November 8, eMusic will no longer offer unlimited downloads. Reviews of the new pricing policy are mixed, based on... October 10, 2003

Who would have thought...
... that Napster would one day be offered as a premium service in Windows XP Media Center? Created (at my... October 10, 2003

iTunes for Windows is coming
Looks like Apple will announce its iTunes music download service for Windows on October 16. Not sure of all the... October 10, 2003

TV commercials coming to AOL IM
AOL announced that it would begin a 60-day trial of embedding television-like ads into its Instant Messenger client. The ads,... October 10, 2003

Glowpoint offers Webcasting
The company formerly known as WireOne has been quite busy recently. First, the company sold off its equipment sales business... October 09, 2003

New SIP and H.323 testing tools
For those charges with managing and maintaining an IP voice and/or video network, Delta Protocol Test Solutions has released a... October 09, 2003

Breeze Live goes live
There's yet another option available in the world of Web conferencing: Macromedia Breeze Live. Based on the Macromedia Breeze platform... October 09, 2003

Internet2 gets videoconferencing service
Internet2 participants now have a new managed videoconferencing service to which they can subscribe, much like how regular Internet users... October 09, 2003

A timely Flash example...
... for members of Red Sox Nation.... October 09, 2003

DIY DRM
ContentGuard has created a Web site for users to explore the intricacies of the MPEG Rights Express Language (REL), a... October 08, 2003

Thanks for playing ... try again!
Another CD copy protection scheme is easily defeated: Researcher John Halderman of the Princeton University Department of Computer Science has... October 08, 2003

New entry-level appliance from Polycom
Polycom is adding a new "entry level" group videoconferencing appliance to its product line with this week's release of the... October 07, 2003

New numbers game
First it was the browser wars and then more recently, the battle of media players. Now, the numbers game is... October 07, 2003

Yahoo and WebEx announce integration
WebEx customers that use Yahoo's enterprise instant messenger application can now launch a Web conference from their IM interface: Clicking... October 03, 2003

TechSmith releases EnSharpen codec for QuickTime
TechSmith, makers of Camtasia Studio, has released a new QuickTime codec that is said to provide lossless compression of video... October 02, 2003

You know what the say about assume
Poor Lorraine Sullivan. She assumed that because Kazaa is still operating, it is perfectly legal to download songs off of... October 02, 2003

Tandberg H.264-enables all products
Tandberg announced today that its entire product line (endpoints, MCUs and gateways) will all have H.264 support by the end... October 01, 2003

New Windows XP Media Center release
Microsoft yesterday released Windows XP Media Center 2004, the latest version of its operating system designed to drive home entertainment.... October 01, 2003

That's racin'
Video from the Third Annual Easter Sunday Big Wheel Bike race down San Francisco's Lombard Street. (Actually, the event took... October 01, 2003

Competition in the courtroom
What usually happens when two companies sell similar products? One sues the other for patent infringement. Such is the case... September 30, 2003

Music download frustrations
A colleague creating a PowerPoint presentation for a department meeting wanted to add Pink Floyd's "Money" to one of the... September 30, 2003

Tired of David Blaine?
A little Flash fun for those that aren't fans of magician David Blaine. [Via Dave Barry's Blog]... September 30, 2003

Finding older versions of Flash player
For those doing Flash development and need older versions of the player software for testing, Quasimondo points out a location... September 29, 2003

Musicmatch launches new download service
Windows users now have another option for buying music online. Musicmatch has launched a download service offering some 200,000 songs... September 29, 2003

Dancin' Ross
When geeks crash a wedding party. (QuickTime video) [Via MetaFilter via Celsius1414)... September 26, 2003

Macromedia Central enters beta
Macromedia Central, a desktop browser-like interface for Flash applications, is now available for beta download. Central provides a central interface... September 25, 2003

Turnabout is fair play
In the battle of copyright protection this is a funny twist: Sharman Networks, Kazaa's owner, is suing the RIAA for... September 25, 2003

New desktop conferencing option: Arel ICP
There's a new player in the desktop conferencing space that's hoping to combine the best of Web and video conferencing... September 24, 2003

New DRM player
DigitalContainers has come full circle with this week's announcement that is has bought patent rights to certain Digital Rights Management... September 24, 2003

Video subscription pie to get bigger
Analysts at In-Stat/MDR are forecasting big time growth in online video streaming services with the market growing from $991 million... September 23, 2003

History repeating itself
The New York Times looks at the parallels between battle over cryptography technology a few years back and today's battle... September 23, 2003

Real reality TV
NASA's Galileo End of Mission -- Webcast set for this Sunday will give you play-by-play action of the Galileo spacecraft's... September 18, 2003

A look at Motion Media's videophone
Motion Media was nice enough to lend Network World a couple of its cool looking mm745 videophones (see photo) to... September 17, 2003

Senator challenges RIAA
A new bill that challenges the RIAA's subpoena campaign was introduced Tuesday by Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas). The jist of... September 17, 2003

Microsoft pushes Live Meeting
What are three people doing sitting around a table (see picture) of laptops on top of Fenway Park's famed Green... September 16, 2003

iTunes for Windows?
May be here sooner than we think, according to this Newsweek article.... September 16, 2003

Pot calling the kettle black?
While the movie industry runs around looking for people who put illegal copies of films on the 'Net, it should... September 16, 2003

New small room system from Avistar
Avistar's offering what it calls a new self-service room videoconferencing system designed for cubicles or small conference rooms that can... September 16, 2003

Optibase's new MPEG-4 encoder
Optibase last week released MPEG MovieMaker 400, a PCI-based MPEG-4 encoder for low-bandwidth applications. The PCI card fits into any... September 16, 2003

VCON goes update crazy
VCON's back in the news this week with a slew of product releaes including a new Web-based scheduling agent. What... September 15, 2003

Radvision targets the feds, military with new gateway
Radvision is hoping to capitalize on the federal and military sectors with its new viaIP gw-S40 gateway, which is designed... September 15, 2003

RealConverter Pro 3.1 available
A new version of RealConverter Pro, a batch tool for resizing and formatting images, is now shipping from RealSoft.com. Version... September 15, 2003

Mobile streaming
According to a report in The Register, BT Broadcast Services is working with Vemotion to deliver streaming media over a... September 15, 2003

Streaming, literally
The Register's Andrew Orlowski reports from the Next 5 Minutes Festival of Tactical Media in Amsterdam, where one session feature... September 15, 2003

Windows Media 9 a standard?
It could happen. Microsoft has submitted its video compression technology to the Society of Motion Picture Television Engineers (SMPTE) for... September 12, 2003

Summing up the RIAA's tactics
I came across a couple of great columns that reflect on the RIAA's filing of 261 lawsuits against alleged music... September 12, 2003

Creating a live broadcast
Got a chance to do a little "live" Webcasting yesterday in an experiment to get an AM radio signal deeper... September 11, 2003

NFL and RealNetworks team
The NFL will offer more audio and video options to subscribers of its NFL.com Field Pass package. For $9.95 a... September 11, 2003

A bouncing bear
Watch out for the trampoline below! [Links to MPEG file] [Via MetaFilter]... September 11, 2003

Macromedia MX 2004 products ship
We mentioned a couple weeks back that Macromedia announced it would roll out new versions of Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks.... September 10, 2003

New Verizon business DSL service
We don't usually cover DSL announcements in this space, but this one could be interesting for those using videoconferencing in... September 10, 2003

Discreet announces Combustion 3
Discreet this week announced a new version of its Combustion desktop visual effects and 3D compositing software. Version 3, which... September 10, 2003

Real a Mad Hatter
Sun says it will include RealMedia Player in its upcoming Mad Hatter release, a Linux desktop bundle consisting mainly of... September 10, 2003

Equal access to legal music?
One Yale alum believes the school should hurry up and provide an equal-opportunity alternative to illegal music downloads to help... September 10, 2003

New source to buy music
With RealNetworks claiming its Rhapsody service is streaming over 500,000 songs per day and news that the RIAA has filed... September 09, 2003

H.264 more than a curiosity
EE Time UK reports that the H.264 video compression specification should get big play at the upcoming International Broadcasting Convention... September 09, 2003

Going to need a big hard drive
IBM is working with three universities and the Library of Congress to create an online database of the world's movies... September 09, 2003

Quick photo galleries
Two friends from college (one of whom works for Network World) got married this weekend in a beautiful ceremony on... September 08, 2003

File-swapper amnesty program chided
Police departments hold gun buyback programs, states have tax amnesty periods for delinquents and now the RIAA is hoping a... September 08, 2003

Making a switch
Notice anything different about Fusion this week? Hopefully you haven't, but there is a change: We've switched our streaming service... September 05, 2003

New H-dot standard ties in directories
The new H.350 standard ratified this week by the ITU is designed to marry videoconferencing and SIP voice-over-IP directories with... September 04, 2003

Three flavors of Qarbon ViewletBuilder 4
Qarbon's got three new versions of its ViewletBuilder 4 product shipping now: the standard release for those building Flash-based demos... September 04, 2003

VTEL ships Vista VX-P Media Station
VTEL's got a new rack-based videoconferencing unit that comes complete with an embedded Windows PC and can support up to... September 04, 2003

Spectel's new MobileConnexion
Spectel's MobileConnexion conferencing server is now available. What I like about it is it gives users with wireless handhelds the... September 03, 2003

Auctioning a downloaded song
An iTunes user is auctioning off a song he bought through the service. It sounds like an attempt to test... September 03, 2003

Opening up iTunes
BusinessWeek's Alex Salkever believes Apple should take advantage of the iTunes success by opening it up to PC users and... September 03, 2003

Colleges to create on music service?
According to a report in today's Boston Globe, a handful of colleges and universities are looking to offer a licensed... September 03, 2003

Mainstream DRM still a ways down the road
It seems like a few weeks ago since we did our "Managing digital rights" (or 10 things you should know... September 02, 2003

Radvision adds Outlook support
Radvision has added support for Microsoft Outlook scheduling to its iView VCS (View Communications Scheduler) product. iView is a Windows... September 02, 2003

Purina TV
Streaming is not just for corporate users... pets (owners) have their own channel too.... September 02, 2003

Scan your media files
With multiple machines in a home network, it can be difficult to find a certain media file that could be... August 27, 2003

Macromedia rolls out new Flash
Macromedia is expanding the reach of its development tools by reaching out to more traditional software developers with its new... August 26, 2003

Latitude, FaceTime combine IM and conferencing
Latitude and FaceTime are combining efforts to create the MeetingPlace IM Gateway, which will allow users to launch Web/voice conferences... August 26, 2003

Exploit for RealNetworks server hole
A flaw in RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9, RealSystem Server 8 and 7, and RealServer G2 could be used by... August 26, 2003

S-word drives streaming revenue
No, not sex... Sports! (Well, sex probably sells quite a bit too.) The Boston Globe's Chris Gaither looks at how... August 25, 2003

Choosing a hotel: Broadband vs. no broadband
Analyst firm at In-Stat/MDR reports "despite the downturn in the travel industry, hotels now perceive broadband as a necessary service... August 25, 2003

Covering Sobig, Welchia, and Blaster
Quite the stretch we're in when it comes to Internet viruses and worms. To help recap the events and get... August 22, 2003

Wedding videographers take note
Want to spice up those wedding videos you shoot for clients? Head on over to the WEVA Expo at Bally's... August 22, 2003

FCC lifts AOL restrictions
Get ready for video-enabled AOL Instant Messenger. The FCC finally lifted restrictions dating back to AOL's merger with Time Warner... August 19, 2003

EC comes out firing at Microsoft
The European Commission is gunning at Microsoft's Windows Media Division, claiming that Windows Media Player has unfairly benefited from its... August 19, 2003

Clearing off the (virtual) desk
After a week's vacation, it's time to get caught up and back into blogging mode. Here's some nuggets of news... August 18, 2003

Jibe launches EdgeBurst service
Jibe is now offering EdgeBurst as a managed service for delivering high-bandwidth content (read: videos) more efficiently across a WAN... August 18, 2003

Building a video production studio on the cheap
Network World columnist John Brandon takes a look at setting up a budget-conscious video production studio using equipment that can... August 18, 2003

20,000 leagues under the sea
VBrick is working with the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, the University of Rhode Island's Institute for Archaeological Oceanography... August 08, 2003

Friday diversion
"Non-Abductees Anonymous" puts a new spin on support groups. Line of the day: We just love big-eyed aliens in an... August 08, 2003

Real joining the download crowd
Forbes takes a look at RealNetworks' chances in the music download industry now that its deal to acquire Listen.com has... August 07, 2003

Screenshot capture and management
Grab and Send is a new screenshot capture and management tool from 3rd Eye Solutions that lets users edit, highlight... August 07, 2003

A Webcam, LED sign and 30 seconds of fame
Some one setup a Webcam pointed at an LED sign that displays messages from users for 30 seconds at a... August 07, 2003

Apple's DVD Studio Pro 2
Apple will begin shipping its DVD Studio Pro 2 authoring tool on August 18th. The new release features customizable templates,... August 06, 2003

It's official
Listen.com and its Rhapsody music service are now part of the Real Networks family. (Warning: Press release)... August 06, 2003

Home video Magix
There's a new video editing tool on the market for the budding Steven Spielberg sitting at home: MAGIX Movie Edit... August 06, 2003

China drops MPEG
The Chinese government, in effort to become less dependent on Western technology and to avoid high licensing fees, is dropping... August 04, 2003

New MP3 editor/recorder
Super MP3 Recorder Pro 5.0 from Admire Soft is said to be able to convert any sound being played through... August 04, 2003

As the RIAA world turns
More today on the RIAA's battle against those that illegally download copyright-protected music. First, a study by Pew Internet claims... August 01, 2003

SightSpeed pricing info
As I've mentioned before when singing the praises of SightSpeed, they are planning on implementing a subscription model. Well it's... August 01, 2003

A walk-thru video screen?
This would be a cool effect to have at your next party.... August 01, 2003

A Friday afternoon diversion
Courtesy of the great community that is MetaFilter: Gyrussish.... August 01, 2003

PacBell sues RIAA
About time someone with some muscle (read: deep financial pockets) stands up to the RIAA and its use of the... July 31, 2003

A look at Apple's iChat
The Houston Chronicle's "Dr. Mac" takes a look at Apple's iChat video product (as well as its iSight FireWire camera)... July 31, 2003

New content management system for Technicolor
IBM's been busy working on content management systems for its customers. Last week it was the NFL, this week it's... July 30, 2003

iTunes changing the rules of listening?
BusinessWeek's Charles Haddad takes a look at Apple's iTunes service and points out that it puts fans in control, not... July 30, 2003

Windows Media 9 on the beach
The Windows Media 9 hype machine is working to promote the premiere of Step into Liquid, a documentary on surfing... July 30, 2003

Agility Presenter shines
Check out this multimedia presentation that's part of our Buyer's Guide package on collaborative workspaces. You'll need Internet Explorer and... July 29, 2003

MPEG-21 Rights Expression Language white paper
For those interested in Digital Rights Management technologies, Rightscom has a new white paper (PDF file) out on MPEG-21 Rights... July 29, 2003

Placeware's assimilation is complete
A scant seven months after acquiring Placeware, Microsoft has renamed the company's Web conferencing offering Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2003.... July 29, 2003

Now this is a trip
Is this moving? [Via Metafilter.]... July 24, 2003

BuyMusic.com good, but not great
Following the "cheers and jeers" format used by TV Guide and my local newspaper's editorials, here are by thoughts on... July 24, 2003

More on Microsoft
During a panel discussion on Webconferencing, Andrew Davis said the various panel members (Sonexis, Spectel, Polycom, FVC) could be in... July 23, 2003

QoS? It's all about the bandwidth
The Energy Science Network run by the Lawrence Berkely National Labs is the ISP for the Department of Energy. In... July 23, 2003

Sweating in their boots
With Microsoft bearing down on a ship date for it Real-Time Collaboration server, many in the room here must be... July 23, 2003

Video taking a back seat?
The video portion of conferencing seems to be taking a back seat to audio and data. Bob Romano, head of... July 23, 2003

Piecemeal or all-at-once
Bob Haggerty, CEO of Polycom, says many customers are acquiring their Web conferencing infrastructure in piecemeal fashion to help stay... July 23, 2003

What are you looking at?
When it comes to conferencing in general, what is more important: to be seen (i.e. video) or see what I... July 23, 2003

Quote of note
Quote of the day (so far) from Rich Baker, CEO of Glance Networks, when talking about making conferencing simple: Don't... July 23, 2003

Big two lead the way
One interesting stat that came out of this morning's keynote is the marketshare of the two leaders in videoconferencing (Polycom... July 23, 2003

Andrew Davis on the conferencing market
Andrew Davis' keynote had some interesting insights to the conferencing market today and down the road. Obviously today, many of... July 23, 2003

Wainhouse Research Summit
Through the miracles of modern technology (read: a wireless network connection), we'll be bring you notes from today's Wainhouse Research... July 23, 2003

Click to Meet Express 2.1 available
FVC is updating its Click to Meet Express product, a software-based combination of video, audio and Web conferencing technology. Version... July 22, 2003

New video archiving codec
BitJazz has announced SheerVideo, a new non-destructive video codec targeting those store archival video for later use. The new codec... July 22, 2003

Outsource CD encoding
Ripping CDs into MP3 can be time-consuming task. Get Digital looks to help consumers ease the burden of converting physical... July 22, 2003

Getting through pesky NATs
Those that have tried videoconferencing (or even audio) over the public Internet can attest to the pain of dealing with... July 21, 2003

Inetcam targets high-volume multicasting
Software maker Inetcam has come out with a new product designed to help push streaming to the masses using multicast... July 21, 2003

New analysis tool for 3G-324M
Dilithium Networks announced a new version of its analysis and testing tool for those implementing 3G-324M, a protocol for streaming... July 21, 2003

Now it's officially gone...
Productivity is all but eliminated with Defend Your Castle. [Another Metafilter recommendation.]... July 21, 2003

Monday productivity dip
Playing Adrian's Battle Bots, a Flash-based game, could result in a highly unproductive Monday. While you're visiting Adrian's site, check... July 21, 2003

Financial Webcasting consolidation
CCBN has acquired the corporate earnings call transcript and Webcast distribution business from the Fair Disclosure Financial Network (FDfn). Regulation... July 18, 2003

ShuttlePro V.2 released
Contour Designs (based in my home state of New Hampshire) debuted the latest generation of its ShuttlePro jog/shuttle controller for... July 17, 2003

Add sound to pictures
SoundPix 2.0 is now available from the company with the same name. SoundPix allows user to do just what its... July 17, 2003

Apple looks to entice Premiere users
Looking to convert Adobe Premiere users into Final Cut Pro/Express customers, Apple launched a new program today that offers significant... July 16, 2003

Look! It's my liver online
The Boston Globe reports today that more hospitals are starting to broadcast surgeries over the Internet as a teaching tool... July 16, 2003

RoboDemo adds more Flash integration
eHelp has released a new module that enabled its RoboDemo users to edit or integrate their projects using Flash MX.... July 15, 2003

New Tandberg gateway, H.264 support
Polycom's made a bunch of news the past two weeks and without fail, Tandberg's got some news too. It's like... July 15, 2003

Join the Alliance
Forgent today released a new software scheduling suite that integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes and is used to... July 15, 2003

Vibe Phone targets consumers
GlobalStreams is leveraging its expertise in broadcast video to bring a new video communication service to consumers with broadband. Vibe... July 14, 2003

New MGC 25 options available
Last week Polycom announced enhanced versions of its WebOffice meeting software and the second-generation ViaVideo II. This week, Polycom introduced... July 14, 2003

One-click media conversion?
Got an e-mail late last week inviting me to try out a new tool from Mystik Media: ContextConvert Pro. Allegedly,... July 14, 2003

Friday fun
As the work week fades into the sunset, here's a fun little movie that makes fun of those late-night infomercials.... July 11, 2003

SightSpeed mimics IM for video
SightSpeed's beta desktop videoconferencing software looks, feels and works (see screen shot) a lot like your everyday instant messaging tools... July 10, 2003

Macromedia Breeze goes Live
Macromedia's online presentation offering now has a live component, allowing users to conduct Webconferencing meetings from their desktop using a... July 10, 2003

Autonomy to acquire Virage
Autonomy, which develops content aggregation software, is adding multimedia to its arsenal with a planned acquisition of Virage, which makes... July 10, 2003

Women's golf fans take note
RealNetworks is broadcasting live video coverege of the LPGA's BMO Financial Group Canadian Women’s Open taking place today through Sunday... July 10, 2003

What can you say...
... about this? (Windows media file) [Via Metafilter]... July 09, 2003

Polycom ship ViaVideo II, WebOffice 5.0
There's a new generation of the Polycom's desktop IP videoconferencing device available that features higher datarate support and better... July 09, 2003

Service pack for Cleaner XL
Discreet has released the first service pack for its Cleaner XL encoding tool. The new update is said to include... July 09, 2003

IBM developers super video delivery system
IBM and Deutsche Telekom have teamed to create a massive video hosting and delivery network that they claim can serve... July 09, 2003

Can't get enough Big Brother?
Fans of CBS's reality show Big Brother 4 can get a 24x7 fix via four live camera feeds available through... July 09, 2003

Adobe drops Mac support for Premiere
Those of you who love your Mac and Adobe Premiere are going to be disappointed when the new version of... July 08, 2003

RealNetworks adds SMIL to Helix Community
The source code for SMIL 2.0 (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) is now available to members of RealNetworks' Helix Community. SMIL... July 08, 2003

WebEx acquires Presenter
With money burning a hole in its pocket, WebEx went out and acquired most of the assets and employees of... July 08, 2003

Happy 4th of July
We're off tomorrow and Monday, July 7. Hope everyone has a happy and safe long weekend.... July 03, 2003

Gold digging? Maybe not.
This week's news that Friskit, a company many probably haven't heard of, is suing RealNetworks and Listen.com, companies more in... July 03, 2003

Two new tools to play with
Trying two new tools out with this entry. The first is Zempt, a client that allows you to create Moveable... July 03, 2003

World's Smallest Film Festival still searching for entries
The World's Smallest Film Festival sent around a note today looking for more entries into its rolling contest to find... July 02, 2003

Catching up
We're back from vacation, rested, tanned and ready to roll. Catching up on last week's news: •  Vodafone and RealNetworks... June 30, 2003

On vacation
We'll be on vacation next week at the beach, hopefully enjoying a little sun, rest and relaxation. We'll be back... June 20, 2003

Finding a comb
Desktop videoconferencing over the public Internet is still not an every day occurrence, but it is getting closer. Today, I... June 20, 2003

Apple 'Shakes' it up
Apple today released Shake 3, its compositing and visual effects software for the Mac. The new version features the ability... June 20, 2003

Julie gets smarter
Ever used Amtrak's automated phone system to check on a train status or make a reservation? That perky voice that... June 19, 2003

HP to begin offering customized Media Center PCs
At CeBIT America today, HP announced it will begin offering customized Media Center PCs, with prices starting at $999. Previously,... June 18, 2003

IVT releases MediaPlatform 2.0
Interactive Video Technologies (IVT) has upgrade its MediaPlatform software offering to include support for Cisco's Application and Content Networking Systems... June 18, 2003

Optibase targets security services
Optibase is now offering a streaming server designed for the security service market looking to use IP video in their... June 18, 2003

Nokia, RealNetworks add 3GPP support
Nokia's Series 60 Platform will now include playback support for video using 3GPP via RealNetworks' RealOne Player Mobile. According to... June 17, 2003

Metallica sounds more like John Denver
In an attempt to limit piracy of its new album "St. Anger" via peer-to-peer networks, Metallica has seeded various file... June 17, 2003

Virtual meeting legalities in India
Attending a board meeting via videoconferencing is now legal in India, thanks to a new Supreme Court ruling there.... June 17, 2003

Organic flash
Weird Flash examples. [Via MetaFilter]... June 17, 2003

New Producer beta released
Microsoft today released a beta version of its latest Producer application, used for combining PowerPoint presentations with audio and video... June 16, 2003

Videoconferencing Spam
Among the flurry of offers for male organ enlargement and low mortgage rates, I got a Spam offering, "Upgrade your... June 16, 2003

WireOne sheds equipment unit
Wire One it will sell off its equipment group to Gores Technology Group in deal that nets WireOne $22 million... June 12, 2003

H.264 ratified
The ITU has finally ratified the H.264 video compression standard meaning there will soon be a flood of "we're doing... June 12, 2003

CyberLink PowerProducer 2.0 available
CyberLink has added a number of features to version 2.0 of its consumer-oriented video editing software, PowerProducer. Included in the... June 12, 2003

MusicNet offers Windows Media 9 format
Microsoft announced (warning: press release) today that the entire MusicNet library (available via MusicNet for AOL) is now available in... June 12, 2003

Earth in the rearview mirror
Get a birdseye view (Real Player required) of yesterday's Delta II rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. For those that like... June 12, 2003

iTunes file sharing
Maybe the the iTunes file-sharing-over-the-Internet feature is not dead afterall. [And yes, I am catching up on my geek.com reading... June 11, 2003

New flash tool from Laszlo Systems
Geek.com's got some information on a new Flash conversion tool from Laszlo Systems: Laszlo Presentation Server, allows users to develop... June 11, 2003

A guide to streaming for educators
Syllabus, a technology publication for educators, takes a look at the pros and cons of using streaming media in the... June 11, 2003

Real, ABC strengthen agreement
Furthering the RealNetworks-as-online-cable-service argument, RealNetworks and ABC TV announced yesterday that they have expanded their partnership. Now ABC's live content... June 11, 2003

Mid-week distraction
It's the middle of the week and we're half way to another weekend. Here's a short film to reward yourself... June 11, 2003

Media moguls continue to fear digital piracy
The movie and music industry are still hesitant to produce more digital on-demand services for fear of piracy. Until security... June 10, 2003

Videoconferencing at 31,000 feet
President Bush and future occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave have some new equipment to play with when travelling aboard Air... June 06, 2003

Motion Media debuts video phone
Is the future finally here? Motion Media, a U.K. company just getting its U.S. operations off the ground, this week... June 05, 2003

Final Cut Pro 4.0 ships Flag Day
Apple says customers will be able to buy the newest version of Final Cut Pro on Saturday, June 14, beginning... June 05, 2003

Maybe there's still heat in the debate
Yesterday I mentioned the settlement between the RIAA and Internet radio broadcasters that puts an end to the debate over... June 05, 2003

Rainy Thursday
It's raining here at Fusion HQ, something it seems to do a lot of recently. Here's a fun little distraction... June 05, 2003

Mediasite Live 3.0 unveiled
A slimmed down Sonic Foundry unveiled Mediasite Live 3.0 this week, featuring a new portable model of the product for... June 04, 2003

Giving Windows Movie Maker 2 a go
Finally had an opportunity to try out Microsoft's Movie Maker 2 software and I am impressed. It's no Adobe Premiere,... June 04, 2003

AOL users to experience more streaming
Looks like AOL is bringing streaming media to the masses with the upcoming releases of AOL 9.0. David Minto of... June 04, 2003

RIAA and college Webcasters strike deal
The licensing saga that had some non-profit Internet radio Webcasters running for cover has been resolved. Under a deal reached... June 04, 2003

Following up on the war with Iraq
Global Nomads is hosting another videoconference between US and Iraqi high school students tomorrow (June 5). Beginning at 10 a.m.... June 04, 2003

QuickTime 6.3 supports 3GPP wireless video
Apple today released QuickTime 6.3 featuring support for 3GPP, a standard used for delivering video to wireless devices such as... June 03, 2003

Microsoft-AOL deal about digital media
The New York Times takes a look at AOL and Microsoft's recent settlement over the browser wars and concludes that... June 03, 2003

SkyStream working to enable video over DSL
At SuperComm this week, SkyStream announced it is partnering with Paradyne Networks to work on getting video over broadband capabilities... June 03, 2003

Metallica offers music online to broadband users
Metallica is working with service provider Speakeasy to launch a new Web site - www.metallicavault.com - to offer fans with... June 03, 2003

Photoshop fun
A guide to creating your own Matrix wallpaper. [Via MetaFilter.]... June 03, 2003

Vulnerability in Yahoo Audio Conferencing
According to an alert from Yahoo: It may be possible for a remote attacker who can get a [Yahoo Audio... June 02, 2003

Show and tell with Tandberg
Tandberg's got a new option available for the Tandberg Management Suite (TMS) and Scheduler that allows customers to share presentations... May 29, 2003

Flaw found in Windows Media Services
Microsoft is warning customers of a vulnerability in its Windows Media Services for Windows NT and 2000. A bug in... May 29, 2003

Authentication flaw found in Axis cameras
Core Security Technologies has found a means of bypassing the authentication system to the Web management interface in Axis network... May 29, 2003

They've got next
History will be made on Saturday (May 31) when a basketball game between the WNBA's Detroit Shock and the Charlotte... May 29, 2003

Now that's a beer
First place in this year's Big Rock Eddies contest went to this entry. (QuickTime) [Via Dave Barry's Weblog.]... May 29, 2003

New Radio@AOL service features new format
AOL today launched a series of enhancements to its Radio@AOL service for both broadband and narrowband customers. The most dramatic... May 28, 2003

Real launches 79-cent music service
RealNetworks is already taking advantage of its announced acquisition of Listen.com by launching a new music subscription service called RealOne... May 28, 2003

Apple iTunes update disables sharing
The latest version of Apple's iTunes music service limits file streaming to the local network. Prior to version 4.0.1, users... May 28, 2003

Funny Kyocera ad
Kyocera's got a hilarious new ad out for its 7135 Smartphone that comes with a built-in PDA and more. I... May 28, 2003

Streaming without the player
I ranted last week about incompatible codecs and formats, now there could be a solution to the problem: Video Furnace... May 27, 2003

A look at Ogg Vorbis
MP3 may be the standard for online music, but Ogg Vorbis from Xiph.org is making a push for respectability, according... May 27, 2003

Colleges to charge for online music?
Graham Spanier, president of Pennsylvania State University, has come up with a plan to combat music piracy on college campuses:... May 27, 2003

Happy Memorial Day
While celebrating the long weekend, don't forget to remember those who have gone before us.... May 23, 2003

Ranting about codec versions
Why is it the simplest streaming project seems to turn out the most complicated? Our marketing department asked me to... May 23, 2003

Amazon.com to use Windows Media 9 Series
Amazon.com has inked a deal to use Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Series to offer song samples to customers. LoudEye will... May 22, 2003

Playboy added to RealNetworks line up
In effort to boost subscriptions, RealNetworks has added Playboy to its menu of content for consumers. Users can pay a... May 22, 2003

Polycom sponsors peace videoconference
Tomorrow morning (Thusday, May 22) at 11 a.m. EST, a group of students from two sites in the Boston area... May 21, 2003

A new way to grieve
McColley's Chapels of the Hill funeral homes in South Dakota are providing a new service to mourners: A streaming broadcast... May 21, 2003

The definition of irony?
Pressplay, a service developed by Sony and Universal Music Group to combat Napster, has been sold to Roxio, which recently... May 20, 2003

Sonic Foundry banks another $6 million
Sonic Foundry completed the sale of its entertainment-related business to Deluxe Media Services, giving the company $5.6 million in capital.... May 19, 2003

XML and Flash
Mario Klingemann isn't a huge fan of XML because of its poor data-to-structure ratio that causes bloated data files. So... May 19, 2003

A PVR for Internet radio
TiVo and Replay TV fans can now get similar tool for recording their favorite Internet radio programs. Replay Radio 3.0... May 19, 2003

Equant launches IP video service
Equant announced today that it is now offering a fixed-fee IP video service that will run over the company's private... May 15, 2003

Polycom touts service provider adoption
Polycom is touting the fact six videoconferencing service provider customers are in the process of rolling out version 5.0 of... May 15, 2003

Speedera offers tighter access control
For those that divvy up the workload when it comes to producing, posting and maintaining streaming media content in your... May 15, 2003

The RIAA and technology
Who wrote this: It's a necessary part of the job, and also the right thing to do -- if you... May 15, 2003

A Thursday afternoon distraction
One of the Network World editors sent the link to this addicting Flash game around. My high score was only... May 15, 2003

Sorensen releases Squeeze 3.5
One of my favorite tools has a new update. Sorenson Media today released version 3.5 of its Sorenson Squeeze for... May 13, 2003

Videoconferencing in the field with Tandberg
Tandberg is offering a new endpoint with a twist: Portability for use in mobile field units by the military, first... May 12, 2003

Microsoft to add video functionality to MSN Messenger
MSN Messenger users will be able to use native voice and video chat functionality when the new version of Microsoft's... May 12, 2003

Digital photographers take note
America 24/7 is now up and running offering you the chance to get a photo you take in print. Now... May 12, 2003

Datasound prints audio, data on a page
A German company has figured out to store 50 k/bytes of audio or data on a printed page in a... May 08, 2003

IEEE examines copy protection issues
The IEEE's Spectrum magazine has a cover story on protecting digital media content from piracy. The piece examines how various... May 08, 2003

Microsoft patches Windows Media Player
A flaw in the way certain versions of Windows Media Player handle skins could be exploited to run malicious code... May 07, 2003

Savvis adds video service
Last week at N+I I got a demo from Savvis of one piece of its new video offering the company... May 07, 2003

Does Net radio pose a threat to local broadcasters?
Mike Langberg of the San Jose Mercury news believes so. He just finished up a week-long Arbitron ratings survey and... May 06, 2003

Starbak adds Windows Media 9 support
Starbak Communications has added support for the Windows Media 9 Series format to its Torrent VCG and OSA product lines.... May 06, 2003

Microsoft looks to further integrate PC into home
Bill Gates and company are making changes in the Windows architecture with the aim of making the OS more compatible... May 06, 2003

More on Sonic Foundry
Yesterday I mentioned Sonic Foundry is selling its desktop applications (Vegas, Sound Forge, Acid) unit to Sony Pictures Digital for... May 06, 2003

It's RealOne for your mobile device
RealNetworks announced today it is now offering the RealOne Mobile Media Guide to Nokia 3650 and PocketPC users. The new... May 05, 2003

Sonic Foundry sells desktop products to Sony
Are you a fan of Sonic Foundry's Vegas, Acid and Sound Forge desktop multimedia editing products? Well, turn your affections... May 05, 2003

Camtasia Studio 1.1 available
TechSmith has released version 1.1 of its Camtasia Studio application for capturing screen activity on a Windows machine and turning... May 05, 2003

The DPChallenge
Do you think of digital photography as more than just shooting the occasional family gathering? If you answered yes, then... May 05, 2003

Terminator 2 DVD to include Windows Media version
Terminator 2 (T2) fans will get an extra treat when a new DVD release hits the store shelves June 3:... May 05, 2003

Baseball offers free trial of streaming service
Major League Baseball is offering a free trial of its live streaming video game coverage this weekend (through May 4).... May 02, 2003

VBrick streams views of N+I show
VBrick, which makes hardware-based MPEG encoders and decoders, is powering the video view of the show floor, with cameras mounted... April 30, 2003

Radvision demos integration with Windows RTC Server and Messenger
I've written a lot recently about Radvision and its slew of announcements. At the show this week, I got to... April 30, 2003

Streaming media load testing with Spirent
I got a demo of Spirent Communications' streaming media load testing capability here at Networld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 and was... April 30, 2003

Tandberg to offer WebEx integration
Tandberg is attempting to bring the world of Webconferencing and videoconferencing together with a new development deal with WebEx. As... April 29, 2003

TeleSuite announces Enterprise 200 Series room system
TeleSuite, the makers of room-based videoconferencing systems that provide life-size images of participants, has announced a new system for smaller... April 29, 2003

Apple launches online music service
Well, it's not buying a music company, but Apple has launched a much anticipated music service that will allow iTunes... April 29, 2003

Polycom, WireOne and the NFL
Have you been watching the NFL draft coverage today? See the ESPN gang talk with coaches and general managers using... April 26, 2003

Verizon loses another round
Peer-to-peer file-sharing network users beware: Verizon has lost another round in its fight against the Recording Industry Association of America.... April 26, 2003

Sorenson launches free relay service for the deaf
Sorenson Media has created a free video relay service for the deaf and hard of hearing. The Sorenson Video Relay... April 26, 2003

New Enterprise Deployment Pack for Windows Media Player 9 Series available
Microsoft has released an Enterprise Deployment Pack for Windows Media Player 9 Series that allows administrators to centrally configure, package... April 26, 2003

Watching videos on a Nintendo Gameboy
Pocket PC Films' Portable Media Devices has developed Pocket Pix Cartridge, a device that allows videos and MP3s to be... April 26, 2003

RealNetworks acquires Listen.com
More and more RealNetworks is becoming more like an online cable network aggregating content rather than a software company delivering... April 24, 2003

New Windows Media 9 Series fun pack
Microsoft has releases a series of Windows XP Creativity Packs that are loaded with fun things, including a pack for... April 23, 2003

MCI teams with Yahoo Broadcast
Soon-to-emerge-from-bankruptcy MCI announced yesterday it is partnering with Yahoo Broadcast to offer both live and on-demand streaming services to MCI... April 23, 2003

Happy Easter!
We're taking a couple days off to enjoy our Peeps. To tide you over until we return on Wednesday, here's... April 20, 2003

The Vegas 90-Day Challenge
Do you use and profess love for Sonic Foundry's Vegas 4.0? The Sonic Foundry wants to hear from you. The... April 17, 2003

MetaFilter Music service up and running
MetaFilter, one of my favorite sites, now has a music service where members can share their own tunes. The site... April 16, 2003

Flash repository
The recently revived FlashComponents.com is up and running again. If you're looking for a piece of code or want to... April 16, 2003

Extreme adds streaming media acceleration module
Extreme Networks is offering a new module for its BlackDiamond Gigabit Ethernet switch that is designed to help customers deliver... April 15, 2003

Stream it and they will watch
Forbes this week takes a look at how sports are starting to rake in dough and viewers online. Leading the... April 15, 2003

How to annoy your cube neighbors
A handy guide to annoying those in surrounding cubes: 1. Put in ear plugs 2. Turn up volume on computer... April 15, 2003

Radvision launches new management and scheduling tools
Boy, Radvision has been a busy company over the past week or two. If the trend continue, we'll have to... April 14, 2003

Flash-based video at work...
Here's a cool example of Flash-based video. Plus, the commercial itself is pretty amazing. [Link via Dave Barry's Weblog.]... April 14, 2003

A couple new photo tools
Looking for a photo editor for your digital and scanned pics? Add the Abacre Photo Editor to your list of... April 11, 2003

Tandberg plays with competition
We mentioned earlier this week that Tandberg is now supporting Polycom's People+Content technology in its MCU line. Well, Tandberg is... April 10, 2003

Mix and mash a presentation with Media Mixer
Biznews24, a New Hampshire-based company, has developed a new product for non-techies to create Web or CD-based presentations that combine... April 10, 2003

Contour Designs demos ShuttleExpress
Contour Designs debuted its new ShuttleExpress controller for those of us that work with audio and video editing packages. The... April 10, 2003

Behind the scenes
Trailers for Matrix: Reloaded are now out. For special effects enthusiats, Wired has a behind the scenes look at how... April 10, 2003

Face2face adds QuickTime 6 plug-in
Facial animation shop face2face has added MPEG-4 support via a plug-in for Apple's QuickTime 6. The plug-in allows animated characters... April 10, 2003

Serious Magic adds Real output support
Serious Magic has made RealNetworks RealVideo 9 the default output format for its Visual Communicator product line. Previously, only Windows... April 09, 2003

Streaming media on your plasma TV
Sony is developing a plasma TV that will be able to pull streaming media off the Internet, making online viewing... April 09, 2003

WebEx - can it continue healthy growth?
Forbes takes a look at WebEx's past success and future outlook is this article.... April 09, 2003

Polycom reaches out to competition
Polycom is attempting to extend the reach of its People+Content technology, which allows on-screen computer data to be shared at... April 08, 2003

NAB news feed
The big National Association of Broadcasters annual convention is taking place in Las Vegas this week. While the show sprung... April 08, 2003

Radvision expands Invision 100 line
The Radvision product development group is a busy bunch of late. Last week, the company announced it will soon have... April 08, 2003

VBrick ships VBXcast MPEG-4 device
VBrick made good on its promise to deliver an appliance capable of encoding and delivering an MPEG-4 stream with this... April 08, 2003

InterVideo to port Windows Media to Linux
For those that love to encode video in Windows Media but hate the fact they can only target Windows and... April 08, 2003

Taking a look at copyright laws
Esteemed Network World columnists Scott Bradner and Mark Gibbs are on the same page (metaphorically speaking) when it comes to... April 07, 2003

Students beware...
The recording industry's trade group is going after four college students for setting up intra-campus music swapping networks. In addition... April 04, 2003

Streaming sites fight patent claim
Looks like Acacia's attempt at claiming royalties based on its patent of basic audio and video streaming technology is back... April 03, 2003

Radvision adds SIP support
Radvision this week demonstrated support for SIP in its viaIP MCU (Multipoint Conference Unit). During the Voice on the Net... April 03, 2003

Analysts: Videoconferencing still not mainstream
In-Stat/MDR has released a report stating that videoconferencing is still not a mainstream business technology and that it's reach is... April 03, 2003

Online map users beware
If you're planning a trip to or through downtown Boston, beware of out-dated maps used by many of the online... April 03, 2003

ISMA's Content Protection spec out for review
The Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) has released its Content Protection specification for peer review. The specification, once finalized, is... April 01, 2003

Adobe Encore DVD
Adobe is targeting the professional video editor with its new $549 Encore DVD package used to author and burn DVDs.... April 01, 2003

QuickTime 6.1 for Windows fixes bug
A potential security vulnerability has been found in QuickTime 5.x and 6.0, according to an alert from Apple. A malicious... April 01, 2003

RealNetworks issues patch for RealPlayer
A flaw in the way RealNetworks' RealPlayer client decompresses PNG images could be exploited to run arbitrary code on the... March 31, 2003

World's Smallest Film Festival winners
BigDigit has announced the winners of its "World's Smallest Film Festival" competition. All the entries are designed for mobile devices... March 28, 2003

Webconferencing growth continues
Despite the downturn in the economy, the Webconferencing sector continues to see growth, as remote workers use the technology for... March 28, 2003

T-Mobile adds video messaging
Wireless service provider T-Mobile has launched a video messaging service to subscribers with a Nokia 3650 handset. Users can record... March 28, 2003

Macromedia Central unveiled
Macromedia made a series of announcements today centered around making Flash programs more into true applications than browser eye candy.... March 27, 2003

TeleSuite demo sweet
Last month I mentioned TeleSuite is rolling out a new Managed Video Array room system that features the new H.264... March 27, 2003

Golf fans: Watch the TPC at Sawgrass 17th live
ESPN's presenting live streaming coverage of all the action at the TPC at Sawgrass' famed 17th island green. Just visit... March 27, 2003

Getting Iraqi TV at home
If you're interested in watching the Iraqi Satellite TV channel, Slate has a how-to guide on viewing it online with... March 26, 2003

He's just Saddam from Iraq
I had a good laugh over this Flash animation. [Via GMSV]... March 26, 2003

RoboDemo 4.0 available
eHelp is now shipping the latest version of its RoboDemo product, used to create Flash-based demonstrations on how to use... March 25, 2003

News streaming sites doing well
Keynote Systems' latest data on how well news sites are performing under the loads of users looking for information on... March 25, 2003

Germany battles crime with online videos
German law enforcement is taking to the Internet with videos of bank robberies to help apprehend the "perps." The country... March 25, 2003

Innovative surgeries streamed
Ever wonder how a total mesorectal excision surgery is done? Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is sharing its leading... March 24, 2003

Starbak Torrent VCG reviewed
This week's issue of Network World features a review by Christine Perey of the Starbak Torrent VCG 3.0, a server... March 24, 2003

Forbes: War coverage could drive streaming
In the wall-to-wall coverage of war the one winner could be streaming media, according Forbes. Those benefitting the most could... March 24, 2003

A little fun to end the week
More Flash-based games to help ease into the weekend. [Via MetaFilter]... March 21, 2003

News sites keep up with heavy load
Looks like news sites have learned their lessons from September 11 when it comes to online delivery. With the war... March 21, 2003

Good source for royalty-free music
I was looking for a small clip of music for use in a video promotion for Network World's upcoming Vortex... March 21, 2003

Students and pirated music
The Associated Press recently surveyed students from The Art Institute of California-San Francisco on their views regarding downloading copyright-protected music.... March 21, 2003

War TV
For those that cannot get enough television coverage of the impending war with Iraq, Reuters announced (warning: press release) it... March 19, 2003

Streaming media coming for Motorola phones
helloNetworks announced today it's developing a suite of Java-based applications for Motorola's latest and greatest cellphones. Applications include video ring... March 18, 2003

New audio primer available - DRM
We've added another topic to our stable of audio primers: Digital Rights Management. More specifically, ten things you should know... March 17, 2003

Yahoo adds Platinum streaming service
As we mentioned about a month ago, Yahoo this week is launching its Platinum Yahoo premium streaming service that competes... March 17, 2003

VCON releases array of enhancements
VCON's making some news this week with a new product and a bunch of enhancements to existing product lines. First... March 13, 2003

Flash fun on a Thursday
Spacerunner is pretty simple but very addicting. [Via MetaFilter]... March 13, 2003

No surprise: Video streaming use grows
A report in the San Jose Business Journal says that video streaming media usage saw a 52.3% growth in 2002,... March 12, 2003

MLB to begin live video Webcasts of games
Major League Baseball is expanding its Webcasting options with the addition of live video of selected games throughout the week.... March 12, 2003

ABC News to have 24x7 online news broadcast
While Major League Baseball will be delivering live streaming video to sports junkies, ABC News today will begin delivering a... March 12, 2003

Jumpin'
Um, yeah, I can do this. (Windows Media Video) [Via MetaFilter]... March 11, 2003

Macromedia site redesign criticized
Looks like the cliche "eating your own dog food" maybe isn't such a good idea. Macromedia recently launched a site... March 11, 2003

IBM gets into surveillance business
Big Blue is putting its network and rich media management skills to work on IP-based video surveillance service practice. The... March 11, 2003

Looking for a technical reference book? Turn to Books24x7
In the course of researching an article, I interviewed a representative from Books24x7, a company I'd never heard of until... March 10, 2003

HP adds two new Media Center PCs
HP is expanding its line of Media Center PCs with two new models. The Media Center, you may recall, is... March 10, 2003

Chasing the dog...
What happens when you strap a video camera to a remote control car and chase your dog around? Find out... March 07, 2003

Flash player vulnerability
Macromedia's version 6 Flash player contains a vulnerability that could allow malicious code to be run on the affected machine.... March 06, 2003

Microsoft releases "Greenwich" beta
For those wanting something a little more secure than AOL Instant Messenger for their real-time collaboration needs, "Greenwich" - Microsoft's... March 06, 2003

Discreet ships Cleaner XL
The long wait is over. Mac users have had a new version of Discreet's Cleaner product for a few months,... March 05, 2003

The BEST Switch parody
It's been a while since we've mention an Apple Switch ad parody, but the one done by Happy Nowhere is... March 05, 2003

Review: Cellphones with built-in cameras
DigitalMass.com is running an Associated Press review of two cellphones with built-in cameras for taking those picture-perfect moments that pop... March 05, 2003

LA Times details new Apple music service
There have been rumors of late about a new music service being launched by Apple that will allow Mac and... March 05, 2003

Giving Face Tracking a try
Finally got a chance to test the new Face Tracking feature available with Logitech's QuickCam Zoom, QuickCam Pro 4000, or... March 04, 2003

Userplane delivers IM apps using Flash
Userplane's got an interesting use for Flash: Creating custom instant messaging applications for clients in the healthcare, e-learning and online... March 03, 2003

Sony,Canon and Kodak make waves
Digital camera and equipment enthusiasts should keep an eye and ear on Las Vegas with the 2003 Photo Marketing Association... March 03, 2003

Shuttle video
Amazing that a 13-minute segment of digital video survived the breakup of the shuttle. The Washington Post has it here.... February 28, 2003

CNN's new Iraq Tracker
For those obsessed about the tensions over Iraq, CNN's got a new Iraq Tracker, a specialized version of its QuickCast... February 28, 2003

Power over Ethernet electrifies Axis
Axis Communications has a couple of cool new accessories for helping deliver power to its network cameras when a tradition... February 27, 2003

Singingfish to accept paid inclusions
Like many text-based search engines not named Google, multimedia search engine Singingfish, which powers the search in RealPlayer and Windows... February 27, 2003

ISMA adds advisory panel
The Internet Streaming Media Alliance, a group of vendors dedicated to creating a standards-based framework for encoding, delivering and managing... February 27, 2003

Listen.com gets Real cash infusion
RealNetworks has taken an undisclosed minority stake in struggling online music provider Listen.com, helping the company stay afloat a while... February 27, 2003

AOL launches own subscription music service
The music subscription business can't be all bad. America Online announced this week that it is launching its own premium... February 27, 2003

Two stations added to RadioPass
RealNetworks announced that Music For Cubicles and Martha's Vineyard's WMVY have been added to the company's RadioPass subscription service. For... February 26, 2003

Monthly streamies are gadget geeks too
According to a study by Edison Media Research, Internet broadcast listeners that have been active in the past 30 days... February 26, 2003

Polycom comes out swinging
Polycom is looking to do to its competition what Mike Tyson did to Clifford Etienne this past weekend: Knock them... February 25, 2003

Macromedia makes Presedia products a breeze
Macromedia is starting to pick the fruits of last month's acquisition of Presedia, which makes tools for converting PowerPoint presentations... February 25, 2003

VNCI buys WilTel Webcast unit
Videoconferencing equipment and service provider VNCI is buying WilTel's Webcasting business for an undisclosed amount. VNCI, which makes video network... February 25, 2003

Flashy way to say you've moved
NextLeft's got an interesting "We've moved" notice. (Make sure your sound is turned on when you click the link...)... February 25, 2003

Yikes...
What can be said about this? [Via Dave Barry's Weblog]... February 23, 2003

ESPN Motion
ESPN.com's new redesign now features embedded multimedia for users with high-speed connections. The new ESPN Motion uses the Windows Media... February 21, 2003

FVC offers lower-end Click to Meet option
FVC is offering a new entry-level pricing plan for its Click to Meet Express Web conferencing service. The software-based service,... February 21, 2003

Stream MPEG-4 with VBXcast
VBrick will soon begin shipping a new appliance for converting and streaming MPEG-4 video over a network. The new VBXcast... February 20, 2003

When an MIT grad student as too much time on their hands
Looking to refute the claims of the Motion Picture Association that a 12-year-old could pirate a show around the globe... February 20, 2003

Will capping bandwidth usage hamper streaming?
After a warning from Jupiter Research that many broadband ISPs could start limiting bandwidth usage, Matthew's Geek.com post laments the... February 20, 2003

Yahoo to challenge RealNetworks
Business 2.0 takes a look at the threat posed by Yahoo's proposed Yahoo Platinum service to RealNetworks' SuperPass subscription offering.... February 20, 2003

New video messenger for the enterprise
NetGen's Clique Video Messenger product, unveiled at this week's Demo conference in sunny Arizona, is an interesting compliment to traditional... February 19, 2003

TeleSuite upgrades Virtual Conference Room service
TeleSuite is embracing the soon-to-be-ratified H.264 video standard in its new Managed Video Array (MVA) offering. TeleSuite basically builds a... February 19, 2003

Radvision builds gateway to wireless world
Forgot to mention this one yesterday, but Radvision announced a new gateway product that will allow video-enabled phones on a... February 19, 2003

RealNetworks signs deals with Ericsson, PGA
RealNetworks has signed a deal to incorporate its Helix delivery system into Ericsson's Content Delivery Solution used by mobile network... February 19, 2003

Spirent adds Windows Media support
Testing equipment maker Spirent Communications' new 5.0 software release for its Avalanche/2200 and Avalanche/SmartBits systems now support Windows Media Format.... February 18, 2003

Secure production
DMOD is offering a new hosted service for geographically dispersed audio and video production teams to securely collaborate on digital... February 18, 2003

Let it stop snowing...
As the Multimedia Editor it's my duty to shoot pictures (digital, natch) of the Presidents Day Blizzard aftermath from our... February 18, 2003

Talk about Friday fun
Thank God it's a long weekend because I could be spending a lot of time at this site. [Via MetaFilter]... February 14, 2003

Listen.com cuts fees
Listen.com's Rhapsody online music service says it is cutting it's fee for burning a song to CD down to $.49... February 13, 2003

Adobe Graphics Server 2.0 reviewed
EContent's got a review of Adobe Graphics Server 2.0 online from their January edition. Graphics Server automates some of the... February 13, 2003

Spain the most keen?
According to a report in the U.K.'s Daily Research News Online, "The Spanish appear to be the keenest home-users of... February 13, 2003

Magic Flash application
The magic ball can guess your number. [Via MetaFilter, where you can find the answer to how it works.]... February 11, 2003

Linktivity: Try before you buy
The news of Linktivity's new hosted Webconferencing service slipped through the cracks over the holidays. I caught up with the... February 07, 2003

Video phones becoming a reality?
DigitalMass.com, part of the Boston Globe, takes a look at two relatively low cost ($299) video phones, the Vialta Beamer... February 07, 2003

Be a kid again
In yesterday's GMSV newsletter, there was a link to Shockwave.com's Tapper, one of my favorite arcade games growing up. Of... February 07, 2003

Microsoft: 14 million player downloads
Microsoft's latest Windows Media press release reminds me of the McDonald's signs that list how many hamburgers the company has... February 06, 2003

Vegas Video 4 ships
Sonic Foundry has begun shipping Vegas Video 4, the latest and greatest video editing package from the company. The new... February 06, 2003

Thank god he's not in our office...
I was on the road during the Super Bowl and am now just catching up with Terry Tate, Office Linebacker... February 06, 2003

H.264 video on the horizon
H.264, a new video compression standard (also called MPEG-4 part 10) under development by ISO, ITU and the MPEG standard... February 04, 2003

Starbak to produce Windows-based VCG
Starbak, which recently acquired Vividon, is porting its Torrent video conferencing gateway (VCG) product to the Windows Server 2003 platform.... February 04, 2003

Forbes looks at the Prismiq MediaPlayer
Got a massive amount of multimedia on your PC that you want to be able to "share" with your stereo... February 04, 2003

School district punches through firewall
My colleague Tim Greene has an interesting look in this week's issue of Network World at the Imperial County Office... February 03, 2003

Ulead releases VideoStudio 7
Video enthusiasts will soon have another low-cost entry on the market for editing videos on the home PC: Ulead VideoStudio... February 03, 2003

Will video drive home network adoption?
A press release from In-Stat/MDR came across my desk (well, e-mail) last week claiming that audio and video applications will... February 03, 2003

It's been one week...
What a week it's been since I last updated the Multimedia Exchange. I was down at ComNet in Washington, D.C.... January 30, 2003

Tandberg releases major updates
Tandberg, the number two provider of videoconferencing equipment, is making a big push to become Number One (now held by... January 23, 2003

New plug-ins for Windows Media
Microsoft Windows Media fans can now visit www.wmplugins.com and download 100 new enhancement for Windows Media player, including tools for... January 23, 2003

Discreet updates visual effects tools
Discreet today announced new versions of its popular digital effects products: Inferno 5, Flame 8 and Flint 8 are now... January 23, 2003

Microsoft scoops up PlaceWare
The news of Microsoft's intentions to acquire Web conferencing service provider PlaceWare came as a bit of shock when I... January 22, 2003

RealNetworks server code now open source
RealNetworks has fulfilled its July 2002 promise to make the majority of its product line available through open source with... January 22, 2003

Update on Sorenson Squeeze 3
In our entry yesterday regarding the Sorenson Squeeze 3 Compression Suite, I mentioned that it supported Windows Media 8 and... January 22, 2003

Sorenson Squeeze 3 now shipping
Sorenson's Squeeze 3 Compression Suite, one of my favorite new tools, is now generally available. The suite lets you easily... January 21, 2003

Tune in tomorrow
RealNetworks is making another Helix-related announcement tomorrow when it unveils the source code for its server. Tune into the company's... January 21, 2003

Microsoft releases Data Session Toolkit
In response to the music industry's desire to more tightly control how content is used by consumers (mainly to prevent... January 21, 2003

Film festivals abound
Film festivals seem to a popular topic this week. First, I get a press release touting "World's Smallest Film Festival".... January 17, 2003

"That’s MY muvee” video contest
Muvee, makers of the autoProducer video software, are inviting users to submit "micromuvees" as part of the company's "that’s MY... January 17, 2003

Macromedia buys Presedia
Macromedia announced today that it is scooping up Presedia, a company that makes Express, a PowerPoint-to-Flash conversion utility. Macromedia will... January 17, 2003

Face tracking with a Logitech camera
Here's a cool new option for you Webcam folks out there. A4Vision, a California start-up, has licensed its Face Tracking... January 16, 2003

New batch audio file conversion utility
AudioI has released version 1.0 of its Complete Audio Converter utility for converting between MP3, WAV, Windows Media Audio, Ogg... January 16, 2003

A look at Veo Observer and the Axis 2130 PTZ Network Camera
In this week's edition of Network World, my colleague Keith Shaw (Cool Tools: Daily Dose) takes a look at two... January 16, 2003

Digital dailies speed movie production
There may be a lot of hype around digital video and PC-based editing on the consumer front, but Hollywood has... January 15, 2003

Discreet Character Studio 4 ships
Discreet announced it has begun shipping Character Studio 4 for creating animated characters in a film. New features, according to... January 15, 2003

NBC turns to streaming to promote new show
When the press release stating NBC's new drama Kingpin could be previewed on iFilm came across the desk, I was... January 15, 2003

RIAA, tech companies agree on copyright plan
Copying music, even from a CD you bought to your own MP3 player, has been a contentious issue for the... January 14, 2003

Microsoft licensing tiff
Microsoft's creating a minor controversy with its new licensing program. No, not the one over its corporate licensing scheme. This... January 13, 2003

Learn Flash MX and PhotoShop 7
Sybex has come out with two new tutorial products that allow customers to get hands-on experience with Flash MX and... January 13, 2003

Remote control Morpheus
Fans of the file-swapping service Morpheus can expect new and improved client software later this year. Part of the enhancements... January 13, 2003

RealNetworks to stream Super Bowl events and highlights
The NFL has named RealNetworks the exclusive provider of streaming media content for the superbowl.com site. RealOne SuperPass subscribers will... January 10, 2003

Fox Sports highlights on your PDA
Fox Sports and Mazingo have teamed up to offer video highlights for PDA users that subscribe to the Mazingo service.... January 10, 2003

Make your own DVD movies
A new version of Muvee's autoProducer line will be available at the end of the month, allowing users to output... January 10, 2003

RealNetworks adds digital rights management, plays catch up
RealNetworks announced today at CES that it is adding support for digital rights management (DRM) technology into its stable of... January 09, 2003

Microsoft, Panasonic tout HighMAT adoption
Partners Microsoft and Panasonic are touting greater adoption of their jointly developed HighMAT (High-performance Media Access Technology) technology, designed to... January 09, 2003

Avid plants a seed
Avid Technologies is looking to cultivate a larger customer base by releasing a free version of its popular video editing... January 08, 2003

Apple's new Final Cut Express
Among the many new releases this week at Macworld by Apple is Final Cut Express, a DV-specific video editing package... January 08, 2003

Starbak's housewarming gift
Starbak is giving itself a housewarming gift for its move from Columbus, Ohio to Waltham, Mass.: It's acquiring Sudbury, Mass.-based... January 08, 2003

Free version of Maya 3D tool available
At Macworld, Alias/Wavefront announced the availability of Maya 4.5 Personal Learning Edition, a free version of the company's 3D animation... January 08, 2003

Mirror Image expands format options
Content delivery provider Mirror Image is enhancing its streaming capabilities with the launch of instaContent Stream later this month. The... January 08, 2003

Microsoft releases WM Series 9, changes licensing
That sound you heard today was the other shoe dropping in the streaming media war. The first shoe dropped when... January 07, 2003

A little Flash (e)Help
Flash creators can now buy a new toolkit to help them with some of the more time consuming tasks when... January 07, 2003

Discreet makes a splash at MacWorld
It's again time for another round of Macworld where rabid Apple fans drool over the latest news from the company.... January 07, 2003

Forgent sells division
Forgent Networks today announced it is selling off its King of Prussia, Penn.-based videoconferencing hardware services group to Gores Technology... January 07, 2003

Attention Wisconsin political junkies
If you missed Governor Jim Doyle inaugural speech yesterday you can still catch it via on-demand streaming. Sonic Foundry's MediaSite... January 07, 2003

New 3G video phones from Samsung
This one's pretty cool: Samsung is rolling out three new phones capable of doing two-way video calls over a 3G... January 06, 2003

Do-it-yourself Internet Radio
ESPN, Fox Sports or your local sports radio station not covering the sports near and dear to your heart? Fill... January 03, 2003

Comic fun
Yesterday's Dilbert and Fox Trot comics were particulary funny to us here at The Multimedia Exchange.... January 03, 2003

We're back!
Time for a little catch up here at The Multimedia Exchange, where special projects here in the office and holiday... January 02, 2003

Radvision viaIP version 2.0
While we were off for the week of Christmas, Radvision released version 2.0 of its viaIP videoconferencing gateway. The product,... January 02, 2003

AudioPresenter 4.0 appliance due later this month
EDial announced earlier this week that version 4.0 of its AudioPresenter audio/Web conferencing appliance will ship at the end of... January 02, 2003

Sonexis upgrades ConferenceManager
Sonexis has released version 2.0 of its ConferenceManager software. The new release includes integrated Web and audio conference scheduling as... January 02, 2003

Polycom enhances WebCommander usability
Polycom has given its WebCommander management application user interface a face lift with an aim at making it more intuitive... January 02, 2003

VBrick releases StreamPlayer
For companies looking for a software-based DVD players for the desktop, VBrick may have an option to add to the... January 02, 2003

Windows flaws exploited by media files
Rogue MP3 and Windows Media Audio files are the latest headache for Microsoft Windows users. Vulnerabilities in WinAmp for Windows... January 02, 2003

Patch for RealOne player available
In case you missed in all the holiday hoopla, a working patch is finally available for RealNetworks RealOne Player. Unpatched... January 02, 2003

Company tries to lay claim to streaming patents
Acacia Research Corp. is attempting to make money the old fashioned way - lawsuits. The company claims its patent on... January 02, 2003

The market: Good news, bad news
First the good news: The number of streaming media-based ad campaigns ia continuing to grow, according to a report in... January 02, 2003

Streaming, literally
UK artist Jonah Brucker-Cohen has come up with a unique way of delivering streaming media between two machines: Water. Using... January 02, 2003

Videoconferencing plays role in peace
Tomorrow, groups of teenagers from New York, Dallas, Seattle, Los Angeles and Tel Aviv representing the Muslim, Jewish and Christian... December 17, 2002

Microsoft announces Plus! Digital Media Edition
Windows Media fans mark your calendars! January 7, 2003 is the big day when Microsoft releases the final versions of... December 17, 2002

Flaw in Flash player
Security consultants eEye is warning users of a vulnerability in the Macromedia Flash player that could be exploited to run... December 17, 2002

Flash and Legos, two of my favorite things
Every kid should have Legos while growing up - they're one of the greatest toys around. Of course, if you... December 16, 2002

RealOne for Mac OS X
Mac users now have the privilege to pay for RealNetworks's RealOne SuperPass and RadioPass services with the gold release of... December 16, 2002

PhotoJam 3 for the holiday photos
Ah, the holidays. A time of year when we take a million photos of family and friends during parties, develop... December 13, 2002

Flyin' monkey
A little Friday Flash to keep you entertained until the weekend. [Via MetaFilter]... December 13, 2002

RealNetworks finds bugs in player
RealNetworks has discovered a number of bugs and potential security vulnerabilities in its RealOne media player client during an audit... December 12, 2002

VNCI VidPhone 3.4 announced
Video Network Communications, Inc. (VNCI) yesterday announced version 3.4 of its VidPhone videoconferencing platform. VidPhone uses standard phone lines to... December 11, 2002

Sony announces video editing backup package
It's every content creator/editor's worst nightmare: Losing an entire project in mid-edit because of some system gremlin. Sony's new Rough... December 11, 2002

Hollywood and technology
Business Week has an in depth look at Hollywood and its love/hate relationship with technology. Writer Jane Black covers the... December 11, 2002

Real releases Helix Producer source code
As we reported Friday, RealNetworks has released the source code for its Helix Producer product, used to encode video into... December 10, 2002

New Premiere plug-in from Real
RealNetworks has made available a plug-in for Adobe Premiere 6.0 and 6.5 that allows content creators and editors to output... December 10, 2002

Turning PlayStation into a media gateway
Advent Networks and BroadQ have created an offering for delivering MPEG-4 and other multimedia to the home via Sony's PlayStation... December 10, 2002

Virus deletes multimedia files
Panda Software is warning of a virus that attacks multimedia files: VBS/Pheme carries out dangerous actions, as it replaces files... December 10, 2002

Online radio station streams MPEG-4
Online radio station Radioio is now streaming its broadcast in MPEG-4 via the QuickTime player. The Internet broadcaster teamed up... December 06, 2002

Not a child's toy
Why a Lightsabre is not the best gift for children. (Link is an MPEG video file.) [Via GMSV]... December 06, 2002

Ask Santa
What do you get when you cross Santa with a Magic 8 Ball? This fun Flash application that helps answer... December 06, 2002

More RealNetworks source code on the way
Published reports say that RealNetworks will be releasing the source code for their Producer encoder application via the company's Helix... December 05, 2002

This will make me buy a new cellphone
Though I like to have some of the latest gadgets, my personal cellphone is a plain vanilla Nokia model. Why... December 05, 2002

"For All Mankind" clip available
Titanic director James Cameron has made a 20-minute clip of his 1990 documentary "For All Mankind" available in Windows Media... December 05, 2002

Dreadful download time
My cable modem service at home is dreadfully slow and so far off the Internet backbone that I may as... December 04, 2002

Real Starz in movie download biz
RealNetworks and the Starz cable movie channel are getting together to offer movies on-demand for users of the RealOne service.... December 04, 2002

MLB streams Division III football
What do Major League Baseball and college football have in common? Both are being streamed live in both audio and... December 04, 2002

New IP phone for service providers
By this time next year, will you be making your holiday calls to relatives using a video phone? Doubtful, but... December 03, 2002

High-bandwidth encoding
VBrick's line of streaming media appliances are climbing into the bandwidth stratosphere with the release of the VBrick VBrick 6000,... December 03, 2002

A horse quartet
It's Tuesday and we're still getting over the turkey hangover from Thanksgiving. Here's a fun little Flash example to keep... December 03, 2002

Squeezing out video with Sorenson
I mentioned last week that I encoded our "Cool Tools at Comdex" video using a beta product that was dropped... December 02, 2002

An example with a message
The Canadian Hockey Association has come up with a series of ads targeting overbearing parents. The kid yelling, "You're going... December 02, 2002

Happy Thanksgiving!
We're out of here for the long Thanksgiving weekend. Hope you all have a great holiday and see you back... November 27, 2002

RealPlayer patch not so real
The patch RealNetworks issued earlier this week was supposed to fix a number of buffer overflow flaws in its player... November 27, 2002

Dude, you're getting Roxio software
Dell and Roxio announced that Dell PCs will now come with Roxio's VideoWave Movie Creator for editing video as well... November 27, 2002

Don't read this during Thanksgiving dinner
We've discussed the service that allows you to record life's memories for streaming after you die, but this one (NYTimes... November 27, 2002

MPEG-4 license finally released
The much controversial licensing plan for the MPEG-4 standard, which is at the heart of Apple's QuickTime 6, has finally... November 26, 2002

HP, Microsoft working on new conferencing tool
HP has been slowly releasing details about a new desktop communication device, codename Agora, that it is working on with... November 26, 2002

Long car ride entertainment, part 2
Last week, Microsoft's Windows Media division and Universal Music Group announced a service where users can download song tracks ($.99)... November 26, 2002

Pocket PC films for that long car ride
With Thanksgiving upon us, many will be sitting in the car or on a plane or train for long periods... November 26, 2002

More Switch parodies...
This time from Apple itself. These ads feature Will Farrell as Santa. Via MetaFilter.... November 26, 2002

Macromedia releases Director MX
A new version of Macromedia's Director line used for creating interactive Shockwave applications will be available next month. Director MX... November 25, 2002

Cool Tools at Comdex video
Despite a busted laptop, my colleague Keith Shaw (Cool Tools: Daily Dose) and I were able to put together a... November 25, 2002

RealNetworks patches player security flaws
One wouldn't expect their media player to be a security risk, but RealNetworks is reporting three vulnerabilities the Windows versions... November 25, 2002

The business case for Windows Media 9
There's been a lot of hype around the new Windows Media 9 Series release from Microsoft, mostly focused around the... November 20, 2002

Pros and cons of digital copyrights
Meetings and lots of walking dominated my day here at Comdex yesterday, but my colleague Paul Roberts at the IDG... November 20, 2002

Create your own muvee
In charge of pulling together the holiday video this year, but don't have the time to string hundreds of clips... November 19, 2002

AOL builds own streaming tech
The biggest ISP of them all, AOL, has built its own streaming media technology called Ultravox. The new technology is... November 19, 2002

High-powered Web collaboration
Microsoft NetMeeting and or the WebEx Webconferencing service not enough for your document sharing needs? You may want to take... November 19, 2002

RealOne Player now on Tungsten T
Live from Comdex: RealNetworks and Palm announced today that the RealOne Player is now available for the Tungsten T handheld.... November 18, 2002

Macromedia sees end to tech draught
Macromedia sales executive Rick Cobb believes tech spending will rebound next year. In an interview with Forbes, Cobb says: "The... November 15, 2002

Kazaa learns French, German and Spanish
Sharman Networks today released version 2 of the Kazaa Media Desktop for sharing files (nothing copyright protected, of course) with... November 14, 2002

Real expands deal with NBA
The NBA and RealNetworks are giving basketball fans more entertainment options with their latest endeavor, NBA Inside Ticket. For $9.95... November 14, 2002

New low-end MCU from VTEL
VTEL is reselling a customized low-end multi-point control unit based on technology from Radvision. The VTEL MCU VI connects up... November 13, 2002

Tandberg shrinks gap
According to new data from Wainhouse Research reveals that Tandberg is shrinking the gap between it and leader Polycom when... November 13, 2002

"Eye catching" use of Shockwave
Check out this Shockwave animation. Keep a close eye on the screen while moving your cursor around. Via Memepool.... November 13, 2002

Sprint offering hosted streaming media
Sprint is leveraging its agreement with Yahoo Broadcast Solutions to offer a host on-demand streaming media service to corporate customers.... November 12, 2002

New visual search engine
Corbis and LTU Technologies have a launched a prototype search engine that allows users to search for images based on... November 12, 2002

Extreme streaming action
XS Network announced today that it is using Speedera's content delivery network and Windows Media 9 Series to deliver live... November 12, 2002

High-flying CDN
I recently had the chance to interview the folks in charge of the Veterans Administration's new satellite-based content delivery network... November 11, 2002

Movielink launched
The movie industry's attempt to limit online piracy is now available in the form of Movielink, a joint venture between... November 11, 2002

Forgent adds Outlook scheduling support
Videoconference system management provider Forgent is adding support for Outlook-based scheduling with release 3.9 of Global Scheduling System. Under the... November 11, 2002

Internet2: Streaming done right
Wired reports on a recent demonstration of Internet2's massive bandwidth and superior routing technology, participants sitting in California were treated... November 08, 2002

Spectel shares with DataXchange
Spectel this week announced DataXchange a new real-time collaboration and application sharing system that can be packaged with the company's... November 07, 2002

UW looks to Infiniband for streaming network
According to an article on Byte and Switch, The University of Washington is testing Infiniband technology to help power DigitalWell,... November 07, 2002

Reducing the science project mentality
Radvision is looking to make installing and administering videoconferencing network equipment a little easier with its new all-in-one Invision suite... November 06, 2002

Polycom enhances high-end systems
Most of the news coming out of Polycom's videoconferencing division seems to focus on the company's bread-and-butter group video systems.... November 06, 2002

Starbak enhances Torrent VCG
Starbak Communications is making its videoconferencing-to-streaming gateway a little easier to use with the release of Torrent VCG 3.0. The... November 06, 2002

New "Switch" parody
Apple's Switch ads have spawned a cottage industry of spoofs. The latest is Anakin Skywalker explaining why he made the... November 06, 2002

Get out and vote
Just a reminder for our U.S. readers to get out and vote today. No matter what your political allegiance, it's... November 05, 2002

Take a SIP
Learn how Microsoft's implementation of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) inside Windows Messenger could change the way you communicate in this... November 04, 2002

LoudEye Webcast
For those interesting in learning more about getting a good return on a streaming media investment, LoudEye is hosting a... November 04, 2002

Gillmor takes a look at RealNetworks open source idea
Technology columnist Dan Gillmor gives his view on RealNetworks' plan to use open source to help secure its foothold in... November 04, 2002

New Microsoft betas for Movie Maker and Windows Media Player
Microsoft today released the second beta version of its Windows Movie Maker XP 2 product for Windows XP (obviously). Movie... November 01, 2002

Flash gallery
A gallery of Flash animations and free images to use in your own projects. Some of the animations include source... November 01, 2002

Who needs community TV reruns
Now you can watch the local high school football tilt live via the Web. Ok, you can watch the the... November 01, 2002

Kick starting users with video
I've actually found a business use for Shockwave, a cousin of Flash. VX Corporation, which makes CAD/CAM applications, is using... October 31, 2002

Live in perpetuity via streaming media
Only on Halloween: Wired News has a report on Forever Enterprise, which offers people the chance to reminisce about moments... October 31, 2002

A quick look at XP Media Center
PC World (a Network World sister publication) took a quick look at the new Windows XP Media Center edition running... October 31, 2002

Collusion between Microsoft and RealNetworks?
Salon takes an interesting look (part 1 and part 2) through the eyes of nearly-failed Burst.com at Microsoft's bull-in-a-china-shop approach... October 30, 2002

New Adobe Premiere 6.5 plug-in
Adobe Premiere 6.5 and Sony digital camcorders equipped with the DSR-DU1 portable disk unit can now edit video directly off... October 30, 2002

RealNetworks releases Helix DNA client code
Multimedia developers can now download and begin using the source code for the RealOne player for their own projects with... October 29, 2002

Microsoft, HP shipping XP Media Center PCs
Audio/video aficionados looking to consolidate and play their digital video and music content on the living room stereo can... October 29, 2002

From screen to Flash in one step
TechSmith today released Camtasia Studio, a suite of tools for capturing screen activity and recording the captured data directly into... October 28, 2002

RealNetworks to release Helix DNA source
Tune in tomorrow at 2pm EST/11am PST for the latest information regarding the Helix open-source development initiative RealNetworks is pushing.... October 28, 2002

A positive spin on P2P
Many people equate peer-to-peer and its acronym P2P with illegal file and music sharing. But Jibe is putting a positive... October 28, 2002

Proof streaming media is not just for techies
The University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension is using streaming to broadcast its monthly Market Journal program, which covers such topics... October 24, 2002

New Hitachi monitor optimized for multimedia
Hitachi has introduced a new 17-inch flat screen LCD monitor that it claims is optimized for animation, gaming and multimedia... October 23, 2002

Midweek fun
I haven't found many true business uses for Flash and this virtual Rubik's cube definitely fits in the non-business category.... October 23, 2002

Where's the growth in videoconferencing?
According to report for research firm Frost & Sullivan, videoconferencing service providers will be eating a $4.05 billion revenue pie... October 22, 2002

Ah, what money can buy
If you win the Powerball tomorrow, what would you do with the money? One thing I would do is build... October 22, 2002

Linktivity releases WebDemo 2.1 Lite
Targeting small businesses that want to have virtual meetings complete with document and desktop sharing, Linktivity has released a "lite"... October 21, 2002

Custom highlights for hockey fans
As a diehard Boston Bruins fan, this is the kind of streaming media use I like to see: The NHL... October 21, 2002

SonicFoundry updates MediaSite Live
A new version of SonicFoundry's Web presentation system MediaSite Live is now available for customers. This point releases adds the... October 21, 2002

When I was in high school...
Back in the late '80s/early '90s, my high school had one class on programming when we learned BASIC on Tandy... October 18, 2002

RealOne player now on NEC MobilePro P300
RealNetworks and NEC have announced a new version of the RealOne Player that is optimized for the MobilePro P300 Series... October 18, 2002

Panasonic and Microsoft develop HighM.A.T.
With the continued proliferation of CD and DVD burners on the market consumers are increasingly creating personal discs of photos,... October 18, 2002

Get pictures of people working
PhotoSpin is offering a $249 yearly subscription to its new Office Situations and Occupation Illustration series, which includes stock photos... October 18, 2002

What will the cuts at Akamai mean?
Akamai announced yesterday that is cutting 29% of its workforce and hopes to get down to 550 employees by the... October 17, 2002

Flaw in Polycom's ViaVideo unit
A post to the BugTraq mailing list warns of a potential denial-of-service vulnerability in the Web server component of Polycom's... October 17, 2002

Pioneer developing home AV server
Multimedia aficionados will appreciate the news out of World PC Expo that Pioneer is developing an audio/video server for viewing... October 17, 2002

Cleaner 6 for the Mac available
A new version of a must-have streaming media tool is available: Discreet's Cleaner 6. For those that don't know Cleaner,... October 16, 2002

Ashampoo - For photos, not hair
When a message subject line contained the word "Ashampoo", my thoughts immediately turned to a new Spam marketing tool pitching... October 15, 2002

Great...
Just what we want, more intrusive online advertising.... October 15, 2002

New Wallace & Gromit short film available
Six years after their last on-screen appearance, the lovable duo of Wallace & Gromit are back for more. The claymation... October 15, 2002

Tandberg Director goes big
For those that have videoconferencing equipment envy or like to keep up with the Jones, Tandberg has just the device... October 14, 2002

C&W and Akamai continue catfight
The lawsuit saga between Cable & Wireless and Akamai continues, with the latest salvo coming from the Brits. C&W wants... October 14, 2002

Dude, I am a Dell pitchman?
Until the past week or so, I've never heard this comparison: People think I look like the Dell Dude. Yes,... October 11, 2002

Create a personal video, win $1,000
Kanakaris Wireless is offering five $1,000 prize to winners of its personal video contest. To win, users just have to... October 11, 2002

Microsoft reverses copy protection stance
Microsoft's upcoming Windows XP Media Center Edition release just got a whole lot better and not because of technology, but... October 10, 2002

When will video on-demand be a reality?
There's an interesting article in the New York Times (free registration required) today about video on-demand service that says the... October 10, 2002

Dating service + streaming video = Natural match
This was too good to pass up when I saw it on Business Wire yesterday: DateCam.com brings the world of... October 09, 2002

An equal opportunity Weblog
We here at MME like think we're fair and equitable whenever possible. With that in mind, here's a follow up... October 09, 2002

Beginners' guide to movie making
New to streaming media? Internet Video Magazine has updated its "Make Movies" section targeting the wannabe online movie maker. For... October 09, 2002

Polycom updates WebCommander
To take advantage of its recently announced unified conferencing device, Polycom has released update to WebCommander, its management console product.... October 08, 2002

Inappropriate use of the Internet at work?!?
Can you believe employees take advantage of their high-speed Internet connections at work to sometimes download illegal copies of videos... October 08, 2002

House approves Webcaster royalty deal
Small Webcasters are another step closer to the finish line in their battle against the music industry over royalty payments... October 08, 2002

Space Shuttle launch videos
For the first time, NASA is showing the view from the Space Shuttle Atlantis (the second link down is the... October 08, 2002

Sonic Foundry debuts Dolby 5.1 plug-in
A new plug in for Sonic Foundry's Acid Pro 4.0, a loop-based music creation tool, allows users to create sounds... October 07, 2002

Record industry and Webcasters reach deal
An Associated Press report this past weekend says the recording industry and small Webcasters have reached a deal over royalty... October 07, 2002

Sonexis brings conferencing in house
A new offering from Boston-based Sonexis allows corporate telecommunication departments to bring audio conferencing capabilities in house. The new ConferenceManager... October 04, 2002

Cool use of Google
Here's an interesting way to create your own news feed on just about any topic: Use the new Google News... October 04, 2002

Winnov's new Videum 4400 capture card
Surveillance buffs in the audience take note: Winnov has released a new video capture card targeting the surveillance market. The... October 04, 2002

Sprint launches eVideoconferencing
Sprint is upping the ante in the videoconferencing service provider wars with its new eVideoconferencing service. Using a Web interface,... October 03, 2002

Slow goings at Internet World/Streaming Media East
Training for our new Fusion content management system kept me from attending, but it doesn't sound like I'ved missed much... October 03, 2002

Adobe reschedules tour stop
The Adobe Maximum Impact Tour stop in Boston, cancelled at the very last minute on September 26, has been rescheduled... October 03, 2002

Logitech IM Video Companion
It's amazing what you find when surfing around the 'Net. I was searching the Logitech site for information on another... October 02, 2002

A video phone for your home?
Will AT&T's dream from 1964 finally be realized? Viseon last week said it will be launching a new line of... October 01, 2002

Testing the X10 camera
Unless you've been living in a Internet-free zone and/or China, you must have seen at least one pop-up ad for... October 01, 2002

Trekkies convene virtually
Star Trek fans short on travel funds must have rejoiced over the news they could join in the annual Star... October 01, 2002

Online Webcasters may get royalty rate reprieve
One of the big controversies in online streaming is rates set by the Library of Congress that Webcasters must pay... September 30, 2002

MLB to offer pay-per-view playoff streaming
Major League Baseball, in attempt to further expand its global audience, will offer pay-per-view streaming of this fall's playoffs and... September 30, 2002

Record labels must get a clue
A story on DigitalMass.com today reports the record labels are looking for a Congressional 'ok' to start going after peer-to-peer... September 27, 2002

An automated Adobe apology
Yesterday I vented my frustration about the last minute cancellation of Adobe's Maximum Impact seminar in Boston. Today, would-be attendees... September 27, 2002

Ultimate MP3 management
Voyetra releases Ultimate MP3 and CD Manager -- The new product features AudioStation 6.0 for ripping, organizing and transferring digital... September 27, 2002

Photo CD and DVD creation made easy
Pinnacle Systems new Pinnacle Expression product can be used by those that want to create photo and video CDs as... September 27, 2002

How to annoy your customers
A primer on how to create an angry customer: This morning I was supposed to attend Adobe's Maximum Impact seminar... September 26, 2002

Analysts: Streaming still has a way to go
First the good news: Business-oriented streaming media tools and services will top hit $2 billion in 2006, according to new... September 25, 2002

Online seminar from Virage
Tomorrow, Virage and Intel are teaming to bring a free Webinar to users looking to bring live and on-demand streaming... September 25, 2002

New VOD server from Kasenna
Kasenna announced (warning: press release) today a new video-on-demand server targeted at the entry-level market. The OmniBase server supports MPEG-1,... September 25, 2002

Lying with statistics
Did you know Viewpoint Media Player is installed on the machines 55.7% of U.S. Web users? (That's a deeper market... September 24, 2002

RealOne v2.0 now golden
RealNetworks released the gold version of its RealOne version 2.0 multimedia player. Based on the company's Helix Platform, the player... September 24, 2002

Potter School uses virtual classrooms
A press release came across my desk the other day touting The Potter School's use of FVC's Click to Meet... September 24, 2002

A CDN for the wireless world
Hewlett-Packard and NTT DoCoMo are touting a prototype content delivery network (warning: press release) they've built for the wireless world.... September 23, 2002

Videoconferencing on a handheld
The era of Get Smart is quickly arriving. Nexian today introduced a new version of its NexiCam for the Compaq... September 23, 2002

Another free seminar - Sonic Foundry style
Interested in learning more about the intricate features of Sonic Foundry's excellent editing products - Acid Pro 4, Sound Forge... September 23, 2002

New version of Kazaa available
Not that anyone would use this at work or to download illegal music and other copyright-protected content, but version 2.0... September 23, 2002

Friday Flash fun
Stop-action animation has been around seemingly forever. One of the pioneers in the industry is Ray Harryhausen and Matt Round... September 20, 2002

One big videoconference
The H.323 Forum hosted a 1.5 hour videoconference between 93 different endpoints around the globe using IP technology. The event,... September 19, 2002

Sonic launched DVD authoring seminar
Sonic Solutions is launching a free seminar series this fall called "Burn and Earn" designed to teach users the ins... September 19, 2002

Translate foreign languages on your iPAQ
Travelers heading to Europe have a new option for helping read the local language with IBM's new ViaVoice Translator (warning:... September 18, 2002

Hands-free MP3 player
The perfect gift for those that want to listen to MP3s while driving: The new BCL VoiceMP3 player for the... September 18, 2002

New workspace for AV editors
Your standard office desk not cutting it when it comes to audio/video editing and production? Anthro Corp. may have a... September 17, 2002

A monitor in your eye glasses
You've seen it in the movies and now it is here - a monitor in your eye glasses. MicroOptical, a... September 17, 2002

LiveWave monitors the subway
Mass High Tech has an interesting story on how streaming technology from LiveWave is being used to monitor the Boston... September 17, 2002

Polycom introduces convereged audio/video MCU
Conferencing uber-vendor Polycom is converging its video and audio MCUs (multi-point control unit) into a single chassis with release 4.6... September 16, 2002

Was the post-9/11 boost in conferencing temporary?
Today's Boston Globe takes a look at audio and videoconferencing post-9/11. Right after the tragedy, there was a noticeable spike... September 16, 2002

Bug in QuickTime 5 ActiveX control
My two extracurricular Network World activities (this blog and our Security and Bug Patch Alert newsletter) converge with this one:... September 16, 2002

Friday fun: No Water for Nietzsche
Random Foo Pictures presents this short film on a guy look for love in all the wrong places. Give it... September 13, 2002

Adobe Graphics Server 2.0 announced
Adobe announced early this week that it is updating its AlterCast product and renaming it the Adobe Graphics Server 2.0.... September 13, 2002

Create 3-D motion graphics like a pro
Want to make 3D images and animations for your video project and look like a pro? Try out the new... September 12, 2002

New server for encoding/streaming Windows Media
Optibase is launching a new server designed specifically to encode and stream the Windows Media format. The MGW 2400 can... September 12, 2002

New USB 2.0 cam from ADS provides 640x480 video
One of the first Webcam makers to take advantage of the new USB 2.0 connections is ADS Technologies. Its USB... September 11, 2002

Video surveillance on your Pocket PC
Axis Communications is making science fiction a reality with its new Axis Camera Explorer (ACE) for Pocket PC 2002. The... September 11, 2002

Broadwing adds IP video service
ISP Broadwing unveiled a new videoconferencing service (warning: press release) for users that want to do IP conferencing over a... September 11, 2002

Corona, er, Windows Media 9 finally here...
Well, at least the beta versions of the player, encoder and SDK. This one is a bit late getting into... September 10, 2002

Sorenson enhances Squeeze
Sorenson Media has released a new version of Squeeze, a codec for creating Flash MX and QuickTime videos. The new... September 04, 2002

Media Jukebox 9.0 preview released
For those that put the PC at the center of their entertainment universe, J. River has a new product that... September 04, 2002

Convert audio tracks, rip CDs faster with AEDTools
Audiophiles have yet another choice available to them for ripping CDs and converting audio tracks into their favorite formats. MediaTwins... September 04, 2002

PacketVideo and Microsoft announce Windows Media 9 deal
PacketVideo customers will soon be able to deliver Windows Media 9 content to their mobile users. In a deal announced... September 03, 2002

Create Flash-based tutorials with RoboDemo
Need to create a multimedia product demonstration? Not proficient in Flash or other video capture techniques? RoboDemo 3.0 could be... September 03, 2002

Netscape 7.0 features new radio player
The latest release of Netscape's once-dominant browser features a new "Radio@Netscape Plus" player application for listening to online entertainment and... September 03, 2002

Streaming wars about to get a little hotter
Thank goodness for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, we're going to need it to rest of up for all the... August 30, 2002

Marriage proposal goes Hollywood
It's Friday and, as of this writing, it's raining here at Fusion HQ. Here's a beautifully done QuickTime movie to... August 30, 2002

RealOne SuperPass gets Big 12 football coverage
RealNetworks yesterday announced a deal with FoxSports.com to broadcast Big 12 college football games to subscribers of the RealOne SuperPass... August 30, 2002

New tool for creating Flash videos
There's a new encoding tool on the market for those multimedia content folks that want to create Flash videos. Wildform... August 29, 2002

Photo viewing on your cellphone
Showing the pictures of your family in your wallet is so yesterday. Pictavision, a new offering from online photo house... August 29, 2002

Ogg Vorbis, the new MP3?
There's a big stink in the online music industry over Thompson Multimedia and the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, the MP3 patent holders,... August 28, 2002

Goodbye, Betamax
Sony has announced that it is ending production of the Betamax video tape recorder after 27 years of production. Did... August 27, 2002

Major League Baseball debuts live streaming video
Missed this one yesterday: Major League Baseball debuted a live video stream of a game between the New York Yankees... August 27, 2002

Survey confirms shift from travel to online collaboration
Polycom and Wainhouse Research commissioned a survey of businesses to see how the effect of 9/11 has changed the amount... August 26, 2002

Using video game technology to make movies
The Associated Press had an interesting story [via DigitalMass.com] late last week on a new type of movie called "Machinimas":... August 26, 2002

MS offers free DVD kit for Xbox
Do you have one of those cool Xbox gaming devices? Want to watch DVDs on it? Microsoft announced it is... August 26, 2002

"Switch" parody
What type of person makes an Apple "Switch" parody for their company's Bocce league? Yours truly. [Requires QuickTime]... August 23, 2002

Audiophiles tune in
Do you brag to all your friends that you have the largest MP3 collection in the world? (All legal, of... August 23, 2002

For the hardcore gamer
Attention gamers that are determined to have the latest and greatest graphics technology in their PC: ATI's new Radeon 9700... August 23, 2002

Good and bad: Microsoft Producer
I finally got the chance to test out Microsoft Producer, the free add-on product for PowerPoint that allows you to... August 22, 2002

Giving new meaning to "hall monitor"
It's the dreaded time of year for students (and teachers): Back to school. For some Massachusetts area kids, they'll have... August 22, 2002

New RealOne player not so universal
Looks like the media, myself included, didn't read the fine print that comes along with the new RealOne version 2... August 21, 2002

Roxio updates VideoWave Movie Creator
Roxio, the makers of CD and DVD burning software, have finally updated VideoWave Movie Creator, a tool for wannabe film... August 21, 2002

Digital technology in the world of film
Technology Review has a great article on how digital media is making its way into the world of film: The... August 21, 2002

Apple wins an Emmy
Apple's $1000 FinalCut Pro non-linear digital video editing system has won an Emmy Award. I've never used FinalCut Pro because... August 21, 2002

New RealOne Universal Player
RealNetworks is firing another round in the streaming media wars with today's release of version 2 of its RealOne Player,... August 20, 2002

Palm wipes egg off of its face
Whoops! Palm admitted yesterday that its m130 handheld is not as colorful as originally advertised. Turns out the device can... August 20, 2002

A new guide to streaming
The folks at Prentice Hall were nice enough to send me a copy of their newest book, "The Streaming Media... August 20, 2002

Welcome to The Multimedia Exchange
Fusion's newest Weblog covers all things multimedia, including streaming, videoconferencing and everything in between. We'll look at tools, books, interesting... August 19, 2002

Yahoo adds Webcam support to Messenger
Yahoo is capitalizing on the growing broadband market and cheap Webcam hardware with the release of Yahoo Messenger 5.5. The... August 19, 2002

RealNetworks and porn?
Wow. First day at the helm of my own blog and I already get to mention pornography. Late last week... August 19, 2002