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The Burstware
delivery system consists of three components: the Burstware
Server, the Burstware Conductor and Burst-Enabled Players.
This multi-tiered architecture provides a highly scalable
and reliable platform for multimedia delivery and management.
Burstware® provides the highest quality multimedia delivery
and playback available while optimizing your network
resources. Burstware provides many features
and benefits that are unavailable through other
technologies
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The
Server continuously monitors buffer levels and bandwidth,
scheduling managed "bursts" of content according to
available resources and player needs.
- Patented buffer management system provides superior client isolation from network problems
- Intelligent network resource manager with advanced scheduling algorithm
- Control over the impact of video and audio on the network: bandwidth use to the allocated bandwidth
- CODEC-neutral
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The
Conductor manages the distribution of requests over
multiple servers, balancing the load and providing complete
fail-over protection if a server goes down.
- Provides a point of control for video and audio on the network
- Balances load among multiple servers
- Insulates player from network and server deployment issues
- Provides server to player fail-over mechanism
- Delivers enterprise-class reliability through no single-point-of-failure-architecture
- Scalable, multi-tiered architecture
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The
Windows Media Player and QuickTime for Windows Player
have been Burst-Enabled to play content from Burstware
Servers. The Burst-Enabled Players are isolated from
network interruptions because content is played directly
from the local buffer.
- Provides Disk or RAM-based caching for effective isolation from network noise
- Supports player scripting and high interactivity
- Browser-embedded or stand-alone
- Full VCR functionality
- OEM branding
- Supported media types: MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 ASF, AVI,
Divx, MOV, H.263, WAV, AU, QT(Windows) Sorenson, and MP3
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