A computer that delivers streaming video for video on demand applications. Video servers may be computers that are specialized for this purpose, or the term may refer only to the software that performs the service. See streaming video.
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- RemoteSight 1.0.1 (Mac)
- RemoteSight is an application for video and audio transmission over a network. It captures video from any attached video input device (for example the built-in iSight camera included in many Macintosh computers), which can then be viewed on another computer over a network or the internet. The primary use of...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos
- google should move away from linuxI suppose they could easily take away all those messes of the current os by doing that. Haha! Crummy-um "Chromium OS and Open Source" video-- the guy is calling it Crummy-um! Sounds about right.RE: Chrome OS: Some Early Preview VideosAnd ZDNet falls hook, line,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall
- Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Disks: why size means performance
- OK, Smarty pants...How do I use only the outer-most sectors of my 500GB disk?Performance != reliabilitySeagate has progressively gotten worse with reliability - that's why they cut the 5-year warranty back down to 3 years. Western Digital has made great strides with reliability though. WD isn't focussing on...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Server sales slide; IBM, HP nearly tied for market share lead
- fdsdThe Best M4R Converter is your real assistant to convert MP3 and other audio and Video formats to M4R.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Blue Iris 2.32 (Windows)
- Video Capture. Use up to 25 cameras (Webcams, camcorders, network IP cams, analog cards, or your PC desktop). Capture JPEG snapshots or capture movies in standard AVI, advanced DVR, or leading-edge Windows Media file formats. Video Security. Keep an eye on your home, place of business, cars, and valuables; watch...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- EasyFLV Streaming Video 9.0 build 0.0.2 (Windows)
- Add video to any website with our streaming video software.This desktop software will generate the HTML codes required including different codes for different situations and comes with professional grade web video players with H.264 support. The players are customizable with a lot of behavior control like auto play, looped play,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- UCee 1.0.0003 (Windows)
- Stream from PC to computers/smartphone safely and securely. Video, Audio, Surveillance. Stream contents to your customers. Set up program broadcast schedules. Users can also find your programs by searchable key. Retrieve documents or stream media contents from your PC to a smartphone or remote PC. Watch surveillance video from remote...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid
- Collision?Not the word I would have used.In any event, I think this is a positive and necessary direction to go. In order to manage more diversified, less dependable/consistent sources of energy, the demand side HAS TO be managed. Without it, we are just setting ourselves up for a lot of...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD
- People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Your top Windows 7 questions, answered
- If we wanted tech stats on Linux we know the URLNever ceases to amaze me that people search for ways to say a whole lot of absolutely nothing relevant. Must be because they don't have an answer so they change topics. Typical!You beat me to it Ed!!!nt64-bit environment...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Blockbuster initiating rentals via SD cards at store kiosks
- AmusingEvery second American has a rear-end the size of a flying saucer and people are worried about the "convenience" of not leaving their house?You've got to be kidding.I am not going to goto the Video store...and get some crap ladden movie on SD that I can not play on...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?...
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- VSuite Ramdisk (Server Edition) 4.2.8031.1308 (Windows)
- Equipped with the most efficient, high speed CPU, RAM, and video graphics card, users will come to expect best performance out of their computers. But the sad truth is, they aren't getting the best deal. Hard disk, which forms another crucial part of computers, still very much lag behind in...
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Cloud Engines Pogoplug
- Photo gallery:Cloud Engines PogoplugWouldn't it be nice to quickly access your data from anywhere without a complicated network setup? That's exactly what the Cloud Engines Pogoplug offers. Priced at $100, this tiny gadget turns any USB external storage devices--anything from a Seagate FreeAgent Go to a Western...
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- VaySoft Video to EXE Converter 2.23 (Windows)
- VaySoft Video to EXE Converter is an application that will help you convert Video file to self-running EXE file. The EXE file can be copied to any computer and will run on Windows 2000 (SP4 or newer), XP (SP1 or newer), 2003 Server ,Vista, Win 7 without any additional program...
- Software downloads 2009-11-10
- VideoPort SBS 2.6.1 (Windows)
- VideoPort SBS is a server software product for video conferencing. It is a real video conferencing server working over the Internet or in LAN. It supports as peer-to-peer video calls as multipoint video conferences up to 6 people. The product contains a client side software that is already set to...
- Software downloads 2009-11-10
- News to know: Cisco; Azure; Smartphones; Twitter lists; Facebook; Skype; Twitter device
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Cisco unveils collaboration, e-mail and social tools for the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft puts more...
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Video Surveillance Monitor 2.0 (Windows)
- Video Surveillance Monitor is an advanced video surveillance software. You can effortlessly monitor your home, office, parking area or any other premises 24-hours a day. Motion activated video and image recordings let you capture events precisely when they happen. Client and Server options like live video broadcasting, the streaming video...
- Software downloads 2009-11-09
- WD TV Live HD Media Player
- The first few rounds of network media streamers we tested weren't necessarily recommendable. Sure, this was partially because most of these devices depend on Windows Media Center for connectivity and content, but we also had issues with their interfaces and performance.Fast forward a year and it's safe to say that...
- Product reviews 2009-11-07
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