A small pack of my colleagues gathered around a computer monitor in our office on Tuesday to watch the inauguration ceremony. To make certain we didn't miss a beat, we had a Silverlight stream in one window and a Flash stream in another. We weren't alone, as video delivery provider Akamai reported 7 million live simultaneous streams on the sites they serve - which appears small when compared to the 21.3 million live streams CNN indicates they streamed. While this shows this huge increase in demand for on-line streaming video, the bandwidth and infrastructure aren't quite there for a flawless performance with live streaming video. While the Silverlight stream looked better, both streams stopped from time to time - and neither stream could be viewed on an iPhone, where neither Silverlight nor Flash video have a player.
Because we provide Flash Training and Silverlight Training, we were pretty excited to be able to watch such an important event on-line using technology that we help organizations adopt. published by: Christopher Smith
Because we provide Flash Training and Silverlight Training, we were pretty excited to be able to watch such an important event on-line using technology that we help organizations adopt. published by: Christopher Smith
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