Content Acceleration
In today’s media-rich world, smooth and reliable streaming content is more important to customers than ever. Whether they’re watching live concerts, tuning into a webcast or viewing the latest news, users demand content that plays within seconds and lets them easily jump to any point they wish to see. Unlike other content delivery methods, our streaming solution serves movies, video and music to fit your unique operations through our robust private network. This means you can offer your customers immediate starts and stutter-free experiences around the world – even during intense traffic spikes.
- Benefits
- Features
- Specifications
With Concentric Streaming, viewers of your on-demand videos and live events will enjoy the best streaming performance available online. What’s more, you’ll realize:
- Instant media starts and high performance of your content – ensures customer satisfaction.
- Fast deployment – we get you up and running fast.
- Global availability over a dedicated private network.
- Massive scalability handles peak loads and flash crowds.
- Insight into traffic, audience and performance though data analytics.
- Digital Rights Management for increased security of copyrighted music or video.
- Lower cost of delivery – costs only incurred when content is delivered to the customer.
- 24/7 Concentric customer support.
Built on a robust platform, Concentric Streaming offers the capacity to support audiences of any size, anywhere in the world. Other powerful features include:
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Supports leading streaming platforms:
- Smooth Streaming
- Apple HTTP Live
- HTTP Dynamic Streaming
- Windows Media
- Flash Video
- RealPlayer
- QuickTime
- MP3
- Content security using URL authentication.
- SSL transaction security.
- Added security with real-time media – won’t leave behind a file.
- Bandwidth control.
- Compliance with media licenses based on geographic restrictions.
- Turnkey infrastructure minimizes capital investments and staffing.
- Compatible with other Concentric Content Acceleration products (Concentric Deliver for caching and Application Acceleration. Also compatible with Concentric Cloud Computing.)
- Top-tier Certification: As a Windows Media Premier Certified Hosting Provider and an Adobe Media Player Premier Authorized Partner, we receive fast, expert support for customizing and integrating their players with your CDN deployment.
Windows Media
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On-demand streaming:
- Storage location: Concentric or your own servers
- Support for CNAMEs, variable bit rates (VBRs) and multiple bit rates (MBRs)
- Support for URL authentication and IP address verification
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Live streaming:
- Support for push or pull delivery
- Seed streams to multiple servers (pull only)
- Windows Media Counter (additional report)
- Windows Media Live self-provisioning tool (pull only)
- Encoders supported: Microsoft Encoder, Microsoft Windows Media Server, and Digital Rapids
- File types supported: wmv and wma
- Protocols supported: HTTP, RTSP, and MMS
- Full Silverlight support
Flash Video
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On-demand streaming:
- Storage location: Concentric or your own servers
- Support for bandwidth detection
- Live streaming: Support for push delivery only (VP6, Spark, and H.264)
- Dynamic Streaming for both live and on-demand streams
- Encoders supported: On2 Flix, Sorenson, Adobe, and Digital Rapids
- File types supported: FLV, H.264 (F4V, MP4, 3GPP, MPEG-4), MP3, and AAC(+)
- Protocols supported: RTMP, RTMPT (HTTP tunnel), RTMPE (secure streaming), and RTMPTE
RealPlayer
- Support for on-demand streaming (only when stored on Concentric servers)
- Protocol supported: RTSP
QuickTime
- Support for on-demand streaming (only when stored on Concentric servers)
- Protocol supported: RTSP
MP3
- Support for both on-demand and live streaming (on-demand delivery via Flash Live service)
- Support for push delivery only
- Protocols supported: MP3, ACC, AAC+ and Ogg Vorbis
