Streaming technology has enjoyed rapid advances during the past few years, witness the fact that over 9 billion views on online video per month around the world. More than 150 of the Fortune 200 have streaming video on their public web sites. 63% of business people report accessing online video at least once per week, and 78% of them say video makes content more compelling.
Today, with standard hardware/software, users can get good quality video and audio, along with integrated PowerPoint slides, downloadable study guides or other written materials. At high-speed connections, the video quality is very good -- even at full-screen.
Streaming makes sense when there are too few sites to justify the expense of a satellite network infrastructure, when you are trying to reach, when you are trying to reach "external" audiences (such as customers, prospects, investors, the press, etc.), and when you have sites that are outside the footprint (coverage) of your satellite network. In fact, many BI clients "simulcast" via satellite and the Web to reach their worldwide locations.
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