Autobahn Accelerator Speeds Delivery of MySpaceTV Videos.Free Tool Enables Almost Instantaneous Loading and More Reliable Streaming of Internet Videos Video material obtained from the Internet. It may refer to streaming video from real time broadcasts, streaming archival material or downloading video files for watching later, all of which are viewed on the computer. MINNEAPOLIS -- Autobahn Accelerator, the free tool that boosts download speeds for online videos and music, is now available for MySpaceTV. Users can sign up for invitations to download Autobahn Accelerator at www.getautobahn.com. Autobahn Accelerator gives viewers of MySpaceTV, which features user-generated content The production of content by the general public rather than by paid professionals and experts in the field. Mostly available on the Web via blogs and wikis, user-generated content refers to material such as the daily news, encyclopedias and other references, movie and product reviews as from MySpace users and "mini-sodes" of classic TV shows such as "Charlie's Angels" and "Who's the Boss," a much more reliable and consistent viewing experience with videos that load almost instantly. The fast loading also means that viewers can find any point in the video within seconds, allowing them to browse through a video or go easily to a favorite scene. Autobahn also ensures reliable streaming, minimizing the frustration of rebuffering, even over a wireless network. While MySpaceTV does not require users to have a MySpace account to watch videos, videos hosted on MySpaceTV and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. throughout MySpace will also be accelerated. "MySpaceTV is quickly becoming a popular destination for Internet TV (1) Watching TV programs on or from the Internet. There are countless video clips available on Web sites for streaming as well as subscription services that offer TV programs and movies for downloading. , but that convenience and popularity is diminished if it takes too long for a video to load or if the playback experience is poor," said Justin Chapweske, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Swarmcast. "Internet TV viewers want broadcast-quality reliability as well as the convenience of on-demand. Autobahn Accelerator is designed to make that easily possible, even with standard broadband and the average home networking set-up." Autobahn Accelerator for MySpaceTV was developed by Swarmcast, the provider of multi-source streaming technology for high-quality online video delivery. It is the second in a series of accelerators following the launch of the Autobahn Accelerator for iTunes[R], which significantly reduces the download times of music, movies, TV episodes and other videos from the iTunes store The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc. which sells media files that are accessed through its iTunes application. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28 2003, it proved the viability of online music sales. . Autobahn Accelerator applications can be installed easily in seconds. Autobahn runs in the background every time music or videos are downloaded from a relevant site and are completely free of adware and spyware. Autobahn Accelerator is currently available for users with Windows 2000, Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. , and 32-bit Vista, running Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 6 and 7, as well as Firefox. It will soon be OS X compatible. Limited activation codes will be distributed on a daily basis. Users will also be able to invite friends at www.getautobahn.com. Users that download this latest version of Autobahn Accelerator will get both iTunes and MySpaceTV functionality. MySpace users can also keep up-to-date on news about Autobahn by adding Autobahn Accelerator as a friend on MySpace at www.myspace.com/autobahnaccelerator. About Autobahn Accelerator Autobahn Accelerator optimizes consumers' broadband connections See broadband and wireless broadband. by creating multiple connections to the requested content and downloads them over those connections in parallel. By creating multiple connections, Autobahn allows downloads to approach the maximum inbound in·bound 1 adj. Bound inward; incoming: inbound commuter traffic. Adj. 1. inbound rate of a user's broadband connection, downloading up to ten times faster. About Swarmcast Swarmcast is the pioneer and provider of multi-source streaming technology for the delivery of full-screen broadcast and High Definition quality video over standard broadband. By removing the quality barrier, Swarmcast is enabling a new era of Internet video where new types of content are available and content providers can at last monetize the online video community. Swarmcast's multi-source streaming utilizes bandwidth from multiple servers and aggregates packets of information from each of them in real-time. Swarmcast enables service providers to deliver high demand content and live streaming to large-scale global audiences. Swarmcast is privately held and funded by Bridge Capital Fund (BCF BCF Billion Cubic Feet BCF Bioconcentration Factor BCF British Chess Federation BCF British Coatings Federation BCF Breast Cancer Fund BCF Bank Credit Facility BCF Bulked Continuous Filament BCF British Cycling Federation BCF Boeing Converted Freighter ) and Nippon Venture Capital. For more information about Swarmcast, please visit www.swarmcast.com. iTunes is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc. |
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