Progressive Networks announces RealAudio Server products for Macintosh; RealAudio Server is the only software enabling Macintosh systems to deliver audio on demand over the Internet.SAN FRANCISCO--MACWORLD--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 1996--Progressive Networks (PN), an interactive communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. focused on the delivery of real-time multimedia over the Internet, today at MacWorld announced that a beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of the RealAudio(TM) Server 1.0 for Macintosh is available for testing from its home page on the Internet (http://www.RealAudio.com). The company also announced that a beta version of the Macintosh version of RealAudio Personal Server, designed for individual users, is available for testing. Both products will be displayed during MacWorld at booth No. 841. RealAudio Server 1.0 for Macintosh is the only software package available for Mac OS allowing delivery of audio on demand to the Internet. The RealAudio Server is part of an audio-on-demand delivery system for the Internet which allows publishers of news, entertainment, business and educational content to deliver audio through the Internet to users of multimedia computers. RealAudio plays instantly, without download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. delays, through all types of Internet connections from 14.4 Kbps modems and faster. "The Macintosh community is very important to Progressive Networks and RealAudio," said Rob Glaser Rob Glaser (born January 16, 1962), is the founder of RealNetworks (1994) which produced RealAudio, RealVideo, RealPlayer, Helix, among other products and services. Before RealNetworks, he became a millionaire by working for Microsoft for 10 years. , president 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 Progressive Networks. "A high percentage of Macintosh systems are connected to the Internet, and we believe it is essential that we support this vital user community. More than 20 percent of RealAudio Players are running under Mac OS." RealAudio pioneered and is the emerging standard for audio on demand on the Internet. With the introduction of RealAudio Server for Macintosh, RealAudio Server software is available for Mac OS, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (TM) and many flavors of UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . Any RealAudio Server 1.0 can reach all 2.5 million RealAudio Players in use today, regardless of platform. Internet World magazine recently selected RealAudio as one of the best new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. technologies of 1995. "RealAudio is fast becoming the international standard for audio on demand on the Internet," said Martin Dunsmuir, general manager of server products at Progressive Networks. "The Macintosh product line offers a powerful, easy-to-use platform for serving audio on demand to the Internet." The RealAudio Server will run on a Macintosh 68040 or Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. running System 7.5 or better with Apple Open Transport. The software will be available directly from Progressive Networks in Q1 '96. The RealAudio Server 1.0 for Macintosh will have a suggested retail price of $995 for 10 simultaneous streams, $4,955 for 40 streams and $9,995 for 100 streams. The maximum number of simultaneous streams is a measure of the maximum number of end users who can listen to RealAudio at any one time from a particular RealAudio Server. Larger stream packages are also available. Organizations which purchase RealAudio Server 1.0 for Macintosh will receive free upgrades to RealAudio Server 2.0 for Macintosh, which will ship in Q2 '96. RealAudio 2.0 offers significantly improved sound quality and support for live broadcasting and synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. multimedia in addition to other innovations. The RealAudio Personal Server for Macintosh is for individuals who wish to join the RealAudio broadcasting world. RealAudio Personal Server for Macintosh can serve up to two simultaneous audio streams from a Macintosh connected to a TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. network. It will have a suggested retail price of $99 and requires a Macintosh 68040 or Power Macintosh running Mac OS 7.5.x. About Progressive Networks Progressive Networks, based in Seattle, develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other digital devices to send and receive audio and audio-based multimedia services using the existing infrastructure. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: RealAudio is a trademark of Progressive Networks. Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Corp. CONTACT: Progressive Networks Frank Vaughan, 206/447-0567, ext. 295 or KillerApp Communications Katie Cotton/Beth Sadler, 213/938-7600 |
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