A Buyers' Guide to Online Video Platforms

The majority of streaming media professionals have heard of content delivery networks (CDN), online video platforms (OVP) and other kinds of public video distribution tools, but there is one type of business video platform that has managed to remain under the radar. Enterprise video is intended to assist business enterprises operate more efficiently and safely share content inside of their firewalls. If you’re thinking of adding video to your business to educate sales teams and engage customers more effectively, then it’s best that you learn some of the more popular applications and what options to consider.
Top Categories of Services and Applications
An enterprise delivery platform is a type of player-based technology that is created for streaming on-demand and live video sharing inside of a business enterprise. In most cases, this type of service is utilized through peer-to-peer delivery as a way to allow network nodes to stream sections of video back and forth. Often an enterprise delivery platform proves to be a better alternative than unicast delivery where individual viewers have to use a unique stream.
Enterprise content delivery networks are any type of service or product that utilizes an enterprise infrastructure that’s already in place in addition to using supplemental technology, such as peer-to-peer delivery and multicasting, to share on-demand and live business videos inside of an enterprise.
With enterprise YouTube you have a service or product that allows business enterprises to develop an internal application similar to YouTube that can be shared with partners, employees and customers as a way to give stakeholders the ability to publish and upload videos in a secure way.
Enterprise video portals oversee all of an enterprise’s video content and give partners, customers and employees access through plug-ins and custom portals. An enterprise video portal is the most varied product category and can share features of the other three.
Questions to Ask When Shopping for Enterprise Video Platforms
No two businesses are alike, which means that no two businesses will use the same platform. Before you decide on a platform, there are few questions that you’ll want to get answers to.

• How is the product priced? You’ll find different pricing for different vendors. The platform can be priced by how many encoders it has, the number of servers it uses or by the number of employees you have. You’ll be better off starting your search with a budget in mind, just remember that you want an enterprise video platform that will grow with your business and with the number of employees that you have.
• What kind of content does it work with? The video platform that you decide on should be able to share various types of content, including lecture-based content and web interfaces.
• What function does the product perform? The product classes touched on are very different in terms of their functionality. Before you buy a video platform, check to see if it has encoding capabilities or if it will only work with the content that you currently have. If the platform is able to encode, will you have adaptive streams or a single stream to work with? Check to see what kind of platforms it will be able to reach.

Pick your enterprise video platform carefully and think about the future of your business while making your decision. Even if you spend more money than you originally plan, it could be worth it in the long run.
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3 technologies which are all set to revolutionize the world

There are so many discoveries which have been introduced in the world of technology in the past few years. They are revolutionizing the world by bringing the change among the people in this globe. Various advancements in the technology involve cloud computing, Smartphone, tablets and so on. These advancements has changed the life style of the people and brought a severe change in the technology. Advancement of technology changes with time to time; if you were thinking about the past one, then you cannot enjoy the real technology changes around you. These advancements have changed the world and make a better place in the future part.

In this post, you can get information about the latest technology that around you in the real world;

Google Glass: 

Google glass is a latest advancement in the technology which actually lets you enjoy the real enjoyment. With the help of the Google glass, you can easily access various level of visualization through your glass. By using Google glass, you can access your data, you can access your social media, and you can also read documents through the Google glass. You can even navigate through the Google glass to your destination. The co founder of Google has made the demo of the Google glass to the people in the technology era. The Google glass is only selling to the some of the developers around the globe for 1500$.

FireFox Os:

The android and IOs are playing dominant role in the mobile operating systems; most of the devices are manufactured with the android operating system which makes it to go higher. The apple has its own uniqueness and which cannot be provided in any other operating system. But both of them have its own rules and regulations. User cannot use them as their wish since the operations systems were made of various rules and regulations. This stimulates the Mozilla to create a brand new operating system for the choice of user. So they started to develop their own operating system from the scratch and it will mainly concentrate on the needs o the users. The main objective of this operating system is to develop a unique operating system which is dedicated to the needs of the user needs. This Firefox operating system has made from the open source platform and it contains web technologies such as CSS3 and HTML5 in order to enhance the capabilities of the users and the operating system.

Form 1

This is a digital designing technology which allows you to perform 3D printing over the sturdy products for the real life. The invention of three dimensional printers brought down a change in the technology. Form 1 is a 3D technology printer which allows you to create a prototypes structure over the materials; it is a luxurious one but the effect produced by the Form 1 was an awesome master piece. You can get this product for the cost of 2799$ in the market. The form 1 is also used to create a prototypes for various products for scientific researches.

Projects " Mighty and Napoleon" Adobe announced

With Mighty and Napoleon projects, Adobe wants to revolutionize the digital drawing with magic pen. The history of Digital has always been that the combination between virtual and real. As such, what could be more symbolic than inventions such as tablet or touch pen, who tried to imitate the use of a pen on a sheet of paper to free our imagination? However, as soon as we feel the need to scribble, we still prefer to use an ordinary pencil badly cut that the most powerful tablets!

This is why the creative software giant Adobe (known in particular for Photoshop) was floored for several months on the subject to invent the smart pen Mighty and Napoleon numerical rule , two innovations that could change the lives of creative. Mighty is a high-precision touch pen that stands out above all of its many competitors by its high accuracy. Indeed, sensors differentiate between the tip of the pen (writing) and fingers (which control additional functions: Delete, or go back etc.

Moreover, Mighty leverages cloud computing and provides access to many tools, such as different types of lines and colors, as well as all of your own creations, regardless of the medium used. In short: scribble something on your Smartphone in the subway and the image will be available on any device connected to it with the push of a button! The other big news is Napoleon, a small strip which, when pressed on the tablet allows you to draw lines or perfect with a simple tap of the stylus curves.

As Mighty, Napoleon has a magical little button that provides access to its many options. The two objects, whose sophistication is matched only by the clean lines, communicate them to enrich the virtual design. You have to see it to believe it! Artists with the soul of a geek (or geek with an artist's soul, it depends) must wait until the first half of 2014 to test these two jewels of technology. Note that this is the first time that Adobe is trying to manufacture an electronic object. The next sign of artistic revolution thanks to digital technology!

Your Face Will Soon Appear In Google Ads

Google has changed its terms of use and today we learn that all users could soon see their faces as well as their names, people and brands they follow, and comments posted on a Google service appear in advertisements. Although Facebook is already using the same kind of process, this is not a reason to rejoice.

 This change in Google policy is effective November 11, 2013 and the new conditions page is displayed there in Google.

 "We made three changes: First, we clarified how your name and profile picture may appear in the Google products (including notices, advertising and other commercial contexts). You can control the display of your photo and your name in advertisements for the parameter on shared recommendations. Then we added a reminder about the safe use of mobile devices. And finally, we have added information on the importance of the confidentiality of passwords." Fortunately you can disable a setting immediately if you do not want your face appears everywhere on the web as a recommendation for your friends. To do this, simply go to the page titled “Recommendations shared" and uncheck the box (which is naturally selected by default ...) at the bottom.

Ring watch with inductive charging

The Ring Clock by Gusztav Szikszai is worn on the finger and shows the time with the help of tiny LEDs, the current time when the wearer turns on the ring. It is charged by induction. The ring watch includes a plurality of LEDs that light up behind the numbers of the steel ring.

The clock consists of two bands with numbers together - one for the 24 hours and one for minutes. This is an unlabeled tape with circumferential points for the seconds. The “Ring Clock" is financed through many and has already achieved their goal of 287,000 U.S. for start the mass production. Meanwhile, interested parties have offered more than $ 340,000.

The clock will not show the time continuously but only when the person wearing the Ring turns on the ring. Then light up the exact time required for the display LEDs. A total of 144 pieces stuck in the ring, it should give the choice of blue or light orange color hence the person who owns the ring has the liberty to select the color of the led lighting.

 The ring is made of surgical grade stainless steel, and displays the time for one minute, when it is rotated. Inside sits a tiny lithium polymer battery of just 6 mAh. Loading the ring clock it charges the battery by induction on a Qi charger. The ring has to be placed on the pallet just 2 hours.

For making charger on and for setting the time the user needs to press the buttons on the unit and can be set as minutes and hours and stop the second hand. The battery charge will last for about one week. The battery is replaceable by the manufacturer.

This costs about $ 55 with shipping. Especially the small ring Clock is not of fixed size. The ring is available in various ring sizes - starting with an inner diameter of 15.7 mm to 23.83 mm. The inner circumference reaches as 49.3 to 74.8 mm. Thus, the clock will fit most fingers. The ring itself is supposed to be waterproof and cost $ 195. If everything goes smoothly, it can be delivered in the first quarter of 2014.