The StreamerNet Value
A short story to answer the question…
“Why StreamerNet? Isn’t video easy, and can’t I just do this myself?”
“Well, that depends.”, we say.
If you wish to stream a U2 concert to the world, then you may want to use Akamai. They have thousands of media servers in hundreds of countries and they will be happy to discuss their options.
On the other hand, if you want to show the neighbor’s poodle attacking a frog (or being attacked by one), then it is probably best to go with YouTube. You will have plenty of company.
Issues that relate to Business-oriented Video.
But, what are you going to do about streaming a live point-of-action event such as the Town Hall debate on new zoning issues to a specific, localized, and narrowcast audience? Or the CEO’s presentation to employees and customers, or breaking news from the field?
What will you do about creating a short advertising video, in either an amateur or professional way, that tells your story? How will you distribute that video? Are you going to have your webmaster just put the video file up on your web server? How will you deliver that video to lots and lots of viewers?
How will you know who watched the video? or When and How Long?
Consider these basic facts about video capturing and distribution:
(1) You could pay someone a lot of money to do the things that StreamerNet does naturally.
(2) The place that you host your website, ie., your web server, is not the best place to host your videos. A video file is a “heavy” file and your web server is designed to deliver primarily text and static graphic images.
(3) Videos that are placed on a web server are limited in the number of viewers who can watch at the same time (usually less than 5 people or so) and usually reside on bandwidth ‘pipes’ at the ISP that are simply not suitable for video transmission.
(4) Videos that are meant for professional business distribution require the always ready, flexible, steady streaming, multiple viewership that can only be handled by a streaming media server.
(5) Videos that are placed on a web server are capturable and downloadable to the viewer’s desktop for their possession and use (think Podcast). Videos that are ‘streamed’ from a streaming media server are like a film in a movie theater, ie., you step in, you watch, and you walk away with memories.
(6) A Streaming Media Server hosting agreement with a special provider can cost at least $200 per month just for the privilege of getting into the game.
(7) The complete end-to-end package from StreamerNet can be from $10 to less than $70 per month.
The StreamerNet Secret Sauce:
(1) You get it all in one low-cost package. Everything from the Streaming Media Servers, to the hosting, the delivery, the management and the comfort of knowing that everything is under one roof and in your control. In fact, there are those who tell us that there is no cost at all to the StreamerNet solution because of the revenue opportunities that arise from its use and from the actual savings that come from “not using” the myriad of people and products that had to be assembled before now.
(2) You get Detailed Video Reporting. Nowhere can you get the level of detailed analysis at this price point. Sure the big boys have ways of generating certain viewership reports. But not Mr. Merchant, Ms. Realtor, or all the others who find that their requirements fall way under the minimum-entry price points for those offerings.
(3) You can choose to host-and-deliver only and place all of your videos with StreamerNet, ie., your online video ads, your corporate presentations, your property walkabout videos, anything at all, purely for the power of the reporting features.
(4) You can choose the Mobile Video Producer, our WindowsXP desktop application, as the capture and upload tool to grab DV video from camera to computer. You can stream live events across the web, or use as a remote surveillance eye, or convert VCR/DVD media to web viewable format, or sling your home TV to your office, or create podcasts and deliver daily or weekly TV Shows and Radio Shows.
In short, you can make the process for video distribution easy and elegant. Simplify your task at hand with the power and ease-of-use of the overall StreamerNet Solution.
Call 800-930-8202 to talk about it - or contact sales@streamernet.com