Case studies.

First Med Faculty of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

1.st Med Faculty of Charles University in Prague is the largest medical training institution in the Czech Republic, with a tradition dating back to the very roots of Charles University. The faculty deploys high standard of technical equipment to ensure quality teaching of future doctors. Using the technology, actions carried out by an experienced surgeon in a sterile operating room environment, can be seen in real time in other parts of the building; also, a surgeon can remotely discuss the progress of operations with medical students in the lecture hall. This brings a whole new perspective on the practical teaching of medical students. By broadcasting live images from the diagnostic and operating equipment (ultrasound, laparoscopic camera) to the lecture hall, we can acheive comparable quality of teaching to what we would get with direct presence of students in the operating room. According to a survey conducted in 2008, 92% of medical students answered that the use of such systems would be helpful for teaching. In 2008, Dean Prof. Dr.Sc.Tomáš Zima compiled a team of experts with the task to design and implement a new system of teaching with the maximum use of existing techniques. Project Coordinator Eng. Vanek has proposed a comprehensive solution, part of which is based on the technology of Unreal Streaming Technologies. This company is a global provider of solutions for streaming multimedia content over IP networks, based on its software and hardware. Comprehensive solution consists of a set of media servers (Unreal Media Server, Live Server, Archival Server), IP cameras and MPEG4 hardware encoders. Using additional software e-Lecture from the same manufacturer, we have the possibility of active use of e-learning for teaching students in separate medical training. The system allows you to record live streams using Unreal Archival Server for its later use off line. Last month of operation showed other, previously unplanned, applications. In emergency cases (eg, swine flu epidemic), it would be necessary to limit the personal presence of medical students in the areas of the hospital and in a very short time to switch to distance learning using Media server and e-learning module. Medic with just any high-speed Internet connection (about 3Mb), can use a secure connection to watch lectures or surgery broadcast from home. E-learning module will enable online interaction between medic and teacher. Advantages of Unreal Streaming Technologies solution comparing to other vendors: Modularity, system as software and hardware, low network traffic data stream, connection to existing analog devices, including endoscopes and other medical optical instruments, using Encoder UM200.

Andy M., Woodward Academy, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

"We are currently using three UM200 media encoders on campus. We have one Unreal Media Server right now and plan on rolling out 14 more UM200 encoders and 4 more Media Servers. We are using the three encoders right now to test streaming live events, morning announcements and a remote CCTV camera (because of the lack of RF wire). We are very pleased with the product and it's ease of setup. We looked at the competition and it was going to cost us $10,000+ just to do two video streams. We have been using the free version for several years for special live events and then we decided to get away from running RF cable into our new buildings and needed a way to stream the morning announcements and select television channels. We currently multicast every event and morning announcement which can only be played on the Unreal Media Player. Windows Media Player can watch the Unicast stream which we don't use right now unless we send the video over the Internet. The nice thing about the Media Server is that it really doesn't tax the server, heck you can even run it on XP and use the tcpip hack to allow more than 10 streams. But if you multicast all is well. We pushed out the Unreal Media Player via domain policy and on every new computer we install. Using their product we will have the availability to save a ton of money and then also give our teachers the ability to Archive the footage to their PC. We will even setup one Media Server with several media files that will be available via the Windows Media Player for unicast playback. With the 14 more encoders we will install a tuner in the Media Server to allow the teacher to change the channel if they desire. Again the Server barley notices the streaming services, I have it running on our main web server so we can stream it to the Internet if we need to. We are very happy with the product and look forward to any enhancements and new products from Unreal Streaming Technologies."

Lenno van D., De Telegraaf newspaper, Netherlands

"At monday february 11th. we did a multimedia chat with our new Dutch worldchampion speedskating. Readers were able to post questions in a chat-environment and Sven Kramer (the champ) answered live. It only required your UM200 encoder and an internet connection. And of course some servers at an ISP. My management (De Telegraaf publishers a newspaper with 800.000 copies daily and a do have a websitie with 180 mil. pageviews in a month, which are quite large numbers for a country with only 16 mil. people) was suprised about the technology used and the low costs involved in making such a production. Your encoder made it possible to bring live internet-tv to our readers."

Customer sampling.

Below is our customer sampling organized by application area:

IPTV & Video Conferencing:

Surveillance and security:

Education and distance learning:

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