Streaming Media
The WEBstroom (web stream) community is SURFfoundation a Special Interest Group (SIG) in the field of streaming media. WEBstroom is also facilitated by SURFnet.
WEBstroom collects knowledge on developments on streaming media and makes this knowledge available to institutions for higher education. The community not only considers the technology, but also looks at the possibilities for practical application. Experts in higher education, multi-media, ICT specialists and content providers represents the various relevant disciplines within the community. The thought behind this enthusiastic community was that streaming media are more than just an important element in educational innovation: they also enrich the learning environment.
What is streaming?
Streaming is a technology that enables people to listen to audio and to watch video over a network. In the past a file had to be stored locally. As streaming media hardly uses any disk space, an audio or video file can now be played almost immediately. The introduction of streaming technology has turned out to be a huge boost for the use of audio and video on the Internet.
Further information
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