VBrick Systems - Live Streaming Video

VBPresenter

VBPresenter - > VBPresenter 3.0 Overview Video

PowerPoint® Add-In allows you to create and deliver fully synchronized slides, Q&A, audience polls, and web pages with the VBrick Windows Media® Appliance.

Using Microsoft Silverlight, VBPresenter provides a rich, interactive viewing experience that perfectly synchronizes your PowerPoint presentation with your live video for delivery to both Windows and Apple computers.

Applications

Deliver live presentations, synchronized with multimedia content, to audiences world wide, compete with advanced features such as Q&A and polling
Record the synchronized presentations and provide on demand access

Features

Appears as a toolbar in PowerPoint®
Multimedia control inside PowerPoint®
Record & upload presentations for on-demand viewing
Attach additional materials to the presentation
Advanced viewer interface using Microsoft’s Silverlight™ technology

Benefits

Robust - uses VBrick’s industry leading networked video appliances.
Simple - requires virtually no training to use.
Universal - Presentations may be viewed on both Windows and Apple computers via IE, Firefox, and Safari browsers.
Single person operation - no need for a large production team
No recurring costs - rides on your existing IP network
Eliminates travel costs

StreamPlayer

StreamPlayer

Powerful and robust desktop player tightly integrated with VBrick’s appliances. Sub-second delay enhances viewing and recording of live content.

Applications

Easy method to receive live video from VBrick appliances or stored video from Video on Demand servers
Record live video from a VBrick appliance to your local hard drive

Features

View live and on-demand local files
Closed captioning support
Record live streams (StreamPlayer Plus)
Auto-discover live streaming feeds

Benefits

Single Player — provides consistent user experience for live and on-demand streams
Stunning Quality — MPEG-2 can be viewed at full screen in DVD quality
Increase Video Reach — MPEG-4 and Windows Media support allows video to be sent over any network, including the Internet
Live Stream Recording — StreamPlayer Plus is the only product on the market that can record live MPEG and Windows Media streams
Ease of Deployment — automatic component download reduces installation time and effort; easily scripted for remote installation by SMS or other desktop management software
Section 508 Compliance — closed captioning support complies with government regulations

ViP For HP

ViP For HP

Enterprise Video Delivered
The VBrick Video Portal (ViP) is software designed for installation on HP ProCurve ONE zL module to access live video streams and on-demand Windows Media® (WM) video assets. Tightly integrated with the HP ProCurve ONE, the ViP delivers live video from VBrick WM appliances and provides access to stored video assets onboard the ProCurve One’s internal storage or via any web or Windows Media streaming server. The user interface also provides the ability to instantly play available media assets using any Windows® PC via an IE browser.

Applications

Corporate
- Deliver your executive messages to all employees worldwide, ensuring the delivery of consistent communications and the ability to offer on-demand viewing at any time.
- Product launches – Quickly train the sales channel about new product capabilities for shorter launch cycles and rapid competitive response.
- Training – Conduct training for a variety of departments including sales, marketing, engineering, human resources, and more.
- Teach new hires live or on-demand, helping them learn faster.
Government
- Monitor your personnel in the field and react to events as they unfold.
- Broadcast town meetings and share them with your constituents.
- Inform your agency of new directives and empower your entire staff.
- Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) – Provide situational awareness with real-time video surveillance systems.
- Inter-agency cooperation for emergency disasters – Deliver live video feeds simultaneously from a disaster area to multiple government agencies including federal, state and local.
Education
- TV distribution – Save money and turn TV into educational EV with time shifted viewing and recordings, which remaining TEACH Act compliant.
- Stream and record lectures – Steam real-time and capture lectures/classes, allowing students to learn at their own pace.
- Interactive video conferences – Record, stream and manage your current interactive video conferences.
- Webcast events – Stream special events such as graduations, sporting events, pep rallies, guest speakers and more.

Features

Live Video

Stored Video

Video Podcasting

Priority Alert

Video Simple Syndication (VSS)

Benefits

Easy-to-use interface that enables access to all live and stored video assets.
No additional rack space required – fits into HP ProCurve ONE routers and switches.
Application flexibility - live video distribution, recording, archiving of events, training and education, security monitoring, commercial television distribution, priority/emergency video notification, and other applications, all supported from the same software solution.
Automated discovery and listing of live video sources.

ViP For 3Com

OSN-ViP

VBrick delivers Enterprise IPTV solutions that scale with your needs. The ViP is VBrick Software designed for installation on the 3Com® Open Services Networking (3Com OSN) enabled routers and switches, transforming the module into a web-based video portal for accessing live streams and on-demand Windows Media® video assets. Tightly integrated with the OSN, the ViP enables automated discovery of live video from the VBrick WM Appliances and provides access to stored video assets onboard the OSN’s internal storage or via any web server or Windows Media streaming server. The user interface provides the ability to instantly play available media assets using any Windows® PC via an IE browser.

A less full featured version of the VBrick Portal Server, the OSN ViP sits at the heart of the video delivery system and provides support for all of the main applications that VBrick delivers.

Applications

Corporate
- Broadcast executive announcements and share them with your staff.
- Teach new hires and help them learn faster and retain more.
- Inform your entire staff of new initiatives and empower everyone in your enterprise.
- Monitor production lines around the globe and react to changes in an instant.
- Collaborate with disparate offices and participate from around the world.
Government
- Monitor your personnel in the field and react to events as they unfold.
- Broadcast town meetings and share them with your constituents.
- Teach new hires live or on-demand, helping them learn faster and retain more.
- Inform your agency of new directives and empower your entire staff.
- Collaborate on new initiatives and participate from around the world.
Education
- Teach students live or on-demand, helping them learn faster and retain more.
- Inform your institution of new initiatives and empower your students, faculty, and staff.
- Monitor world events live and react in the classroom.
- Broadcast school events around the world and share them with alumni, parents, and students.
- Collaborate with professors and participate in distance learning.

Features

Integrates into 3Com switches and routers
Provides live and on-demand video guide
Displays video podcasts
Live Video - the ViP automatically detects live video from any number of VBrick WM Appliances. The VBrick appliances may be on the same network as the ViP or they may be located anywhere in the world. The ViP will detect the live video and present it for immediate selection and viewing.
Stored Video - the ViP will display a list of stored video. The stored video may be uploaded and delivered directly from the ViP’s internal hard disk via progressive download, or the video may come from virtually any web server or WM streaming server.
Video Podcasting - the VIP will host and display a list of your video Podcasts. Podcasts are uploaded to the ViP via the “Podcast Transcoder” or using 3rd-party tools. A Podcast subscriber simply enters the provided URL in iTunes or similar viewer to subscribe to the video Podcasts you have created.
Priority Alert - when there is a priority event or emergency, the ViP can be used to automatically open a selected live or stored video on everyone’s desktop (requires client applet).

Benefits

User simplicity through an intuitive interface that enables access to all live and stored video assets
No additional rack space required – fits into 3Com routers and switches
Application flexibility; live video distribution, recording, and archiving of events, training and education, security monitoring, commercial television distribution, priority/emergency video notification, and other applications, all supportable from the same software solution
Automated discovery and listing of live video sources