Macromedia Flash Media Server 2 software offers the unique combination of traditional streaming media capabilities and a flexible development environment for creating and delivering innovative, interactive media applications to the broadest possible audience. Flash offers consistent media experiences across OS & browsers Seamlessly integrate media experiences directly in the website Flash Media Svr automatically captures connection stats & enables publishers to deliver a video stream to the end-user Programmatically set the buffer to the precise setting for a fast start time based on length & bitrate of the video & Clnt connection speed Track playback experience on the Clnt & correct unforeseen playback problems due to Ntwk congestion in real-time Test multiple port & Protc combinations to bypass firewalls & proxies Use Std XML formats such as SMIL/ASX to deliver Clnt/Svr side play lists Capture & stream live audio & video from any OS recognised camera & Mic source by plugging the camera into a USB or Firewire port Create innovative video Comms App using multi-way, multi-user streaming & remote Shared Object Tech for synchronising data among multiple users Unique transfer protocol limits stream ripping Provides a plug-in mechanism that can be used by publishers to verify & authenticate users before a stream is delivered Offers SSL & encryption for incoming & outgoing SSL connections & data The File Object is a Svr side API that enables developers to write App that access file Sys commands on the Svr<p>Production Computers: Pentium III 500 Mhz processor or better (dual Pentium 4 or faster recommended) Windows 2000 Server, Windows NT 4.0 Server (SP6 or later), Red Hat Linux 7.3 or 8.0 256 MB Available RAM (512 MB Recommended) 50 MB of available disk space CD-ROM Drive (optional) Authoring Applications: Macromedia Flash MX Pentium III 200 Mhz or equivalent processor or better Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows NT 4.0 SP6 or later 64 MB Available RAM (128 MB Recommended) 50 MB of available disk space 16-bit color monitor capable of 1024 x 768 resolution CD-ROM drive (Optional)