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The Helix Server from Real helps deliver the highest quality digital media experience to the largest audience. The Helix is the most powerful server software available for streaming media and Cool Piranha has several Helix Servers available on a virtual/shared style basis saving you tens of thousands of dollars helping your sites convert and retain members.

We can also help you to integrate a streaming Helix Server onto your dedicated machine. Please contact us for more details.

Universal Helix Server The Helix Universal Media Server is a true performance breakthrough, which can deliver over 10,000 concurrent video and audio streams on standard hardware. Optimised to meet the needs of a variety of different business applications and service providers, the Helix Universal Server product line is equipped with the elements necessary for you and your organisation to successfully and efficiently deliver digital media.

Features Include:

Improve User Experience - Improve user experience and broadcast predictability with server fail-over capabilities automatically routing client requests to back-up servers in the event of service failures or unplanned outages.

Multiple Platform Support - Choose the operating system you want. Helix Universal servers are available on a number of operating systems including: Unix, Linux, HP/UIX, IBM/AIX and Solaris just to name a few.

Reduce Deliver Costs - Reduce delivery costs and increase audience size with industry leading performance, reaching 10,000 simultaneous users on a single entry level server.

Reduce Hardware Costs - Reduce hardware costs by serving all three major media servers over one delivery infrastructure.

Scalability - Improve scalability and reduce bandwidth costs with an integrated content networking system specifically designed to provision live and on-demand content reliability across distributed networks.

Standardize Development - Standardize media application development using the most mature and expansive set of digital media APIs.

Minimum Recommended System Requirements:

Operating Systems:
Windows NT, Unix, Linux, HP/UIX, IBM/AIX and Solaris

Memory Requirements:
< 1000 concurrent streams – 512Mb RAM (recommended)
> 1000 concurrent streams – 768Mb RAM (recommended)

Storage Requirements:
The Helix Universal Server application requires about 18MB of storage plus storage for your media content. Single rate media storage requirements can be calculated with the following equation:("bit rate of clip in kbps 'X' length of clip in seconds") divided by 8 = KB required disk space.

FOR MORE IMFORMATION, please visit http://www.realnetworks.com/products/media_delivery.html