High Quality of Service (QOS)

The patent-pending Viametrix Virtual Network™ creation and management technologies are the foundation components that enable the most efficient network node management and bandwidth use. By using artificial intelligence in each network node, a dynamic content delivery network is created and maintained automatically for each Vivian™ Broadcast Station. This also ensures that the maximum amount of network bandwidth is available for media delivery (not network management), enabling the network to scale reliably on demand.

The Vivian™ client application continually monitors the available bandwidth, media buffer and upstream and downstream media delivery quality. If a deficiency is identified, the network node automatically responsitions itself to ensure continuity of the media delivery. There is no need for the broadcaster to evaluate Internet performance - the network manages itself and provides real-time audience connectivity statistics. Several levels of automatic network and media stream recovery are employed to maximize the quality of each audience member's experience, even if its own Internet connection is sub-par or erratic.

Due to our technology implementation each media stream starts very fast with the absolute minimum "buffering time".

Seeing is believing. Compare our streams delivered at 100Kbps and others running up to two or three times that amount of bandwidth.

If you are already streaming media you can use Vivian to broadcast your own stream in minutes.P>

To ensure that all Vivian broadcasters always have the latest features available, no-charge updates are available throughout the paid license/contract term.

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Vivian™ Enables the Lowest Total Cost of Streaming Media Management and Delivery

Reducing costs while providing a high quality of service is important to everyone. Vivianā„¢ solutions are your answer to the best available Return-on-Investment (ROI). Using Vivianā„¢ broadcasting solutions is not only fast and easy, it is also incredibly inexpensive. Vivian promotional offerings and pricing is very clear, concise and uncomplicated.

There are basic requirements that must be met for streaming media - with many solutions for each. Viametrix provides a highly integrated feature set to meet many of these requirements. The chart below can be used to provide a basic methodology to compare Vivianā„¢ Broadcast Solutions to others. It won't take long to see the phenomenal economics of our solutions.

Vivianā„¢ Broadcast Stations can be implemented literally in minutes by non-technical personnel. See our current promotions and configuration options here.

Note: Entities that currently stream may actually be able to take existing equipment out of service/redeploy when switching to Vivian broadcasting solutions. This is particularly true of those who utilize multiple PCs for encoding purposes.

Activity/ Component	Hardware	Software	Cost Basis using Vivian Broadcast Solutions
Audio/video content source	Video Camera/Quality Web Cam/Microphone	Dependent upon hardware selected by broadcaster	Dependent upon hardware selected by broadcaster; completely independent of Vivian solutions
Media Editing	Dependent on editing software selected by broadcaster if broadcaster determines that media editing is needed/desired	Dependent on editing software selected by broadcaster if broadcaster determines that media editing is needed/desired	Dependent on editing software selected by broadcaster if broadcaster determines that media editing is needed/desired
Media Encoder	Determined by broadcaster's encoding requirements and Microsoft	Free Microsoft Media Series 9 Encoder	One encoding PC needed for each concurrent LIVE broadcast; content broadcast from pre-encoded files need not be re-encoded at time of broadcast
Media Server PC and Operating System (only applicable if licensee/customer is hosting vs. Viametrix)	Determined by operating system provider requirements	Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP (Pro/Home)	One Media Server PC can host up to 100 different Vivianā„¢ Broadcast Stations (e.g., if each station serves 1,000 concurrent users, one Media Server PC can serve 100,000 concurrent audience members)
Media Storage	Disk storage on Media Server PC should be sufficient (desktop PCs are just fine - high priced servers not required!)	Not Applicable	Cost included in acquisition of Media Server PC
Web Server (in-house or hosted server)	None required for streaming media with Vivian Broadcast Solutions Required for delivering accompanying text and graphics in multimedia delivery implementations	None required for streaming media with Vivian Broadcast Solutions Required for delivering accompanying text and graphics in multimedia delivery implementations	None required for streaming media with Vivian Broadcast Solutions Required for delivering accompanying text and graphics in multimedia delivery implementations
Internet Domain and Static IP Address	None required for streaming media with Vivian Broadcast Solutions	None required for streaming media with Vivian Broadcast Solutions	None required for streaming media with Vivian Broadcast Solutions; Web server access is required for serving text, graphics, etc. for multimedia presentations using Playmagix
Broadcast Station	Media Server Above	Vivianā„¢ Broadcast Station License/Contract	Definitive and totally broadcaster-controllable cost per Vivianā„¢ Broadcast Station
Broadcaster Bandwidth	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	No complicated formulas here - just 1x the broadcast bandwidth to be delivered to your audience for each concurrent Vivian Broadcast Station - regardless of the number of audience members on each station
Content/Playlist Manager	Playmagix can be accessed from any PC with Internet access and a browser	Internet browser-based management with Playmagix is included with Vivian Broadcast Solutions	Definitive and totally broadcaster-controllable cost per Vivianā„¢ Broadcast Station
Specialized Hardware for Multicasting/ Network/ Content Management	None required by Vivian Broadcast Solutions	With Vivian broadcast solutions, all network management and multicast is performed automatically by the Vivianā„¢ Broadcast Station	Not Applicable
Initial Installation (measured in minutes to a few hours)	Vivian Media Server Media Encoder Web Server (existing server/hosting service will likely suffice)	Vivian Media Server Media Encoder Web Server (existing server/hosting service will likely suffice)	A Vivianā„¢ Broadcast Station can be deployed literally in minutes. A simple download, installation and configuration (much of it automated) is all it takes if you are already streaming with the Windows Media Series 9 Encoder (WM9). For those not currently encoding with WM9, an additional download of that application is required from Microsoft. Encoder installation and implementation can easily be accomplished within an hour.
Ongoing Network Management	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Although Vivianā„¢ Broadcast Stations can be deployed with or without assistance from network LAN/WAN administrators, it is suggested that deployments within enterprises be performed with assistance and knowledge of the appropriate Information Technology professionals.
Royalty to Content Owner	Dependent on Content Owner's Reporting Requirements	Dependent on Content Owner's Reporting Requirements	Dependent on Content Owner's Reporting Requirements

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High Quality of Service (QOS)

Vivian™ Enables the Lowest Total Cost of Streaming Media Management and Delivery