Apple QuickTime Streaming Server 4

is available for download. Here are its main features:

    - Skip Protection takes advantage of excess available bandwidth to buffer ahead data locally to the client
    - Serves to any standard MP3 player such as iTunes, WinAmp, or QuickTime Player
    - Web-based interface for local and remote administration
    - Provides full spectrum error logging and Writes logs in standard W3C format
    - Supports QuickTime (.mov), MP3 audio (.mp3), or MPEG-4 (.mp4) files
    - Supports multiple play options: sequential playback, sequential looped playback, and weighted random playback
    - Supports Digest authentication (encrypted password transmission)
    - Supports Basic authentication (clear text password transmission
    - Serves hinted QuickTime files stored on the server (video on demand)
    - Acts as a reflector for live broadcasts
    - Provides relay functionality for setting up multiple servers
    - Allows you to create simulated live broadcasts with Playlist Broadcaster, perfect for creating your own Internet radio station
    - Supports up to 4,000 simultaneous streams
    - Provides access control to media files using authentication modules
    - Compliant with popular log analysis tools from Lariat, Active Concepts, and WebTrends
    - Supports both unicast or multicast streams

QuickTime Streaming Server works with Mac OS X Server and a Power Mac G4, G3 or new iMac.

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