Thanks to all of the people who have signed up for the Neokast Beta Test! An overwhelmingly large number of people registered, and we can’t wait to show you our technology. Due to the amount of sign-ups received, we’re going to have to send invitations in waves. If you don’t receive an invitation right away, don’t worry, it will come to you soon - expect an invite as the beta continues.

Keep an eye on your inbox!

“CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Neokast LLC, which streams live broadcasts and on-demand content over the Internet via advanced P2P protocols, has formed a partnership with MoveDigital, Inc., an online digital delivery service, to provide intelligent high-quality P2P video streaming to the masses. By leveraging the power of MoveDigital’s Volumetric Network Access Technology, Neokast will offer high-def quality streaming at a cost that is dramatically lower than typical CDNs, or even grid-networks. The two companies expect the collaboration to open the door to record-breaking levels of simultaneous viewers of high quality streaming video over the Internet.” (more…)

Mac will definitely be an integral part of the Neokast platform. While it will not be part of the Beta test, we have always seen Mac as a necessary and primary ingredient. The reason is very simple - Mac users produce enormous amounts of video and Neokast is a video platform. Mac users should try to sign up for the Beta test if they have access to a Windows OS. Please identify yourself as ultimately a Mac user so that you can be part of the Mac rollout.

We hear a lot about CDNs and P2P technologies being used to deliver video over the Internet. It is a confusing area to most and a little clarification may help to see where Neokast is on the spectrum.

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) utilize servers to deliver media content or video to users. These servers can be configured in many ways to optimize that delivery in order to achieve various ends such as higher quality and lower cost. Examples of such CDNs are Akamai and The FeedRoom. We term these as topdown or server dependent networks. They use old, but reliable technology to deliver video streaming or downloading. (more…)

In reference to one of our previous posts, we did not find our section of “small booths” at VON to be a pack of competitors vying for one space in this emerging industry. In fact, we discussed several partnerships with them. Many of them serve a particular niche that they would like to capitalize on, but need a better way to stream or deliver video with high quality, unlimited amount of users, and low cost. We explained how we could help them, how they could help us, and boom, a friendly partnership was created. Here is one example:

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Neokast is pleased to announce the start of our Beta Release on April 2!

Please go to our website to sign up.

System Requirements:

Windows XP

Pentium III 800Mhz or higher

512MB RAM

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Cable, DSL, T1, T3, or Fiber Internet Connection

Keep your connection “plugged in” for the test if you would like to see high bitrate video.

Our Neokast booth at VideoOnTheNet was a smash hit success. Special thanks to Richard Erb at VON for helping us with our booth and making sure everything was working perfectly.

We encountered a high degree of traffic during the 3 day exhibit. We brought 6 of our team members to VON and there was almost no time when all 6 were not fully engaged in conversation with people interested in our technology. (more…)

Well, four of our lead developers and engineers have arrived in San Jose! I am flying out there tomorrow morning. It seems like everything is set to go. We are carrying technology in hand to show the world how the world is going to be shown in the future… through Neokast. I look forward  to seeing you there.

We’ve been interviewed by Bob Cringely! Check out the link for Bob’s article, a poll, and an opportunity to create a dialogue among the new Flash Crowd 3.0 community. The video interview done by Cringely is at Technology Evangelist.

Many of you might be wondering, how have we gotten to 3.0?

Flash Crowd 1.0 started in the 90s with the Slashdot Effect. Something interesting happened on a website, and all of a sudden, millions of people would visit the site out of curiosity. (more…)