New Technology --- Any general knows that good intelligence wins battles, but who has time to keep up? It's our business to stay up to date on new technology developments. That's why new and expanding businesses call on BarbWired to find the technology solutions that will meet their growth potential.

• Encoding Optimization - Train your encoding application when you don't have the resources for a trained compressionist.

  Having seen our tutorials on streamingmedia.com, but knowing he didn't have the time or resources to really apply them, David Newcorn, Director of New Media at Summit Publishing, Inc. called on BarbWired to make the most of his new web video business, Packworld.tv
  
  Industrial machinery operating at top speeds and, unfortunately, shot without the aid of good lighting or a tripod, made for a challenging encoding assignment. We created customized templates in Cleaner 5 for all three players and at three downloadable data rates that greatly improved the usability and quality of the Packworld site.

  Choose a bit rate and format to see before and after examples at
  
  QT/Sorenson 120k
  
  WindowsMedia 100k
  
  

  Our encoding optimizations are cost effective ways for you to improve the quality and performance of your streaming media services.

- No need to hire or train a compressionist

- No recurring costs for out-sourced encoding services

- Expert tips for automating your media productions

• Research and Analysis: - Preparing your business for tomorrow's technology

  Jaime Hazan, Founder and CEO, Interactive Network, first saw Barb Roeder at the Streaming Media East's Beginner's Technical Seminar and knew there was more information he needed to get his streaming media business off the ground. The founding team for IN.TV from NY Interactive had years of experience creating content for advertising and the broadcast world, but no technology background to take it to the next level for streaming media.
  
  After initial conversations and non-disclosures for Jaime's new business inspirations, we underwent an extensive analysis of streaming media providers that would meet all of his goals and survive the threatening downturn the industry was facing in early 2002. Here are some of the benefits the new business, Interview Network, realized by calling on the expertise of BarbWired:
  

+ Signicant decrease in time-to-market with real engineering data on the technology behind content delivery networks

+ A comprehensive spreadsheet on costs and ROI targeted exclusively for the customer's business model

+ Full report on CDN technology, a glossary of terms for easy reference and an executive summary ready for investor perusal

Take a look at how Interview Network put together a successful streaming media business model for today's corporate communications market.

• Creating Rich Media for the Web:Why just let your viewer's watch video when they can interact with it?

  We work closely with other web development consultants to deliver code and suggestions for incorporating more rich media content into your web site, giving your end-users a more interactive and sticky experience. For more information on creating rich media content, check out the tutorials on Flash.

Contact us for a free consultation for your new or expanding business.