Ignite Enterprise Live Streaming Overview »
Overview
Ignite’s software-based live streaming solution can be deployed in a very short time, requires little maintenance and offers significant advantages for enterprises.
Streaming media technology is ideal for live event broadcasts as it provides users the ability to begin playing content almost immediately after streaming begins, rather than having to wait for downloading to finish. However, with traditional streaming solutions, streaming files’ availability and quality are limited by available bandwidth. Unlike traditional streaming solutions, Ignite’s live streaming solution is based on managed peer-to-peer (P2P) streaming technology, enabling enterprises to provide high quality streams without adversely affecting their networks. Ignite enables enterprises to implement a high-quality live streaming solution that is scalable, network-friendly, ensures higher audience participation, and supports live audience interaction - moderated questions. Ignite’s live streaming solution also provides stream publishers with extensive real-time and historical data regarding audience participation.
Moderated Questions
Ignite’s offers moderated questions as part of its live
streaming solution, providing participants the ability
to submit questions and receive feedback during a live
event. Questions are managed and responded to by a stream
event moderator and/or presenter through an easy-to-use
console. Following the live event, questions and answers
are archived to be accessed later in reports or pushed
to users as an additional content delivery.
Live event moderators manage questions submitted by participants through a moderator console. A single live event can have multiple moderators managing the questions list. The moderators can review and filter questions based on associated user attributes (name, department, role, geographical location, etc.) and add remarks to the submitted questions before deciding which questions to forward to the presenter. To enable easy filtering of questions, the moderator console also allows the creation of custom filters using a variety of criteria (see the default moderator console below). Moderators can also view questions that have been sent to the presenter, change the order, add remarks or delete questions from the queue.
Network Efficiency
Ignite’s streaming solution leverages centrally-controlled
and managed P2P relationships to pull content from each
other or from designated localized content proxy/caching
servers. This superior delivery efficiency enables enterprises
to provide their audiences with high-quality streams without
adversely impacting their networks. Additionally, this
technology gives enterprises unparalleled reach and efficiency,
enabling audiences in low-bandwidth locations to participate
in live streaming events.
Proactive End-User Notifications
Ignite’s live streaming solution increases audience participation
in live streaming events by proactively notifying the user before
the live event starts. This proactive notification is fully
customizable by the stream publisher. The audience member can
join the live stream event by clicking on the “Join Now” button
on the proactive notification, thereby eliminating the need for
the audience member to set a reminder for the stream event or
remember the stream event notification email and/or the URL.
Reporting
Publishers of live streaming events can leverage Ignite’s Delivery
Manager for extensive real-time and historical reporting and
analytical data. Reporting statistics include:
- Total audience
- Peak audience
- Average length of time viewed
- Individual user statistics (e.g., which users watched stream, when, and for how long)