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Features at a Glance
The TANDBERG Content Server provides users
with a quick and easy way to record video
meetings and view them live or on demand from
their computers.
Flexible Content Creation
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Customizable Personal and System
Recording Aliases automatically apply
recording and streaming settings,
conference permissions and metadata.
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Support for dialing in and dialing out from
the Content Server.
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TANDBERG Management Suite (TMS)
integration:
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Support for Personal and System
Recording Aliases through integration
with TMS 11.8 and above..
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Backwards compatibility with TMS 11.7.
Recording
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Large scale content creation from up to five
concurrent video conferences (if registered
to a gatekeeper).
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Powerful predefined system templates (see
Recording Templates at a Glance
for a full
list of system templates and their recording
and streaming outputs).
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Dual Stream support for all calls.
Streaming
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Live streaming of video meetings in multiple
formats and data rates.
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Multicast and unicast streaming.
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In-built Windows Media™ streaming server.
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Integration with external streaming servers for
publishing Windows Media™, RealNetworks®
Real Media (RealAudio® and RealVideo®) and
QuickTime® compatible MPEG4 content.
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Installation
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Authentication
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Support for local, LDAP and domain
authentication.
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Support for guest (unauthenticated access)
with PIN-protection for conferences.
Permissions
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Access-list based model for viewing live and
recorded conferences and editing recorded
content.
Content Library
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Searchable content library for viewing live
and recorded content.
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Ability to assign customized Categories
to conferences and sort conferences by
Category.
Content Viewing Experience
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Indexing content for quick retrieval by using
the Index.
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Picture in Picture, Two Videos, Joined, and
Switching layouts available.
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Ability to switch between different views
of the video streams and the index (if
available).
Content Editing
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Ability to add and manage index points in
the Content Editor.
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Ability to set the start and end points for
conference playback and create a playlist for
playback of up to two conferences.
Administration
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User-friendly web-based interface for
administrative system configuration.
TCS
Backing up and
Quick Setup
Administration
Restoring
•
Access to administrative logs and Windows
Server from the Content Server web
interface.
Gatekeeper Settings
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Ability to register the Content Server with
the gatekeeper as a Terminal or a Gateway.
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Native support for TANDBERG Expressway.
Scalability
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Support for media storage in an external
storage location, such as Network Attached
Storage.
Administrator
Conference
Settings
Setup
Conferences
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New in Version 3.1
•
Updated Windows Media multicast support
to allow streaming on a fixed port
•
Added support for multicast streaming of
MPEG4 video directly off the Content Server
New in Version 3.0
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Support for H.264.
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Support for encrypted H.323 calls.
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Support for SIP.
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Wide formats:
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H263:
w228p, w448p, w576p
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H.264:
w228p, w448p, w576p, w720p
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New call model with five concurrent calls
transcoded to the same formats.
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Ability to add outputs to recorded
conferences for on-demand viewing with the
Offline Transcoder.
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An easy-to–use, graphical Template Editor,
with a wide selection of layouts and
resolutions.
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Added MPEG4 format for viewing and
downloads.
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Optimized downloadable media for portable
devices—iPod and Zune.
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Updated Content Library interface, with
thumbnails and automatic bandwidth
detection.
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Fully flexible Content Viewer.
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Context-sensitive online help.
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Appendices
CONTENT SERVER
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