Streaming Servers abound, but…
l Real, etc have scaling problems
Viz cnn.com
Viz evolution of napster to gnutella
l New emergence of intermediaries:
Akamai, Inktomi, and middleware business for
them – e.g.
Ffnet, ensim, bandwiz, digital fountain…
l Strengths – good at scale and
heterogeneity
l Weaknesses – still don’t track content