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