[Web4lib] Webcast-in-a-box solutions?

[OTL Bill]

I'd be sure to check out the open source ePresence project
http://epresence.tv/
They also provide some hardware and software "packages" to help ease  
the purchase decisions involved.
Here's the quick summary from their site:

ePresence Media is our core technology for producing and publishing  
navigable and searchable multimedia presentations. It is open source  
software, licensed under a BSD-style license, and as such, is  
available free of charge.

With ePresence Media, you get tools which enable you to capture and  
publish presentations to the Internet. Archiving lets viewers review  
previously webcast events, and provides easy-to-use navigation and  
search features. Archiving allows remote viewers to be free from  
traditional time constraints imposed by live presentations. Even if  
their schedule doesn't allow time to see an event in person, or via a  
webcast, they can achieve nearly the same experience by viewing the  
archive.

Requirements for remote viewers are kept to a minimum -- at least a  
56K connection to the internet, a PC, Mac, or Linux system with a  
browser, and Windows Media Player, Real Player, or Quicktime. The  
ePresence Media system uses off-the-shelf components and industry  
standard media streaming technology to reach the broadest audience  
possible..

On Jan 23, 2007, at 10:47 AM, K.G. Schneider wrote:

> At MPOW, we are looking at supporting webcasting. We'd like to see  
> some
> reasonably-priced webcasting solutions that would give department
> libraries a fairly easy way to get into webcasting.
>
> We're looking at either one solution we share among facilities, or,
> preferably--due to acute space/parking issues on campus--something
> affordable enough to purchase in multiple copies. Ease of use is a  
> must.
>
> Karen G. Schneider
> kgs at bluehighways.com
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