August 20, 2003
Big Brother technology for everyone
Glasgow-based Essential Viewing has produced a video software package which, it claims, can send high quality streaming video over narrow bandwidth connections.
The software called 'Essential Video Military Edition' is said to compress video to an extremely high level while maintaining video quality and sends it over any network with very low latency. Previous versions of the technology could only send still pictures.
The system has already been picked up by the US Navy for use in Iraq and is to be offered to security and police forces around the world.
According to PCPro , this means 'a soldier or intelligence agent in the field can film an on-going situation and relay what he can see in realtime.
The company plans to develop a version for use on mobile phones that will enable anyone to view high quality video of their home, office or car.
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