Windows Media Technologies are a complete, end-to-end solution for streaming media, offering superior audio and video quality, flexible and easy-to-use content authoring tools, and a commerce-enabled streaming server.
Application - Windows Media Server	Monthly Fee	Setup Fee
Windows Media Server Windows 2000 Server Dual 800 MHz Intel Pentium III Processors 1 GB of RAM Raid 5 Configuration - 3 9GB SCSI Hard Drives, 10,000 rpm, 1 hot spare Transfer Rate - 100 mbps, no bandwidth throttling! 250 GBs of Data Transfer	$1,295.00	$795.00

• High-quality audio - The new Windows Media Format codec is an advanced audio codec that streams 44.1 kilohertz (KHz) sampled stereo audio at 20 kilobits per second (Kbps) providing the widest frequency response available. At 20 Kbps, the Windows Media Format's quality is roughly equivalent to G2 audio at 40 Kbps, and its files are half the size of MP3.
• High-quality video - Windows Media Technologies use Microsoft's highly optimized, third-generation, standards-compliant MPEG-4 video codec which delivers superior picture quality at all bandwidths. Windows Media Technologies deliver higher frame rates than RealSystem G2 (which uses proprietary audio and video codecs) at all bandwidth points, thereby delivering a superior video experience. The MPEG-4 V3 codec has been optimized for the Intel Pentium III instruction set.
• Intelligent Streaming - Intelligent Streaming is a set of features in Windows Media Technologies that automatically detects network conditions and adjusts a video stream's properties to maximize quality. It includes a video de-blocking filter that improves the quality of low-bandwidth images, and multi-bit-rate encoding which allows up to six video bandwidths in a single file.
• Fully scalable view window - Users can resize the video window to any size they choose for optimal placement and enjoyment. The RealSystem G2 player only supports three preset sizes.
• Open and extensible architecture - Using the open architecture of the DirectShow� API, the Windows Media Player can be extended easily to support any arbitrary data type. Third parties can develop filters and plug-ins to build custom applications or to extend the functionality of the Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player supports the broadest set of content formats, including popular formats such as ASF and QuickTime� that the current RealSystem G2 player does not.