| Developer(s) | RealNetworks |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 14 / April 14, 2010 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 2003, 2008, Linux RHEL5, Solaris SPARC 10 |
| Type | Carrier and Enterprise Class Server |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.realnetworks.com/helixplatform.aspx |
The Helix Universal Streaming Server is developed by RealNetworks and originates from the very first streaming media server originally developed by Progressive Networks in 1994. The latest generation of Helix Universal Server (Version 14) now supports a wide variety of streaming media delivery transports including RTMP, RTSP, HTTP Live Streaming, Microsoft Silverlight and HTTP Progressive Download enabling mobile phone OS (Android, Blackberry, iPhone OS 3.0, Symbian, Windows Mobile) and PC OS media client (Flash Media Player, Quick Time, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player) delivery.
Helix Universal Server delivers multiple streaming media codecs including H.264, MPEG-4, Flash Media, RealMedia, Quick Time, Silverlight, Windows Media and a wide range of audio codecs including AAC, MP4, MP3, RealAudio.
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27 July 2002 - Helix Universal Server version 9 launched - the first universal multi-format streaming server - supporting RealMedia, Windows Media, Quick Time and MPEG-4 from a single streaming media platform operating on Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, Compaq Tru64, FreeBSD, IBM AIX, Windows NT and Windows 2000 OS
16 November 2005 - Helix Universal Server version 11 launched adding mobile support for 3GPP.
13 May 2008 - Helix Universal Server version 12 launched adding Fast Channel Switching for mobile devices.
30 September 2009 - Helix Universal Server version 13 launched as part of Helix Media Delivery Platform. This version added support for HTTP Progressive Download, HTTP iPhone delivery, Server Side Playlists, Advertising insertion, and Live Rate Adaptation for mobile devices.
14 April 2010 - Helix Universal Server version 14 launched supporting universal streaming media delivery transports including RTMP, RTSP, HTTP Live Streaming, Microsoft Silverlight and HTTP Progressive Download enabling mobile phone OS (Android, Blackberry, iPhone OS 3.0, Symbian, Windows Mobile) and PC OS media client (Flash Media Player, Quick Time, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player) delivery. Helix Universal Server continues to support 3GPP, RealMedia, Windows Media, Quick Time and MPEG-4 from a single streaming media platform operating on Linux (RHEL5), Solaris SPARC, Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 Server OS
Formats
Codecs
Delivery Protocols
Media Clients Supported
Encoders Supported
Helix Universal Server is a component of the Helix Media Delivery Platform and enables the delivery of live and on-demand video and audio content to a wide range of media clients on mobile and PC playback devices. Helix Universal Servers are able to be linked to distribute content to enable large scale streaming across the Internet or Enterprise networks and to ensure fully redundant operation with no single point of failure.
Helix Universal Server operates with a wide range of live RTP or RBS (RealNetworks own secure broadcasting protocol) encoders to provide a wide choice of interoperation with 3rd party vendors. RealNetworks develop their own encoder in three versions