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Keynote Systems, the on-demand mobile and Internet test and measurement solutions provider, announced both Microsoft (News - Alert) and CCTV selected Keynote Streaming Perspective for robust performance monitoring of streaming video of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

 

Microsoft selected Keynote for its ability to expand the Streaming Perspective product to include Microsoft Silverlight 2 and to monitor the performance of the 2,200 hours of streaming video of the Olympic Games on NBCOlympics.com on MSN in the U.S. In addition to this, CCTV, which originates much of the Olympics coverage from China, also selected Keynote Streaming Perspective to ensure the protection of the copyrighted online streaming video of the Olympic Games.

 

The Beijing Olympics, with a wider variety of sports, generated more streaming video, both live and on-demand, than any other event in history.

 

Silverlight, Microsoft’s cross-browser, multi-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications via the Web, enabled Olympics fans to watch and pause thousands of hours of live Olympics coverage online.

 

It also allowed viewers to relive historic Olympic moments with rewinding and replaying capabilities.

 

“We are pleased to have worked with Keynote to test and monitor the performance of the Olympics video coverage streamed via Silverlight 2 on NBCOlympics.com on MSN,” said Brian Goldfarb, group product manager, developer platforms team, Microsoft Corporation. “Keynote’s deep understanding of our technology requirements and our companies’ commitment to customers helps ensure we are delivering an exceptional experience to our online viewers.”

 

Keynote Streaming Perspective measures the quality and reliability of streaming media the way end-users experience it. Some of the salient features of Streaming Perspective include:

 

“We’re pleased to have worked with both Microsoft and CCTV on such a historic event,” said Umang Gupta, CEO of Keynote Systems (News - Alert). “This year marks the most ambitious effort to enhance and expand the experience of the Olympics by bringing thousands of hours of live streaming video online. Both Microsoft and CCTV demonstrated their commitment to the end-user experience by working with Keynote’s global test and measurement network to ensure viewers are able to enjoy their favorite Olympics moments.”

 

“Streaming video for the Olympics was no easy task,” said Jian Bai, manager of IPR Technic at CCTV.com. “Keynote Streaming Perspective allowed us to effectively manage the copyrighted Olympic streams and ensure our online viewers were able to experience the excitement of being the hosts of today’s greatest athletes from around the world.”