iBeam taps into AOL for streaming video.(Brief Article)

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Internet Protocol (IP)-based video distribution company iBeam has partnered AOL to further deploy its streaming media distribution network, iBeam (USA; + 1/877 81 19440; www.ibeam.com) bypasses Internet bottlenecks by distributing video feeds via satellite directly to streaming servers at Internet service providers (ISPs), allowing subscribers with cable or DSL modems to watch video feeds with much higher quality than Internet streams. AOL deal will give iBeam access to USA's largest ISP with 21 m customers, for which iBeam will make guarantee