helloWorld website offers real time video streaming services

By Toni McConnel
iApplianceWeb
(05/12/05, 10:32:34 AM GMT)

San Francisco, Ca. -- helloWorld has launched what it claims to be the Internet's only streaming video portal, offering streaming video email, video instant messenger, and a live web cast product.  The site is targeted for consumers and small and medium-sized business markets. 

helloWorld’s web-based applications are designed to support multiple media formats. Using Active-X controls, no software installation is necessary for end users.  Currently helloWorld offers three main products: helloMail, helloIM, helloLive. 

The company states that helloMail is the only email client fully integrated with streaming video. It employs a proprietary web-based video recorder that can send or reply to text messages with full screen video or text; create up to 3-minute video messages; store all created videos in a video vault for as long as users desire.

It can also upload videos, such as .AVI and MPEG files into account for encoding, storing, sending; post created videos on a website for on-demand playback; store up to 2 Gigs of content; and add up to four hyperlink-able graphic areas for customizing any video email message. helloMail supports other common email features such as a calendar, notes, and tasks.  

All helloMail accounts come with an exclusive helloWorld email address and customizable website. helloMail accounts also include helloIM (instant messenger), a streaming video instant messenger product. Users can talk to their chat buddies using fluid streaming video for as long as they desire. Bandwidth permitting, users can open multiple windows. 

Higher level helloMail accounts come with helloLive, a live streaming product that allows users to webcast live to a group online, push graphic slides, ask polling questions, and send and receive text messages. Like helloMail, helloLive offers full screen streaming video. 

All helloWorld account holders receive their own customizable helloWorld website, complete with music videos, news, sports and more. 

To learn more, go to www.helloworld.com.

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