Description

IIS Media Services (formerly called Smooth Streaming) is a set of integrated media services that can be used with Internet Information Services (IIS) to deliver high-quality streaming media to both on-demand and live audiences. It is an extensible component of IIS that can be used to enable advanced streaming media experiences on the web. IIS Media Services is capable of streaming multiple bitrates for adaptive streaming, providing viewers with an optimal viewing experience by automatically switching to the best quality stream for their connection speed. It also supports digital rights management (DRM) for secure streaming of protected content. IIS Media Services also provides features such as DVR-like capabilities for live streaming, transcoding on-the-fly to enable a wide variety of devices to access content, as well as powerful analytics for gathering data on how your content is being consumed.

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