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Let’s face it—virtual events can be draining. At this point, most of us have probably heard of “Zoom fatigue,” a term describing the burnout caused by an increase of online communication throughout the pandemic. Between technical difficulties and lack of social interaction, the practice of being constantly online is, at times, exhausting—that is, if it’s… Continue reading 3 Reasons Virtual Trade Shows Are Coming Up Short

Agora is a useful CPaaS company for voice and video chat, messaging, and interactive live streaming. They can scale from one to many with sub-second latency, and they have a customizable user interface with plenty of APIs to keep developers busy embedding audio and video call features into communications systems. They support industries from social… Continue reading The Top 10 Agora Competitors

Fresh out of the Red5 Pro test kitchen, and of course on the heels of our recent server release, comes the SDK release 9.0.0 for iOS and Android operating platforms. This release includes some goodies like an improvement for headphone usage, in iOS, locally saved streams can now be saved to the app bundle, no… Continue reading SDK Release 9.0.0

As we roll deeper into 2021, hybrid events have become more and more popular due to easing Covid restrictions. Events that were once in person had to become virtual last year to simply survive. Now organizations are mixing it up and offering the same event both live in person, and virtually. Hybrid events are poised… Continue reading Our 8 Favorite Examples of Hybrid Events

Due to COVID-19, remote learning has risen to the forefront of education within the past year, and it looks like it’s here to stay. Whether remote learning is used as an optional alternative to in-person classes, or as a full-time learning experience, students around the world can use virtual classroom software to get the most… Continue reading 5 Best Practices for Building Virtual Classroom Software

The pandemic-accelerated shift to pervasive reliance on cloud-based video communications has transformed the outlook for communications platforms-as-a-service (CPaaS) providers who want to seize new opportunities within and beyond their core business markets. This new perspective stems from the fact that it’s now possible to implement video-based communications that go far beyond the capabilities of the… Continue reading Scalable WebRTC Is CPaaS Game Changer

What time is it? It’s time for the Red5 Pro Server Release 9.0.0! It’s a focused, concentrated release, so we’re throwing a mini party, not quite a rager, but we’re excited! Our newest server release introduces support for running Red5 Pro with JDK 11 on the most current iterations of Ubuntu (20.04 LTS), and Windows… Continue reading Server Release 9.0.0

A post-pandemic shift by B2B conferences and trade shows worldwide to hybrid combinations of in-person and virtual events represents a major opportunity for developers of platforms that can support video-rich interactions in real time. While virtualization of conventions and other business events became the norm when Covid-19 hit, the webinar and full-blown trade show platforms… Continue reading 6 Reasons Hybrid Trade Shows Spell Opportunity for Developers

When you think of the term “hybrid,” what comes to mind? A car? A dog? The post-Covid era has given rise to a new normal, with easing restrictions, yet we still, and may not ever, experience daily life as we once did. But that’s ok. Necessity drives invention, and in the case of hybrids, the… Continue reading 11 Best Hybrid Event Platforms

For anyone pursuing new opportunities in the real-time interactive video arena, there’s a lot riding on understanding that there doesn’t need to be any constraint on audio or video quality when WebRTC serves as the underlying streaming protocol. When talking with developers evaluating the Red5 Pro platform, we hear over and over again that WebRTC… Continue reading Debunking the Myth: 8 Reasons Why WebRTC is Capable of High Quality Audio and Video Today