Description
This advanced software requires 2 types of hosting: a regular web hosting plan for the regular website features and a special plan (usually on a different special server) for video streaming.
FMS Platform Benefits
This videochat application uses Flash Media Server to provide 100% web based video chat high quality streaming, meaning:
+ access to videochat is instant directly on the website pages
+ the users don't have to download any other video streaming software or rely on often-incompatible Java-based systems for using the video chat
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users don't need a routable IP anymore, and neither to have the firewall down
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the quality of the video and audio is highly increased compared to alternative java platforms
Datetopia Managed FMS2 Plans
*As these are shared hosting plans, the available resources are shared by all the users connected trough that plan. Usually these plans are used by startup websites with few users as big websites prefer dedicated plans or servers, so most of the resources are available.
Datetopia managed plans include:
- Installation of .asc files on FMS server.
- Update of .asc files on FMS server on software update.
- Reports of daily bandwidth usage and connections by email. (on request, 1 per month)
- Option to upgrade to a higher plan when existing plan limits are reached
Sample FMS Providers
If you want to host and manage the FMS hosting yourself, you can evaluate these providers:
- Influxis (California, US) www.influxis.com
- Uvault (Florida, US) www.uvault.com
- MoreMX (Germany, Europe) www.moremx.com
F.A.Q
Do I need FMS2 hosting if I have my own dedicated web server?
Unless you install a Flash Media Server 2 license on your server, FMS2 hosting is required for the video stream in addition to the regular web hosting.
When do I need 10 simultaneous connections?
10 simultaneous connections, means that 10 users must be logged in the same time in the chat enviroment. If your websites has 1000 unique visitors per day and each spends an average of 10 minutes in the chat enviroment (average as some will not enter, some will stay more), about 7 users will be simultaneous online as average.
24 x 6 tens of minutes = 144 tens of minutes per day. 1000/144 = about 7 users average will be simultaneous online for 1000 unique visitors per day.
What happens when the account goes over the allowed monthly quota ?
The account is disabled until the plan is upgraded or the month ends.