Non-ProZ.com Jun 23, 2004:

access to the information users can access the information on a LAN/WAN, intranet/extranet or via the internet using broadband/LAN or dial-up

Non-ProZ.com Jun 23, 2004:

more info Sorry, if the information I've given so far was not specific enough. I thought there was to make the context reasonably clear without covering every aspect. I'm facing certain constraints here because it's a web site translation and I can't quote directly from the text.

This is about how streaming media can be used in organisations, the governement and educational institutions - i. e. pretty much everywhere. One aspect is "broadcast communications", another online learning.

To stay with the example of a company launching a new product. Normally, only some of the staff can participate in the launch but now it is possible to broadcast the event live to desktops, kiosks on the shop floor of a production plant etc. However, the production staff might work different shifts, which means not everybody will be present for the live broadcast. This technology gives the staff on another shift the opportunity to retrieve the presentation at a kiosk on the shop floor, for example, during a work break.

Perhaps all my explanations define the term streaming media rather than broadcast communications but I hope that they contribute to your understanding of the context.

Aniello Scognamiglio (X) Jun 23, 2004:

Ich wage zu bezweifeln, da� ein Mitarbeiter per DF� von zu Hause ein 0,5 GB-Video �bertragen kann...

Aniello Scognamiglio (X) Jun 23, 2004:

gib es wieder mit "�bertragung von Text, Audio und Video".

Aniello Scognamiglio (X) Jun 23, 2004:

von zu Hause, per DF�? Das hast Du nicht erw�hnt. Ich habe sehr wohl verstanden, worum es hier geht. Dieser Fall macht nur wieder mal deutlich, da� man gleich mehr Kontext zur Verf�gung stellen sollte. Mein letztes Wort: Dann bleibe bei �bertragung und...

Non-ProZ.com Jun 23, 2004:

broadcast communication It seems that some additional information is required. Yes, I know that broadcast has many meanings, hence the problem finding a translation into German. And as the term appears numerous times, even if I decide to use a more descriptive translation, it has to be short.

Basically, what this is about is that companies, for example, can use streaming media to deliver information to their employees. Examples are corporate presentations or training courses. Streaming media enables this information to be streamed directly to the desktop of the employees where they can access it either live (such as a presentation by the CEO) or on-demand (in the case of training courses). The same goes for educational institutions who can offer lectures etc. to their students in this manner. The upshot is that broadcast communication will reduce costs and increase productivity because people won't be absent from their work because they have to travel to meetings, training courses, presentations and the like but can look at them when and where it suits them.

I hope this explains the context further.