RealNetworks Intros RealSystem iQ

RealNetworks, maker of the well-known RealPlayer system for Internet media has introduced a new system, dubbed RealSystem iQ, hot on the heels of the Windows Media Bonus Pack. As reported on The Standard, RealSystems iQ turns a regular server-to-server network into a Web of peer-to-peer servers with robust new communications protocols.

According to the report "The result will be a network with no origin and no edge. That means a more reliable and efficient system – one with the capacity for self-healing if any one server goes down" as the system is said to "enhance Internet plumbing."

The system brings Apple QuickTime files to the menu of files to be served up by RealNetworks software, bringing along with it MP3 support and Macromedia Flash files. It seems as though Windows Media is the only lacking feature, though as The Standard's Dominic Gates writes, "given the bitter rivalry between the two companies, that's not likely to happen."

The final version of the system is expected on December 18th. For more information read the article over at The Standard.