First up from the Quavers news desk is energy giant Enron Corp’s plans to use RealNetworks’ streaming technology to offer high-quality video to Internet service providers over its fiber optic network. The product, called “Enron Intelligent Network,” will debut in late March or early April.

Using Enron’s broadband network will enhance the quality of RealNetwork’s video considerably, says the company’s senior VP for media, delivering up to about 30 frames per second &√Ǭ£45;- a dramatic increase over what’s possible using a standard telephone line.

And secondly, Snap, the Internet service of NBC and C/Net, will make use of new phone and cable technologies to offer subscribers high-speed delivery of near-TV-quality audio and video over the Internet. The company’s chief executive says, “One reason the Web took off is because people made it easier to find print-based information. We’ll make it easier to find audio and video.” Code-named “Cyclone,” the new service will also be offered in customized versions by Bell Atlantic, SBC and GTE.

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