Editing Helix (multimedia project) (section)

==Helix DNA Server==
{{Infobox software
| name                   = Helix DNA Server
| author                 = [[RealNetworks]]
| released               = {{Start date and age|2003|01|22}}
| genre                  = Media streaming
| license                = RealNetworks Public Source License, RealNetworks Community Source License{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
| website                = 
}}
The Helix DNA Server, first released on 22 January 2003,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.realnetworks.com/company/press/releases/2003/helixdna.html |title=Press release |access-date=2007-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706231902/http://www.realnetworks.com/company/press/releases/2003/helixdna.html |archive-date=2007-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> supports streaming of following formats:
* RealVideo, RealAudio (.rm, .ra, .rv)
* MP3

It supports streaming to any device or application that supports [[HTTP]], [[RTSP]]/[[Real-time Transport Protocol|RTP]], TCP, UDP [[unicast]] and UDP [[multicast]] streaming protocols.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://helix-server.helixcommunity.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614080541/https://helix-server.helixcommunity.org/ | archive-date=2007-06-14 | title=Helix DNA Server }}</ref>

There is also a commercial version called Helix Server, which has more features and supports more media formats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-12 |title=Helix v11 Server Technology & Product Feature Comparison Chart |url=https://helix-server.helixcommunity.org/2006/devdocs/helix_server_comparision |access-date=2023-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012150725/https://helix-server.helixcommunity.org/2006/devdocs/helix_server_comparision |archive-date=2006-10-12 }}</ref>
It was originally called the Helix Universal Server when it was announced in or before 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |title= RealNetworks Announces Helix Universal Server and RealOne Player Now Support Windows Media 9 |work= Press release |date= September 9, 2002 |url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/realnetworks-announces-helix-universal-server-and-realone-player-now-support-windows-media-9-75626582.html |access-date= August 1, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225131/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/realnetworks-announces-helix-universal-server-and-realone-player-now-support-windows-media-9-75626582.html |archive-date= December 2, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>