I have a client that wants to have a couple camera streams on their website. Their web developer was planning on using Ustream with basic computer webcams. This does not really fit the application, and does not seem like a professional solution to me. Personally I do not see why we would need the Ustream service. If we use IP cameras, why can't the video stream be directly embedded on the website? I might be missing something here, but I do not see why it would need to go through a service.

One camera will need to be an outdoor camera that will be streaming a view of the beach. The other two or three will be streaming video of the interior of the building (it's an event center).

Who has had experience with this? Also, what kind of upload speed would be needed to stream 3 or 4 streams? I do not think the stream quality will need to be any more than 480p for what they are using it for.