Using iTunes from nas as streaming service

Hi
I would like to know if Apple, like the Linux community, have found a way to stream video and music from iTunes library place on a NAS drive so that You don't have to have Your AirBook or MacBook open and running as well.
I have been informed that only way to use iTunes as a streaming library, is that I have my AirBook open and iTunes running before I can stream video or music through AppleTv to my television set.
Please tell me, that Apple has created a solution for the above, as I really like to use the product much more cost efficiently than have power on too many devises in order to stream Video and Music.
Regards
Preben

Presumably there would have to be a program running on the NAS itself to serve the files. I don't think Apple sells any NAS so probably doesn't develop for it. I note that many people have problems getting NAS to work with iTunes even when iTunes is running and there's probably problems with NAS talking to iTunes. I don't recall seeing any NAS support by Apple itself, but a few people have mentioned some brand of NAS which does make a library on another drive appear as a "shared" library in iTunes. Again, I recall it was not flawless.

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