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dicas, the German MPEG-4 experts, and Wowza Media Systems, a US-based developer of Flash streaming media server software, have announced the interoperability of dicas MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 encoders with Wowza Media Server Pro. Broadcasters, operators and enterprises delivering IPTV and streaming services now have at their disposal a versatile and cost-effective conduit for the live distribution of broadcast-quality video content in multiple bit rates to Internet-connected Flash player clients.

Wowza Media Systems, an emerging leader in streaming media server software,  announced that their award-winning Wowza Media Server Pro has surpassed the 10,000 global licensees mark in just 18 months since its launch. The key to Wowza's success: its unmatched combination of performance, innovation, price and support.

Among its 10,000+ licensees, Wowza counts such well-known brands as Sun Microsystems, Macy's, Astral Media, RAI and Mogulus, and numerous service providers, including Interoute, Nacamar and T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH, the business customer brand of telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom.

For the recent 10th birthday celebration of the Sony VAIO, held in Berlin, July 15, Club VAIO Europe selected Wowza Media Systems, an emerging leader in streaming media server software, and Rambla, a cutting-edge Belgian CDN, to provide the live Flash streaming netcast of the event.

Wowza Media Systems, an emerging leader in streaming media server software, who turned heads last year by placing in the top 3 in the Best Server Hardware/Software category alongside such industry titans as Adobe and Microsoft, announced that its flagship product, Wowza Media Server Pro, is again a finalist for this prestigious award, now in two categories, Best Server Hardware/Software and Best Streaming Radio Solution.

"This year's Readers' Choice Awards presented more than 200 different products and services from more than 150 different companies from around the world," said Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, Editor, Streaming Media, in an official statement to all finalists. "The fact that there's so much competition for these awards is a reflection of just how many competitive solutions are now available to consumers, enterprises, and educational institutions looking for online video solutions; the fact that nearly 4,000 Streaming Media readers voted in the awards shows just how passionately they feel about the tools they've chosen. Regardless of who the ultimate winners are, that's something we can all celebrate."

Media On Demand today announced it has partnered with emerging streaming server software leader Wowza Media Systems to deliver Flash streaming media using Wowza's award-winning flagship product, Wowza Media Server Pro. Having worked on several high-volume projects for the Adobe Flash platform, Media On Demand is delighted to announce this partnership.

"We are now able to offer both live and on-demand streaming in-house," says Andy Lewis, Media On Demand's Managing Director. "Wowza Media Systems' unparalleled support has been second-to-none and their product immediately opens up new opportunities for both our existing client base as well as new clients alike. This expansion in our hosting capabilities means we can serve even more users."

Wowza Media Systems, emerging leader in streaming media, announced the general availability of Wowza Media Server Pro 1.5, the latest version of its award-wining server software that removes the barriers to live H.264 Flash streaming, thanks to its exclusive support of industry-standard RTSP/RTP H.264 video and HE-AAC audio encoders.

All Wowza Pro 1.5 users, including traditional broadcasters, pure-play netcasters and service providers can use existing H.264/HE-AAC encoders to bring live SD and HD content to huge Flash audiences that constitute over 98% of all connected computers. There is no need for specialized Flash H.264 encoders.

In addition, users now have many options of readily available RTSP/RTP encoders in all price ranges that can be used for broadcast quality HD & SD Flash streaming. The compatible product list includes Apple QuickTime Broadcaster, Varasoft Wirecast, multiple models of HaiVison and Orban encoders and many others.

Wowza Media Systems, emerging leader in streaming media server software, announced that Imediasee, Broadline Media's recently unveiled fair-priced streaming service, has chosen the award-winning Wowza Media Server Pro as its exclusive Flash streaming platform.

Wowza Pro's superior reliability, unique TiVo-like navigation and strong anti-ripping security functionality combined with its market-leading pricing, enable Imediasee's very compelling and economical HD and SD streaming services. In addition, Wowza's Java based server-side extensibility was a key factor in Imediasee's decision.

The future of Flash streaming was showcased on January 25 - 27, 2008, at Simpel Session 08, Europe's most popular wintertime BMX and skateboarding competition, which, for the first time in the event's seven-year history, was Webcast live in high-definition by Freecaster.tv (www.freecaster.tv).

Held at Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia, Simpel Session 08 attracted thousands of spectators from around the world, and some 118,000 more unable to attend who were treated to a real-time and uninterrupted front seat-look at all the action, which took place over three days and came to a rousing conclusion on Sunday, Jan. 27, with a marathon 8-hour live Webcast

"It was our most popular event to date, and we couldn't have done it without our technology partners," said Raymond Dulieu, CEO, Freecaster. "In particular, we would like to acknowledge the rock-solid network support of our CDN, Interoute; the superior stability and scalability of Wowza Media Systems, makers of award-winning Wowza Media Server Pro server software; and the 2-Pass VBR live encoding of KulaByte's XStream HD encoder, which delivered real-time HD-quality content."

Wowza Media Systems, emerging leader in media streaming server software, announced today that TVW (www.tvw.org), a Washington state public affairs broadcaster with an audience of more than 3.8 million, has selected Wowza Media Server Pro as its official Flash streaming server software platform.

According to Scott Freeman, Director of IT, TVW, the selection of Wowza Pro over competing Flash server software solutions came down to three criteria: performance, reliability and cost, with reliable live streaming performance as the clear priority:

'Wowza Pro worked right out of the box. What was more impressive, Wowza Pro streamed live feeds uninterrupted in our 15-day pilot. Not a single hiccup," said Freeman. "This is the kind of 'set and forget' reliability we need to deliver live legislative public affairs coverage at all times of the day, 365 days a year."