 As part of StreamingMedia.com's tenth anniversary, we've gone through the archives and compiled some of the most interesting news stories and commentaries that have appeared on the site.
Mon., May 19, by Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen
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Posted 18 May 2008
 Even though much of the focus on Silverlight has been on its impact in the media and entertainment world, Granicus has been utlizing its cross-platform compatibility and interactive features to provide enhanced public service content.
Fri., May 16, by Geoff Daily
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Posted 16 May 2008
 The new version has multiple features that will have far-reaching effects, including the ability for the server to monitor line conditions and adjust the video bitrate dynamically. Also new are 3D and custom real-time effects.
Thurs., May 15, by Jan Ozer
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Posted 15 May 2008
 Tim Siglin interviews two more companies at the National Association of Broadcaster's show (NAB) in Las Vegas: Akamai talks about its partnership with transcoding companies, while Wowza talks about competing with Adobe on a whole new price-point playing field.
Fri., April 18, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 18 Apr 2008
Not surprisingly, the takeaway from the president's keynote kicking off NAB 2008 is that broadcasting—whether it's online, offline or a combination of both—is alive and well. But clearly traditional broadcasters have much to learn from their web counterparts, and some key announcements indicate how the two worlds are merging.
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Posted 14 Apr 2008
The new player—called AMP for short and first announced almost a year ago—will let viewers watch Flash Video content while online or offline, and lets content owners apply Flash Media Server Rights Management rules to their video.
Wed., April 9, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 09 Apr 2008
 With help from StreamGuys and the Wowza Media Server Pro, the New Belgium Brewing Company delivered live Flash Video coverage of its annual Tour de Fat event.
Thursday, March 27, by Brian Galante
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Posted 27 Mar 2008
 Last week Wowza introduced live H.264 capability in a preview version of Wowza Media Server Pro; Red5 promises live H.264 to come in an upcoming release of Red5 Server.
Tues, March 25, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 25 Mar 2008
 For the 2008 Streaming Media Industry Sourcebook, which mailed last week, our writers made their annual picks of the most notable products and services released in the past year.
Friday, March 21, by Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen
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Posted 21 Mar 2008
New product offers protection and controls for FLV, F4V, and H.264, as well as attendant graphics and advertising, both online and offline.
Wed., March 19, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 19 Mar 2008
 The MySpace webcast of a concert for U.S. troops in Kuwait marked the debut of live HD Flash streaming. It wasn't perfect, but as a first test of Kulabyte's live encoding, it was an almost unequivocal success.
Tues., Mar. 11, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 11 Mar 2008
 The good news this week is that the APIs in the iPhone SDK boost audio and video options. The bad news is that it still won't support Flash.
Fri., March 7, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 07 Mar 2008
 Things are heating up in the run-up to NAB, as Adobe completes the trilogy of Flash, Flex 3, and AIR , while Microsoft talks about what’s in Silverlight 2.
Tues., Feb. 26, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 26 Feb 2008
 With Adobe AIR, skilled and novice developers have the tools to move from creating web-only services to delivering video-rich desktop applications. As a powerful, easy-to-use, cross-operating system application runtime, AIR lets web designers and developers take RIAs created in HTML/CSS, Ajax, Adobe Flash, and Adobe Flex and quickly deliver them as desktop applications.
Fri., Feb. 22, by Lee Brimelow
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Posted 22 Feb 2008
Undoubtedly the biggest news in online video for 2007, the Silverlight/Flash battle is one that finds both Microsoft and Adobe significantly shifting their fundamental approaches, although in both cases, there’s historical precedent.
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Posted 15 Feb 2008
 Steve Jobs' yearly dog & pony show demonstrates just how important streaming and progressive downloading are to Apple’s strategy, from the new Macbook Air to the updated Apple TV.
Wed., Jan. 16, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 16 Jan 2008
 Microsoft’s chairman reminisces on the past, pokes fun at the present, and pushing streaming as part of the company’s future—including a partnership with NBC to deliver video of the 2008 Summer Olympics with Silverlight.
Mon., Jan. 6, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 07 Jan 2008
Here’s a brief overview of the basic tools everyone needs to stream content from Flash, Windows Media, QuickTime, and Real sources.
Fri., Jan. 4, by Tim Siglin
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Posted 04 Jan 2008
Everywhere you look, Adobe shows signs of turning into a relatively successful hybrid company that uses the web and the desktop as equal platforms.
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Posted 15 Dec 2007
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