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Wowza Integration with TANDBERG Content Server Enables Live and On-Demand Flash and Multi-Protocol Streaming to Desktop and Mobile Video Conferencing Users
San Jose, CA - Streaming Media West 2009 (November 16, 2009) -
Wowza Media Systems, the media server software company, today announced that TANDBERG (OSLO: TAA. OL) chose Wowza Media Server as its exclusive solution for Flash® streaming through the TANDBERG Content Server (TCS). By integrating the controls for Wowza Media Server software into the TCS, TANDBERG can now enable Flash streaming of live and on-demand telepresence and video conference calls and multimedia presentations, providing additional value to customers who can now deliver content to anyone from any device.
According to recent industry reports, one of the few technologies thriving in the current economic environment is video conferencing, which is expected to grow 15 percent in the next five years as businesses continue to look at ways to reduce expenses like travel and drive efficiencies. Integrated, easy to configure, reliable solutions like the TANDBERG Content Server, in combination with Wowza Media Server, deliver even greater value for video investments that can be leveraged for increased knowledge sharing, training, and content development.
“Wowza Media Server offers a very strong platform for Flash streaming. We opted to embed it in the TANDBERG Content Server to allow customers to use any standards-based telepresence and video conferencing systems to capture and distribute content in the Flash format, both live and on demand,” said Håkon Dahle, TANDBERG Chief Technologist. “We are also very excited about Wowza’s upcoming multi-protocol, multi-client streaming to any device, which will present even greater value for our customers.”
Wowza Media Server, currently deployed by over 30,000 licensees globally, is a high-performance, extensible and fully interactive Flash media server for live and on-demand streaming, chat, and recording. The upcoming Wowza Media Server 2 Advanced extends this proven platform beyond Flash with multi-protocol streaming to the iPhone/iPod touch and other mobile devices, the Silverlight player, QuickTime, and IPTV set-top boxes.
A winner of the 2008 Streaming Media magazine Readers’ Choice Award in the best Hardware/Software Server category, Wowza Media Server has again been named a finalist in this year’s awards. Winners will be announced on November 18, 2009 at the Readers’ Choice Awards reception held at the Streaming Media event.
The TANDBERG Content Server enables organizations to enhance communication and scale knowledge by streamlining the process of capturing content throughout an organization for live and on-demand access. And now, with the addition of Flash support, TANDBERG customers have the flexibility to post recorded content straight from a video call to any website with no need for decoding.
“If a company is serious about video, if they are using video to communicate, it is now possible to have a complete strategy that covers video connectivity to nearly any device,” said Dave Stubenvoll, CEO and co-founder, Wowza Media Systems. “Together TANDBERG and Wowza have created a solution that not only simplifies the overall video delivery workflow, but future proofs the video distribution in the enterprise.”
TANDBERG will demonstrate the TANDBERG Content Server at Streaming Media West 2009 in San Jose, CA at the TANDBERG booth (number 524). Wowza will conduct a separate live demonstration of Media Server 2 Advanced at the event at its booth number 527.
Customers can download the Wowza Media Server software and obtain free evaluation as well as paid licenses online at www.wowzamedia.com.
About Wowza Media Systems
Wowza Media Systems is the media server software company that provides an industrial strength infrastructure for live video, video-on-demand, live recording and video chat. Wowza has a singular focus on delivering high performance media server software to service providers, media properties, enterprises, and other organizations serious about delivering video to any digital screen – computer, mobile phone, home TV. Wowza’s media server software has been deployed by more than 30,000 global licensees in entertainment, social media, advertising, enterprise, education, government, and Internet commerce. Wowza Media Systems is privately-held with headquarters in Evergreen, Colorado. For more information, visit www.wowzamedia.com.
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