Adobe Previews Flash Media Server 3 at IBC

Adobe Previews Flash Media Server 3 at IBC

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today unveiled new features that will headline the upcoming release of Adobe® Flash® Media Server 3. This major new release will offer the unique combination of traditional streaming media capabilities and a flexible environment for creating and delivering interactive social media applications to the broadest possible audience. Scheduled to ship in the first quarter of 2008, customers can expect nearly double the previous performance, as well as new live event support, industry-standard H.264 video codec and AAC+ audio codec support, and increased protection for streamed media. Adobe will preview Adobe Flash Media Server 3 during the IBC 2007 Exhibition at its stand (Hall 7, Stand 721) in the RAI Convention Center, Amsterdam, September 7-11. For more information, please visit www.adobe.com/go/fms3_faq .

Adobe Flash Media Server 3 will also support live and recorded streaming to Adobe Flash® Lite™ 3, Adobe’s award-winning Flash Player runtime specifically designed for mobile phones. Adobe Flash Lite 3 will bring the Adobe Flash Player video format from the desktop to mobile handsets and devices, enabling operators, handset manufacturers and developers alike to deliver more engaging experiences to mobile users. Adobe expects the first Flash Lite 3 enabled devices to be available by the end of the year.

“As video on the Web accelerates, audiences around the world expect more reliable, high-quality experiences that live up to and surpass television,” said Jim Guerard, vice president of Dynamic Media at Adobe. “By utilizing the performance gains, increased content protection and a better out-of-the box experience in Flash Media Server 3, publishers can quickly and more securely integrate video into their Web sites and applications with more control over playback, interactivity, and branding.”

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