SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Wowza Media Systems, emerging leader in media streaming server software, today made Flash streaming even more affordable with an 80% price reduction for its widely popular Wowza Media Server Pro Unlimited. Now priced at $995, Wowza once again reaffirmed its price leadership on a mission to make flash streaming server technology affordable to all.
Since Wowza Media Server Pro launched in February 2007, Wowza has taken a leadership role in radically redefining the economics of Flash streaming and rapidly gaining over 3700 licensees worldwide. Wowza's customers have proclaimed its Wowza Media Server Pro "the smart choice" and recognized its value in the 2007 Streaming Media Readers' Choice awards, naming it as a top 3 media server choice along with Adobe and Microsoft.
The full-featured and extensible Wowza Pro Unlimited is available for purchase immediately. The product provides cost savings over 75% compared to Adobe's recently announced Flash Media Interactive Server (FMIS), scheduled for availability at the end of January 2008.
"The streaming market has reached a dramatic inflection point. The rise of YouTube and its many imitators and the proliferation of interactive media content demands a high-performance, scalable and right-priced Flash streaming media platform," said David Stubenvoll, CEO and Co-Founder, Wowza Media Systems. "Our market success and unique position as the independent streaming media server software provider allows us to empower our customers to meet the challenges of this rapidly growing market."
Wowza's strong economic value, attention to customer needs and the robust performance of its server has established Wowza Media Server Pro as the preferred Flash media server choice with thousands of users.
"The technical expertise of the Wowza team and the support they gave us made a huge positive impact on our business," commented Norm Pearson, Systems Engineer, Cengage (formerly Thomson Learning). "We can confidently say that Wowza is the smart choice not only for us but for any company that strives for success in Flash streaming."
Mr. Pearson's comments are echoed by other Wowza's customers, which, among others, include:
-- Well-known enterprises such as Macy's and Julius Blum GmbH
-- A growing number of CDNs around the globe including Interoute, Nacamar
and Yonden Media Works
-- Hosting and streaming providers such as FLV Hosting, NetMasters and
stream24 Webcasting
-- Many major music portals like http://www.musiqlub.com/ and
http://www.spodtroniclive.com/, home of the famed BBC music archives
"As Europe's largest and most advanced CDN, Interoute needed a technology partner that was able to scale rapidly with our business. Wowza Media Server Pro has demonstrated very solid reliability, and the Wowza team has given us exceptional ongoing support. Wowza has been a crucial factor in attracting some of the world's best-known brands such as Virgin Megastores, to our Flash Streaming Media Manager platform," said Oisin Lunny, Product Manager, Online Distribution & Media Services, Interoute.
Paul Vizard, president of FLV Hosting, a pioneering Flash hosting provider which recently replaced Adobe(R) servers with the Wowza platform, said, "Choosing Wowza to be the exclusive platform for our Flash hosting business is the smartest decision we made. For anyone who wants to do large-scale Flash streaming, it's a no-brainer that Wowza is, bar-none, the only way to go."
"The highly valuable content, such as audio concerts that we stream from our spodtroniclive.com portal demand reliability and performance. Wowza delivers beautifully on both counts," commented Mikko Linnamaki, CEO, Liquid Air Lab GmbH.
Smaller service providers, like Erlangen, Germany-based stream24 Webcasting, enjoy the personal attention Wowza provides. "With Wowza we feel like a special client not just a client number. I appreciate such a relationship," said Adam Bardonski, General Manager, stream24 Webcasting.
Wowza is also simplifying its product line-up. Effective with this announcement, the limited-connection Wowza Pro50 and Wowza Pro150 server editions will be no longer available though the company's web store. Wowza Media Server Pro Unlimited offers unlimited connections and unlimited bandwidth at a low $995 price. For more information, including product documentation and price details, or to download a free trial version, visit: http://www.wowzamedia.com/store.html.
About Wowza Media Systems
Wowza Media Systems, a software company headquartered in San Jose, CA, is a developer of interactive streaming media server software. Its flagship product, Wowza Media Server Pro, features an innovative server architecture that delivers unmatched performance, functionality, and scalability. Wowza Media Server Pro enables customers like Macy's, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cengage (formerly Thomson Learning), Interoute, and Julius Blum GmbH to deliver interactive and entertaining Flash applications and content, including video on demand, live video distribution, video recording, and chat. Wowza Media Server Pro is deployed in a broad range of industries, including entertainment, social media, advertising, enterprise, education, government, and Internet commerce. For more information, visit Wowza Media Systems at http://www.wowzamedia.com/.
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