Emerging Streaming Leader Named to Best Server Hardware/Software and Best Streaming Radio Solution Categories on Heels of Last Year's Big Win alongside Adobe(R) and Microsoft SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 5
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Wowza Media Systems, an emerging
leader in streaming media server software, today announced that its flagship
product, Wowza Media Server(TM) Pro, had been nominated to two categories,
Best Server Hardware/Software and Best Streaming Radio Solution, as part of
Streaming Media Magazine's 2008 Readers' Choice Awards.
Each year the premiere publication of the streaming industry turns to its
audience of C-level executives, analysts and other notables to vote for the
companies that they deem "the best of the best" across multiple categories.
Those interested in finding out more or casting their ballot should visit:
http://streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=10545
Wowza was a big winner in Streaming Media's 2007 Readers' Choice Awards.
Despite being a newcomer, it joined Adobe and Microsoft at the top of the
Server Hardware/Software category, placing ahead of well-established players
Apple and Real.
With this year's nomination, Wowza continues its track record of
excellence by not only reaffirming its leadership in the Server
Hardware/Software space for two years in a row, but also achieving prominence
in a second, new category, Best Streaming Radio Solution. The latter, which
acknowledges the rapid growth of streaming among both traditional and Web
radio broadcasters, comes in recognition of Wowza's exclusive
SHOUTcast-to-Flash(R) streaming capability that charts a unique path to the
vast Flash audiences for online radio.
"We are extremely flattered by this continued recognition," said David
Stubenvoll, CEO and Co-Founder, Wowza Media Systems. "Streaming Media's
readership is a sophisticated community whose acknowledgement of our
contribution to the streaming media market means a great deal to us."
Launched in February 2007, Wowza Media Server Pro has since become the
streaming media server solution of choice for more than 9,000 global
licensees, including such well-known customers as Macy's, the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers, Interoute, RAINet, and Astral Media. Among the reasons cited for
its rapid and enthusiastic adoption are its unmatched combination of price,
performance, functionality, and extensibility, which include its recently
announced support for H.264, AAC and exclusive interoperability with live
non-Flash media encoders.
The winners of Streaming Media Magazine's 2008 Readers' Choice Awards will
be announced at Streaming Media West, September 23-25, in San Jose, CA, as
well as in the October/November issue of Streaming Media Magazine and a
special digital-only feature on streamingmedia.com. The deadline for voting is
August 25.
About Wowza
Wowza Media Systems is a developer of interactive streaming media server
software. With the introduction in February, 2007 of its flagship product,
Wowza Media Server Pro, Wowza has taken a leadership position in redefining
Flash streaming. Wowza has not only radically changed Flash streaming
economics, it has also revolutionized online media by introducing unique and
exclusive capabilities that make live and on-demand video and audio, video
recording and interactive Flash streaming feasible for a broad range of
customers. These customers include Macy's, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
Interoute, RAINet, and Astral Media. Wowza Media Server Pro is deployed by
over 9,000 global licensees in entertainment, social media, advertising,
enterprise, education, government, and Internet commerce. For more
information, visit Wowza Media Systems at http://www.wowzamedia.com.
Wowza and related marks are trademarks of Wowza Media Systems. Adobe and
Flash are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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