The innovative media streaming server software for Flash® by Wowza Media Systems, Wowza Media Server Pro, has claimed the #1 position in the Server Hardware/Software category of Streaming Media Magazine's 2008 Readers' Choice Awards, a win that cements its reputation as the preferred solution for Flash streaming over Adobe Flash Media Server (FMS).

Singled out by the readers for its unique SHOUTcast-to-Flash streaming capability, Wowza Media Server Pro also finished a close second in the Streaming Radio Solution category. Live365 was the winner, and Liquid Compass, a Wowza licensee and provider of live and on-demand stream hosting and web services to some of the largest media companies in the world, including Clear Channel, Bonneville, Entercom, ABC Radio, and NBC/Gannett, was a category runner-up.

The formal announcement was made by Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, Streaming Media Magazine's editor, at a special ceremony held September 24, 2008 as part of Streaming Media West, the streaming industry's annual Silicon Valley gathering.

Schumacher-Rasmussen commented: "Just as they've been able to challenge Adobe in the Flash server space." "Wowza is making waves in Internet radio, even if it's behind-the-scenes. And, judging from the crowd's reaction at the awards reception, they're clearly winning over new fans for their SHOUTcast-to-Flash offering", continued Schumacher-Rasmussen.

Wowza Media Server Pro, launched in February 2007, has become the streaming media server solution of choice for more than 10,000 licensees globally, including such well-known customers as Macy's Interoute, Sun Microsystems, RAINet, Nacamar, Astral Media, and T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH, the business customer brand of telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom. Among the reasons cited for the Wowza Pro rapid and enthusiastic adoption are its unmatched combination of performance, innovation, price, and functionality.


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