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Wowza Media Server™ Pro Places Top 3
in 2007 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards, Along with Adobe® and Microsoft
Readers Validate the Eight-Month-Old Streaming Media Server Software’s Exploding Market Popularity
SAN JOSE, CA, October 23, 2007 - Wowza Media Systems announced today that Wowza Media Server Pro, its increasingly popular Flash® streaming media server software, has been named Second Runner-Up in the Server/Hardware Software category, in the 2007 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards.
Launched just eight month ago, this win places Wowza in the Top 3 position in the streaming server software space, just behind the well-established Adobe Flash Media Server 2 (FMS2) and Microsoft Windows Media Server, who captured the number 1 and number 2 positions, respectively. What’s more, readers placed Wowza Media Server Pro ahead of streaming servers from long-time market players Apple and Real Networks.
In the article accompanying the list of winners on the Streaming Media website, Streaming Media magazine editor Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen strongly acknowledged Wowza’s incredible market impact in such a short amount of time:
"The Flash Media Server faced fierce competition this year, particularly in Europe, from the software-only Wowza Media Server, which not only beat Flash Media Server on cost but matched or beat it on performance,” he wrote.
Upon hearing the news of Wowza’s strong showing, David Stubenvoll, CEO and Co-Founder, Wowza Media Systems, was quick to share the credit. “To place so highly in such a distinguished competitive field, especially for a product that has been on a market less than a year is a win not only for the Wowza Team, but also for our customers who believed in us from the beginning.” He added: “It is truly an honor to be singled out by the industry influencers who comprise Streaming Media Magazine’s readership.”
Wowza, along with the other winners, will be celebrated in a special awards ceremony which will be held as part of Streaming Media West, November 6-8, San Jose, CA. For the complete list of winners, along with details about the show and the awards ceremony, visit www.streamingmedia.com.
For more information on Wowza Media Server Pro, including case studies and customer testimonials, visit: www.wowzamedia.com.
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 at a total cost of ownership up to 80% less than the leading alternative, Adobe Flash Media Server. Wowza Media Server Pro proudly counts over 2,800 companies around the world as customers, including such well known brands as Macy’s, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Interoute, and Julius Blum GmbH who use Wowza to deliver live and on-demand Flash video, video recording, and interactive chat. Wowza Media Server Pro is being 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 www.wowzamedia.com.
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