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Wowza Media Server(TM) Pro Nominated 'Best Streaming Server' for 2007 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards

Posted on: Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 09:22 CDT

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Wowza Media Systems announced today that Wowza Media Server Pro, its increasingly popular streaming media server software solution, has been nominated "Best Streaming Server" for the 2007 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards.

Chosen for its unmatched performance, superior reliability, unique functionality and up to 80% lower total cost of ownership than Adobe(R) Flash(R) Media Server, Wowza Media Server Pro opens new horizons of opportunity in a hot Flash streaming market for developers, enterprises, content owners, broadcasters, social networking sites, streaming providers and CDNs, who until now had to rely on expensive, outmoded technology.

Since its initial launch on February 19, 2007, Wowza Media Server Pro has quickly gained a worldwide following. Wowza now counts customers in over 50 countries, with such well-known users as Macy's, Thomson Learning, Julius Blum GmBH, Blueface and Rowan University. In addition, numerous service providers selected Wowza Pro as their Flash streaming platform of choice, including the UK's Astream, the Dutch provider NetMasters, global CDNs StreamGuys and, Interoute -- all of whom rely on Wowza Pro for high performance, scalability and the ability to stream Flash at Windows Media prices.

"I can't think of a better testament to the growth and strength of the streaming media market than the fact that more than 100 companies nominated well over 200 products for our first annual Readers' Choice Awards," said Streaming Media magazine editor Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen. "Enterprise, education, and entertainment users have more choices than ever, and every nominee represents either a tried-and-true solution or an innovative new approach to delivering digital media online."

"It is an honor to be nominated, especially on the heels of receiving Streaming Media's 2007 prestigious Editor's Choice Award," added David Stubenvoll, CEO, Wowza Media Systems. "As industry pioneer and longstanding advocate, Streaming Media is the Gold Standard for coverage of the latest trends in streaming content, which makes their acknowledgement of our product both an important milestone in our corporate development and an incredibly powerful endorsement of our value proposition."

Voting for the 2007 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards is open until Friday, September 7, 2007. The winners will be announced in the October/November issue of Streaming Media Magazine, and there will be a special awards ceremony at Streaming Media West, November 6-8, San Jose, CA. Streaming media industry professionals are encouraged to cast their vote as soon as possible:

http://www.streamingmedia.com/readerschoice/search.asp?c=2

For more information on Wowza Media Server Pro, including case studies and customer testimonials, visit: http://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 enables customers like Macy's, Thomson Learning, and Julius Blum GmbH to deliver interactive and entertaining Flash applications and content, including video on demand, live video distribution, video recording, and chat, and is finding application 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/.

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.

Wowza Media Systems

CONTACT: Bill Lessard of PRwithBrains, +1-914-476-6089,wlessard@prwithbrains.com, for Wowza Media Systems

Web site: http://www.wowzamedia.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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