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Inlet Technologies Pioneers HD H.264 Video Streaming to Flash Technology

Posted on: Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 15:00 CDT

Inlet Technologies, the leader in advanced encoding solutions for new media, continues its tradition of innovation in digital video with the availability of live, high definition H.264 video streaming to Adobe(R) Flash Media Server to reach solutions built on Adobe Flash technology and Adobe AIR(TM).

Inlet's Spinnaker(TM) 7000 real-time streaming appliance works with Adobe Flash Media Server 3 to deliver streaming content to Adobe Flash Player users. With this latest addition to the Spinnaker family, Inlet enables the delivery of stunning HD picture quality that takes advantage of prevalent broadband networks today. Now, content creators can offer viewers a "living room" experience over the Web.

As a member of the Flash Media Solution Providers Program, Inlet worked closely with Adobe to enable support for H.264 with Flash Media Server 3 and deliver on the promise of live streaming HD quality video.

"Inlet Technologies' Spinnaker streaming media solution is an ideal complement to Adobe Flash Media Server 3," said Laurel Reitman, senior product manager for Adobe Flash Media Server Services. "The combination of Adobe Flash Media Server 3, Adobe Flash Player 9 and Inlet's Spinnaker 7000 delivers a compelling Web video experience for the end user."

"Adobe Flash is one of the truly ubiquitous formats for delivering content over the web," said Inlet's CEO Neal Page. "By delivering live, high definition and industry-standard H.264 video streaming to Flash Media Server, Inlet is continuing to provide the best infrastructure for content providers to deliver optimized, high-quality media and increase the reach of their content. Such capabilities are key elements driving the growth of new media revenue streams."

Spinnaker professional streaming solutions deliver best-in-class quality for live media delivery applications such as live sports and other web streaming, broadband TV, enterprise, education and government video.

Spinnaker is one of the first professional streaming appliances that can output Adobe Flash H.264, VP6, VC-1 and Silverlight streams simultaneously, allowing content providers to reach virtually any user on any device. Other key Spinnaker features include:

-- Multi-bit rate support. Users can simultaneously deliver content streams to up to four different devices, such as a set-top box, computer, mobile device and/or other new media device.

-- Scheduling capabilities. Users can automate streaming for regularly-scheduled events or remotely schedule streams in advance for one-of-a-kind live events.

-- New alerts. Spinnaker makes monitoring easier than ever before by alerting users to problems with picture, audio and more. Alerts are clearly indicated on the Spinnaker device itself and can be emailed to mobile, off-site users.

For more information about Inlet's Spinnaker family of advanced, live encoding solutions visit http://www.inlethd.com/encoding/20/18/Spinnaker/.

About Inlet Technologies

Recently named to Frost & Sullivan's Hot Company Watchlist for World Video Encoders and Transcoders, Inlet Technologies is the leading provider of advanced encoding solutions, enabling new media for new networks. Inlet solutions produce the highest quality video, faster and more efficiently than any other solution. Inlet allows content creators, programmers and distributors to increase production efficiency, reduce costs and deliver superior quality video over any Internet Protocol (IP) network. Inlet's award-winning products - the Fathom(R) and Spinnaker(TM) encoder families and Semaphore(TM) automated quality control software - scale seamlessly from mobile to web to high-definition. Inlet solutions are ideal for applications such as Video-on-Demand, Web-based video, real-time, professional streaming and digital archiving and dailies. Inlet customers, such as Modern Video, MLB.com and Microsoft, are able to expand their audiences and create new revenue from their valuable content. For more information, visit www.inlethd.com.

Source: Business Wire

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