Wowza Media Server Pro is a powerful and extensible pure Java alternative to Adobe Flash Media Server that delivers a dramatic improvement of Flash streaming economics. With up to 80% lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Wowza Media Server makes Flash streaming affordable for organizations of all sizes – from individuals and enterprises, to hosting companies and CDNs.

»     Scalable – 64-bit architecture means more connections, less hardware
»     Extensible – comprehensive client side scripting & server side programming and integration
»     Reliable – built from the ground up as an infrastructure grade server
»     Compatible – full RTMP and RSO for true streaming to Flash client
»     Manageable – standards based logging and administration for easy deployment and integration
»     Cross-platform – runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Solaris, and more…
»     Feature rich – including our exclusive TiVo®-like Fast Forward/Rewind
 Wowza Media Systems

A vulnerability has been identified in Flash Communication Server MX, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service.

Affected Products:

Flash Communication Server MX 1.0 (all editions)
Flash Communication Server MX 1.5 (all editions)

Solution:

Apply Flash Communication Server Updater Release 3

More Info.

Via: FrSIRT Advisories

Limelight Networks today announced the immediate availability of Flash video streaming for its industry-leading Content Delivery Network.

Full article here.

“FlashForward attendees will learn how to use Flash Streaming services for delivering live or on-demand streams on a distributed global network of Flash Communications Servers.”

Via ClickPress. (Full article here)

Akamai customers can now take advantage of the on-demand Flash streaming media service, delivered over Akamai’s globally distributed platform to Macromedia Flash Player, the most ubiquitous rich Internet client.

Full story at Macromedia.