New player widget allows Veodia users to make their TV-quality MPEG-4/h.264 content natively available in Adobe Flash Player 9
SAN MATEO, CA, March 18, 2008 - Veodia, www.veodia.com, the first provider of a browser-based, TV-quality video broadcasting service using h.264, today announced that businesses, organizations and individuals can for the first time start viewing their own h.264 content in native format via an embeddable channel player widget using Adobe® Flash® Player 9.
Veodia is a browser-based video service leveraging the new capabilities of Adobe Flash Player 9, allowing its users to create and stream their own crystal clear videos to millions of Adobe Flash players. With just a video camera, Internet connection and a Veodia account, users can easily broadcast live and record MPEG-4 / h.264 video from their browser. Veodia eliminates the need for expensive investments in encoding, streaming and distribution technology. All content created with or imported to the Veodia broadcasting service can be played back in native h.264 format with the latest version of Adobe Flash Player 9.
"Veodia decided over two years ago to build its core technology around the h.264 standard because of its superior quality and multi-device compatibility. When Adobe announced support for h.264 in the Adobe Flash Player it confirmed that we had made the right decision for our customers. Now in addition to viewing content in Quicktime, on 3G phones, iPhones, televisions and hundreds of other MPEG-4/h.264 compatible devices, our users can playback their Veodia content using Flash Player," said Guillaume Cohen, CEO, Veodia.
Another feature complementary to Mac is the ability to view content on the iPhone. During the Office 2.0 conference, more than 600 conference attendees were able to access conference sessions via their iPhones. According to Ismael Ghalimi, CEO of Intalio and Office 2.0 conference organizer, "Veodia's video service on the iPhone enabled our attendees to have a truly interactive experience and greatly enhanced the overall experience."
Veodia broadcasters can also use the embeddable code to create a portable widget. This feature gives customers additional control and flexibility for how they want to use their broadcast and for whom they want to deliver the videos to. The widget gives users the option to show live or recorded, on-demand, content on their own web site, blog, or internal company communication forums.
In addition, the new Veodia channel widget offers a more interactive navigation interface based on Adobe Flash technology, allowing viewers to browse through all videos published on a channel. See the new flash widget in action with a video message from Veodia's CEO at: http://www.veodia.com/flashdemo.
Adobe Flash Player content reaches over 99 percent of Internet-enabled desktops, as well as hundreds of millions of mobile and set-top devices, enabling organizations and individuals to build and deliver rich Web video experiences that work consistently across multiple platforms.
Veodia is proud to be recognized as a finalist for the 2008 Webware 100 Awards. You can vote for Veodia at http://www.veodia.com/.
About Veodia
Veodia's Video Platform as a Service allows organizations to broadcast and manage live and on-demand high quality (MPEG-4/h.264) video over the Internet. Businesses can instantly leverage the power of video with employees, clients and partners. IT groups can provide a full scalable, secure and reliable online video solution to all the business groups without requiring the usual costly and time-consuming infrastructure deployments. Veodia's clients include APC, frog design and MIT Technology Review. Veodia empowers WebEx Connect.s new collaboration platform with high quality video. Veodia is backed by top-tier VC firms and headquartered in San Mateo, CA. For more information, visit www.veodia.com.
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