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Wowza Media Systems®, the "any screen done right™" media server software company, has announced that its Wowza Media Server® 2 received the nod for Best AV Over IP Distribution System at the 2011 AV Technology Magazine End-User Awards ceremony held at the recently concluded InfoComm 2011. The first annual awards program recognizes innovations that specifically benefit end users, technology managers, and facility directors.

Wowza Media Server 2 is a high-performance media engine that unifies delivery of live and on-demand H.264 video and AAC/MP3 audio streams to multiple clients and devices, eliminating the need for specialized, client-specific servers and encoders. It extends the reach of content to any platform and any screen, encompassing Flash, Silverlight, QuickTime®, and IPTV set-top boxes (STBs), as well as mobile devices such as Android and Blackberry® smartphones and the Apple® iPhone® and iPad®. The Wowza Media Server 3 platform and its value-added components are slated for a production release in the third quarter 2011. Wowza Media Server 3 is a free upgrade for all Wowza Media Server 2 licensees.

The 2011 AV Technology End-User Awards recognize manufacturers who respond to and anticipate the needs of the end-user community. The decision matrix for entries included ease of use, reliability, overall network impact, and ROI. The judges stated, "Wowza Media Server 2's 'H.264 Everywhere' is a revolutionary leap that lets video producers distribute H.264 video to a range of platforms, including Flash®, Silverlight®, iOS®, Android™, and others. Affordably priced and straightforward to configure and operate, Wowza Media Server 2 is technically and economically accessible to all organizations who need to distribute streaming video to a broad range of target playback platforms."