Limelight releases a streaming service beta program for Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 3. The new service leverages the integration of Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 3 into Limelight Networks' global, rich-media CDN. Select customers in the US can take advantage of this program to enable their Adobe Flash media content and bring the next generation of online experiences to consumers worldwide.
The new platform created by Limelight Networks to support Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 3 will provide customers with enhanced features and capabilities including the ability to stream industry standard H.264 video and HE-AAC audio streaming for high quality Web video and encrypted streaming using RTMPE and SWF verification for improved content protection.
Limelight Networks is an Adobe premiere authorized Flash Video Streaming Service partner and has worked with Adobe to create content delivery platforms that support the delivery of video to Adobe Flash Player. Limelight Networks is one of the first CDNs in the industry to implement Adobe Flash Media Server in a true edge-origin CDN architecture. An edge-origin architecture provides a more consistent user experience, incorporates support for tiered library management, improves network performance and scalability, increases storage efficiency, and provides architectural and implementation flexibility to customers.