Adobe Awarded with Emmy for Flash Video

The Adobe, formerly Macromedia, Flash Video technology has reached an ubiquitous status. And it is from this ubiquity that the technology derives its pivotal role on the Internet. In this context, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has decided to applaud the Flash Video technology and the crucial part it has played in delivering television content to the Internet.

Consequently, Adobe Systems Incorporated has won a Technical and Engineering Emmy Award for Flash video. "Flash Video is fundamentally changing the role of video on the Internet, and this prestigious award is further proof of this technology's profound impact on how broadcasters deliver their content," said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief operating officer at Adobe. "ABC and NBC and pop culture phenomena like YouTube and MySpace are relying on Adobe technologies to reach new audiences. Winning this Emmy is deserved recognition for our engineering teams and Adobe's continued commitment to innovation in dynamic media."

Adobe will officially receive the award for Streaming Media Architecture & Components during the CES trade show, January 2007 in Las Vegas.

"Flash Video is delivered via Adobe Flash Player, allowing content publishers to reach the largest possible audience on the web and to deploy consistent, high-impact online video across all major platforms and browsers, while lowering the costs of development, quality assurance, and support. Adobe Flash Player is installed on over 700 million Internet-connected desktops and mobile devices. Flash Video works with Flash Media Server 2 to give organizations a scalable and secure way to stream video content," revealed Adobe in a press release.