Tiscali Business starts partnership with Macromedia offering extensive flash streaming services

Dreieich, 19th September 2005 - Tiscali Business will now offer a platform solution for professional online communications on the German market, that is based on the – according to Macromedia – most popular player technology on the internet.

In a first step, Tiscali Business has licensed the Flash Communication Server Technology by Macromedia. The format offers streaming of audio and video content, independently of any platform, to business clients.

For the beginning of the strategic partnership, Tiscali Business has licensed the Flash Communication Server Platform by Macromedia. This audio- and video- streaming-format works independently from the user´s operating system i.e. Windows or Linux and is very comfortable in handling. Unlike using other formats, it is not necessary to install an external player device. Instead, the widely common Flash plug-in, as used on 98 percent of all internet-ready computers, as Macromedia says, makes it easy to instantly watch the flash video.

These characteristics of the format are very beneficial for Tiscali-Business-clients who want to reach all platforms on the internet or even have to reach them according to barrier-free policy. Based on the Flash Communication Server Technology, Tiscali now offers online business solutions integrating audio, video, text, chat and corporate information.

"FlashCom-Streaming has the potential to replace all existing streaming formats on the internet. Due to the flexibility of the Macromedia technology, premium streaming content may be created easily combining audio, video, text and image", explains Uwe Schnepf, Director New Media at Tiscali Germany.

Ralph Weiß, Director Telecommunications at Macromedia Germany adds: "Clients benefit twice from the partnership between Macromedia and Tiscali Business. On the one hand, from the technologically innovative power of FlashCom-Streaming and an effective streaming network. On the other hand, from the comprehensive services for the business client offered by two strong partners." In order to make the FlashCom-Streaming more popular and to communicate the strategic partnership, Tiscali and Macromedia plan on concerted marketing activities.