The Internet and the World Wide Web changed the way we communicate in more ways than one. First we had e-mail, then chat modes and now streaming audio. Audio files compressed and transmitted over telecommunication networks. Just to back up a bit, in the past when audio files were transmitted over the web, they had to be fully downloaded on the hard drive before any sound could be heard. But streaming audio operates on a different premise. Here, even before the file has downloaded, it can be accessed; all it needs is a flash server to function.

Its uses are multiple and are often used by corporations to broadcast company announcements that are either pre-recorded or are going on in real-time. When streaming audio ties up with a Flash Player that is embedded in the web browser, we get Flash Streaming Audio. Here the visitor to the website gets to choose when he wishes to hear the audio clip. Naturally the audio file is stored on the main server and will be streamed only when prompted. Flash Streaming Video runs parallel to Flash Streaming Audio. Audio-visual content on websites can be accessed if and only if the visitor wants to. He is under no compulsion to watch an announcement if he doesn’t want to. The above mentioned fall under the umbrella of media servers and one company specializes in trading them. They are wowzamedia.com. Leaders in the field, they would be happy to answer any of your queries, give them a call today!