<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
version	O
4	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
unified	O
streaming	O
media	O
server	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Wowza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
streaming	O
of	O
live	O
and	O
on-demand	B-Application
video	I-Application
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
rich	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
applications	I-Application
over	O
IP	B-Protocol
networks	I-Protocol
to	O
desktop	O
,	O
laptop	O
,	O
and	O
tablet	O
computers	O
,	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
IPTV	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
,	O
internet-connected	O
TV	O
sets	O
,	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
network-connected	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
is	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
application	O
deployable	O
on	O
most	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
originally	O
offered	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Media	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
supported	O
streamed	O
video	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
RIA	O
’s	O
for	O
the	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
client	O
playback	O
and	O
interaction	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Real	B-Operating_System
Time	I-Operating_System
Messaging	I-Operating_System
Protocol	I-Operating_System
(	O
RTMP	O
)	O
using	O
content	O
encoded	O
with	O
Spark	O
and	O
VP6	B-Algorithm
codecs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
product	O
name	O
was	O
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.5.x	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
H.264	B-Application
video	O
and	O
Advanced	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
Coding	I-Application
(	O
AAC	O
)	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
ingest	O
support	O
for	O
Real	B-Protocol
Time	I-Protocol
Streaming	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
RTSP	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
Real-time	B-Protocol
Transport	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
RTP	O
)	O
,	O
MPEG	O
transport	O
stream	O
(	O
MPEG-TS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
ICY	O
(	O
SHOUTcast/Icecast	O
)	O
sources	O
for	O
re-streaming	O
to	O
the	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
added	O
outbound	O
H.264	B-Application
streaming	O
support	O
for	O
Apple	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Streaming	I-Protocol
protocol	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
(	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
HTTP	O
Smooth	O
Streaming	O
for	O
Silverlight	B-Application
player	O
,	O
RTSP/RTP	O
for	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Player	I-Application
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	O
(	O
RIM	O
)	O
,	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
(	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Foundation	O
)	O
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
webOS	I-Operating_System
(	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
HP	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
TV	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
added	O
Closed	O
Captioning	O
and	O
a	O
Silverlight	B-Application
Multicast	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	O
also	O
released	O
Wowza	O
StreamLock	O
free	O
AddOn	O
which	O
provides	O
256-bit	O
SSL	O
for	O
RTMPS	B-Operating_System
and	O
HTTPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
new	O
features	O
include	O
B-frame	O
support	O
,	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
Plus	O
(	O
EAC3	O
)	O
pass-through	O
for	O
HLS	B-Protocol
,	O
MPEG-DASH	B-Protocol
,	O
HTTP	O
Origin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
3.6	O
added	O
basic	O
support	O
for	O
Dynamic	B-Protocol
Adaptive	I-Protocol
Streaming	I-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
HTTP	I-Protocol
(	O
DASH	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expanded	O
support	O
for	O
closed	O
captioning	O
formats	O
for	O
live	O
and	O
video-on-demand	B-Application
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
web-based	O
graphical	O
interface	O
which	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
server	O
via	O
a	O
REST	B-Protocol
API	I-Protocol
and	O
provides	O
monitoring	O
and	O
configuration	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
also	O
brings	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
MPEG-DASH	B-Protocol
and	O
support	O
for	O
additional	O
for	O
captioning	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
included	O
the	O
Stream	O
Targets	O
feature	O
in	O
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
Manager	O
,	O
enabling	O
you	O
to	O
send	O
an	O
incoming	O
live	O
source	O
stream	O
to	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
destinations	O
that	O
re-distribute	O
the	O
source	O
stream	O
to	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
functionality	O
included	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
REST	B-Protocol
API	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
REST	B-Protocol
API	I-Protocol
to	O
configure	O
,	O
manage	O
,	O
and	O
monitor	O
the	O
media	O
server	O
through	O
HTTP	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
4.7.3	O
software	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Secure	B-Protocol
Reliable	I-Protocol
Transport	I-Protocol
(	O
SRT	B-Protocol
)	O
in	O
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
media	O
servers	O
on	O
Linux	O
and	O
Windows	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
4.7.3	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
generic	O
stream	O
target	O
that	O
sends	O
an	O
SRT	B-Protocol
stream	O
from	O
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
to	O
destinations	O
such	O
as	O
content	O
delivery	O
networks	O
(	O
CDNs	O
)	O
and	O
streaming	O
services	O
for	O
distributed	O
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
functionality	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
MPEG-DASH	B-Protocol
with	O
nDVR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wowza	O
nDVR	O
feature	O
enables	O
you	O
to	O
record	O
a	O
live	O
stream	O
with	O
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
while	O
simultaneously	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
or	O
pause	O
the	O
live	O
stream	O
,	O
rewind	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
previously	O
recorded	O
point	O
,	O
or	O
resume	O
viewing	O
at	O
the	O
current	O
live	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
4.7.7	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
WebRTC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
can	O
ingest	O
source	O
WebRTC	B-Protocol
audio	O
and	O
video	O
content	O
and	O
deliver	O
it	O
to	O
supporting	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
transmux	O
or	O
transcode	O
WebRTC	B-Protocol
to	O
other	O
streaming	O
protocols	O
,	O
including	O
Apple	O
HLS	B-Protocol
,	O
Adobe	O
HDS	O
,	O
RTMP	O
,	O
RTSP	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Smooth	O
Streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
functionality	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
Low-Latency	O
HLS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
can	O
now	O
generate	O
Low-Latency	O
HLS	B-Protocol
live	O
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
now	O
also	O
supports	O
Common	O
Media	O
Application	O
Format	O
(	O
CMAF	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
open	O
,	O
extensible	O
standard	O
that	O
enables	O
efficient	O
streaming	O
using	O
the	O
HLS	B-Protocol
and	O
MPEG-DASH	B-Protocol
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
added	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
WebRTC	B-Protocol
and	O
Secure	B-Protocol
Reliable	I-Protocol
Transport	I-Protocol
(	O
SRT	B-Protocol
)	O
streaming	O
;	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
CMAF	O
packetizer	O
for	O
MPEG-DASH	B-Protocol
,	O
HLS	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Low-Latency	O
HLS	B-Protocol
streaming	O
;	O
and	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
recording	O
MPEG-DASH	B-Protocol
live	O
streams	O
with	O
the	O
nDVR	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extensive	O
updates	O
were	O
added	O
related	O
to	O
WebRTC	B-Protocol
including	O
improved	O
accuracy	O
of	O
RTCP	O
feedback	O
messages	O
for	O
adaptive	O
encoding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
now	O
support	O
for	O
SRT	B-Protocol
version	O
1.4	O
and	O
EXT-X-PRELOAD-HINT	O
media	O
playlist	O
tag	O
for	O
Low	O
Latency	O
HLS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
can	O
stream	O
to	O
multiple	O
types	O
of	O
playback	O
clients	O
and	O
devices	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
player	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Silverlight	I-Application
player	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
QuickTime	I-Application
Player	O
and	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
(	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
)	O
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
IPTV	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
(	O
Amino	O
,	O
Apple	O
TV	O
,	O
Enseo	O
,	O
Fire	O
TV	O
,	O
Roku	O
,	O
Streamit	O
and	O
others	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
standard	O
streaming	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
playout	O
side	O
,	O
these	O
include	O
RTMP	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
variants	O
RTMPS	B-Operating_System
,	O
RTMPT	B-Operating_System
,	O
RTMPE	O
,	O
RTMPTE	O
)	O
,	O
HDS	O
,	O
HLS	B-Protocol
,	O
MPEG-DASH	B-Protocol
,	O
WebRTC	B-Protocol
,	O
RTSP	B-Protocol
,	O
Smooth	O
Streaming	O
,	O
and	O
MPEG-TS	O
(	O
unicast	O
and	O
multicast	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
live	O
ingest	O
side	O
the	O
server	O
can	O
ingest	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
via	O
RTP	O
,	O
RTSP	B-Protocol
,	O
RTMP	O
,	O
MPEG-TS	O
(	O
unicast	O
and	O
multicast	O
)	O
,	O
ICY	O
(	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
/	O
Icecast	B-Application
)	O
and	O
WebRTC	B-Protocol
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
Wowza	O
and	O
Haivision	O
created	O
SRT	B-Protocol
Alliance	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
promote	O
an	O
open-source	O
SRT	B-Protocol
protocol	O
for	O
low	O
latency	O
reliable-UDP	O
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
on-demand	O
streaming	O
,	O
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
can	O
ingest	O
multiple	O
types	O
of	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
file	O
types	O
include	O
MP4	O
(	O
QuickTime	B-Application
container	O
-	O
.mp4	O
,	O
.f4v	O
,	O
.mov	O
,	O
.m4a	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
.m4v	O
,	O
.mp4a	O
,	O
.mp4v	O
,	O
.3gp	O
,	O
and	O
.3g2	O
)	O
,	O
FLV	B-Operating_System
(	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Video	I-Operating_System
-	O
.flv	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
MP3	B-Application
content	O
(	O
.mp3	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
Pro	O
won	O
the	O
Server	O
Hardware/Software	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2	O
Advanced	O
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Streaming	O
Innovation	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
Pro	O
won	O
the	O
Server	O
Hardware/Software	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2	O
won	O
the	O
Server	O
Hardware/Software	O
and	O
Best	O
Streaming	O
Innovation	O
of	O
2010	O
categories	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
European	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
3	O
won	O
the	O
Server	O
Hardware/Software	O
and	O
the	O
Best	O
Streaming	O
Innovation	O
categories	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
European	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
3	O
won	O
the	O
Server	O
Hardware/Software	O
and	O
the	O
Best	O
Streaming	O
Innovation	O
categories	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
European	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
Transcoder	O
Add-On	O
won	O
the	O
Transcoding	O
Solution	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
European	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Server	O
Hardware/Software	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
European	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Server	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Media	O
Server	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Streaming	O
Innovation	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
European	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Media	O
Server	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Media	O
Server	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowza	B-Application
Streaming	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
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the	O
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Choice	O
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the	O
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