VoIP Flash
During the wee hours Om Malik broke what I think is one of the biggest VoIP stories of the past few months-
Flash In The VoIP PanOk, so I had some indicator this was coming, but didn't have the details that Om got. I've known Adobe was working on this for about 6 weeks myself.
Written by Om Malik- Posted today at 1:09 AM
Adobe Systems, the San Jose, California-based software giant, has been the real catalyst for the ongoing online video boom, thanks to the near ubiquitous Flash software that plays back everything from stupid pet tricks to the amazing theatrics of LonelyGirl15. YouTube and hundreds of online video sites are using the Flash software to build businesses, some valued at over $1.5 billion. (Adobe acquired Macromedia, maker of Flash technologies in April 2005.)
And now Adobe Systems wants to replicate its success in video space in the Voice over the Internet (VoIP) arena, making it easy to embed voice into web applications. GigaOM has learnt of a secret start-up project currently being incubated by the $1.9 billion in annual sales software giant. Some members of this startup come from the Macromedia Breeze (now called Acrobat Connect Professional) conferencing group. (Breeze is a Flash based web-conferencing system, much like WebEx.) Though less than a year old, the start-up has started to attract some serious VoIP talent.
What this demonstrates is two key things. First and foremost, that VoIP is evolving quickly into the unified communications tool we all see coming. Secondly, Adobe demonstrates leadership in the field and foresight to the future.
VoIP will become just part of what we do. I maintain that VoIP is becoming just one facet of unified communications and will be embedded in our web pages, our browser experience, and inside our applications. The phone book will be no more than a click away.
Stay tuned and watch this space for more.
Technorati Tags: Adobe, VoIP, unified communications
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