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• Adobe debuts new technologies and improved video workflows at IBC; Flash Media Server 4 announced

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• Introducing Strobe Media Playback

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• Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2 Released

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• YouTube: ‘Flash Platform Is Best For Video Distribution’

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• YouTube On Flash And HTML5 Video Tag

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• No Flash on the iPad is the Right Choice for Apple

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• SublimeVideo, what are they thinking?

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• Adobe Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 Launched

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