Macromedia Breeze Supports Best-of-Breed VoIP Technology; Award-Winning Voice Products Ensure Superior Quality, Multipoint Voice Conferencing

Breeze is delivered through Macromedia Flash Player, which formsthe backbone of the Macromedia Flash Platform and is currentlyinstalled on nearly 600 million Internet-connected desktops and mobiledevices. This pervasive platform commands a million-strong developercommunity and leverages existing content on an array of devices. Userscan instantly access Breeze from any standard web browser withoutdownloading or installing software. For more information aboutMacromedia Breeze 5, please visit:http://www.macromedia.com/go/breeze.

"SPIRIT's superior voice and communications software is a big stepforward for Breeze, enabling the delivery of high-quality Internetaudio conferencing experiences," said Keith Kitani, vice president ofproduct management, Macromedia.

SPIRIT's multipoint voice conferencing engine allows severalBreeze conference users to speak and be heard simultaneously,complying with the stringent voice quality requirements of enterpriseand service provider customers. Industry-leading echo cancellation andjitter buffer features manage audio quality and maintain low latencyeven with network congestion.

"The open and flexible architecture of Breeze makes it easy toincorporate and scale best-of-breed technology," said AndrewSviridenko, founder and chairman, SPIRIT. "SPIRIT's multipoint voiceconferencing engine gives Breeze users the highest quality experiencepossible, allowing simultaneous conversations without echo or breaksin the audio."

SPIRIT delivers comprehensive integrated voice products, services,and solutions designed specifically to produce the highest possiblevoice quality in any IP network on any platform. For more information,please visit http://www.spiritdsp.com/voip.html.

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