Adobe announced a new version of Adobe Flash Media Server today, a product that allows developers to stream Flash content straight to a wide range of devices. Version 4.5, which is being unveiled today, finally enables users to play Flash content on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad without any sort of Flash add-on. How? It’s simple: instead of processing the Flash content locally on the device, all the content is rendered on a remote server and only then sent to browsers just like any regular HTTP stream, much like how Skyfire browser does it.

As Ben Rolling, vice president of development for AEG Digital Media, highlighted the importance of the ability to easily streaming video to massive audiences:

When your business is based on delivering live, broadcast-quality video streams for high-profile events to massive audiences across the world, having strong technology backing you is vital,

This process is similar to what other third-party tools have done in the past to avoid Apple’s restriction. CloudBrowse, an alternative browser for iOS, allows certain Flash content to be played back, something that was never possible in the past. The advantage of Adobe’s implementation is the fact that it won’t require any software to be installed on the device.

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