Flash MX live: real-time video and audio delivery in multi-user environments

To date, the most common forms of real-time messaging between individuals on the Internet have been text-based, including e-mail and instant messaging. Studies have suggested that Internet users overall spend more hours online with e-mail and instant messaging (IM) than with all other web browsing.¹ Macromedia's new technology opens up exciting possibilities for rich media applications that allow Internet users to hear and see each other instantly, using standard microphones and video devices. Although the reach of broadband connectivity is expanding into more businesses and homes, most Internet users have yet to utilize the full potential of two-way, high-speed communication available with broadband connections.