Webmasters who use Cavecreek's content-delivery network (CDN) — a global array of servers that quickly distributes content to surfers — have been able to deliver Quicktime, Windows Media and other digital formats before, but most proprietary players require users to download them.
But because of the widespread use of Flash online, most computers come with Flash preinstalled. The deal with Cavecreek also dovetails with Adobe's recent efforts to make Flash the dominant media-delivery platform.
For video-encoding experts, Cavecreek's enhancement means that webmasters can now deliver video at an H.264, or MPEG-4, encryption rate.
Cavecreek has also taken steps to prevent pirating. The new version of Adobe's Flash program allows producers and webmasters protect their movies from programs that rip videos off the web to use for video-sharing websites.
For more information, visit Cavecreek.com.