Adobe unveils Flash Access 2.0

SAN JOSE, CALIF: At the 2009 IBC trade-show, Adobe Systems Incorporated, today announced Adobe Flash Access 2.0, a key component of the Adobe Flash Platform.

Flash Access 2.0, previously known as Adobe Flash Media Rights Management Server, is a content protection solution that enables the distribution and monetization of premium content, which can create new sources of revenue for media publishers.

New in this release, content protected with Flash Access 2.0 would play back securely on an upcoming version of Adobe Flash Player software, said a press release.

Scheduled to ship early next year, Adobe Flash Access 2.0 would provide protection of audiovisual content and flexible usage rules to support a wide range of business models, including electronic sell-through, rental and video on-demand, for streaming or download.

“As the No. 1 software for delivering video on the Web, the Adobe Flash Platform has enabled millions of users to enjoy high-quality content,” said Jim Guerard, vice president and general manager of Dynamic Media at Adobe.

“With Adobe Flash Access 2.0, media publishers can rely on robust protection for premium content to support new, emerging business models for rich, interactive online experiences,” he added.

Enterprises and educational institutions can also use Flash Access 2.0 to build solutions that meet their content protection needs, enabling them to distribute audiovisual content such as training material and corporate communications securely to employees, customers or partners, said the release.

Adobe Flash Access 2.0 is offered as a Software Development Kit, enabling Internet-scale deployments and ease of integration into existing software and services such as order management, subscription databases, access control, and LDAP-based Active Directories.

Flash Access would  also be available as a Software as a Service (SaaS) through a number of Adobe partners that would offer hosted content protection solutions, leveraging their infrastructure across multiple clients and reducing time to market for content providers.

Adobe Flash Access is planned for commercial availability the first half of 2010, added the release.