Macromedia has announced that the award-winning voice products of embedded voice communications provider Spirit DSP have been integrated into Macromedia Breeze 5, ensuring superior voice quality for the web conferencing communications and collaboration solution based on Macromedia Flash.

Breeze is delivered through Macromedia Flash Player, which forms the backbone of the Macromedia Flash Platform and is currently installed on nearly 600 million Internet-connected desktops and mobile devices. This pervasive platform commands a million-strong developer community and leverages existing content on an array of devices. Users can instantly access Breeze from any standard web browser without downloading or installing software.

"Spirit's superior voice and communications software is a big step forward for Breeze, enabling the delivery of high-quality Internet audio conferencing experiences," said Keith Kitani, vice president of product management, Macromedia.

Spirit's multipoint voice conferencing engine allows several Breeze conference users to speak and be heard simultaneously, complying with the stringent voice quality requirements of enterprise and service provider customers. Industry-leading echo cancellation and jitter buffer features manage audio quality and maintain low latency even with network congestion.

"The open and flexible architecture of Breeze makes it easy to incorporate and scale best-of-breed technology," said Andrew Sviridenko, founder and chairman, Spirit. "Our company's multipoint voice conferencing engine gives Breeze users the highest  quality experience possible, allowing simultaneous conversations without echo or breaks in the audio."