As the most efficient audio codec worldwide, aacPlus is the first choice for content distribution over the Internet as it is for broadcasting and mobile. Free-of-charge consumer decoders for the most popular platforms such as Microsoft's Windows Media Player, RealPlayer by RealNetworks, and AOL's Winamp bring aacPlus virtually on any desktop computer.

Besides the broad availability in media player applications, a wide range of professional encoding and streaming products at reasonable costs guarantees an economical adoption of this high quality codec. Streaming server products such as Orban's Opticodec or Mayah's Centauri , as well as software solutions such as the popular Shoutcast platform support aacPlus.

aacPlus cuts down distribution costs and aggregate server bandwidth, and eliminates last-mile bandwidth constraints by providing excellent quality-stereo at bit rates as low as 32 kbps and even below. Furthermore, the absence of content fees enables Internet content services to now provide high-quality, reliable services to consumers in an economical way.

mp3PRO as the successor to MP3 provides an intelligent upgrade path for all applications in need for backwards compatibility with legacy MP3 content. By deploying mp3PRO instead of plain MP3 in the decoder, streaming service and content providers get the opportunity to cut their transmission costs in half whenever they want. As per its superset character, mp3PRO entirely comprises MP3. With twice the compression efficiency compared to MP3, mp3PRO allows to cut the streaming bit rate in half, without cutting into audio quality, and without losing compatibility to legacy MP3 content. This major capability helps webcasters to increase their profitability, and to serve more listeners without heavy investments in their network infrastructure.

mp3PRO is available for the Winamp player, and is supported by Mayah's Centauri and AOL's Shoutcast streaming servers, amongst others.

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