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It's time to celebrate! 21 years ago, we visited a notary office in Barcelona to incorporate Digital Samba officially. Over the last two decades, a lot has changed, but what hasn’t changed is our enthusiasm for bringing people together in new and imaginative ways. We remain dedicated to providing a safe and secure environment for your online communications in the new era of artificial intelligence.In this special anniversary episode, join us as we take a trip down memory lane to revisit some of the highlights from the past 21 years:2002: The release of Macromedia's Flash Communication Server opened new doors for online video applications. Inspired, three of us connected our bulky Logitech QuickCam Express webcams and started exploring the possibilities.2003: Digital Samba was born! We delivered a full suite of video applications for a telemedicine customer and won a contract with the Spanish department of transportation, marking the beginning of our journey.2006: We transitioned from project-based work to product development, launching the OnSync video conferencing platform, which we enhanced over the next decade.2016: As Flash's relevance waned, we embraced WebRTC, beginning the development of our new product while navigating the industry's shifts.2019: With Flash truly behind us, we launched Samba Live, a WebRTC product built from scratch, ready to scale and perform.2020: The pandemic increased demand for our platform, and we successfully scaled to meet this challenge.2022: We pivoted from a pure SaaS model to an embedded VPaaS solution, launching Digital Samba Embedded to meet the growing demand for embedded solutions.2024: We've worked hard to incorporate all our SaaS features into our embedded product, preparing for the AI-driven future while maintaining our commitment to data privacy.Our users love us, and we love our users. Our stable, scalable, secure platform with crisp audio and video speaks volumes about our dedication. Our prebuilt approach aims to make embedding solutions as easy as possible, providing powerful tools to ensure success, regardless of the use case.We are passionate about privacy and ensure your data is only processed within Europe. We host all AI models ourselves to keep your data safe. Our commitment to privacy by design and security by design principles is unwavering.Over the past 12 months, we've introduced numerous features, from custom logos to AI transcripts and summaries. Our agile development process ensures regular updates, keeping our platform at the cutting edge.Looking ahead, we are excited about AI and its potential. We are committed to ethical AI applications and are exploring how on-device processing can enhance privacy. Expect to see new features like a full-fledged content library, integrated web applications, and multi-user screen sharing in the coming months.Thank you for your trust and support. As we speed towards our 22nd birthday, we invite you to share your ideas for our roadmap. Connect with us on social media or subscribe to our newsletter. Much love from the Digital Samba team!Tune in to Digital Samba's Podcast to celebrate our journey, explore our innovations, and look forward to the future of digital communication.