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- Social networks: The new pulse of the Internet
- I ran across a post from Rich Miller at Data Center Knowledge noting that Akamai's content delivery network is handling 1 million rich media requests per second from social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. Much of the traffic comes from applications maker such as Slide and...
- Tags: Facebook, Network, Akamai Technologies Inc., Internet, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Akamai and Fios work the download angle on HD video
- Akamai and Fios work the download angle on HD videoABC HDI get that bandwidth issue with Flash player on Comcast 6Mbit broadband when I watch any of ABC-TV's HD content it freezes in the middle of download. Any idea why? Works great with SD content. FIOS is a...
- Tags: Network technology, Fios, HD Video, Akamai Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- Akamai and Fios work the download angle on HD video
- Akamai launched it's new site, HD Web today which is a promotion between Akamai and Fios to show off HD content. What's interesting about this approach is that it isn't HD content on the web, it's actually downloadable HD content using a Peer-2-Peer delivery model Update: I just got this...
- Tags: Web, Video, Akamai Technologies Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2007-10-29
- Akamai counters commoditization fears by extending WAN acceleration to business, communications applications
- Akamai counters commoditization fears by extending WAN acceleration to business, communications applicationseveryone is joining the crowd...In my opinion, Riverbed is the best of breed solution for WAN acceleration. I work, as an engineer, for a Cisco partner and we are also partnered with Riverbed, because they have the best...
- Tags: WANs, Network technology, WAN Acceleration, WAN, Riverbed, communications application, Akamai Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Akamai counters commoditization fears by extending WAN acceleration to business, communications applications
- Akamai's announcement this week of much broader acceleration benefits -- to all IP applications, including VOIP -- extends its WAN optimization capabilities into enterprises and out to remote users. The move comes as Akamai is facing perceptions its services are increasingly commodities, and therefore under downward price pressure. ...
- Tags: Application, Akamai Technologies Inc., Service, WAN, Akamai IP Application Accelerator Service, IP Application Accelerator, WANs, Internet, Network Technology, Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2007-10-09
- BitGravity challenges Akamai and Limelight
- BitGravity challenges Akamai and LimelightUnits?Saying that BitGravity has 91.xxx throughput is great, but 91 what? "Content responsiveness" would normally be measured in milliseconds or another time unit, but BitGravity's number is way above its competitors and they seem happy about it. What are we talking here?
- Tags: BitGravity, Akamai Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-30
- BitGravity challenges Akamai and Limelight
- After months in stealth mode gathering marquee customers, BitGravity officially launched its content delivery network. BitGravity co-founder and CEO Perry Wu claims that his CDN delivers superior service to the incumbents, notably Akamai and Limelight. Companies such as YouTube, Sling Media, Revision 3, Getty Images and the...
- Tags: Content Delivery, Video, Akamai Technologies Inc., BitGravity, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-09-30
- Akamai beefs up its HD distribution capabilities
- Akamai beefs up its HD distribution capabilitiesWill Silverlight Play NIceHi Russell, it will be interesting to see if Microsoft will embrace H264 as Apple, Google, Adobe Flash and numerous others have. They have historically resisted getting behind standards and video is no different. I think this time they may have...
- Tags: distribution capability, Akamai Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-28
- Akamai prepping for high definition content
- With Silverlight and the recent announcement of H.264 in the Flash Player, high definition video content is coming to the web and Akamai, one of the major content delivery networks, is rolling out a new network that will be optimized for delivering high definition content to the web. As Sean...
- Tags: Web, Video, Akamai Technologies Inc., Om, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2007-08-28
- Akamai beefs up its HD distribution capabilities
- Via an interview with Akamai Chief Technology Officer Mike Afergan, Om's all over Akamai Technologies' announcement yesterday that via enhancements to its Content Delivery Network, it now feels more than up to the task of delivering high-def video over the Web."While broadband service providers like Verizon are putting fiber-based broadband...
- Tags: Server, Video, Akamai Technologies Inc., HD, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-08-28
- Is Amazon getting into the Flash media streaming business?
- Interesting post over on Beet.tv about Justin.tv and Amazon. According to Andy, Amazon is the company that is "distributing" the Flash video on Justin.TV. I put it in quotes because I'm not 100% sure what distribution means in this case, but the gist from Andy's post is that Amazon is...
- Tags: Media, Amazon.com Inc., Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2007-08-03
- Akamai provides new visibility into Internet comings and goings
- The browsing public can now get a free, real-time peek into the operating statistics for Internet network traffic, as well as monitor attack traffic and latency snafus, thanks to Akamai Technologies, Inc.Akamai, which maintains a globally distributed platform to cache and accelerate online content, media and applications, this week launched...
- Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, Internet, content delivery network, Akamai
- Blog posts 2007-06-08
- These stats offer fascinating insights into Internet music, retail use
- Internet infrastructure services provider Akamai says it delivers betwen 15 to 20 percent of the world's Web traffic on any given day.Now, Akamai has launched a fleet of free Web-based services that show real-time, last-24-hours and historical traffic pattern data on activity and demand for general Internet connections, retail transactions,...
- Tags: Streaming media, Predictions and Observations, News
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
- Creating and distributing streaming media will get easier this summer
- Thats because of something called Akamai Stream OS.Streaming media solutions provider Akamai Technologies will offer reference designs for this new rich-media distribution system beginning this summer.Im excited about Stream OS for two big reasons.Stream OS, which has just been released, will simultaneously output video and other rich media in multiple...
- Tags: Streaming media, Software, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-16
- Akamai may be big winner in CBS Interactive video deal
- Its official. CBS Interactive has signed up a big chunk of the Web world--including ZDNet parent CNET Networks--to distribute its video and shows like CSI, The Late Show with David Letterman and Survivor. CBS partners include AOL, Microsoft, CNET Networks, Comcast, Joost,...
- Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, Hollywood on Demand, Entertainment, Wired & Wireless, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Parsing the future of DRM and Internet-based media delivery and monetization
- Read a full transcript of the podcast. Sponsor: Akamai TechnologiesNow that media companies are exploring Web distribution models and using new technologies, a great deal is being discussed about who controls what when it comes to content. Digital rights management DRM has its advocates and detractors, but some type of...
- Tags: Home, Web Technology, Apple, SaaS, Intellectual Property, Akamai, content delivery network, Internet, Akamai Technologies Inc., digital-rights management, Web Distribution
- Blog posts 2007-01-10
- Akamai hacker pleads guilty
- Akamai hacker pleads guiltyrrr[quote]mmm[/quote]
- Tags: Hacking, Akamai Technologies Inc., hacker
- Discussion threads 2006-12-22
- Akamai lands PlayStation, Wii networks
- Akamai has added two heavy hitters to its customer roster. On Tuesday, Akamais Japan unit said that its technology will be adopted as a content delivery platform for Sonys PlayStation Network, an online service for the PlayStation 3. At the same time, Akamai added that it will also...
- Tags: Games, Game players, Sony Playstation, network, Nintendo Wii, Akamai Technologies Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-12-19
- Akamai CTO discusses the business-oriented platform approach to Internet media delivery
- Read a transcript of the podcast.The demands on the Internet have never been higher, with massive files of high-definition video, enterprise applications, online distribution of most software products, and the increasing uploading of "user-generated content" filling up the pipes.Yet the challenge to Internet delivery is not just in the packets...
- Tags: Internet, content delivery network, Akamai, SaaS, SOA, Enterprise Java, Interarbor Solutions, Vista, Podcasts, Web Technology, Software Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2006-12-12
- Akamai adds to content platform arsenal with Nine Systems acquisition
- Akamai Technologies has ramped up beyond its internal development efforts to create a premier content delivery, management, and monetization platform with the stated merger today with Nine Systems Corp., a San Diego-based rich media production, publishing and distribution services and solutions provider.The inclusion of such a content management capability --...
- Tags: INTERNET, Mergers & Acquisitions, acquisition, Akamai Technologies Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-11-20
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