[0] Digital Island Introduces New TraceWare Suite of Services for Enhanced Customer Targeting and Relevant Content Delivery.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001 Enhanced Version of TraceWare is First to Enable Worldwide Geographical Intelligence Down to the Metropolitan Level Digital Island Inc. (Nasdaq:ISLD ISLD International Society for Lasers in Dentistry ISLD Island ECN, Inc. (stock symbol) ), today announced the TraceWare(TM) 3.0 suite of services, enabling enhanced geographical control of Internet content. The first service available, TraceWare Remote 3.0, enables enhanced managed distribution of digital content, including authorized downloads of audio and video files. Additional TraceWare 3.0 integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. , including TraceWare Managed Service and TraceWare enabled streaming, will be available later this year. "Digital Island is the first Internet infastructure provider to offer worldwide geographical intelligence down to the metropolitan level, enabling greater personalization for specific distribution and targeting of content," said Tim Wilson This article is about comedian/singer from Columbus, Georgia. For the coach of the same name, see Tim Wilson (coach). For the football player of the same name see Tim Wilson (football player). , chief marketing officer of Digital Island. "For example, in multi-lingual countries such as Switzerland, companies using TraceWare 3.0 services can deliver content in different languages for different metropolitan areas of the country." Applications of this enhanced level of geographical intelligence include targeted marketing, sales and Digital Rights Management (DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M ), enabling e-businesses to deliver the right content, to the right users, at the right time based on the user's location. TraceWare Remote is a new version of TraceWare that makes geographical targeting even easier and more efficient because the application is an Internet-available version, using only an HTTP-based query to obtain customer geographical data. Companies access the TraceWare Remote service by directing their Web server applications to make "calls" to a specified TraceWare Remote URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. . The call, and the subsequent return of TraceWare geographic information, uses standard HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. communication, so no additional hardware, software or installation are required, saving customers significant time and expense. Digital Island also announced today that Reciprocal, Inc., the global leader in DRM and digital commerce services for the music, publishing, film, software and entertainment industries, is using TraceWare Remote. The company will use TraceWare Remote with the Reciprocal(TM) Digital Clearing Service for geographically restricted music promotions in the U.S., Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Spain. "Reciprocal needed a solution that would enable Web content licensing to consumers in specific locations, and one that could be easily integrated into our existing infrastructure," said Larry Miller Larry Miller is the name of several notable people:
TraceWare Remote is run and maintained through Digital Island's Network Operations Centers See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. with 24X7 uptime and performance monitoring. The application is installed at Digital Island data centers located in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and Asia to minimize latency, and are globally networked to provide redundancy and guaranteed uptime. In addition, TraceWare Remote enhances Digital Island's Footprint(R) Content Delivery Network (CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. ) solution by permitting the authorization of file downloads based on geography and serving locally targeted content. Future TraceWare 3.0 services will provide additional solutions integrated with Digital Island's Hosting and Content Delivery Services See CDN. . These offerings include TraceWare Managed Service for hosting and TraceWare-enabled streaming for Footprint(R) On-Demand. Footprint On-Demand is part of Digital Island's suite of Footprint streaming services and delivers video, audio, and animation on demand so companies can house entire libraries of video and audio content at the edge of the Internet, close to the end-user. TraceWare Remote is only available as a bundled service to Digital Island Content Delivery, Hosting and Network service customers starting February 1 and is priced based on the number of servers accessing the service. TraceWare Managed Service will be available by April 2001. TraceWare Streaming will be available mid-2001. About The TraceWare 3.0 Suite of Services TraceWare 3.0 incorporates patent-pending NetAcuity(TM) technology from Digital Envoy. The combination of TraceWare patented technology and the NetAcuity technology creates the most advanced geographic intelligence solution available. Digital Envoy is a global Internet infrastructure company focused on providing geo-targeting, connection speed tailoring and personalization solutions to Web content providers to allow their users more customized and relevant experiences, while maintaining user privacy. Digital Envoy's industry-leading NetAcuity geo-targeting product is available worldwide as a standalone application. Digital Envoy is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and has an office in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . www.digitalenvoy.net, email: sales@digitalenvoy.net. About Digital Island Digital Island is the leading provider of managed Internet infrastructure for enterprises that need to give their customers a great Web experience in order to drive e-Business transactions. The company integrates managed hosting, content delivery and network services to bypass Internet congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and guarantee fast and relevant interactions. Digital Island is headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , and its global e-Business delivery network reaches 33 countries. www.digitalisland.net Important Notice Digital Island and Footprint are registered trademarks of Digital Island, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. This press release contains information about the plans, objectives and expectations of the management of the Company that may constitute forward-looking statements. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, include but are not limited to: the operational difficulty of developing, deploying and delivering the Company's complex range of products and services; the potential lack of market acceptance of such products and services; competition from presently existing and new competitors; the risks associated with international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. and expansion; delays in raising or the unavailability of additional capital to fund operating losses and capital investment, the possibility of decreased growth in demand for Internet services in general and other factors detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no duty to update information contained in this press release. |
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