Aerocast and Inktomi Team to Deploy Global Infrastructure for Broadband Edge Service; Companies to Accelerate Delivery of Secure Entertainment-Quality Streaming Media to the Home.Business Editors & Technology Writers SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2001 Aerocast(TM), a next-generation secure streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. services company, and Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT INKT Inktomi, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) INKT I Never Knew That ), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced an agreement under which Inktomi will provide core distribution technology for Aerocast's end-to-end broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. infrastructure enabling on-demand delivery of rich media content to consumers. Under terms of the agreement, Aerocast will integrate Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network cache platform and Traffic Server(R) Media-IXT(TM) software across last-mile broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. to enable affordable, high performance delivery of secure streaming media to residential users. Aerocast is creating a service focused on the secure delivery of entertainment-quality streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. to home viewers with broadband Internet See broadband. connections. Secure delivery of streaming media over IP to personal computers is achieved via Aerocast DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M (TM), a digital rights management system in co-development with Motorola, Inc. With a solution encompassing security and distribution directly from the broadband operator edge, Aerocast will be the first provider of true, on-demand Internet delivery of full-screen streaming media to the mass market. "As Aerocast completes the build out of its global broadband edge service, it's critical that we work with industry leaders such as Inktomi to help us rapidly deploy scalable, robust technology solutions," said Dario Santana, president of Aerocast. "Inktomi's software platform intelligently cooperates with the Aerocast DRM solution for secure content delivery and offers the flexibility we need to deploy differentiated, value-added streaming capabilities across our network." "Aerocast is pioneering a new service for the secure, low-cost distribution of entertainment-quality video to consumers, and the integration of Inktomi software across Aerocast's infrastructure enables high-performance last-mile delivery of broadband content," said Ted Hally, senior vice president and general manager, Content Networking Solutions Group at Inktomi. "Inktomi's leading Internet infrastructure technology addresses complex networking challenges through highly scalable and flexible software solutions that build intelligence across networks." Aerocast is beginning user trials with select broadband operators located around the country. The Aerocast service can be viewed this week at Networld+Interop tradeshow in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. (Booth No. SC314 in the Central Hall) and the SCTE SCTE Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers SCTE Society of Cable Television Engineers SCTE Serial Clock Transmit External tradeshow in Orlando, Fla. (Motorola booth No. 0884). About Aerocast San Diego-based Aerocast, Inc. is a next-generation secure streaming media services company that enables secure, high-quality, low-cost distribution of video across the Internet. Aerocast brings together highly experienced technology and broadband industry executives; excellent funding from leaders in the broadband, media, and investment communities, and innovative technology that will fundamentally change the delivery of video content across the Internet. Aerocast raised $24 million in first-round funding from Motorola Inc., Liberty Satellite L.L.C. and Soros Financial Management. (www.aerocast.com) About Inktomi Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet(sm). Inktomi's business is divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for network caching, content distribution, and media broadcasting; Search Solutions, which include general web search and related services and enterprise search; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi's customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America Online See AOL. , AT&T, Compaq, Excite@Home, Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel, iWon, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.inktomi.com/. Copyright (c) 2001 INKTOMI CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Inktomi, Traffic Server, Media-IXT, Essential to the Internet and the tri-colored cube design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries. Copyright(c)2001 Aerocast, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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