Affinity Internet Inc. Selects epicRealm to Provide Global Content Delivery Services; Global Caching Now Available to Affinity's Dedicated Hosting Customers.Business Editors EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2001 Affinity Internet Inc., a global Web hosting and application service provider, today announced a partnership with epicRealm to offer global content delivery services See CDN. . The partnership enables Affinity's customers using Managed Hosting Services to enjoy the benefits of epicRealm's 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. ) while significantly decreasing implementation costs for low-bandwidth users. Affinity selected epicRealm's CDN for its intelligent global network of close to 1,400 servers strategically positioned across the globe, as well as its extensive static and dynamic content delivery capabilities. epicRealm's CDN closely monitors Web content on customers' origin servers at Affinity to ensure that their global network is caching fresh content, taking the burden off the origin server and bypassing 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. . "As the international online market expands, the increase in network traffic has limited the efficient delivery of Web site content," said Pat Donohoe, Director of Marketing and Product Management for Affinity. "Thanks to epicRealm's state-of-the-art CDN services and their global presence, our Managed Hosting customers can easily overcome Internet gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. ." Until now, customers with modest bandwidth demands of less than one megabit per second A megabit per second (abbreviated as Mbit/s, Mbps, or mbps) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000,000 bits per second. Because there are 8 bits in a byte, a transfer speed of 8 megabits per second (8 Mbps) is equivalent to 1,000,000 bytes were unable to afford the convenience of a content delivery service due to the high implementation costs. "By taking advantage of our caching services, e-commerce companies can avoid exposing their customers to long download times and instead provide a more satisfying experience," said Hal Speed, Director of Marketing for epicRealm. "Together with Affinity, we have tailored the service to eliminate the minimum bandwidth requirement for content delivery services. Additionally, the service can be expanded as the needs of the site grow." Affinity customers that host database-intensive applications and e-commerce sites can now utilize epicRealm's advanced caching services for dynamic and SSL-encrypted content. epicRealm also provides these customers with its prioritization service, which allows Web sites to give preference to specific visitors; and its captivation cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. service, which sends personalized messages to waiting customers, thereby reducing the number of visitors who leave the site because of delays. Affinity Internet Inc. Affinity Internet Inc. is a provider of Web and application hosting solutions for resellers serving small to medium-sized businesses. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., Affinity offers a wide range of customizable and brandable hosting services with value add features including e-commerce, e-mail, load balancing, firewall, global content caching and VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. services. Affinity is the Web and application hosting partner for over 40,000 businesses and over 1,800 private label partner companies located in more than 100 countries. Affinity's experienced, professional staff is committed to providing proactive education and training support to its customers and sales channel partners. For more information, visit www.affinity.com or call 877/865-6580. About epicRealm epicRealm owns and operates the world's first intelligent Content Delivery Network (CDN) dedicated to enabling business over the Internet. The company's worldwide network of servers enables e-businesses to connect with customers in a fraction of the time. Using epicRealm's technology, subscribers can "cache" high-demand Web content on remote servers. epicRealm also prioritizes the flow of Web traffic and uses captivation technology to keep online visitors from leaving a site because of delays. epicRealm launched its global network in April 2000 and has formed alliances with world-class IT companies, including IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corp. and Tivoli Systems Inc., as well as integrator alliances with companies such as IBM Global Services IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. , Data Return, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. and Fujitsu-ICL. epicRealm is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. For more information, call 214/570-4400 or visit the company Web site (www.epicrealm.com). Note: epicRealm, epicRealm Operating Inc., the epicRealm logo, PriorityRealm and "e-business works here" are trademarks of epicRealm Operating Inc. All other company names, products and services are the property of their respective companies. |
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