Akamai Announces Media Player Framework for Microsoft Silverlight.Company works with Microsoft Corp. to build tools to enable rapid development of Silverlight-based video players CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Akamai Technologies Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is a company that provides a distributed computing platform for global Internet content and application delivery, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AKAM AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. (stock abbreviation) AKAM Automated Key Access Machine ), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online, today announced support for Microsoft Silverlight Microsoft Silverlight (code-named Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere or WPF/E) is a proprietary runtime for browser-based Rich Internet Applications, providing a subset of the animation, vector graphics, and video playback capabilities of Windows Presentation , a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering a next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web. Akamai also announced that it has collaborated with Microsoft to develop the Akamai Media Player Framework for Silverlight. Akamai and Microsoft have worked together over the past two quarters to create development code that serves as a foundation for developing custom Silverlight-based media players. As a Silverlight Early Adopter and a Preferred Streaming Partner, Akamai is committed to expanding the market and reach for rich interactive experiences through Silverlight. Akamai has a long standing relationship with Microsoft and has delivered the largest Windows Media Microsoft's audio and video framework for Windows, which embraces playback, encoding and streaming. Windows Media Player is the digital jukebox and media player that comes with every version of Windows. streaming events to date, including coverage of the annual NCAA Basketball Tournament There are six main NCAA Basketball Tournaments.
"Among our customer base, we are seeing tremendous interest in the Silverlight technology as a means to improve cross-platform reach and enable rich, powerful video experiences," said Bill Wheaton, vice president of Digital Media, Akamai. "We are excited to provide our customers with a set of tools that will make it easier for them to leverage this new, cutting-edge technology for their online business models." Media Player Framework for Silverlight Akamai and Microsoft have collaborated on a developer toolkit that will simplify the task of creating Silverlight-based video player applications for the delivery of Windows Media content. The goal of the Akamai Media Player Framework for Silverlight is to provide a foundation from which customers can quickly implement a world-class solution for monetizing their content, while providing users with a consistent, high-quality experience through Akamai's rich media management, delivery and syndication solutions. The Akamai Media Player Framework provides a code library that supports industry standards such as Yahoo! Media RSS Media RSS (MRSS) is an RSS module used for syndicating multimedia files (audio, video, image) in RSS feeds. It was designed in 2004 by Yahoo! and the Media RSS community, and adds several enhancements to RSS enclosures. 2.0, as well as Akamai-based workflows. As a result, customers will be able to dramatically reduce the time it takes to create Silverlight video players so they can focus on the more creative aspects of their applications. The technology is currently in beta and is being made available to Akamai customers using Windows Media streaming. About Akamai Akamai[R] is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online. Thousands of organizations have formed trusted relationships with Akamai, improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online businesses. Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform, these organizations gain business advantage today, and have the foundation for the emerging Web solutions of tomorrow. Akamai is "The Trusted Choice for Online Business." For more information, visit www.akamai.com. Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, the effects of any attempts to intentionally disrupt our services or network by unauthorized users or others, failure to have available sufficient transmission capacity, a failure of Akamai's network infrastructure, changes in technology used by Microsoft or Akamai and other factors that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , and other documents periodically filed with the SEC. All company names and trademarks herein are properties of their respective owners. |
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