Akamai and CacheFlow to Integrate Cache Interface Standard.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 22, 1999-- Company partners with CacheFlow to enhance interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. between Internet Caching Appliances A self-contained cache server dedicated to Web caching. See Web cache and NetCache.  NetCache Appliance A NetCache is an "appliance" because it plugs into the network and performs one function: Web caching. and Akamai's Internet content delivery service 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. , which operates a global Internet content delivery service that speeds up Web performance, announced today that it has formed a technology relationship with CacheFlow. Key to the relationship is the development of specialized software that facilitates communications between CacheFlow's appliances and Akamai's global network of servers. Akamai is teaming with CacheFlow to achieve interoperability between CacheFlow Internet Caching Appliances and Akamai's Internet content delivery service, FreeFlow. The added functionality will be derived from the development of a new standard for communications called the Cache Interface Protocol. The new protocol will be made freely available to facilitate interoperability with caching devices. The new software will enable caches to store content currently carried on the Akamai network and report on performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1]. - such as the number of hits served - to Web site owners, through Akamai's content delivery services See CDN. . This development will expand the level of integration between caches and content networks, delivering performance and management benefits to eBusinesses and service providers. "CacheFlow is excited to be working with Akamai to enable our Internet Caching Appliances and its Internet content delivery service to work together closely," said Stu Aaron, vice president of marketing and product management at CacheFlow. "CacheFlow's line of caching products are used in many ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. and enterprise networks that would benefit from accessing `Akamaized' content locally." CacheFlow Internet Caching Appliances locally store and serve the Internet pages most often requested by users, while simultaneously monitoring the source of those pages for content changes. As a result, the CacheFlow solution improves end-user response time by up to 10-fold, ensures the freshness and accuracy of content, and more efficiently utilizes existing bandwidth. Each product in the CacheFlow line is designed to satisfy different network needs, such as differences in workload, scalability and high-availability requirements. CacheFlow products install in minutes, are self-tuning, and require minimal administration. About CacheFlow Inc. CacheFlow Inc. is the pioneer and worldwide leader in Internet caching appliances. The company's family of appliances has been swiftly adopted by Fortune 100 enterprises and Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. seeking to gain competitive advantage by improving end-user response time while saving on costs of bandwidth and management. CacheFlow products contain the patent-pending CacheOSTM software. Privately held and based in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , CacheFlow can be contacted via telephone: (408) 220 2200, fax: (408) 220 2250, email: info@cacheflow.com and the Internet at http://www.cacheflow.com. About Akamai Akamai Technologies is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. . Akamai provides a global Internet content delivery service that improves Web site speed and reliability and protects against Web site crashes due to demand overloads. Currently, Akamai has 900 servers deployed in 15 countries across 25 telecommunications networks A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. , providing Akamai's customers with guaranteed global Internet content delivery service. Akamai (pronounced AH kuh my) is Hawaiian for intelligent, clever and cool. 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