Akamai and InfoLibria to Integrate Cache Interface Standard; Company partners with InfoLibria to enhance interoperability between DynaCache and Akamai's Internet content delivery service.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999-- 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 InfoLibria, Inc. Key to the relationship is the development of specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. software that facilitates communications between InfoLibria's DynaCache and Akamai's global network of servers. Akamai is teaming with InfoLibria to achieve 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 DynaCache - which 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. use to optimize the delivery and management of Web pages, high-quality audio, and video content - 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. DynaCaches will store Akamai content and report performance data - such as the number of hits served - to Akamai Web site customers. DynaCache users will be able to take advantage of the product's performance, while participating in Akamai's network. "As Internet content becomes increasing rich and bandwidth-intensive, there is a growing need for content to be distributed throughout the network for fast, high-quality delivery," said Ian C. Yates, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of InfoLibria. "Akamai and InfoLibria are both working toward this goal - Akamai providing a service and InfoLibria selling the equipment - and together we offer a powerful solution." InfoLibria's award-winning DynaCache can be installed in both Internet service provider and corporate networks. The product enables value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. for Internet service providers, improves response time and availability for Web pages, and enables the deliver of high-quality video and audio content, without requiring the reconfiguration of network devices or browsers. About InfoLibria InfoLibria enables Internet service providers to deliver next-generation, content-based Internet services using the company's breakthrough content-management and delivery systems. InfoLibria's products deliver and manage top-quality Internet content, including Web graphics, audio, and video. InfoLibria is working with some of the industry's leading companies--such as Microsoft and Motorola--to maximize the functionality and impact of its products. Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. magazine chose InfoLibria's DynaCache as a Hot Product 1999. InfoLibria is headquartered in Waltham, Mass., with offices throughout the U.S. and the world. Additional information can be found at www.infolibria.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. Product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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