American Web Design Selects Mirror Image Internet's Global Content Caching Solution.Customized Web Solutions Company Uses 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. Vendor to Power High Traffic Web Sites TEWKSBURY Tewksbury, town (1990 pop. 27,266), Middlesex co., NE Mass.; settled 1637, set off from Billerica and inc. 1734. It was once the site of a Native American settlement. Primarily residential, the town has light manufacturing, including pharmaceuticals and computer equipment. , Mass. -- Mirror Image[R] Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , a leading provider of content delivery solutions powered by a patented global network, today announced that American Web Design has selected Mirror Image's solutions to power its client Web sites. American Web Design builds customized web solutions for a variety of businesses. American Web Design sought a solution to aid in its object caching caching - cache efforts for a number of its high traffic sites including, SkateAmerica.com. With the site having over 1.2 million images and experiencing over 1 million page views per month, outside support was needed. Before implementing Mirror Image's Global Content Caching solution, the site experienced slow load times as well as server issues. "Web site stability during peak traffic times is critical to the success of any business with an online presence," said Martin Hayward, Director of Marketing for Mirror Image. "Site visitors expect to be able to view content immediately and we are excited that our solution can improve the performance of American Web Design's customer sites." Mirror Image's Global Content Caching solution cost effectively delivers content and accelerates the user experience. It offloads processing and protects Web sites from traffic spikes spikes see peplomer. by leveraging its global Content Access Point[R] (CAP) network to ensure optimal performance. With broad content support and an unsurpassed cache hit Finding and retrieving an instruction or item of data in a cache. Contrast with cache miss. See cache. (storage) cache hit - A request to read from memory which can satisfied from the cache without using the main memory. Opposite: cache miss. ratio, this solution bypasses 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. and trims Web site processing costs to reliably serve static and dynamic content to users worldwide. "Since implementing the Mirror Image solution, we've enjoyed lower bandwidth costs, improved page load times and dramatically lower server utilization." said Bob Taves, Senior Application Engineer at American Web Design. "Mirror Image's object caching solution was easy to implement and the company offered us responsive service through the entire process and beyond." For more information on Mirror Image Internet please visit www.mirror-image.com. About American Web Design American Web Design headquartered in Kalispell, Montana Kalispell is a city in Flathead County, Montana, USA. The population was 14,223 at the 2000 census. A 2004 estimate placed its population at 17,381. It is the county seat of Flathead CountyGR6. , provides clients with customized web solutions geared toward having a strong presence on the web. Our focus is to meet your company's needs and become your 'right hand' in achieving your website goals. For more information, please visit: http://www.americanwebdesign.com. About Mirror Image Internet Mirror Image[R] Internet, Inc. combines a patented global network with results-driven content delivery solutions to help customers deploy, monitor and refine online strategies. The company's track record of success has given leading retailers, advertisers, media companies and enterprises the control they need to maximize assets and reduce costs while enhancing the visitor experience. Recognized by Internet Retailer magazine as the 2008 Vendor Leader in the Content Delivery Network Category, and a 2008 finalist in the Streaming Media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. magazine Readers' Choice Awards in the Global Content Network Delivery category. Mirror Image is a U.S.-based company incorporated in Delaware Delaware, state, United States Delaware (dĕl`əwâr, –wər), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island). and headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass. Mirror Image was founded in 1997. For additional information, please visit www.mirror-image.com or call +1 866 374 4113. Mirror Image and Content Access Point are registered trademarks of Mirror Image Internet. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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