DigMedia Signs Deal With 143 Records to Provide Web Hosting and Media Streaming Services.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001 DigMedia Inc., a Vertical Service Provider (VSP VSP - Very Simple Prolog+. ) to media companies and content providers, today announced a new Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. relationship with 143 Records, a member of the Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ), to store and deliver online music, videos and media content, like the Corrs, plus ONE and Beth Hart, with enhanced quality and reliability to music fans worldwide. "DigMedia's passion and focus in delivering content for the entertainment music industry was a perfect match, making them unique to deliver our digital content globally," said Larry Frazin, president of 143 Records. "Their strategic alliances and proprietary technology allow them to fully service the digital distribution industry." DigMedia's infrastructure utilizes a global distributed network with server redundancy to ensure mission-critical performance for content owners' Web sites. DigMedia's hosting services include e-Business applications to help provide the best in accounting and reporting systems allowing businesses to improve customer relations and loyalty. Music fans will be able to visit the 143 Records Web site, www.143records.com, to listen and purchase music and access group bios, tour dates and additional links. By using the Internet, 143 Records' innovative online initiative will bring fans closer to their favorite artists and help them expand into new markets. "We are pleased to have a strategic role in 143 Records' initiative to deliver content to their Web community," added Pedro Vargas, chief technical officer of DigMedia Inc. To achieve the high-quality experience that is critical to satisfying and retaining end users, 143 Records will take advantage of DigMedia's intelligent routing and load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them platform in its streaming solution. DigMedia's streaming optimizes Internet content delivery by serving hosted media at the edge-of-network, ensuring content is never far from the end user. About DigMedia Inc. DigMedia Inc. is an end-to-end, digital media distribution company and manufacturer of Internet audio See RealAudio. appliances providing secure streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. , hosting, personalized digital lockers and e-Business services to record labels and other music content providers. DigMedia strategic allies include Intel (Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , streaming media) and Intertrust (Digital Rights Management). DigMedia Inc. is based in San Diego, with offices in Edinburgh, Scotland. For more information about DigMedia Inc., visit the company's Web site at http://www.digmedia.cc. About 143 Records. 143 Records was founded in 1995 by 14x Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter David Foster as a joint venture with the Warner Music Group. The label has enjoyed tremendous success, most notably with the mega, multi-platinum selling artists the Corrs, with more than 19 million records sold. |
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