Digital Island Announces Control Data Ltd. as New Customer; Leading U.K. Systems Integrator Selects Digital Island to Distribute Multimedia Content Throughout Europe.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- Digital Island, a leader in global application hosting and content distribution, announced today leading systems integrator An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. Control Data Ltd. as a new customer. Control Data recently launched an online service, Video COIN, to manage and distribute multimedia files between production companies, advertising agencies and branch offices in Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). . The new service reduces time and expenses associated with the shipment of time-sensitive segments, which previously were delivered on videotapes between agencies and marketing executives. The successful deployment of Video COIN hinged on quick and consistent transfer of multimedia content throughout Europe. Digital Island's intelligent network now enables Control Data to provide Video COIN subscribers with reliable and secure access to television commercials, graphics and photographs regardless of time of day or geography. "The combination of Digital Island's unique distributed-star architecture and innovative network services gives Control Data a scalable delivery vehicle to distribute complex data in Europe and around the world," said Andrew Davis, director of Digital Island UK. "By outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. its multimedia applications to us, Control Data realized a strong time-to-market advantage in the European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. marketplace." "With the growth of IP traffic in Europe, the public 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 simply cannot provide the quality of service required for global distribution of our robust multimedia applications," said Keith Bellamy, UK managing director at Control Data. "We chose the Digital Island solution because it is able to provide us with the performance and global reach required to ensure our customers timely and secure content distribution between disparate sites on the globe." Jacobs Rimell, a U.K.-based developer of advanced online service solutions, and a Digital Island Global Partner, will continue to provide Control Data with expertise to scale its services worldwide. Control Data Ltd. (www.cdc.com) is the U.K. division of Minnesota-based Control Data Systems, Inc, a global information technology company that delivers enterprise-strength Internet and systems integration solutions. The company plans, implements and manages E-Commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. solutions that support global communications between businesses and their customers and partners. The company uses Web, directory, messaging and security technologies to deliver these mission-critical solutions. Digital Island(R), a leading innovator of global IP network services, provides multinational corporations
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