Digital Island Powers MIT's Multimedia Web Site.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2001 Digital Island Provides MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Content Delivery Services See CDN. that Enable Secure and Efficient Delivery of Synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. Multimedia Presentations Digital Island, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISLD ISLD International Society for Lasers in Dentistry ISLD Island ECN, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced that it is providing Internet infrastructure services to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, (MIT) Sloan School of Management to power its Web site featuring an online multimedia course bulletin. The site, named CourseFest, is part of MIT Sloan School of Management's Course Bidding System's Web site that provides information on specific courses for the purpose of helping students make informed decisions on selecting and bidding for courses. The password-protected Web site currently contains more than 108 active course presentations and allows professors to provide course overviews through video and audio multimedia presentations. The school's more than 1,200 students are able to view the presentations on the Internet and plan their academic schedules. MIT Sloan is using Digital Island's Footprint(R) Media Services that include encoding the course presentations and incorporating dynamic audio/video, synchronizing synchronizing, n a technique that a therapist uses to coordinate his or her breath with that of the client; builds trust and establishes relationship. the slide presentations, Web design and development, and on-demand delivery and storage. In addition, Digital Island worked with MIT to simplify and broaden the search function on the site. "MIT Sloan School's goal was to enable more students to access information about courses in order to make important academic decisions," said Debbie Shoap, director of Educational Services, Sloan School of Management "With CourseFest, students can obtain the necessary information about required core courses and for selecting elective courses quickly and easily, saving significant time." "Digital Island is providing a wide range of services that are a true representation of the company's ability to meet the needs of universities and others looking to expand their online presence with enhanced multimedia and rich media content," said Adam Cohen Adam Cohen is an American journalist and assistant editorial page editor of The New York Times. Cohen is a lawyer and author, with a particular interest in legal issues, politics and technology. , chief media officer, Digital Island, Inc. "MIT Sloan School of Management The MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the five schools of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is one of the world's leading business schools, conducting research and teaching in finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, has created a Web site that is an excellent example of how the Internet can be used to allow more people to access information conveniently and cost-effectively." Digital Island's Footprint Media Services include a comprehensive package of streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. support, allowing customers to choose from a robust menu of services. Options include syndication, sponsorship, custom marketing, production, encoding, custom database development, custom Web site development, chat/discussion group hosting, rights management, and powerful support for a variety of revenue models including pay-per-view and advertising. About Digital Island Digital Island is the leading provider of managed Internet infrastructure for enterprises that need to give their customers a great Web experience in order to drive e-Business transactions. The company integrates managed hosting, content delivery and network services to bypass 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 guarantee fast and relevant interactions. Digital Island is headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , and its global e-Business delivery network reaches 35 countries. www.digitalisland.net Important Notice Digital Island and Footprint are registered trademarks of Digital Island, Inc. This press release contains information about the plans, objectives and expectations of the management of the Company that may constitute forward-looking statements. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, include but are not limited to: the operational difficulty of developing, deploying and delivering the Company's complex range of products and services; the potential lack of market acceptance of such products and services; competition from presently existing and new competitors; the risks associated with international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. and expansion; delays in raising or the unavailability of additional capital to fund operating losses and capital investment, the possibility of decreased growth in demand for Internet services in general and other factors detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no duty to update information contained in this press release. |
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