Mirror Image Delivers Combined Solution to Automatically Rewrite Dynamic and Static HTML.Business/Technology Editors WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2001 Intelligent Agent Technology Allows for Faster and Easier Implementation of Global Content Distribution Service 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 , an innovative provider of content delivery services See CDN. and a subsidiary of Xcelera Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : XLA XLA X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia XLA Excel Airways (British airline) XLA Microsoft Excel Addin XLA Xbox Live Arcade (gaming) XLA X-Band Limiter Attenuator XLA Excel Add-in XLA Xlib Archive ), today introduced new, server-side agent technology that accelerates dynamic and static Web page See static HTML. delivery by streamlining the deployment and maintenance of its instaContent(R) Global Distribution Service. The intelligent agent technology automatically rewrites HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. as it leaves the origin server, optimizing Web content to result in increased site availability and improved site performance for even the most complex sites. Many of today's Web sites, such as news portals, e-commerce sites and online retailers, include more dynamic pages and require frequent updates. The combined instaContent server-side agent solution empowers site owners to leverage Mirror Image's Content Access Point(TM) (CAP) network to automatically serve and optimize optimize - optimisation all types of content, including content on dynamically generated pages. Since the agent automatically rewrites static and dynamic object references, customers will benefit from reduced IT demands, improved site performance and increased origin server capacity. "As a high traffic Web site with rapidly changing content, we need to make sure our users have accelerated access to our most recent information without placing unrealistic demands on our IT staff," said Chuck Willett, chief technical officer, People2People.com, a Phoenix Communications Group Property. "Through the instaContent service, we have been able to eliminate prolonged pro·long tr.v. pro·longed, pro·long·ing, pro·longs 1. To lengthen in duration; protract. 2. To lengthen in extent. download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. times and significantly improve Web performance even during peak traffic periods. Now, with the addition of the server-side agent technology, we can simplify important site maintenance tasks that have tied up our IT staff and ensure that our static and dynamic content will be automatically tagged for rapid distribution through the Mirror Image CAP network." "Through our acquisition of Clearway Technologies, we obtained the first agent technology that revolutionizes the coding process for content rich, dynamically generated Web sites," said Bob Hammond, senior vice president, Advanced Technology, at Mirror Image. "We are committed to providing our customers with a better, faster way to deliver fresh content to their end users. By using this agent technology with our instaContent service and distributed CAP network, businesses can immediately improve site maintenance issues and optimize rapidly changing Web content, which translates into increase revenue potential." Key features and benefits of server-side agent include: -- Dynamically Generated Pages -- Offers content delivery benefits for even the most dynamic Web sites. -- Automatic Site Optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. -- Patented agent technology automatically selects and modifies object references to instantly improve Web site performance and reliability. -- Rapid Installation and Transparent Operation -- Installs in minutes to reduce demand on IT staff; operates transparently without additional hardware or HTML modifications. The server-side agent is available immediately as part of the instaContent service. For more information visit http://www.mirror-image.com/. About Mirror Image Internet Mirror Image Internet, an innovative provider of Internet content delivery services, consistently delivers online content regardless of location or volume demand. Using its global Content Access Point(TM) (CAP) architecture, the company is helping content providers, service providers and enterprises provide end users with an increasingly superior and satisfying Internet experience. Principally owned by Xcelera Inc. (AMEX: XLA), Mirror Image serves companies through its corporate headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn (/'wu.bə(r)n/) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 37,258 at the 2000 census. Woburn is the birthplace of Anglo-American scientist Benjamin Thompson, a.k.a. , and regional headquarters in London, Singapore and Tokyo. For additional information, please visit http://www.mirror-image.com/. |
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