RemotePipes Inc. Becomes an Akamai Accelerated Network to Enhance Web Performance for End Users.Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2001 RemotePipes Inc., The Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. for Mobile Workers, today announced that it has forged a strategic relationship with Akamai Technologies Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is a company that provides a distributed computing platform for global Internet content and application delivery, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AKAM AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. (stock abbreviation) AKAM Automated Key Access Machine ), the leading provider of distributed application and content delivery services See CDN. . Akamai will deploy its content delivery servers within the RemotePipes network, enabling RemotePipes customers to benefit from faster downloads, enhanced quality and reliability of Akamaized(SM) content from thousands of leading Web properties. As an Akamai Accelerated Network, RemotePipes can increase Web performance by delivering some of the most popular Web content and applications with increased speed and reliability from within its own network. The Akamai Accelerated Network program enables ISPs worldwide to co-locate Akamai edge servers within ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. POPs. By placing servers close to end users inside an ISP's network, Akamai helps its Accelerated Network partners to reduce the amount of transit bandwidth needed to deliver requested Web pages that include Akamaized content, including streaming media and software downloads. "As an Akamai Accelerated Network, we can now provide higher quality delivery of multimedia content to our mobile customer base, while reducing bandwidth expenses," said Robert Snyder, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , RemotePipes Inc. "By installing Akamai's servers on the edge of the RemotePipes network, our customers will receive faster downloads of streaming media, applications and content served on the Akamai network." Akamai's Internet content, streaming media, and application delivery services improve Web site speed and reliability by delivering all forms of content from Akamai's globally distributed network of more than 9,700 servers located close to Internet end users. Akamai's core technology analyzes real-time Internet conditions to deliver content with greater performance via an optimal Akamai server at the network's edge. "Akamai is continuously working with Internet service providers like RemotePipes to demonstrate the significant advantages of delivering all forms of content from the Internet's edge," said Jonathan Stefansky, vice president, network architecture and infrastructure, Akamai. "We look forward to growing our relationship with RemotePipes and providing the benefits of exceptional Web performance to its customers." About RemotePipes Inc. RemotePipes, Inc. is a leading provider of wholesale and retail remote Internet and VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. network access services via 800/888/877 numbers. The company provides these roaming Internet services to leading Fortune 2000, Nasdaq, and NYSE-listed companies, as well as well known universities and affinity groups. |
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