slp3D and Akamai to Provide Streaming Services to the Healthcare Industry.Business/Technology Editors & Medical Writers HARTFORD, Conn. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2001 Ongoing alliance yields strong customer momentum in healthcare market including Hartford Hospital Hartford Hospital is an acute care hospital located in the South End of Hartford, Connecticut. The hospital was formed in 1854 after the State of Connecticut granted a charter for the Formation of Hartford Hospital following a boiler explosion and resulting fire at the Fales and , Merck & Co., and Smith & Nephew slp3D, the Internet's leading healthcare broadcasting company Noun 1. broadcasting company - a company that manages tv or radio stations company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" , and 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. , today announced an expansion to their existing relationship through which slp3D will resell Akamai's streaming delivery services to its clientele that includes leaders in the healthcare market. slp3D is the world's leading producer of live and on-demand online medical broadcast content, including live cutting-edge surgeries, product launches, professional training and educational programs, e-detailing initiatives and patient education programs. Under the terms of the agreement, slp3D will optimize its client offerings by adding Akamai's streaming delivery and storage solutions to its Internet broadcasting capabilities. Previously an Akamai Alliance Member, slp3D's expanded relationship as an Akamai streaming reseller allows it to utilize Akamai's globally distributed network of servers and streaming delivery services to power and enhance slp3D's Internet broadcasting solutions for shared clients including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Both an international and regional referral center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and (Boston), Hartford Hospital, Merck & Co., Olympus America, Smith & Nephew, and Thomas Jefferson University It began as Jefferson Medical College in 1824. On July 1, 1969 the institution officially became Thomas Jefferson University. The university is made up of three colleges:
"The ability to webcast live, first-ever surgeries to a global audience presents unlimited educational opportunities for viewers while increasing the visibility of our skilled surgeons and the advanced capabilities of Hartford Hospital," said Lee Monroe, Director of Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most at the Hospital. "Through the services offered by slp3D in conjunction with Akamai, we are able to leverage the power and reach of the Internet to broadcast unique surgical procedures to viewers with superior quality and reliability." Ross Joel, slp3D's executive vice president of sales and marketing, says the enhanced relationship will insure that slp3D's clients will have access to the most robust streaming delivery network available. "We have been able to put the consistent performance and dependability of the Akamai network to work for our clients with routine success. With our expanding need to serve a growing healthcare market, we clearly see the advantage of a more formal relationship with Akamai, and are excited to become a certified reseller of its services." Robert Hughes, director of worldwide channel sales for Akamai said, "slp3D is a leader in its category when it comes to the production of online healthcare broadcast content, and we're excited to expand our relationship with them. Today's news highlights a successful milestone of our relationship. Akamai's leading content delivery solutions coupled with slp3D's remarkable content development and distribution strategies are proving to make for an unrivaled combination for healthcare organizations seeking reliable, cost-effective methods to broadcast surgical practices to global audiences." slp3D produces live webcasts featuring cutting-edge medical procedures including off-pump coronary bypass coronary bypass Surgical treatment for coronary heart disease to relieve angina pectoris and prevent heart attacks. It became widely used in the 1960s. 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"Together, slp3D and Akamai provide an extraordinary solution, one that allows healthcare clients to present clinical workshops and marketing forums in a cost-effective and dynamic way," said slp3D's Joel. About Akamai Akamai is the leading provider of distributed application and content delivery services. These services enable companies to reduce the complexity and cost of deploying and operating a uniform Web infrastructure while ensuring unmatched performance, reliability, scalability and manageability. Akamai's services give businesses a distinct competitive advantage and provide an unparalleled Internet experience for their customers. Akamai's intelligent edge platform for content, streaming media, and application delivery comprises more than 11,600 servers within over 820 networks in 62 countries. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai provides services to companies worldwide. For information on Delivering a Better Internet(SM), visit www.akamai.com. About slp3D Based in Hartford, Ct., slp3D is an Internet broadcasting company which creates live and on-demand, video-based communications solutions for clients in healthcare. slp3D's Internet Broadcasting Solutions are based upon leading-edge technologies and enable healthcare Organizations to capitalize on the expanding broadband, internet-based economy with live and on-demand video applications, integrated graphic presentations and real-time audience surveying. slp3D develops unique client solutions focusing on strategic design consulting, content development and production, as well as the orchestration of distribution partnerships for broadening the reach of the content. For more information, visit www.slp3d.com. Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, general economic conditions, any material, unexpected increases in Akamai's use of funds, the dependence on Akamai's Internet content delivery service and technology products, lack of market acceptance of new services, a failure by us to successfully enter into any license, technology development or other technology partnership agreement within the time periods expected by us or at all, a failure of Akamai's network infrastructure, and other factors that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , and other documents periodically filed with the SEC. |
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