Akamai Powers Portable Distribution of Digital Audio and Video
Assets for Leading Customers
CAMBRIDGE, MA June 27, 2006 Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content
and business processes online, announced today that many of its
customers, including National Public Radio, Premiere Radio, and
France Televisions Interactive are executing on innovative portable
digital media strategies with the Akamai Media Delivery
solution.
Akamai's distributed network is leveraged daily by leading global
companies to deliver digital content across a variety of platforms
and devices. Major mobile carriers are delivering
music and video
content directly to mobile handsets, and global media and
entertainment companies are extending their brand, engaging with
audiences and deriving new revenue streams through portable media
distribution strategies such as podcasts and video-on-demand. In
response to these trends, Akamai has enhanced its applications and
media delivery platform to support the requirements of guaranteed
massive availability, content control, reporting and asset
monetization. Akamai also recently developed an easy-to-use
guide
for creating and delivering video and audio podcasts. Additionally,
Akamai's support for Windows Media DRM 10 allows content owners to
plan for device portability with their premium content.
Credit Pacific Service Union "We are seeing significant growth in the number of Akamai
customers targeting digital content for portable devices, as well
as heightened levels of device traffic and downloads demonstrating
increased consumer interest," said Robert Hughes, executive vice
president of global sales, services and marketing at Akamai.
"Akamai makes it easier for our customers to embrace this growing
trend and further monetize their assets, while providing the
business analytics to measure user consumption."
Mark Rein, Vice President, Epic Games Inc. "Alienware understands the needs of game developers. edge and consistently deliver the power we need to create great products." Reid Schneider, Lead Producer, Battlefield Vietnam "If you've been searching for a portable audio computer, which can handle the intensive computing power demanded by the latest crop of professional audio software, M. Sexy, cutting edge design, the latest PC technology underneath the hood and phenomenal customer service, positions Alienware far ahead of the competition."
Credit First Service Union Podcasting Video Casting
"The use of podcasts for technology and business communications is
rising rapidly. Through the power of Internet search, blogs, email
newsletters, RSS, and viral online sharing, companies are
increasingly enjoying concentrated yet low-cost distribution of
powerful rich content to highly interested and influential user
communities," said Dana Gardner, principal analyst, Interarbor
Solutions. "Podcasting allows organizations to attract and
communicate directly with their core target audiences on the
listeners' terms and at their mobile convenience."
Overview If you're looking for a portable music player, your choices just got wider. You can buy traditional portable radios, cassette players, and CD players in increasingly high quality, or you can get new digital devices that play formats such as MiniDisc and MP3. And if it's portable video that you want, slim, lightweight DVD players are now available, in addition to regular portable TVs. -this guide will help you sort through the basics of buying a portable audio or video player.
Card Credit Mobile Service Podcasting lets content owners offer audio or video content to
be heard or viewed on a device, on a time-shifted basis. While
often free, monetization of podcasts is an increasing trend, and
advertising sponsored podcasts are further evidence. Digital audio
and video files can be very large and popular podcasts add
significant capacity and storage demands to infrastructure that can
cripple a web server or network. The Akamai Media Delivery solution
makes it easy for companies to handle large spikes in demand caused
by popular audio or video podcast downloads. In addition, detailed
reporting modules offer download intelligence such as download
completion rates and geographic data, as well as audience
intelligence metrics such as unique visitors and top IPs, providing
a deeper insight into podcasting distribution and performance.
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Card Credit Discover Service The Akamai Media Delivery solution enables leading media
companies such as National Public Radio, Premiere Radio, and Comedy
Central to deliver popular podcasts.
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As video-enabled portable devices and handsets proliferate, content
owners must plan for portable distribution and monetization of
premium content. Akamai License Delivery for Windows Media DRM 10
supports portable device distribution with the widest range of
purchase and rental options for digital media to ensure the
security of premium content as it flows from device to device. In
addition to the PC, content owners can target content for playback
on any Windows Media enabled device including portable audio and
video players, set-top boxes, and mobile devices with audio and
video capabilities.
- Market capitalization CyberLink' To advance the technology of digital video and audio for the enjoyment of everybody! Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp is a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced digital video and audio software to the market. Producer of the world's leading DVD software player, PowerDVD, CyberLink also delivers solutions that include video editing and recording, line training and distance learning solutions, digital media presentation and delivery, and unique talking head design tools for the web, 4 technologies.
Card Credit Processing Service "Through Akamai's DRM technology we were able to post more
content online, created by independent authors and producers, and
protect their rights in a completely secure way," said Philippe
Daguerre, technical manager of France Televisions Interactive. "In
addition to license delivery, France Televisions uses Akamai's
geo-targeting solution to distribute content only to rights
authorized regions."
Center Credit Service Union Creating and Delivering Downloadable Media
To help our customers implement podcasting, Akamai has created an
easy-to-understand guide that contains details on how to create,
publish and deliver audio or video podcasts on the Akamai network,
including media formats, encoding tips, leveraging the Akamai
License Delivery for Windows Media DRM, how to publish an RSS feed
and more. Download "Creating and Delivering Podcasts and other
Downloadable Media" at
http://www.akamai.com/cfcgi/forms/podcasting_whitepaper.html
Card Credit Service Wireless About Akamai
Akamai is the leading global service provider for accelerating
content and business processes online. Thousands of organizations
have formed trusted relationships with Akamai, improving their
revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their
online businesses. Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform, these
organizations gain business advantage today, and have the
foundation for the emerging Web solutions of tomorrow. Akamai is
"The Trusted Choice for Online Business." For more information,
visit www.akamai.com
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