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CDN News: Limelight, Akamai, Octoshape
May 17th, 2012 : John Rath
Some news from the content delivery sector: Limelight (LLNW) targets vertical markets with Orchestrate framework, Akamai (AKAM) to power Cannes Film Festival streaming, Octoshape partners with Geniatech. Read More
Roundup: IBM, Dell, Akamai
April 26th, 2012 : John Rath
IBM acquires Vivisimo, Dell and Internet2 partner for collaborative research, Akamai announces succession plan as CEO Paul Sagan plans to retire. Read More
CDN News: Dell, EdgeCast, Level 3, Limelight
April 18th, 2012 : John Rath
News from the content delivery sector: Dell partners with EdgeCast for Dell Deliver, Level 3 (LVLT) selected for ITU World Triathlon series, Limelight Networks (LLNW) launches Limelight Reach Live. Read More
Akamai Acquires Blaze for Front-End Optimization
February 8th, 2012 : Rich Miller
What's front-end optimization? It's one of the new web acceleration strategies that is becoming a must-have feature for content delivery networks. That includes CDN market leader Akamai Technologies, which is acquiring front-end optimization specialist Blaze Software. Read More
Level 3 Will Deliver HD Video for Super Bowl
February 1st, 2012 : Rich Miller
Level 3 Communications (LVLT) will provide live, high definition (HD) television broadcast video services to NBC for Super Bowl XLVI Sunday, using Level 3’s Vyvx VenueNet+ technology. Read More
Roundup: Akamai Acquires Cotendo in CDN Deal
December 23rd, 2011 : Rich Miller
There are a lot of news angles on Akamai's $268 million acquisition of rival Cotendo. Here's a roundup of notable coverage and commentary from around the web. Read More
Akamai Among Rumored Suitors for CDN Cotendo
November 28th, 2011 : Rich Miller
The deal talk this weekend focused on content delivery network Cotendo, which was rumored to be in talks with sector leader Akamai Technologies about an acquisition that could value Cotendo at $300 million or more. Read More
Roundup: Cotendo, Radware, Nasuni, Infineta
October 28th, 2011 : John Rath
Cotendo and Citrix accelerate, Radware provides application delivery control software for Juniper Networks (JNPR), Nasuni adds globa multi-site access, Infineta offers pay-as-you-go WAN optimization. Read More
Level 3 Speeds Game Play for Wargaming.net
October 11th, 2011 : Michael Potts
Level 3 (LVLT) will provide caching and download services to support the online delivery of game content for Wargaming.net’s World of Tanks game title. Read More