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.
News from NAB: Cisco to provide IP Networks to NBC for London Olympics, Microsoft announces Media Services cloud platform, Adobe Creative Suite 6 software optimized by Fusion-io (FIO).
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) added two new solutions to its portfolio of content delivery solutions to meet demands and challenges faced by enterprise cloud and mobile acceleration.
Akamai Technologies is now running more than 105,000 servers in its global content delivery, the company confirmed today. The company's content optimization network has servers at data centers and ISPs in 78 countries and more than 1,900 networks.
Content delivery market leader Akamai Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire rival Cotendo in a deal that would boost Akamai's offerings for new content services.
For many years, Akamai Technologies dominated the content delivery business. But that's changed in recent years, and CDN analyst Dan Rayburn has put together a lengthy analysis of the company's challenges
Akamai to accelerate Nobel Prize web site, Telx and Hexagrid partner on hosted cloud solutions, Verizon wholesale selected by Global Gossip for cloud hosting, PDI energy meters selected by PeakColo.
Fox Sports picks Level 3 (LVLT) for MLB broadcasts, AEG Digital has record month with Akamai (AKAM), Octoshape selected by Tennis Channel, Cotendo selected by Conduit.
