TEMPE, Ariz.Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Limelight Networks(R)
(Nasdaq: LLNW), the leading content delivery network (CDN) for digital media,
today announced a streaming service beta program for Adobe(R) Flash(R) Media
Streaming Server 3. The new service leverages the integration of Adobe Flash
Media Streaming Server 3 into Limelight Networks' global, rich-media CDN.
Select customers in the US can take advantage of this program to enable their
Adobe Flash media content and bring the next generation of online experiences
to consumers worldwide.
The new platform created by Limelight Networks to support Adobe Flash
Media Streaming Server 3 will provide customers with enhanced features and
capabilities including the ability to stream industry standard H.264 video and
HE-AAC audio streaming for high quality Web video and encrypted streaming
using RTMPE and SWF verification for improved content protection.
"As demand for online video grows, content developers want the most
effective solutions to protect and stream their high quality media," said Bill
Rusitzky, director of media alliances at Adobe. "Limelight Networks has a
solid track record of integrating Flash streaming services into their network
and we look forward to continuing the relationship with Adobe Flash Media
Streaming Server 3."
Limelight Networks is an Adobe premiere authorized Flash Video Streaming
Service partner and has worked with Adobe to create content delivery platforms
that support the delivery of video to Adobe Flash Player. Limelight Networks
is one of the first CDNs in the industry to implement Adobe Flash Media Server
in a true edge-origin CDN architecture. An edge-origin architecture provides
a more consistent user experience, incorporates support for tiered library
management, improves network performance and scalability, increases storage
efficiency, and provides architectural and implementation flexibility to
customers.
"Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 3 represents the new generation of
streaming media and real time communications and we are thrilled to be one of
the first CDNs to make it available to our customers," said David Hatfield,
senior vice president of products, marketing and sales at Limelight Networks.
"It is important for us to continue to provide the latest technologies to our
customers and partners so that they may enjoy all that the digital media
experience has to offer. We are proud to be a premier Adobe partner and will
continue to make their products an important part of our network."
About Limelight Networks
Limelight Networks is a high-performance content delivery network for
digital media, providing massively scalable, global delivery solutions for
on-demand and live Internet distribution of video, music, games, software and
social media. Limelight Networks' infrastructure is optimized for the large
object sizes, large content libraries, and large audiences associated with
compelling rich media content. Limelight is the content delivery network of
choice for over 1,000 companies, including many of the world's top Internet,
media and entertainment companies, including Microsoft Xbox LIVE, Sony
Playstation 3, Akimbo, Amazon Unbox(TM), Belo Streaming, Brightcove,
"BuyMusic" @ Buy.com, DreamWorks, LLC, Facebook, FOXNews.com, IFILM, ITV Play,
MSNBC.com, NC Streaming and Valve. For more information, visit
http://www.llnw.com.
SOURCE Limelight Networks
Contact: Kristen Leon of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, +1-415-547-7027, kristenl@waggeneredstrom.com, for Limelight Networks