Leading Content Delivery Network (CDN) Chosen for Global Footprint
and Scale
TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Limelight
Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:LLNW), a global leader in digital content
delivery, today announced they will be powering Neustar’s industry
leading DDoS mitigation network.
Neustar, based in Sterling, Virginia, is a trusted, neutral provider of
real-time information services and security solutions to protect against
the serious threat of expanding Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
attacks. As DDoS attacks have become more prominent, Neustar’s DDoS
service has become an important component to protect an organization’s
mission-critical digital infrastructure.
“As a global leader in digital content delivery, Limelight is excited to
be working with Neustar to help them build out the world’s largest DDoS
mitigation network,” said Robert Lento, chief executive officer of
Limelight. “The scale and scope of the Limelight platform and the
technology of Neustar will produce a security solution to easily handle
the world’s largest DDoS attacks,” continued Lento. “This relationship
is a strong endorsement of our capabilities and commitment to securely
deliver internet traffic to organizations and consumers around the
world. We believe with Neustar’s industry knowledge and Limelight’s
network capabilities, we will be able to uniquely address the market
needs. This announcement gives us greater confidence in our ability to
meet or exceed analysts’ expectations for the quarter and the full year.”
“As DDoS attacks have become increasingly powerful and prevalent, it is
critical for organizations to invest in a solution that can outpace its
attackers. We selected Limelight based on their impressive global
infrastructure, technology and people. The relationship demonstrates our
joint commitment to securely manage, distribute and protect digital
content distribution around the world,” said Lisa Hook, chief executive
officer at Neustar.
Limelight Networks operates a global CDN on its own private network to
deliver digital content for its customers. They operate one of the
largest private global backbones for a CDN in the world, with over 15
terabits per second of egress capacity, and deliver billions of objects
every day for their customers. Limelight delivers live streaming, video
on demand and software and game downloads for their customers around the
globe.
About Neustar
Every day, the world generates roughly 2.5 quadrillion bits of data.
Neustar (NYSE:NSR) isolates certain elements and analyzes, simplifies
and edits them to make precise and valuable decisions that drive
results. As one of the few companies capable of knowing with certainty
who is on the other end of every interaction, we’re trusted by the
world’s great brands to make critical decisions some 20 billion times a
day. We help marketers send timely and relevant messages to the right
people. Because we can authoritatively tell a client exactly who is
calling or connecting with them, we make critical realtime responses
possible. And the same comprehensive information that enables our
clients to direct and manage orders also stops attackers. We know when
someone isn’t who they claim to be, which helps stop fraud and denial of
service before they’re a problem. Because we’re also an experienced
manager of some of the world’s most complex databases, we help clients
control their online identity, registering and protecting their domain
name, and routing traffic to the correct network address. By linking the
most essential information with the people who depend on it, we provide
more than 12,000 clients worldwide with decisions—not just data. More
information is available at http://www.neustar.biz.
About Limelight Networks
Limelight Networks (NASDAQ:LLNW), a global leader in digital content
delivery, empowers customers to better engage online audiences by
enabling them to securely manage and globally deliver digital content,
on any device. The company’s award winning Limelight Orchestrate™
platform includes an integrated suite of content delivery technology and
services that helps organizations secure digital content, deliver
exceptional multi-screen experiences, improve brand awareness, drive
revenue, and enhance customer relationships — all while reducing
costs. For more information, please visit www.limelight.com,
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