TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Limelight Networks
(Nasdaq: LLNW), a leading content delivery network (CDN) for digital media,
today announced that it has partnered with Small World Labs Inc., a leading
provider of online social networking software for corporations, organizations
and associations. By employing Limelight's global CDN solution, Small World
Labs' clients can take advantage of high-end video capabilities within their
social and professional networks to create more compelling and reliable online
communities.
"With Limelight's CDN on board at Small World Labs, our customers now have
access to an extensive infrastructure for the rapid delivery of user-generated
video," said Michael Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Small World Labs, based in
Austin, Texas. "We're excited to partner with Limelight on a rich media
solution that's sure to enhance the end-user experience on our customers'
social and professional networks."
A recognized leader in the social networking space, Small World Labs has
developed a robust and customizable software platform targeted to businesses
and other organizations that seek to establish or expand an online community.
The company's offerings are designed to help customers connect people and
resources through features such as contacts, forums, e-mail, profile-based
participation, ratings and reviews, knowledge sharing, user generated video,
broadcast video, podcasting and photo galleries. A rapidly growing and
diverse portfolio of customers worldwide such as Oracle, The American Cancer
Society, Special Olympics and The Dallas Morning news have employed Small
World Labs' solutions to bring the benefits of social networking in a number
of applications, such as internal company networks, customer communities,
alumni networks and association member networks.
At The Dallas Morning News, the Small World Labs platform is the
foundation for a cutting edge, citizen journalism site, NeighborsGo.com, an
online community focused on the various Dallas metropolitan area
neighborhoods. Small World Labs enables users to post material to the site,
such as photos, and video, as well as keep blogs, contribute to news stories,
and communicate with other users who have similar interests.
"Small World Labs has been more than just a vendor to us on our project,
they've been a partner. Video is an integral part of our users' experience on
NeighborsGo.com and this upgrade is just what we were looking for," said Fran
Wills, senior vice president of The Dallas Morning News Interactive.
"As social networks become pervasive and an integral part of the online
community, Small World Labs is staying at the forefront of this trend by
leveraging a global, massively scalable CDN platform that is uniquely
optimized to deliver user generated content and rich media," said David
Hatfield, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Limelight
Networks. "The combination of Small World Labs' capabilities with Limelight's
services enables customers to have an end to end solution that can quickly and
easily capture the value social media can add to their business or
organization."
About Small World Labs
Small World Labs provides social networking software and professional
networking software to organizations looking to create online communities that
are pertinent and targeted to their specific needs. Using best practices and a
secure architecture, Small World Labs has developed a web-based software
platform that enables corporations, publishers, associations, non-profits and
other organizations to provide their own branded online communities. The
company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and currently counts more than 75
organizations and companies from across the U.S. and abroad as customers,
including Oracle, CMP Information, The Dallas Morning News, Save the Children,
Special Olympics, and the American Cancer Society. For more information, call
(512) 474-6400 or visit http://www.smallworldlabs.com.
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 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 more
than 850 of the world's top media companies, including Akimbo, Amazon
Unbox(TM), Belo Interactive, Brightcove, "BuyMusic" @ Buy.com, DreamWorks,
LLC, Facebook, FOXNews.com, IFILM, ITV Play, Metacafe, MSNBC.com, MySpace, NC
Interactive, Valve Software, Radio Free Virgin and Xbox Live. For more
information, visit http://www.llnw.com.
SOURCE Limelight Networks
Contact: Melanie Sanders, +1-415-547-7037, msanders@waggeneredstrom.com, for Limelight Networks; or Miles Sims of Small World Labs, +1-512-474-6400, ext. 23, msims@smallworldlabs.com