Systems/Enterprise:
KONTIKI SELECTS EQUINIX TO ENHANCE
ITS DIGITAL MEDIA GRID
Equinix Inc, the leading provider of core Internet exchange services,
announced that Kontiki has selected Equinix's network interconnection and
exchange services to enhance the performance of Kontiki's Delivery Management
System (DMS).
Kontiki's DMS is one of the industry's first commercial solutions based on
grid architecture and currently serves more than 1.5 million nodes. To provide
the scalability, reliability and cost efficiencies unique to its grid
architecture, Kontiki must be able to directly connect to a broad range of
networks in order bring content as close to the user as possible, avoiding
multiple routers and network congestion.
By operating in Equinix's network-rich Internet hubs, Kontiki can enhance
the
speed and reliability of digital media delivery through direct interconnection
to the widest choice of networks. This direct interconnection eliminates
potential points of service failure by dramatically reducing the number of
'hops' between network destinations, and significantly reducing the costs of
reaching these networks through the elimination of local loops. Deploying its
Delivery Management System at Equinix provides Kontiki with unmatched service
flexibility and reliability, for the highest quality digital media delivery
services to its customers.
"The Kontiki DMS enables enterprises to publish, secure, and deliver
digital
media such as training videos, product presentations, software and documents
to employees, partners, and customers," said Wade Hennessey, CTO and VP of
Engineering at Kontiki. "Equinix Internet hubs and Internet exchange services
have allowed us to improve the performance of digital media delivery, while
lowering our overall operations costs. Equinix services provide a carrier
independent solution which allows the Kontiki DMS to intelligently optimize
our use of server bandwidth most efficiently."
"Kontiki's enterprise and media customers such as Palm and CNET Networks
expect fast, reliable and secure delivery of digital media," said Jay Adelson,
CTO of Equinix. "With Equinix Internet exchange services, major content
distribution players such as Kontiki can directly connect with their strategic
network partners for flexible, cost-effective and high performance IP traffic
exchange, enabling them to deliver premium service levels to their customers
while reducing overall operations costs."
Equinix Internet exchange services enable enterprises and Internet
businesses
to quickly, easily and privately interconnect with a choice of business
partners, service providers and customers, providing them with the
flexibility, speed and adaptability they need to accelerate business growth
and improve Internet performance.
About Equinix
Equinix is the leading international provider of core Internet exchange
services that allow networks, Internet infrastructure companies, enterprises
and content providers to grow, manage and control their network and Internet
operations for unparalleled performance.
Through the company's 15 Internet Business Exchange (IBX) centers in six
countries, customers can directly interconnect with the providers that serve
more than 90% of the world's Internet networks and users for their critical
peering, transit and traffic exchange requirements. These interconnection
points facilitate the highest performance and growth of the Internet by
serving as neutral and open marketplaces for Internet infrastructure services,
allowing customers to expand their businesses while reducing costs.
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