Tuesday, August 26, 2008

EdgeCast and Mashable Partner to Accelerate Social Media News and Information





LOS ANGELES, Aug 26, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EdgeCast Networks, the superior, cost-effective rich media content delivery network (CDN), today announced that Mashable, the number one social networking and social media news site, is using the EdgeCast content delivery network to accelerate delivery of its site content around the world.
"Mashable has rapidly become the go-to site for social media news from around the world, and quickly established a leadership position in the social media sphere," said James Segil, president of EdgeCast Networks. "That position of popularity has put pressure on their infrastructure, and we're pleased they decided to turn to us to alleviate that pressure and ensure their site content is reliably delivered."

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EdgeCast has built a global content delivery network designed for today's rich media Internet. Engineered with high-performance speed and a highly scalable, globally load balanced architecture that supports massive audiences and flash crowds, the EdgeCast network outperforms rivals by significant margins. Customers are experiencing dramatic performance improvements and substantial cost savings when switching from competitors such as Limelight Networks, Akamai and Vitalstream/Internap.

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