Delve Networks Partners With EdgeCast Networks
Forms Robust Solution for Web Video Publishing; Advanced Video Platform Meets Advanced CDN Technology
SEATTLE, July 21 -- Delve Networks, formerly Pluggd Inc., announced today that it has selected EdgeCast Network to provide its Content Delivery Network (CDN) services to support Delve's online video publishing platform.
"We've brought the most advanced online video publishing platform to market and in order to offer the best experience along with the technology, we need the ability to rapidly expand our capabilities as popularity increases," said Alex Castro, CEO of Delve Networks. "EdgeCast Networks' scalable and dedicated CDN gives us the ability to offer our platform to a worldwide audience with the speed, quality and reliability that online video consumers and publishers demand and, more important, expect."
Delve Networks recently launched its breakthrough online video publishing platform. With its innovative and accessible user interface, Delve's platform gives content publishers state-of-the-art tools to upload, manage and track the performance of their online video. Delve is the first video platform to offer semantic video web technology and HeatMap functionality, which enables users to navigate within a hosted video file to find the desired content.
"EdgeCast Networks' network is designed to seamlessly accommodate large online audiences and with user consumption for online video is growing at an exponential rate, we are well positioned to serve this market and scale up for its continued growth," said Philip Goldsmith, senior vice president, EdgeCast Networks. "We take great pleasure in facilitating the expansion of companies like Delve Networks and look forward to being able to provide our services to help continue its rapid market momentum."
About Delve Networks
Delve Networks is changing video on the Internet with is advanced video platform. The company's advanced; patent-pending technology meets the market's need for efficient video publishing and monetization of video content. The Seattle-based company, founded in 2006 by industry veterans from Amazon, Yahoo, Microsoft, Inktomi, RealNetworks, and Bell Labs, uses proprietary semantic video web technology to allow users to find the content they want within video. Delve is backed by DFJ Frontier, Intel Capital, and Labrador Ventures. Delve was named an AlwaysOn OnHollywood 100 Top Private Company in 2008. For more information and to view a demo, visit http://www.delvenetworks.com/.
About EdgeCast Networks, Inc.
EdgeCast offers a superior, cost-effective global content delivery service that gives our customers competitive advantage in the delivery of digital media. Our world-class content delivery platform provides customers the cost benefits and flexibility of controlling their own content delivery network while liberating them from ISP contracts, capital investments and operational hassles. To learn more, visit http://www.edgecast.com/.