Monday October 25, 9:11 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Mirror Image Internet to Integrate Inktomi Technology into Unique Content Distribution, Streaming Media and Caching Services
FOSTER CITY, Calif. & WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oct. 25, 1999--
Combined Technologies to Enable Suite of Synergistic Network Services
for e-Business, Enterprises and Internet Service Providers
Mirror Image Internet, a subsidiary of The Scandinavia Company (AMEX: SCF - news) and a leading network infrastructure company that speeds up the Internet, and Inktomi Corporation (NASDAQ: INKT - news), a developer of scalable software designed for the world's Internet infrastructure and media companies, today announced an agreement to integrate Inktomi technology into the Mirror Image suite of instaDelivery(SM) Internet Services.
The Mirror Image instaDelivery Internet Services are capable of delivering Internet content at rates up to ten times faster than traditional traffic flow. Utilizing Mirror Image's unique service architecture and technologies, instaDelivery can apply these benefits to over 75 percent of network traffic. The services include: instaContent(SM) global content distribution services, designed to significantly increase download speeds for e-business and Internet Content Providers; instaStream(SM) audio & video services enabling content providers and access providers to serve high-quality streaming media over the Internet; and instaSpeed(SM) outsourced caching services, which eliminate the need for costly infrastructure investments while delivering superior performance and scalability for large Internet Service Providers. The companies will jointly promote the new services and additionally will cooperate on technology to drive further innovations.
``Mirror Image Internet is the only company to offer a complete suite of content distribution and outsourced caching services on the same cost-effective network infrastructure,' said Paul Gauthier, chief technology officer of Inktomi. ``By choosing to complement their own patented technology with the Traffic Server network caching platform and the Inktomi Content Delivery Suite, Mirror Image will have a best-in-class solution that will be very attractive to both content and service providers.'
Additionally, the installed base of Inktomi Traffic Servers is now fully interoperable with the Mirror Image instaSpeed Booster Service, allowing service providers running Inktomi Traffic Server to enhance their performance by connecting their caches into second level caching capability in the Mirror Image Network. Mirror Image and Inktomi are also working with other industry leaders to contribute to open Internet standards for communication between caches and servers.
``This alliance is another major step forward in our quest to eliminate the 'world wide wait,' said David Wu, president of Mirror Image Internet, Inc. ``The combination of Inktomi's scalable software solutions and our patented technology and intelligent global network is unbeatable. We will continue to expand our network to provide high-quality Internet content delivery services reaching everyone, everywhere.'
About Mirror Image
Mirror Image Internet, Inc. eliminates the ``world wide wait' by providing content delivery network services that result in faster Internet content distribution and improved quality of service, delivering significant cost savings for all Internet Service Providers, Content Providers, and enterprises. By deploying an open standards network of highly scalable content delivery nodes at key Internet exchange points around the world, Mirror Image adds a new, high-speed, infrastructure layer on top of the Internet. This broad global network intelligently stores content closer to the end user, and powers Mirror Image's family of instaDelivery Internet Services. In addition, with cross connectivity into key points of the Internet infrastructure, Mirror Image enables fast delivery of 75% of all Internet traffic to millions of end users worldwide - at rates of up to ten times faster than traditional traffic flow. The network is also interoperable with thousands of caches deployed in networks around the world.
Principally owned by The Scandinavia Company, Inc. (AMEX: SCF - news), Mirror Image Internet serves customers worldwide through headquarters in Woburn, Mass. and European regional operational centers in London and Frankfurt. For additional information, visit Mirror Image Internet on the Web at www.mirror-image.com.
About The Scandinavia Company
The Scandinavia Company, which has owned Mirror Image Internet since April 1999, is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol ``SCF'. The Scandinavia Company also has various other holdings including deo.com, hotels, real estate, MNW Records Group and investments.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi (pronounced INK tuh me), develops and markets scalable software designed for the world's largest Internet infrastructure and media companies. Inktomi's portal services include the search, directory, and shopping engine applications; network products include the Traffic Server network cache platform, Content Delivery Suite, and associated Traffic Server Extensions. Inktomi works with leading companies including America Online, British Telecommunications, CNET, Excite@Home, Intel, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo!. The company has offices in North America, Asia, and Europe. For more information, visit inktomi.com.
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Contact:
Mirror Image Internet, Inc.
Paul H.P. Christen, 617/799-2723
E-mail: paulc@mirror-image.com
or
Inktomi Corporation
Kevin Brown, 650/653-2825
E-mail: kevin@inktomi.com |
