The way I read the following snip from the news, it says that BAMB will be buying the service from AKAM. IMHO, they are jumping on the word "partnering" when actually they are becoming a customer of AKAM.... I don't think AKAM is providing the service for free....
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Bamboo.Com Partners With Akamai to Deliver Compelling Visual Content Across the Web Visual Content Applications Benefit From Accelerated Web Delivery
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2000--bamboo.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAMB - news), a leading Internet imaging service and content provider, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM - news), which offers global Internet content and application delivery, today announced an agreement whereby Akamai will provide its FreeFlow(sm) services to bamboo.com, allowing Web users fast access to rich visual content. Under the agreement, bamboo.com will utilize Akamai's Internet infrastructure to deliver its visual content solutions across the Web. Bamboo.com's full-service virtual tours include image capturing of multiple exterior and interior areas, image processing, Internet posting, distribution and hosting. |
