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To: pann1128 who wrote (2185)	1/25/2000 10:51:00 PM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10934

I think that Akamai is attempting to be cache agnostic, but NTAP has some distinct advantages that will make Akamai a bit biased, I suspect. Streaming and the speed, reliability of NTAP, to name a few off the top of my head.

To: pann1128 who wrote (2185)	1/26/2000 1:12:00 PM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10934

piyush. on Inktomi, this may interest you ... ----- Inktomi which has been Network Appliance's most serious competitor in the caching arena, began working with RealNetworks in 1998 to incorporate its streaming media server into the Inktomi Traffic Server. However, the Network Appliance device boasts support for Microsoft WMT and QuickTime in addition to RealNetworks. (Inktomi has announced intentions to work with Microsoft to incorporate WMT into Traffic Server.) Network Appliance executives also said the NetCache streaming media cache appliance has architectural advantages over Inktomi's approach. NetCache incorporates only the protocols for each of the streaming formats, whereas Inktomi essentially has embedded the RealNetworks G2 server into its system. "[Inktomi] is taking a different approach," said Chris Wagner, the lead architect on the NetCache streaming media appliance. "With our product, you manage it like a network device, not a server - that's important if you're putting streaming media appliances at the edge of the network and you need lights-out management capability." InfoLibria is another company with a streaming media product, called MediaMall. Like the NetCache streaming media appliance, the InfoLibria product supports Microsoft WMT, RealNetworks G2, and QuickTime 4. However, MediaMall can handle line speeds up to 45 Mbps (a T3 line). Also, InfoLibria's implementation requires external servers in order to handle on-demand caching, whereas Network Appliance expects to incorporate that feature into a single appliance with the next release of the NetCache software. Meanwhile, caching start-up Entera next month plans to launch a new version of its streaming-media software that will support both on-demand content as well as live streams for a variety of formats, including QuickTime 4 and Sun Microsystems' Java Media Framework 2.0. Entera said the Entera Lightweight Streaming Application runs on several operating systems, including Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, and Windows NT. zdnet.com