Talk : Web/Info : SOFN - little ATHM
Tuesday April 27, 8:31 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: SoftNet Systems, Inc.
SoftNet and Inktomi Expand Relationship; SoftNet to
Distribute Inktomi Traffic Server to Cable Modem
Market
Broadband Internet Access Provider Furthers Strategic Partnership With Caching Technology
Leader Through Appointment as Exclusive OEM Distributor for Traffic Server to Small and
Mid-Sized Cable Operators; SoftNet-Distributed Inktomi Traffic Server to be Called 'SkyPop'
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading broadband Internet services company, SoftNet Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SOFN - news) today announced its furthered strategic partnership with leading Internet caching technology company,
Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT - news). The two companies have entered into an agreement whereby SoftNet has been
appointed the exclusive OEM (original equipment manufacturer) distributor of an Inktomi Traffic Server product running on the
FreeBSD platform for small and mid-sized cable operators worldwide. The SoftNet-distributed Inktomi caching server and
satellite based broadband delivery service will be called SkyPOP(TM).
Through SkyPOP, SoftNet, and its subsidiaries ISP Channel and Intellicom, will provide a state-of-the-art platform for
delivering, filtering, personalizing and caching video/audio streams to cable systems, apartments, hotels, schools and businesses.
''We are pleased to be working closely with Inktomi because they clearly have the best caching technology solution available
on the market today,'' said Dr. Lawrence Brilliant, president and chief executive officer of SoftNet Systems, Inc. ''This strategic
relationship with such a noted industry leader is a key example of how we will continue to bring best-of-breed Internet
technologies to our partnering cable affiliates, so that the end user, accessing the Internet via their cable head-end, is
experiencing maximum speed and downloading efficiency.''
''We are pleased to partner with Internet-access-over-cable-system leader, SoftNet Systems, Inc. to extend our reach into the
cable modem market,'' said Paul Gauthier, chief technology officer of Inktomi. ''Traffic Server's scalability and performance
provides an ideal software platform, complementing SoftNet's ISP Channel access service, for even faster online content
access.''
Through SkyPOP, cable operators and MDUs (multiple dwelling units) partnering with SoftNet's ISP Channel to deliver
high-speed Internet access, will significantly enhance the Net users experience. Inktomi's Traffic Server technology speeds
traffic flow on the Internet by intelligently storing, or ''caching,'' information closer to the user. It minimizes redundant traffic,
increasing effective bandwidth, adding speed and reliability.
About SoftNet Systems, Inc.
SoftNet Systems, Inc. is a leading high speed broadband Internet access and content services company focused on partnering
with small to mid-sized cable operators. Through its ISP Channel, the company provides a complete turnkey Internet service to
partnering cable affiliates. Complementing its affordable high speed Internet access, is its LOCALE, a series of local
user-friendly community e-commerce, information and entertainment portals built around local retailers and community
organizations in service areas of each participating cable affiliate partner.
Through its Intellicom subsidiary, the company markets a satellite-based high speed commercial Internet link. Intellicom also
provides SoftNet with a unique cost-saving measure through its VSAT (very small aperture terminals) capabilities, which
replace more expensive terrestrial telecommunications data lines.
SoftNet's corporate headquarters is located in San Francisco, while its technical campus that includes a network operating
center (NOC), an expansive customer care facility, and technical support department, is located in Mountain View, California.
For further information, please visit softnet.com and ispchannel.com, or call 415-365-2500.
|
