Akamai Streaming Service for Adobe Flash

AKAMAI® FEATUREAkamai Streaming Service for Adobe Flash®Akamai—The Trusted Choice for Delivering Adobe FlashVideo to Your Audience—Live or On DemandAkamai is a Premier Authorized Adobe Flash Video Streaming Service (FVSS) provider. As the world's largest and most reliable Content Delivery Network (CDN) with the largestFlash streaming network, Akamai is uniquely qualified to deliver rich, engaging Adobe Flashcontent. Serving over 2 Gbps Flash streaming traffic daily, Akamai is the only scalable CDNLive Adobe Flash FLV Streamingthat can scale to meet the skyrocketing demand of Flash content that has reinvented how Akamai offers a scalable, reliable solution for the world experiences the Internet. broadcasting high-quality live streaming in AdobeFlash. Akamai has successfully delivered massive Benefits to Your Businesslive streaming events in the Flash FLV format ofmore than 6 Gbps in traffic for companies likeSuperior Quality Flash StreamingAdobe and Nickelodeon. If you’re using Flash, you already know the value of rich, interactive content experiences thatProven Scalability and Performanceincrease site stickiness and reinforce your client’s or company’s brand. Visitor retention andAkamai’s streaming network has proven it can loyalty are directly related to the quality of Flash content delivered and the performance ofhandle the demands required by thousands of your Web site. The strength of the platform enables Akamai to deliver Flash video experi-concurrent users requesting Adobe Flash streamingences flawlessly and instantly, without buffer times, so you know that the experience you content. Akamai has built a shared infrastructureare delivering will meet the high standards of your brand.where live Flash streams flow across layers ofAkamai servers leveraging the Adobe Flash MediaAkamai Media Delivery (AMD) solution leverages Akamai’s EdgePlatform, which is the world’sserver for instant and optimal scalability.largest globally distributed computing platform with over 25,000 servers, in over 1,000 Tested End-to-End Workflownetworks in more than 71 countries. Rather than having to traverse multiple networks andAkamai has integrated closely with industry leadingInternet bottlenecks when downloaded from a centrally hosted server, Flash streams andlive encoders such as On2 Flix Live for VP6, Adobedownloads are delivered from Edge Servers in the EdgePlatform reducing latency and packetFlash Media Encoder and many others in the works.loss and increasing effective stream throughput. By leveraging the unmatched global reach Akamai has invested significant engineering and to place your Flash video content closer to your audience, Akamai ensures a high-qualityrigorous testing to ensure asmooth end-to-end streaming experience regardless of location. live streaming Adobe Flash video broadcasts. Scalability On DemandBenefit from the Committed Support of AdobeWhether you’re doing a live broadcast or offering on-demand video clips, Akamai’s massiveAs an Adobe Premier Authorized Flash Streamingnetwork can absorb your site’s peak Flash traffic delivery requirements—today, and as it Partner you can be sure that you will benefit grows in the future. Instead of over-provisioning, buying additional hardware and software tofrom the latest in joint innovation as well as tightkeep up with ever-increasing Flash traffic demands, you can accommodate the needs of your integration and ensured compatibility. growing business by extending your infrastructure to the Akamai Platform. Providing scalability“ Every CDN says it can deliver Flash on demand in a cost-effective manner, Akamai Media Delivery Solution ensures that you canbut few deliver it well—instead deliver Flash content without worrying about site overload or inefficient use of assets.there are delays in Flash playback. A Platform for Business GrowthOn Akamai, Flash performs as it’s As your business evolves and your IT application requirements increase, you can easily buildon the Akamai Media Delivery Solution with Akamai’s additional services for enhanced supposed to instantly. We’ve security, content targeting, access control, application integration and distributed computing.made a lot of customers happy by When you need these advanced features, they’re available— proven and used by thousandsdelivering their Flash files over the of customers worldwideAkamai network.” In-Depth Reports to Understand Flash Streaming Performance—Jason Simpson, Multicast Media TechnologiesEdgeControl, Akamai’s management portal, provides Akamai Stream Intelligence reportingmodules that let you view overall Flash streaming traffic as well as do a deep dive into how your streams are performing, who is watching them, the percentage of Flash Player version penetration of your audience and more.You can see which streams are most popular, and in what regions. Metrics like average play time and error codes provide insight into content performance and Return on Investment (ROI). Fast, intuitive filter and sorting capabilities make it easy to drill down on the specific assets for maximum understanding. You can learn more about your streaming audience make-up including Operating System and Flash Player Penetration.Stream Intelligence reports on streaming (continued on back) audience data such as operating system and Flash Player penetration.AKAMAI® FEATUREBenefits to Your Business (continued) Unparalleled ReliabilityPerformanceOn Demand StorageAkamai’s network architecture is uniquely ableAkamai’s wide reach means that AkamaiAkamai offers fault-tolerant, scalable, andto handle heavy demand. Akamai’s intelligentStreaming Services can deliver streams fromsecure storage for your Flash streaming mediarouting dynamically transports streams alonglocations close to viewers, no matter whereassets. Akamai Net Storage is a replicatedroutes that avoid Internet congestion whilethey are in the world. Because content is notstorage solution built on an infrastructure ofproprietary mapping technology identifies anstreamed through the jungle of congestion ongeographically distributed storage sites thatoptimal streaming server for each individualthe public Internet, packet loss and latencyare connected and controlled by Akamai repli-viewer or listener. Load balancing ensures thatare dramatically reduced, facilitating fastcation and network intelligence technologies.only streaming servers with available resourcesand flawless delivery, and ultimately, moreare chosen to fulfill user requests.satisfied viewers.How Akamai Streaming WorksAkamai Streaming utilizes Akamai’s proprietary streaming technology and the world’s largest fault-tolerant network to AkamaiNet Storagedeliver both live and on demand streamingmedia. The service transfers original streams to Akamai’s massive, globally distributed Customernetwork of servers, resulting in a losslessWeb Serversstream delivered from the edge of the PLAYInternet every time.End PointCached orEnd UserLive ContentAbout AkamaiAkamai® is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online. Thousands of organizations have formed trusted relationships with Akamai, improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online businesses. Leveraging the Akamai Edge Network, these organizations gain business advantage today, and have the foundation for the emerging Internet solutions of tomorrow. Akamai is “The Trusted Choice for Online Business.” For more information, visit www.akamai.com.Akamai Technologies, Inc.U.S. HeadquartersAkamai Technologies GmbH © 2008 Akamai Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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