Liam Eagle, theWHIR.com
June 15, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Inktomi Corp. (www.inktomi.com), a developer of Internet infrastructure software, and Virtuebroadcasting Ltd., a European broadband streaming provider for media and corporate communications, announced on Thursday that they have formed an agreement in which Virtuebroadcasting will deploy an integrated suite of Inktomi media technology across its broadband network.
The integration of the Internet broadcasting software is intended to help Virtuebroadcasting reliably broadcast and centrally manage live media content to consumers and business users through an architecture designed to scale as the business grows.
Virtuebroadcasting will install Inktomi?s MediaBridge software, MediaBridge ServerLink and Broadcast Manager Suite software across its network in order to deliver, monitor and enhance live online programming to large scale audiences. The company?s broadcasts will deliver major sports, entertainment and corporate streaming events worldwide.
?It?s critical that we work with leading providers like Inktomi to ensure our network infrastructure scales as our business expands and supports new offerings,? says Paul Hodgins, CEO of Virtuebroadcasting.
