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FastSoft Nabs Limelight

Limelight Networks to Deploy FastSoft E Series Internet Accelerators

PASADENA, Ca. – 17 November 2008 – FastSoft, Inc. today announced that Limelight Networks, Inc. is deploying FastSoft E Series Internet Accelerators to help speed the upload of content objects to Limelight’s global storage servers.

“By speeding the upload of information to Limelight’s storage servers, FastSoft’s E Series Internet Accelerators will help our customers maximize the benefits of our content delivery platform,” said Joe DePalo, vice president, network operations, Limelight Networks, Inc.

FastSoft’s patented FastTCP technology bypasses limitations inherent in the TCP protocol commonly used in IP networks, enabling performance improvements in transmission speeds. Under the agreement, FastSoft’s E Series will help accelerate the uploading of content from customers to Limelight storage servers – regional storage nodes throughout Limelight’s global network that contain copies of publishers’ content.

“We’re extremely pleased to be working with Limelight Networks, one of the leading content delivery network operators, to speed the flow of data to their storage servers,” says Dan Henderson, vice president, marketing, FastSoft. “Limelight is a great example of how the FastTCP technology can help companies of all types improve productivity and operate their networks more efficiently.”

About FastSoft
FastSoft was launched in 2006 to bring the benefits of Internet acceleration to businesses looking to speed the download and distribution of video and other digital content worldwide. The company’s patented FastTCP ™ technology updates the leading Internet transfer protocol to enable speed increases of 3–5 or up to 30 times with no technology required on the receiving end. By enabling content to remain centralized as transfer times improve, FastSoft enables leading media & entertainment, content delivery service providers, finance, healthcare, government, technology and other enterprises to increase the value of the Internet for delivering products and services and centralizing global access to digital assets.