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LEADER IN CONTENT DELIVERY DEPLOYS REALNETWORKS' HELIX UNIVERSAL SERVER FOR MULTI-FORMAT DIGITAL MEDIA DELIVERY
Speedera Networks Inc., Deploys Helix Universal Server To Support The Most Demanding Customers
Streaming Media, New York, May 7, 2003 — RealNetworks®, Inc., the global leader in Internet media delivery, (Nasdaq: RNWK), today announced that Speedera Networks, Inc., one of the world’s leading content delivery networks, has deployed Helix™ Universal Server on global basis and is currently delivering multiple formats across the Helix Universal architecture.
“Helix Universal Server handles the traffic of our most demanding customers. We are very pleased with the robustness and flexibility of the Helix Universal Architecture just as our customers are,” said Ajit Gupta, CEO of Speedera Networks. “Speedera Networks is currently using Helix Universal Server on Linux to deliver RealAudio, RealVideo and QuickTime content for high profile customers including National Public Radio and the National Hockey League.”
“Helix Universal Server provides great return on investment to service providers like Speedera. Without deploying additional hardware, they are able to increase the scalability of their global delivery infrastructure to handle more customers and much higher traffic volumes,” said Nagesh Pabbisetty, vice president, Software Products, RealNetworks, Inc.
Announced and available since July 2002, Helix Universal Server lowers the cost of digital media delivery by supporting every major digital media format while also breaking new ground in media delivery performance and network scalability. The Helix Universal Server streams all major media types, including RealAudio®, RealVideo®, MPEG-4, Apple's QuickTime® and all major versions of Windows Media™.
Helix Universal Server provides a true performance breakthrough, delivering over 10,000 concurrent audio streams on standard hardware, according to an independent survey by KeyLabs™*. This represents a 100% increase compared to the previous state of the art, RealNetworks' RealSystem® iQ. Helix Universal Server is available today on all major platforms running Linux, Unix and Windows server operating systems.
* http://www.keylabs.com/results/realnetworks/helixcomparativeload.shtml
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RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading global provider of network-delivered digital audio and video services and the creator of the technology that enables digital media creation, distribution and consumption. Consumers use RealNetworks’ RealOne™ Player and RealNetworks’ content subscription service, RealOne SuperPass™, to play free and premium digital content. Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks’ products and services to deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software at http://www.real.com. RealNetworks' systems and corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com.
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