Ramp and Sonic Foundry Team Up to Scale Delivery of Enterprise Streaming Video
June 13 2017 - 6:00AM
Ramp, the leading provider of next-generation enterprise video
delivery solutions for large enterprises, and Sonic Foundry, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SOFO), the trusted global leader for video creation and
management solutions, announced today integration of AltitudeCDN™
Multicast+ as a key distribution component of the Mediasite Video
Platform. This integration advances the companies’ strategic
partnership to scale delivery of enterprise streaming video
applications such as corporate communications, training and live
webcasts behind the firewall to Sonic Foundry’s 2,800+ corporate,
government and enterprise customers.
IP multicast is a highly-sought distribution capability
requested by enterprise customers who need to optimize the delivery
of video on bandwidth-constrained corporate networks.
“Demand for enterprise video continues to accelerate, putting
increased pressure on networks to reliably deliver video without
disrupting network traffic or causing bandwidth bottlenecks.
Partnering with Ramp means we can provide customers a worry-free
integrated multicast solution, and the convenience of knowing that
when they click a video link, the video will stream flawlessly
without taxing the enterprise network,” said Rob Lipps, executive
vice president, Sonic Foundry.
With Mediasite Deliver, audiences experience pure HTML5
streaming for live and on-demand video to desktops and mobile
devices using a combination of Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming and
MPEG-DASH. Mediasite picks up these streams intelligently based on
the platform and technologies installed on the audience’s playback
device.
Multicasting is a one-to-many network protocol that reduces
traffic on the corporate network by simultaneously delivering a
single live video stream to hundreds or thousands of users.
Enterprises adopt multicast technology because it has been proven
to be an extremely efficient method of reaching a large number of
viewers with stable, reliable video transmissions. AltitudeCDN
Multicast+ is the only standards-based software solution for secure
multicasting of HLS and MPEG-DASH video. Deployable on existing
network infrastructure, it is an affordable and scalable
alternative to proprietary WAN optimization solutions or expensive
network upgrades.
“In very short order, the Sonic Foundry team implemented a
seamless technology integration that both enhances the quality of
the customer experience and leverages proven infrastructure to
ensure reliable and repeatable content services at any scale,” said
Stephen Blankenship, vice president of product and operations at
Ramp. “Sonic Foundry has proven to be a terrific partner, committed
to working together with us to enable organizations get the most
out of their common enterprise streaming infrastructure.”
Mediasite Deliver with IP multicast integration is available
today. Customers may request the Multicast+ add-on via Sonic
Foundry. Once deployed on the network, the multicast service is
easily enabled using the Mediasite management portal.
About Ramp
Ramp provides next-generation video delivery solutions to help
organizations unleash video in the enterprise. Ramp’s enterprise
content delivery network, AltitudeCDN™, provides simple and secure
multicasting and advanced caching software to optimize video
traffic behind the firewall. The result is high-quality, stable
transmissions from virtually any video source without expensive
network upgrades or proprietary infrastructures and custom video
players. Many Global 2000 companies, including Fortune 500 leaders,
benefit from Ramp’s enterprise solutions. Ramp is headquartered in
Boston and can be reached at (857) 202-3500 or ramp.com.
About Sonic Foundry
Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ:SOFO) is the trusted global leader for
video capture, management and streaming solutions. Trusted by
educational institutions, corporations and government
entities, Mediasite Video Platform quickly and
cost-effectively automates the capture, management, delivery and
search of live and on-demand streaming videos and rich media.
Mediasite transforms communications, training, education and events
for more than 4,300 customers in over 65 countries. Leading analyst
research firms Aragon, Forrester, Wainhouse and Frost &
Sullivan recognize Sonic Foundry as a leader in enterprise video,
webcasting and lecture capture.
Media contact for Ramp
Denise Iverson
Ramp
(857) 202-3477
diverson@ramp.com
Media contact for Sonic Foundry
Tammy Jackson
Sonic Foundry
1.608.237.8592
Tammy.Jackson@sonicfoundry.com
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