WorkCast Relies on Limelight Networks’ CDN to Deliver Live Events to Tens of Thousands of Viewers Worldwide
August 16 2017 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Limelight Networks, (Nasdaq:LLNW), a global leader in digital
content delivery, today announced that WorkCast is using the
Limelight Orchestrate Platform to deliver its cloud-based webinar,
webcasting and online events to more than 250 organizations
worldwide.
To meet the increasing demand for live streamed events and
expectation for high-quality viewing, WorkCast required a more
modern, scalable and flexible Content Delivery Network (CDN). In
addition, it needed to be able to deliver any webcast or webinar
worldwide to tens of thousands of viewers simultaneously.
WorkCast selected Limelight for its global reach, low latency
capabilities and multi-device delivery features. Limelight Networks
owns and operates one of the world’s largest private CDNs, enabling
WorkCast to bypass the congested public internet to ensure great
digital experiences to its audiences anywhere in the world. Webinar
attendees can join from any device, on any connection and in any
location without plugins, making the viewing process fast and
easy.
“It’s not uncommon for us to have 15,000 viewers worldwide on a
single event, potentially with several other virtual events going
on at the same time,” said Barney Brown, EVP at WorkCast.
“Limelight is a trusted brand and has the best CDN for handling
video with a range of transcoding and streaming capabilities to
meet our complex needs.”
The company is using Limelight’s Multi-device Media Delivery
(MMD) services to support its video on-demand and live streaming
needs. Limelight’s ability to automatically convert source video
into multiple different streaming formats such HLS and MPEG-DASH
allows WorkCast to easily and quickly deliver broadcast quality
video to viewers on a multitude of different devices.
“WorkCast serves some of the biggest companies in the world,
including Sony, RELX Group, Diageo and Barclays, so availability
and reliability are critical,” said Nigel Burmeister, Vice
President of Marketing at Limelight Networks. “Limelight’s CDN
delivers breakthrough performance on a global scale for WorkCast,
even over congested or changing network conditions.”
A complete case study is available here for more details.
About WorkCastWorkCast offers a best-in-breed online
events platform that enables customers and partners to maximize
attendance, improve lead generation and deliver greater revenues
and create larger margins. The WorkCast Platform allows customers
to run highly engaging marketing webinars and partners to resell
webinars, webcasts, channels, and virtual events in a flexible
manner, with dedicated support from experienced WorkCast Account
Managers.
About Limelight NetworksLimelight Networks Inc., (NASDAQ:
LLNW), a global leader in digital content delivery, empowers
customers to better engage online audiences by enabling them to
securely manage and globally deliver digital content, on any
device. The company’s Limelight Orchestrate Platform includes a
global infrastructure with a fully-integrated suite of capabilities
and services to help you address all your content delivery needs.
The Orchestrate Platform solves your most important content
delivery challenges so you can deliver the next great digital
experience anywhere. For more information, please
visit www.limelight.com , read our blog, follow us
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