CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's largest and most
trusted cloud delivery platform, will be showcasing its ongoing
commitment to helping media businesses deliver and monetize
high-quality and secure online streaming experiences for all of
their viewers at the 2018 NAB Show, taking place April 9th through April 12th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Akamai will
exhibit at booth SL3324, where it plans to demonstrate its
award-winning media delivery and security solutions and services.
Company experts will also deliver presentations and participate on
panels covering key industry topics such as data breaches, the
latest in video innovation and cross-industry efforts to achieve
interoperability.
Demonstrations at Akamai's booth will underscore the Company's
efforts to bring the quality, performance and reliability of
traditional broadcast television to the Internet, while protecting
OTT video service providers, broadcasters and their viewers from a
growing number of cyber threats. Akamai will show some of its
latest innovations in streaming media delivery and security
including: Media Services Live featuring liveOriginTM
functionality, which is designed to significantly drive down
latency while maintaining exceptional video quality; a simulation
of its real-time monitoring and issue detection service, the
Broadcast Operations Control Center; and security solutions
designed to help ensure service and content availability.
Demos will provide a look at real-world applications that are
transforming the way streaming content is delivered and consumed,
including:
- Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI): Server-side ad insertion
capabilities to deliver targeted advertisements into live and
on-demand video streams.
- Live to Video On Demand (VOD): Instantly create VOD
clips and thumbnails generated from live content between a specific
start and end time for use cases such as live events and 24/7
"catch-up TV" applications.
- Manifest Manipulation: Generate manifest file
information that can both optimize video delivery based upon a
viewer's device and network conditions, as well as circumvent
ad-blocking technologies to help protect revenues.
- Web Security: Security solutions including Bot Manager
and Enterprise Threat Protector that can help manage the wide range
of bot traffic to a site and protect employee and subscriber
accounts and credentials against threats including as malware,
ransomware and phishing.
NAB Show Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from
Akamai media and security experts during the following
sessions:
- Data Breaches: Barbarians in the Throne Room
Akamai Speaker: Dave Lewis,
Senior Security Advocate
Date: Saturday, April
7th
Time: 10:40
AM
Location: LVCC Room N260
- Learning from Live: What It Takes to Make a Happy Streaming
Viewer
Akamai Speaker: Alex Balford,
Senior Manager, Media Product Marketing
Date: Saturday, April
7th
Time: 3:30
PM
Location: SVG Chairman's Forum, Red Rock Casino Resort &
Spa
- How Innovation is Driving the Video Industry Forward
Akamai Speaker: Will Law,
Chief Architect
Date: Tuesday, April
10th
Time: 2:15 PM
Location: LVCC Room N262-264
- Streamlining Streaming: Interoperability via the WAVE
Project
Akamai Speaker: Will Law,
Chief Architect
Date: Wednesday, April
11th
Time: 1:30
PM
Location: LVCC Room N257
- The Business of Live Sports Streaming
Akamai Speaker: Michael Fay,
Vice President, Media Products & Operations
Date: Wednesday, April
11th
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Westgate Pavilion 3
For more information on Akamai's media delivery solutions, and
to book a meeting with an Akamai representative at the 2018 NAB
Show, please visit: http://bit.ly/2pfuLDL.
About Akamai
As the world's largest and most trusted
cloud delivery platform, Akamai makes it easier for its customers
to provide the best and most secure digital experiences on any
device, anytime, anywhere. Akamai's massively distributed platform
is unparalleled in scale with over 200,000 servers across 130
countries, giving customers superior performance and threat
protection. Akamai's portfolio of web and mobile performance, cloud
security, enterprise access, and video delivery solutions are
supported by exceptional customer service and 24/7 monitoring. To
learn why the top financial institutions, e-commerce leaders, media
& entertainment providers, and government organizations trust
Akamai please visit www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or
@Akamai on Twitter.
Contacts:
Chris
Nicholson
Media
Relations
617-444-2987
cnichols@akamai.com
|
Tom Barth
Investor Relations
617-274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
|
View original content with
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/akamai-commitment-to-ott-video-streaming-performance-quality-and-security-front-and-center-at-2018-nab-show-300623036.html
SOURCE Akamai Technologies, Inc.