CacheFlow plans to introduce a new appliance and a deal with storage maker EMC that is aimed at enterprise users managing their own content delivery networks. Examples for its use include corporate broadcasts, Internet-based training and application content delivery. Currently, service providers are trying to offer users a similar service. In fact, one of the main objectives of an alliance formed by service providers and vendors of hardware and software is to allow for billing and management of content distribution across disparate networks. The appliance features software modules for storage, publishing, and network management.
Network managers can set policies for distribution of static, streaming, and secure content.
The streaming services can be integrated with cIQ Director, which allows users to automatically distribute and manage their streaming content. April Jacobs is a Senior Writer with Network World. To top Request a reprint of this article. Feedback Tell us your thoughts on this article or the issues raised in it. When you click Submit, you'll be taken back to this article.