Akamai (NSDQ: AKAM) has snapped up a content-delivery network focused on improving video distribution to mobile devices. Cotendo received an……
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Akamai to buy rival Cotendo in CDN consolidation move
In a consolidation of content delivery network players, Akamai is buying rival Cotendo. The $268 million cash deal is expected to close in the first half of 2012. Akamai is the legacy power in CDN, while Cotendo was seen as a leaner upstart.…
Read MoreCitrix and Cotendo team up to accelerate enterprise SaaS apps
Citrix Systems has partnered with Cotendo to introduce a product to add more speed and security to enterprise applications that need remote availability with LAN-like reliability. The NetScaler CloudConnector, which the companies announced today, combines the Citrix NetScaler infrastructure with Cotendo's web and mobile acceleration services.…
Read MoreMobile delivery bugaboos: Litigation, fragmentation, latency
Forget Google and the other web giants. What content delivery specialists like Appcelerator, Cotendo and Urban Airship really worry about is the growing fragmentation of the web software stack they work with and potentially crippling patent litigation that makes everyone nervous.…
Read MoreCotendo using Equinix data centers to host CDN services
Cotendo is leveraging Equinix's global data center footprint to give itself 30 points of presence, letting Cotendo focus on differentiating elsewhere. The companies released details of their partnership Thursday morning, including a quadrupling of Cotendo's customer base to 400 from 100 in the past two years.…
Read MoreCotendo Offers a CDN for the Future With Cloudlet
Cotendo is mixing the benefits of both cloud computing and content-delivery networks (CDN) in an attempt to boost performance and speed when delivering dynamic content to users. Cloudlet could be a boon for Cotendo in the cutthroat CDN market against Akamai and Limelight Networks.…
Read MoreAppeals Court Shoots Down Akamai’s Patent Claims Against Limelight
Plenty of internet companies choose to avoid patent battles, as the drawn-out lawsuits and counter-suits can quickly devolve into what some……
Read MoreAkamai’s Lawsuit Likely To Be A Giant Headache For Startup Cotendo
Akamai (NSDQ: AKAM), the biggest company in the content delivery network business by market share, has hit competitor Cotendo with a lawsuit……
Read MoreCDN Cotendo Raises $12M for Dynamic Site Acceleration
Cotendo has raised a $12 million Series C financing round to bolster its growing business for dynamic site acceleration and small object…
Read MoreMore CDN Sector Activity: Cotendo Gets $7 Million Funding
The deal activity in the content delivery industry continues to tick, as another new CDN gets funded, this time by two VC heavyweights: Cote……
Read MoreFew Details On Sequoia-Backed CDN Startup Cotendo
Earlier today some blogs reported that Sequoia Capital had invested in Cotendo, a content delivery company based in Israel. The reports didn’t…
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