[November 18, 2009] Ankeena Offers Enhanced Media Flow Director 2.0 Tweet Nov 19, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Ankeena Networks, a provider of new media infrastructure solutions, extended the company's Internet media delivery solution with the launch of Ankeena Media Flow Director (MFD) 2.0. Ankeena stated that the enhanced solution will enable service providers, content delivery networks and content owners to leverage their existing network infrastructure to deliver media and rich content to televisions, PCs and mobile devices, regardless of media format or delivery protocol. "Both content and service providers share a need to monetize content--particularly video--and that requires three things. First, you have to optimize video caching for delivery performance no matter how few or many times a video might be viewed. Second, you need to deliver the best QoE that the underlying network connection offers. Finally, you must optimize the linkage between content delivery behavior and network behavior where that network connection can be managed," said Tom Nolle, founder and president of CIMI. "Ankeena does all these things. Best of all, these capabilities are available for three-screen delivery. This combination of capabilities makes them a unique player in a market that is absolutely critical for the future of the Internet and to the future of telco NGNs." Ankeena reported that its MFD solution can support all forms of Internet media including adaptive, on-demand and live; specifically providing HTTP-based adaptive streaming technologies to support Move Networks adaptive Streaming, Apple's HTTP Streaming and Microsoft SmoothStreaming. In addition, Ankeena MFD solution can function as a platform to support extended functionality such as third party media servers and load balancers to provide a comprehensive delivery solution. "Juniper is excited to partner with Ankeena for a high-capacity media delivery solution with a consistent television-like viewing experience," said Manoj Leelanivas, senior vice president and general manager, Edge and Aggregation Business Unit at Juniper Networks. "The combination of Ankeena's new media infrastructure solution with Juniper's high-performance network infrastructure platforms will help our customers optimize their network for online media delivery with assured service quality and reliability." "Media Flow Director 2.0 exceeds existing solutions in the market and strengthens Ankeena's corporate mission of driving the convergence between traditional entertainment mediums and the Internet," said Rajan Raghavan, co-founder, President and CEO of Ankeena Networks. "This new product extends Ankeena's reach into new industry segments and will enable the easiest deployment for service providers to support all their current and growing Internet media delivery needs." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]