To deliver content and rich media over its online gaming platform, Valve Corporation is heading into the Highwinds (News - Alert) CDN (content delivery network) for Steam, the online gaming platform. Highwinds is a company in content delivery, network and cloud-based IP services.
"Highwinds has been an important part of the infrastructure behind our Steam platform for more than three years," said Mike Dunkle, who handles source licensing and business development for Valve. "As our customer base grows internationally and we continue to post large year-over-year increases in our numbers, Highwinds remains a vital partner for us. The global reach and massive scalability of Highwinds CDN make it an ideal solution for our game delivery needs."
In a press release, Valve, a Highwinds customer, is seeing exponential growth with Steam, and the Highwinds CDN will be instrumental in supporting the platform's global growth and popularity.
"We recognize Steam as the de facto standard in online video game delivery, and we are pleased to be supporting the platform as it gains traction around the world," said Steve Miller, chairman and CEO of Highwinds. "Valve was originally brought on as a network services customer and, today, they're utilizing our content delivery services for game delivery over Steam. Our strong relationship with Valve, which has scaled and evolved over time to support their volume and geographic growth, is representative of Highwinds' commitment to the gaming community."
From the last few years, Steam has sustained massive increases in its key figures, including sales, total user accounts, daily active users and simultaneous players. Today, over 1,300 games are delivered over Steam to more than 30 million active users, with the number of peak simultaneous players quickly approaching five million. With its global network infrastructure, high bandwidth capacity, fast delivery speeds and industry-specific software tools, the Highwinds CDN is well-positioned to fuel Valve's Steam platform as it continues its growth trajectory.
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