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Compaq, Intel, MS invest in streaming media company

...quality streaming media network. All three companies are working with privately held Digital Island, which promises to deliver up to 7.5 million simultaneous media... Read more

20 June, 2000 by Margaret Kane

Global streaming-media network underway

...delivering multimedia content is being built by US-based network services company Digital Island. The network will allow content providers to deliver tailored, high quality... Read more

10 September, 1999 by Justin Pearse

Cable and Wireless on the ropes?

...C&W Global, which includes the former assets of web hosting giants Digital Island and Exodus Communications, is failing to grow as fast as once... Read more

28 October, 2002 by Tony Hallett

Digital Island plans global streaming

...Network services company Digital Island - which manages delivery of online content - has announced a technical alliance... Read more

8 September, 1999 by Joey Gardiner

C&W splashes out on Digital Island

...Wireless (C&W) today announced the acquisition of US web services company Digital Island for £240m. The move for the business that helps speed data... Read more

14 May, 2001 by Chris Holbrook

Digital Island nets $45m to explore streaming media

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21 June, 2000 by Pia Heikkila

Digital Island expands with a little help from Sun and Inktomi

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9 December, 1999 by Felicity Ussher

File-sharing networks go into battle

...has been litigated at least once before, when content delivery services provider Digital Island used it in a dispute with rival Akamai. A jury rejected... Read more

6 June, 2003 by Evan Hansen and Stefanie Olsen

Streaming tech doubles broadband speed

...led to hardware-intensive solutions from networking caching companies such as Akamai, Digital Island and RealNetworks, among others. Both Microsoft and RealNetworks have also recently... Read more

10 April, 2002 by Evan Hansen

Help & How-To: Code Red

...regarding the patch can be found on Microsoft's Web site. Also, Digital Island has detailed step-by-step instructions for installing the patches and... Read more

31 July, 2001 by Robert Vamosi

Building boom leads to datacentre crash

...beyond the virtual world into actual real estate, as Exodus Communications, GlobalCenter, Digital Island, WorldCom and many more built high-tech hosting facilities around the... Read more

10 May, 2001 by John Borland

Intel to phase out streaming services

...near-term revenue projections because of the downturn in the US economy. Digital Island, one of the larger streaming services companies, saw losses in its... Read more

14 February, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

Internet startups flock to AOL

America Online has become the partner of choice for many Internet startups, building a vast web of links with more than 70 companies Read more

3 April, 2000 by ZDNet

Sculley-backed startup offers new twist

Former Apple exec's new Internet marketing company mixes the concepts of viral marketing and real-time broadcasting Read more

14 March, 2000 by Lisa DiCarlo

BIBLE: Ten hot valley startups

Details of the most happening startups in Silicon Valley Read more

10 November, 1999 by Justin Pearse

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