Rapid Growth in Online Video Plays Into Akamai and Raystream's Strong Suits

NEW YORK, NY — As the internet world continues to grow, the content delivery industry has garnered significant notoriety in the innovation sector. A shift in demand to the data segment of communications companies has taken place, and large companies are exceeding their data capacities, making the need for a third party host necessary. The Paragon Report examines the outlook for companies in the Innovation Sector and provides innovation reports on Akamai Technologies, Inc. and Raystream, Inc.. Access to the full company reports can be found at:

A report from Global Industry Analysts estimates that the global Content Delivery Network market is projected to reach $4.7 billion by 2015. According to the report, key factors driving market growth include increased penetration of broadband services and expanding deployments of rich-media files across media, enterprise and entertainment. Additionally, GIA says that growth of video content over the Internet, increasing use of Internet for transfer of rich content, and consistent use of Internet among business sector for information exchange and communication are driving the CDN market.

Raystream provides proprietary video compression innovation to businesses and consumers worldwide. "Only so much information can travel over even a high-speed Internet connection at one time," said Raystream CEO Brian Petersen. "Because video files are so huge -- especially HD video files -- they often take several minutes to load, at the time stop or buffer during playing. Nevertheless with Raystream, viewers get a crystal-clear, sharp video that begins instantly and streams smoothly, without stopping, buffering or reloading."

Earlier this year Rackspace Hosting, the world's leading specialist in the hosting and cloud computing industry, and Akamai Technologies, the leading provider of cloud optimization services, announced a strategic relationship that will enable Rackspace to offer Akamai's web acceleration and cloud optimization services as part of its dedicated and cloud hosting portfolio. Rackspace will include Akamai solutions, either as an add-on or as an embedded suite of services, as part of Rackspace's full range of offerings across dedicated, cloud, and hybrid hosting.