LOS ANGELES -- EdgeCast Networks (www.edgecast.com) today announced its official commercial launch after one year in stealth mode building a multi-million dollar, four-continent content delivery network architected especially for today's rich media Internet. Engineered with superior speed and a highly scalable, globally load balanced architecture that supports massive audiences and flash crowds, the EdgeCast network outperforms rivals by significant margins.

Legacy content delivery networks were built in the days when storage was at a premium and most Internet traffic consisted of small images and web pages, but the video and music explosion demands a CDN specifically optimized for digital media. The EdgeCast platform meets -- and exceeds -- these demands. Whereas legacy CDNs require media companies to share storage space on the network -- with the inherent risk of being "kicked off" the shared edge by demand for another company's content -- EdgeCast provides each customer with its own dedicated edge space on its servers around the world.

"The last couple of years have given rise to an explosion in rich media, leaving media companies struggling and rendering the previous generation of CDNs inadequate," said James Segil, president of EdgeCast. "Our network gives media companies their own dedicated slice of the Internet's edge, with exceptional speed, rich media features, unparalleled analytics, and freedom from long, expensive bandwidth contracts. Historically, media companies and publishers have been paying too much for too little, and we're excited to be changing this industry in favor of the customer."

EdgeCast Networks Inc.