Sueddeutsche Zeitung Selects Level 3's Content Delivery Network to Support Rapid Online Growth
Level 3 to Deliver Caching and Download Services to One of Germany's Leading National Newspaper Portals
LONDON/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Level 3 Communications'
European Markets Group today announced that it has been selected to
provide content delivery services to Sueddeutsche Zeitung, one of
Germany's leading national newspapers. Level 3's content delivery
network (CDN) will be used to deliver all video and pictures for the
newspaper's Web portal at http://www.sueddeutsche.de/.
Under the terms of this new agreement, Level 3 will deliver caching and download services to support ongoing demand growth at http://www.sueddeutsche.de/.
Powered by extensive content delivery capabilities and patented
technology, these services will enable the Web portal to deliver
enhanced features and content quality for online viewers.
The Web portal serves as the primary online distribution channel for
the newspaper with over 4.6 million page impressions per day. The
portal includes a wide variety of news articles, supported by video and
other content-rich features. Level 3 caching and download services will
replace proprietary technology previously developed by the newspaper.
These services will allow for faster delivery of content to a larger
audience and also provide the ability to scale rapidly in response to
sudden spikes in online demand.
"We are seeing a huge increase in demand for rich media from our Web
site and need an infrastructure in place that can deliver this content
in a cost effective and scalable way," said Rainer Kerl, technical
director of Sueddeutsche Zeitung. "We are very confident that Level 3's
CDN platform will deliver what we need and now feel comfortable that we
have mitigated the risk associated with large and unexpected traffic
loads -- a hazard of operating in the news sector."
Level 3 operates one of the world's leading content delivery
networks, allowing Web sites, portals and other companies to deliver
high quality digital content over the Internet without the need to
invest in capital intensive and depreciating Web hosting
infrastructure. Consumers today expect a richer online experience.
Delivering content via Web portals, such as http://www.sueddeutsche.de/,
that use a CDN platform offers both cost efficiencies to the content
owner and an exceptional end-user experience to the consumer.
"Sueddeutsche Zeitung operates in a content hungry marketplace that
drives large volumes of news and associated rich media content on the
portal at any given time," said James Heard, president of Level 3's
European Markets Group. "Level 3's CDN brings advanced technology and
network intelligence to ensure that content on http://www.sueddeutsche.de/
is delivered to meet quality demands, address traffic surges, and scale
for long-term growth in both traffic and content volume. We are pleased
to support the continued online growth of one of Germany's largest
newspapers."
About Level 3 Communications
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services. Enterprise, content, wholesale and government customers rely
on Level 3 to deliver services with an industry-leading combination of
scalability and value over an end-to-end fiber network. Level 3 offers
a portfolio of metro and long-haul services, including transport, data,
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guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties
and other factors, many of which are outside Level 3's control, which
could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by the statements. The most important factors that could
prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not
limited to the company's ability to: successfully integrate
acquisitions; increase the volume of traffic on the network; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; develop new products and
services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins;
successfully complete commercial testing of new technology and
information systems to support new products and services; attract and
retain qualified management and other personnel; and meet all of the
terms and conditions of debt obligations. Additional information
concerning these and other important factors can be found within Level
3's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in
this press release should be evaluated in light of these important
factors. Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any
such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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