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Solid State Networks, Inc.

Product Name

Solid State Distributed Delivery Network

Market Segment

Enabling technology

Funding

AXT holdings, Inc. Private funding not disclosed.

Competitors

Commercial CDN’s such as Akamai and Limelight Networks; Kontiki, Red Swoosh, Bittorrent, Inc.

Product Description

Solid State Networks is a developer of high-performance, content-delivery solutions, and the first commercial-class software suite based on the massively scalable Bittorrent protocol. Our flagship product, the Solid State Distributed Delivery network, is a hybrid content-delivery solution that combines the economic and performance advantages of peer-assisted technology with the reliability of a traditional CDN. It now includes support for on-demand streaming of content.

Market Opportunity

Solid State network’s offerings are targeted for companies seeking online distribution of high-demand digital media, including PC and console video games, high-resolution video including feature films and television programs, music and software programs. The Online Publishers Association announced online content spending has increased 15% to $2 billion since 2004. IDC predicts $1.7 billion in spending for premium video services by 2010. ABI Research forecasts that the overall market for game downloads will grow from less than $ million in 2005 to over $3.8 billion by 2011.

Demo Says

Solid State networks has solved a critical challenge in the delivery of rich, branded media content to the mass market. Through a series of smart algorithms, the Solid State Distributed Delivery network gains peer-to-peer efficiency to streamed content, and, most importantly to the owners of branded content, it ensures that digital rights stay intact by creating a temporary streaming network. Solid State Networks delivers efficiency, branding, cost reduction and security in a next-gen on-demand content delivery system that supports the free-to-consumer business models that the market demands.