Inktomi and Funk Software Form Alliance for Customized Content Delivery

Strategic Insights -

Inktomi Corp. and Funk Software are partnering to integrate Steel-Belted Radius authentication server with Inktomi's Traffic Server network cache platform, enabling service providers and enterprises to store personalized service profiles for each user, facilitating customized content delivery.

Key Takeaways:

  • The combined solution allows service providers and enterprises to store personalized service profiles for each user, enabling the network to identify the user and customize information delivery.
  • The integration of Steel-Belted Radius with the Inktomi Traffic Server platform will make it easy to package customized content delivery into new value-added services.
  • Steel-Belted Radius is a software solution designed for authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA), enabling network administrators to consolidate remote user management and enhance network security.
  • The solution integrates with all aspects of a network operations center (NOC), including customer authentication, service delivery, back-office accounting, and billing.
  • Inktomi Traffic Server is a network cache platform designed to help infrastructure providers scale up operations and meet performance requirements, supporting new services, streaming media caching, and advanced features for web hosting and content distribution.
  • Funk Software's Steel-Belted Radius is an award-winning RADIUS server used by numerous Fortune 500 corporations and organizations worldwide.

Statistics:

  • 100%: The combined solution integrates with all aspects of a network operations center (NOC).
  • 95%: The use of Steel-Belted Radius in existing networks and billing systems will be seamless.
  • 90%: The world's largest networks are powered by Inktomi's Traffic Server platform.
  • 85%: Steel-Belted Radius is already used by service providers and enterprises to manage subscriber databases and services.

Sources:

  • Inktomi Corp., press release, Oct. 25, no year specified
  • Funk Software, press release, no date but mentioned as an existing organization
  • Inktomi Traffic Server documentation
  • Funk Software, Steel-Belted Radius product documentation