Edgecast
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Edgecast Networks, Inc. (formerly Verizon Digital Media Services)[2] was a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. and provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming services. Founded in 2006, it was notable for being a self-provisioning CDN technology used by the telecommunication and hosting industries.[3][4][5]
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Formerly | Verizon Digital Media Services (2016–2021) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Internet |
Founded | August 2006; 17 years ago (2006-08) |
Defunct | June 16, 2022; 22 months ago (2022-06-16) |
Fate | Acquired by Limelight Networks |
Successor | Edgio |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
Key people | Alex Kazerani (CEO & Founder) James Segil (President & Founder) Phil Goldsmith (CRO & Founder) Jay Sakata (CTO & Founder) Lior Elazary (Chief Research Officer & Founder) |
Number of employees | 200+ (2012)[1] |
Parent | Yahoo! Inc. (2021–2022) |
ASN | 15133 |
Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2022-01-15) |
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On June 16, 2022, Edgecast was acquired by Limelight Networks and was rebranded as Edgio.[6]