IP: more on: WEB-PAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COULD UNCLOG INTERNET TRAFFICJAMS

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:10:56 -0700
> From: "David A. Farber" <dave () sandpiper net>
> Organization: Sandpiper Networks, Inc.
>
>
> Inktomi offers a caching product, normally deployed by ISPs for their clients only.  
> Caches are also sometimes deployed by some large web sites (possibly via hosting ISPs) 
> to increase server speed; this is "reverse" caching.
>
> Sandpiper provides a turnkey service for web publishers which allows them to 
> reverse-cache their content at many sites worldwide.  Sandpiper deploys and manages 
> systems (called "content distributors") at many ISP locations, which serve content 
> for all of Sandpipers' customers.  Content distributors have a cache at the center, 
> but Sandpiper's technology includes a number of capabilities that go beyond caches, 
> such as:
>
>   - sending users to the best site (avoiding congestiong *between* networks)
>   - letting web publishers invalidate content on demand
>   - providing collated logs back to web publishers
>   - managing shared resources on behalf of multiple publishers
>   - coupling with traditional caches to extend reach on freshness and log info
>   - other services at web sites
>
>
> Dave Farber wrote:
> > > Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 14:12:45 -0400
> > > From: David Rosensweig <dlrosens () sas upenn edu>
> > > Organization: University of Pennsylvania
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> > > To: farber () cis upenn edu
> > > Subject: Re: IP: WEB-PAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COULD UNCLOG INTERNET TRAFFICJAMS
> > >
> > > i wonder if anyone on IP knows more about how sandpiper differs from Inktomi products, 
> > > or if they're competitors.  from the general product overviews on the sandpiper and 
> > > inktomi websites they seem to
> > > compete for the same type of business.
> > >
> > > > that are spread out across the Internet. Sandpiper this week is
> > > > expected to announce that America Online has made an investment
> > > > in the company and will user Sandpiper technology in its network.
> > >
> > > i also thought that AOL used inktomi products, which would indicate that sandpiper 
> > is more different than it seems.
> > > thanks,
> > > david