CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the
cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced today
that EZDRM, Inc. is the latest organization to join the Akamai
Qualified Compute Partner Program. EZDRM is offering an Akamai
Connected Cloud–native configuration of its digital rights
management as a service (DRMaaS) solution to operate in very close
conjunction with edge encoders and packagers that help drive
low-latency streaming services.
As an Akamai Qualified Compute Partner, EZDRM will offer its
robust, comprehensive security service operating inside the Akamai
cloud to optimize edge video workflows and enable complete
live-streaming solutions to operate closer to their users. EZDRM is
already recognized for close collaboration with live edge encoder
technologies from Bitmovin, Ateme, and others. Having security
operate in very close conjunction with these encoders and packagers
helps the drive toward low-latency streaming services at a
competitive price point, while reducing the potential attack
surface.
"Our edge security solutions enabled by Akamai Connected Cloud
increase the range of sophisticated architectures that we can offer
to the demanding world of live event streaming," commented
Olga Kornienko, COO and Co-Founder
at EZDRM. "We always appreciate the opportunity to illustrate our
close industry partnerships with leaders in the space — and keep
the threats further away!"
"Akamai is pleased to make cloud-based, fully managed digital
rights management services from EZDRM easily available to Akamai
customers through the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program,"
said Dan Lawrence, Vice President,
Cloud Computing, Akamai. "With EZDRM, service operators and content
owners can securely distribute premium content to a wide range of
client device types across Akamai Connected Cloud, the world's most
distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content
delivery."
The Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program is designed to make
solution-based services that are interoperable with Akamai Cloud
Computing easily accessible to Akamai customers. The services are
provided by Akamai technology partners that complete a rigorous
qualification process to ensure they are readily available to
deploy and scale across the globally distributed Akamai Connected
Cloud.
To learn more about the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program
or to join the leading technology companies that partner with
Akamai, visit the Akamai Technology Partner Program page.
Additional information about Akamai Cloud Computing is
available at akamai.com.
About EZDRM
EZDRM offers a straightforward, one-stop
solution for protecting and monetizing your video content. EZDRM is
one of the original companies to make offering DRM services the
core of their business. Since coining the term DRM as a Service
(DRMaaS), over the last 20+ years they have helped to drive the
streaming video business from a technical backwater to the major
force driving news and entertainment today. The EZDRM solution is
ideal for global secure delivery of live, on-demand, downloadable
and offline video services, eliminating proprietary integration and
format concerns. EZDRM is digital rights management — simplified.
ezdrm.com
About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online.
Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and
secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live,
work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively
distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences
closer to users and keeps threats farther away. Learn more about
Akamai's cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions
at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog or follow Akamai Technologies on
X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Contacts:
Steve
Christian
EZDRM
+1.619.518.3009
steve.christian@ezdrm.com
Chris Nicholson
Akamai Media Relations
+1.508.517.3703
cnichols@akamai.com
Tom Barth
Akamai Investor Relations
+1.617.274.7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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