Octoshape and Highwinds Unleash P2P Solution for Live Streaming (23 September, 2008)

Highwinds Network Group, Inc., a multi-platform IP services and content distribution provider, today announced that it has partnered with Octoshape, a leading provider of high- quality peer-assisted streaming solutions, to create a Hybrid Peer-to-Peer Content Delivery Network (Hybrid P2P CDN) solution for streaming live events to millions of concurrent worldwide viewers. The solution fully integrates Octoshape's innovative peer-to-peer data transmission technology with Highwinds' high-performance network and real-time analytical tools. The Hybrid P2P CDN enables major international broadcasters to power many of the most-watched live events on the Internet.

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