Mirror Image Powers StreamingMedia Portal

September 14, 2004  - (HostReview.com) - Mirror Image® Internet, a leading adaptive network for online content, application and transaction delivery, today announced that its streaming media services are being used to power Streaming Media Inc.'s new audio and video portal, which can be accessed online at www.streamingmedia.com/portal.

Containing over 500 audio and video clips that showcase nearly 2,000 speakers from the Streaming Media East and West Conference and Exhibitions, StreamingMedia.com's recently launched portal boasts six years of archived sessions and informative keynotes from high-profile attendees such as Sam Donaldson, Bill Gates, Rob Glaser, Steve Jobs, Werner Lauff and Steve Ballmer.

To make this historic content globally accessible, StreamingMedia.com selected Mirror Image to power the global audio and video delivery in the Windows Media format.

"While there were many providers who could deliver the content for us, we selected Mirror Image for the capacity of its global network and reliable delivery capabilities," said Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, Editor of StreamingMedia.com.

"Given the on-demand scalability of our patented architecture, we were able to provide StreamingMedia.com's portal with the capacity it needed to handle the abundance of streamed clips from past shows," said Bob Hammond, Chief Technology Officer at Mirror Image.

Streaming Media, Inc. is a diversified media company serving and educating the streaming media industry and community. Originally founded in 1998, the company was sold by Penton Media to Information Today Inc. in December of 2002.

Mirror Image® Internet, a leading adaptive network for online content, application and transaction delivery, provides innovative Web computing solutions that offer e-businesses a smarter way to create more engaging Web experiences for users worldwide.