CDNetworks and Nexway Power Large e-Commerce and Gaming Sites Worldwide

CDNetworks and Nexway announce an expanded strategic relationship to extend the scope of service delivery for Nexway beyond Europe to worldwide delivery; add CDNetworks Web Acceleration services; and include a mutual customer-referral program.

Paris, France (PRWEB) June 24, 2009 -- CDNetworks (KOSDAQ: 073710), the world's third largest, and Asia's #1, full-service content delivery network (CDN), and Nexway, a European leader in digital distribution of software and video games, today announced an expanded strategic relationship. The agreement extends the scope of service delivery beyond Europe to worldwide delivery, adds CDNetworks Web Acceleration services, and includes a mutual customer-referral program.

Nexway powers software providers and video-game publishers, in more than 50 countries around the globe, with turnkey e-commerce solutions. It provides front-office, back-office, secure-payment functions, and an e-commerce distribution platform for content delivery via its network of e-channels on major portals. Having achieved over one million paying downloads in 2008-with over 500 software and game publisher partners-Nexway further expanded its program, in January 2009, with the acquisition of Boonty, a market leader in Asia. Boonty added 400 casual-game publishers and the management of 200 international game channels on global e-merchant sites.

To power this rapid global expansion, Nexway selected CDNetworks' global network infrastructure to accelerate Nexway's customers' content delivery. Nexway leverages the strong local European presence of CDNetworks and will now deliver its solutions through more than 80 full-service POPs in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. CDNetworks Content Acceleration Network, with whole site acceleration, global downloads, and robust security, provides fast, secure, reliable, and smooth delivery of content for Nexway to extend its reach throughout the world.

"We searched all options for the best CDN solution to help us answer the demanding needs of on-line gaming and software delivery customers," said Franck Giroudon, COO of Nexway. "It was important for us to find a partner who was able to respond to our global requirements. In all ways, CDNetworks was the perfect match. With CDNetworks, we found not only a robust CDN service provider with the highest quality of services, competitive pricing, a large network, and a global footprint, but also a true strategic partner that will share leads and ideas with us and help support our global expansion strategy. Asian delivery was clearly an important factor following our Boonty acquisition. CDNetworks is, by far, the market leader in Asia."

"Nexway is recognized as one of the world's fastest growing technology companies and is a member of the Top 100 of Deloitte Technology's 2008 Fast 500 EMEA. Its focus on providing leading-edge technologies and services to its customers, white labeled and with no up-front costs, provides real value to expanding its customer base," said Robert Gribnau, Vice President of EMEA, CDNetworks. "The strategic relationship between Nexway and CDNetworks is a true win-win. We look forward to growing with them throughout the world."

About Nexway

Nexway is a leading player in the digital e-commerce sector and a strategic partner of worldwide digital content publishers and international e-commerce portals. It has grown rapidly through strong and diversified partnerships with leading companies, including: 01net, Dell, Fnac, Orange, Gamestop, Pixmania, VirginMega, ElCorteIngles, Tom'sGuide, and Softwareload; key software publishers, such as: Avanquest, Kaspersky, Lavasoft, Mindscape, and Nero; and video-game publishers, including: EA, Ubisoft, THQ, Sega, Atari, and Take 2. Nexway is a leading provider of turnkey e-commerce solutions dedicated to e-content publishers and major Internet players. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge titles to consumers through its broad portfolio of exciting software and video games, enriched by its acquisition of Boonty in January 2009 (www.boonty.com). Nexway has teams in 12 countries and distributes software and video games for download in more than 50 countries around the globe. In 2008, Nexway reached the million download milestone, ranked in the Top 10 of Deloitte Technology's 2008 Fast 50, and in the Top 100 of EMEA's Fast 500 of the fastest growing technology companies. To learn more, please visit www.nexway.com

About CDNetworks

CDNetworks (KOSDAQ: 073710), the world's third largest, and Asia's #1, full-service content delivery network (CDN), provides technology, Content Acceleration Network (CAN) infrastructure, and customer services that accelerate the delivery of Internet content and applications to end users around the world. CDNetworks provides a comprehensive suite of technology for video streaming, large-volume-files downloads, and image caching, which delivers unparalleled quality of performance, service, and reliability. World-leading media and entertainment, technology, retail, and online gaming companies rely on CDNetworks to optimize their end users' online experiences. CDNetworks, founded in 2000 in Seoul, Korea, has subsidiaries in the US, China, and Japan, and is publicly traded on Korea's KOSDAQ exchange (KOSDAQ: 073710).    For more information, please visit: www.cdnetworks.com.

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