Microsoft-Limelight tandem to make Xbox Live even better

Microsoft Corporation and Limelight Networks have announced the start of a new partnership geared toward sharing technologies that will make the Xbox Live service faster, better, and more reliable than ever before.

As it stands, Xbox Live is already the world’s most popular game-related online service with some 460 million unique users who play and download content at an almost daily basis.

The partnership intends to make the Xbox Live service more global in scope to enable dynamic streaming and download wherever users may be in the planet.

“Our agreement with Limelight Networks anticipates Internet audiences and content offerings that are orders of magnitude larger than today,” said Debra Chrapaty, Corporate Vice President – Global Foundation Services about Microsoft Limelight’s vision, service, and technology leadership in Internet delivery of media is a perfect fit with our own vision and initiatives toward the future.”

Microsoft also expressed its intention to step up media delivery capabilities using Xbox Live by allowing Limelight’s technology to make distribution of movies and other content easy regardless of user location.

Microsoft Corporation and Limelight Networks have announced the start of a new partnership geared toward sharing technologies that will make the Xbox Live service faster, better, and more reliable than ever before.

As it stands, Xbox Live is already the world’s most popular game-related online service with some 460 million unique users who play and download content at an almost daily basis.

The partnership intends to make the Xbox Live service more global in scope to enable dynamic streaming and download wherever users may be in the planet.

“Our agreement with Limelight Networks anticipates Internet audiences and content offerings that are orders of magnitude larger than today,” said Debra Chrapaty, Corporate Vice President – Global Foundation Services about Microsoft Limelight’s vision, service, and technology leadership in Internet delivery of media is a perfect fit with our own vision and initiatives toward the future.”

Microsoft also expressed its intention to step up media delivery capabilities using Xbox Live by allowing Limelight’s technology to make distribution of movies and other content easy regardless of user location.