Limelight Networks to continue working with Microsoft on Xbox Live

Limelight Networks has announced today that it has renewed its partnership with Microsoft for Xbox Live online entertainment’s Content Delivery Network. The partnership of Microsoft and Limelight Networks is one where Limelight’s high-performance content delivery network provides more than 1,000 heavily trafficked rich-media content library items.

“Since we began partnering with Limelight one year ago, the Limelight network has confirmed its solid reputation for fast, reliable delivery of rich digital content, ensuring that our customers have a superior online entertainment experience,” says Ernie Chen, Xbox Live operations program manager at Microsoft.

The renewed alliance entails Limelight and Microsoft to continue working together to provide new performance breakthrough to millions of Xbox gamers accessing online games, content and downloads from Microsoft, and leading game developers directly via Xbox Live. Says Erik Gabler, senior vice president business development for Limelight Networks, “We are proud to play a role in the achievement [of the fast-growing library of extremely popular games for Xbox Live] by providing the unmatched performance and reliability in content delivery that gamers have come to expect…”

Limelight Networks has announced today that it has renewed its partnership with Microsoft for Xbox Live online entertainment’s Content Delivery Network. The partnership of Microsoft and Limelight Networks is one where Limelight’s high-performance content delivery network provides more than 1,000 heavily trafficked rich-media content library items.

“Since we began partnering with Limelight one year ago, the Limelight network has confirmed its solid reputation for fast, reliable delivery of rich digital content, ensuring that our customers have a superior online entertainment experience,” says Ernie Chen, Xbox Live operations program manager at Microsoft.

The renewed alliance entails Limelight and Microsoft to continue working together to provide new performance breakthrough to millions of Xbox gamers accessing online games, content and downloads from Microsoft, and leading game developers directly via Xbox Live. Says Erik Gabler, senior vice president business development for Limelight Networks, “We are proud to play a role in the achievement [of the fast-growing library of extremely popular games for Xbox Live] by providing the unmatched performance and reliability in content delivery that gamers have come to expect…”