DIGITAL digest

"Media-centric enterprises are increasingly being challenged to extract demonstrable value from the growth of rich media content that threatens to overwhelm their IT infrastructures," asserts Lou Latham, an analyst with industry research firm Gartner Inc., in commenting on the move.

"A compelling opportunity exists for managed content management and distribution services to provide a 'content utility' that keeps capital expenses low and accelerates return on investment, while maintaining security and inter-operability through the use of secure private networks."