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Start-up accelerates Web video delivery

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Start-up accelerates Web video delivery

Ann Bednarz By Ann Bednarz
Start-up Nokeena Networks today took the wraps off its new software appliance, which is designed to help media providers deliver high quality Web video quickly and reliably to viewers. Read full story

Ann Bednarz is associate news editor at Network World.

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