The purchase of a producer of peer-assisted on-demand delivery solutions, Tukati, Inc., has been announced by a leader in real-time streaming solutions, Abacast Inc. The acquisition brings a combined peer-assisted Live and On-Demand Service under a single entity, which was previously offered via a partnership between the two companies.
President of Abacast, Michael King, declared: "The combination of these two companies' technologies enables the first hybrid peer to peer solution covering the complete spectrum of real-time and on-demand distribution." He adds: "Bringing Tukati into the Abacast family enables content publishers to make a single vendor choice for reliable content distribution, while getting a huge leap in distribution efficiencies."
Including real-time streaming; progressive video delivery; on demand video, game, and software distribution; and push delivery, the combined product gives content publishers a rich suite of delivery options. In addition, allowing marketing campaigns to be adjusted based on consumer usage patterns, content demand and end-user performance metrics are offered in real-time.
Current CEO of Tukati who will transition to be the VP of Business Development at Abacast, Jim Kott, stated: "The acquisition of Tukati by Abacast is great news for customers wanting secure, reliable, high volume rich media and file delivery services." He continued: "Sales, support, and product integration are now done by a unified team at a single location, leveraging our cumulative 13 years experience running large-scale, secure distribution networks."
Quad/Graphics will expand its Wisconsin operations with two major construction projects: a 192,000-square-foot expansion of its West Allis plant for the company's growing direct mail operations and, as previously announced, a new 388,800-square-foot distribution center in Menomonee Falls for cross-docking freight produced in its five Wisconsin plants. The West Allis expansion will enhance Quad/Graphics' direct mail production capabilities, adding production space on the northwest side of the plant. Construction is scheduled to begin in April with completion anticipated by the end of March 2009.
