Ernst & Young has announced that EdgeCast Networks co-founders Alex Kazerani and James Segil received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 Greater Los Angeles award in the technology category.

In an initiative that constitutes a major advancement in the fight to protect websites and Web applications from cyberattacks, Verizon Digital Media Services is announcing the beta launch of a cloud-based Web application firewall. 

The 2014 World Cup that culminated in Germany’s squeaker over a crestfallen Argentina broke all types of media usage records, including tweets, Facebook mentions, and streaming on non-TV devices.

Verizon Digital Media Services has announced the beta launch of a cloud-based web application firewall. With Verizon WAF, once a new exploit has been identified, WAF rule sets, or procedures that control access to websites, can be selected and deployed globally.

This morning, Verizon announced a new cloud-based web application firewall (WAF) service as part of their Verizon Digital Media Services Defend product suite, which includes built-in protection against network-layer distributed denial of service attacks and origin-cloaking capabilities via Origin Shield.

E-commerce website owners have lots to worry about: Factors such as slow websites, poor security and hard-to-find products all combine to increase shopping-cart abandonment, drive away users and hurt the bottom line.

E-commerce website owners have lots to worry about. Factors such as slow websites, poor security and hard-to-find products all combine to increase shopping-cart abandonment, drive away users and hurt the bottom line.

There are definite signs of improved delivery, said Dr. Hui Zhang of Conviva. Zhang said his company has technology that measures, second-by-second, the quality of the video experience.