October 30, 2002
Zope Corporation Announces Open Source ESI Implementation
Zope Corporation, leader in open source content management and developers of ZopeŽ, the leading open source web application server, has funded the development of ESI in Squid (www.squid-cache.org). more >>

June 3, 2002
MTV Networks Deploys Akamai Edgesuite Across Top Web Properties
Popular sites mtv.com, nick.com, and sonicnet.com to benefit from distributed Web infrastructure and ESI for superior performance and reliability more >>

October 19, 2001
Akamai and Interwoven Enhance Management and Distribution of Dynamic Web Content
Complementary Technologies Leverage Edge Side Includes (ESI) to Streamline the Creation, Testing and Delivery of Dynamic Content and Applications more >>

October 2, 2001
Akamai and IBM to Drive Advances in E-Business Infrastructure for Enterprises
Specifically, Akamai and IBM plan to collaborate on ways to use IBM's WebSphere e-infrastructure software to manage high-volume transactions and speed deployment of e-business applications on Akamai's global network. more >>

September 28, 2001
BEA and Akamai Team to Enhance Customer Experience by Optimizing Performance of E-Business Applications
Companies to align offerings for agile e-business infrastructure through Edge Side Includes (ESI) more >>

September 4, 2001
Systems Integrators Adopt Edge Side Includes (ESI) For Dynamic Content And Applications Assembly
Systems integrators and technology consulting providers AGENCY.COM, BURNdevelopment, Fort Point Partners, Kanda Software, <kpe>, Lead Dog Digital, and Plexus Technologies, are among the first companies to be trained and certified to implement ESI, extending the performance and cost-saving benefits of dynamic content and applications assembly to their customers.more >>

August 6, 2001
Edge Side Includes (ESI) Is Published As A W3C Note
The W3C intends to explore issues around the ESI Submission, and has referred it to the attention of the W3C's XML Protocol Working Group. more >>

May 15, 2001
Industry Leaders Co-Author Specification for Dynamic Assembly of Web Applications and Content
Leaders in the Application Server, Content Infrastructure, Content Management, Technology Strategy and Integration, and Content Delivery Network (CDN) industries announced today their support for Edge Side Includes (ESI), a simple markup language used to define Web page fragments for dynamic assembly and delivery of Web applications at the network edge. more >>

April 30, 2001
Oracle and Akamai Deliver Technology to Accelerate Web Applications and Content
Oracle9i Application Server and Akamai EdgeSuiteSM use ESI to interoperate, enabling companies to develop and deploy dynamic Web sites and applications. more >>

ESI Articles

August 19, 2002
MTV gets 'edgier' with Akamai service
Dynamic sites use CDN to reduce demand on origin infrastructure, boost performance.

August 4, 2002
Edge Side Includes
Caching and content delivery has been one of the few areas to experience strong customer acceptance in the last few years. Though growth has been down recently, feedback from early adopters is encouraging, and has validated the art of storing frequently requested static Web pages closer to the end user.

January 7, 2002
Emerging ESI: Lower Costs, Better Performance

December 14, 2001
New Language for Content Delivery

December 12, 2001
CDNs Edge Into App Delivery

October 19, 2001
Interwoven adds ESI, leverages Akamai's EdgeSuite
Enterprises using Interwoven's TeamSite content infrastructure software will soon be able create and deploy content that can be delivered either from in-house servers or from the edge of the network - with no changes in code. more >>

October 15, 2001
Akamai allies with server vendors
Application server vendors are teaming with content-delivery network service provider Akamai Technologies to make it easier for companies to move more content and applications out of origin servers, reducing demands on in-house systems. more >>

May 30, 2001
Show Me the Cache
Caching Web content has become big business and the likes of Akamai have demonstrated the value of accelerating the delivery process. But as you may know, the way Web content is cached today really only works for static content. more >>

Events

December 12, 2001
View a panel discussion of industry leaders from Akamai, Compaq, IBM, Interwoven, and Oracle - moderated by Lucinda Borovick, analyst, IDC.