ArcoStream Adds WordPress Plugin to its Automated Arsenal
Blogs, Business, and Personal WordPress sites can accelerate content in minutes
Redondo Beach, CA(17 May 2012)
ArcoStream, a leader in automated content delivery solutions, announced today that it is has developed a content delivery plugin for the WordPress platform, the world's most popular website and blog creation tool, which has over 73 million installations.
Over 347 million people view more than 2.5 billion WordPress pages each month. More than 100,000 WordPress sites are created every day. WordPress sites includes news sites, businesses, publishers, social sites, and much more.
Users of the ArcoStream WordPress plugin, also known as SpeedCache, can accelerate the delivery of static images and downloadable files on their WordPress website. Installation of the plugin takes minutes, and payment is authorized and performed through PayPal, so there is no need to talk with a salesperson. Users benefit from the ability to have their content delivered by some of the largest CDNs in the world, from a multitude of delivery points around the globe, without having to engage in lengthy contracts and with quick set up, usually within 30 minutes or less.
SpeedCache compliments ArcoStream's other automated content delivery platform, CANDEE, which allows a user to upload audio or video content, to encode, or to point a live stream, and begin delivering content in minutes to users.
“The SpeedCache plugin is aimed at the 73 million blogs and websites that are created using the WordPress CMS”, said Todd Loewenstein, CEO and Founder of ArcoStream. “We have found that customers love accelerating their website in minutes, without the hassle of speaking to a salesperson, and without having to commit to a lengthy contract, by paying with a credit card. For our company, the automation enables us to deliver services without having to handhold customers, to save on cost of sales, and without negotiations. It is very scalable and can accommodate the addition of tens of thousands of new customers flawlessly.”
The system is available for license to other streaming media delivery companies. The plugin may be white-labeled, or branded, according to the preferences of the licensee. More information can be found at http://speedcache.arcostream.com/.
About WordPress
WordPress is a free and open source tool and a dynamic content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. It has many features including a plugin architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by over 14.7% of Slexa Internet's "top 1 million" websites and as of August 2011 manages 22% of all new websites. WordPress is currently the most popular CMS in use on the Internet.
About ArcoStream
ArcoStream is the preeminent provider for automated streaming, caching, advertising, and encoding solutions. A full-service company, ArcoStream enables organizations, big and small, entertainment and business-to-business, to easily share streaming and static content with worldwide audiences. By outsourcing their content delivery needs, clients save money and resources on bandwidth, hardware, software, and labor costs. For more information about ArcoStream, please call 888-535-7999 or 310-984-6828, visit http://www.arcostream.com, or email sales@arcostream.com.