SlipStream Data
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| SlipStream Data Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Key people | Ron Neumann, Vice President, SlipStream Division of RIM |
| Industry | Acceleration software |
| Products | SlipStream SP and NOW!Imaging |
| Revenue | undisclosed |
| Employees | 60+ |
| Website | www.slipstream.com |
SlipStream Data Inc. is a software development company located in the heart of Canada's Technology Triangle in Waterloo, Ontario. In July 2006, SlipStream was acquired by Research In Motion (RIM) and is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIM.
SlipStream delivers acceleration, compression and network optimization technology for dial, fixed and wireless broadband networks. SlipStream's core technology, the SlipStream Acceleration & Optimization Engine is an internationally deployed Web, email and multimedia content acceleration solution. The patented technology uses lossy and lossless compression algorithms and is built on advances in information theory and network architecture research conducted by the Electrical and Computing Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo. The technology compresses, optimizes, and streamlines multimedia content, including HTML, XML, JavaScript, JPEG, GIF, Flash, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, MAPI, HTTPS, and VPN.
With more than 2200 service provider customers in over 50 countries, SlipStream positions itself as the leader in acceleration, adaptive data compression, and network optimization technology.
