Porn Pushes Technology (Again)

To most, it's not news that the "adult entertainment" industry is among the first to adopt new advances in technology. Whether you're talking about the Internet in general, online credit-card transactions, or the inclusion of multiple camera angles in the DVD specification, the heavy-breathing masses are among the first to witness these spectacles. Here, once again, is evidence that these guys are at the top of their game. Directrix Inc. is pleased to let us know that Vivid Entertainment Group will employ the company's Directrix Content Delivery Network to stream every adult-entertainment video Vivid has ever made. Directrix's network makes use of Akamai Technologies Inc.'s globally distributed network of 10,000 servers intended to keep the source close to the end user. Yet another pioneering effort by the true heart of the bleeding edge of technology: video on demand over the Internet.