Limelight Networks(R) to Provide Consulting and Content Delivery Services for Microsoft Silverlight 3

TEMPE, AZ, Jul 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLNW) announced today support for
Microsoft Silverlight 3, the next-generation streaming platform unveiled
today at the Silverlight 3 and Expression 3 Launch event in San
Francisco. Limelight plans to make Silverlight 3 available as part of the
company's on-demand and live event content delivery products.
Additionally, Limelight's professional services organization plans to
offer turnkey consulting services to help publishers deploy successful
Silverlight 3-based solutions.

"Microsoft Silverlight 3 and IIS Smooth Streaming will help change the way
publishers create and deliver Web experiences, and Microsoft is pleased
that Limelight Networks will help accelerate its adoption by making its
professional services experience available to the Microsoft ecosystem,"
said Eddie Amos, general manager of the Developer Division at Microsoft
Corp. "Silverlight continues to see rapid adoption around the globe, and
Microsoft is proud to continue its long-standing relationship with
Limelight to ensure support for Silverlight 3 on its global content
delivery service."

Microsoft Silverlight 3 and IIS Smooth Streaming offer key features that
will highlight support for higher quality video and audio, empower richer
experiences and help improve Rich Internet Application productivity. When
combined with the global presence and scale of Limelight Networks' content
delivery service, Silverlight 3 will help customers develop and deliver a
consistent, broadcast-quality online experience to Internet video
audiences around the world.

"Limelight Networks' global content delivery service has offered support
for Silverlight since its initial launch in 2007, and since that time,
customers have selected our Silverlight implementation to deliver some of
the largest events ever on the Internet. Today, entertainment and
enterprise customers continue to choose Silverlight to create
cost-effective, feature-rich Web experiences, and so we're pleased to
announce both service and consulting support for the next generation of
Microsoft Silverlight," said Peter Coppola, vice president, product
management, Limelight Networks, Inc.

The Limelight Networks Professional Services group (LimelightPS) offers
development, operational, and project management support to media,
entertainment, and enterprise customers. Using best practices learned
while delivering events such as the 2008 Summer Games, Limelight
consultants can assist with Silverlight implementations of any size.
Limelight's services include designing architecture for scale,
recommending best of breed differentiated user interfaces, suggesting
proven methods to minimize costs, and most importantly, ensure that
customers' Silverlight-based solutions are delivered flawlessly. For more
information about LimelightPS solutions, visit
http://www.limelightnetworks.com/limelightps.htm.

Through its content delivery service, Limelight Networks today provides
support for Microsoft Silverlight including advanced technologies such as
Smooth Streaming and Deep Zoom.

About Limelight Networks, Inc.

Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLNW) is trusted by the world's most
innovative enterprise, entertainment, technology, and software brands to
improve the performance and profitability of Web sites and end-user
experiences. Our scalable, on-demand managed infrastructure solutions
provide global reach and consistently high availability, by routing
traffic over a private fiber-optic backbone rather than through the
often-congested, unpredictable public Internet. For more information,
visit our Web site (http://www.limelightnetworks.com), read our blog
(http://blog.llnw.com), or follow @llnw on Twitter.

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Limelight Networks is a trademark of Limelight Networks, Inc. All product
or service names are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT:
Paul Alfieri
Limelight Networks, Inc.
+1-917-297-4241
Email Contact

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