Aspera
Aspera is a data transfer and streaming technology company that provides services for high-speed transfer of large amounts of data. Aspera is part of IBM's Cloud Computing business unit . The Fast and Secure Protocol (FASP) was developed by Aspera. The technology is used for the global availability of large streaming services such as Netflix or Apple iTunes .
history
Aspera was founded in 2004 by Michelle Munson and Serban Simu with the launch of their high-speed protocol, FASP. IBM acquired Aspera in January 2014. Aspera won an Engineering Emmy Award in 2013 and a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award in 2014