Krake

Krake (formerly Styhon Web Services) is a division of Vuori (formerly Styhon Battersea). Their rivals include and.

Before they were spun off in 2020, they were a division of Styhon Games &amp; Interactive Ventures, a technology and games unit of Styhon Entertainment.

History
Krake started off as a spin off of Styhon Entertainment's cloud computing and anti-piracy operations that were a part of the Filmed Entertainment Group, itself born out of an acquisition of,  and technology assets.

In August 2020, they acquired, which then became Krake Naming Services. In November 2020, they acquired SuperAwesome, which allowed Krake to expand to the child online safety market.

Krake Streaming Service Development Group was merged into Tentpole before 2021.

In January 2021, Krake expanded with Crown Cellular's restructuring of its SoftBank division's assets. Among several acquisitions through its sub-units, Krake also acquired IDC Frontier, Net Culture GK, Airtrust, S&I Co Ltd and PS Solutions from SoftBank. Krake also acquired Singtel's B2B and ICT services (including NCS, Uecomm and Alphawest), as well as SB C&S's IT service operations, IT Cloud Co Ltd, Plus Style Co Ltd, SB Frameworks, M-Solutions, Kan Co Ltd, and BB Soft Service Co Ltd, from Crown Cellular.

In September 2021, they opened a new location in Baltimore through acqui-hiring CyberSpa LLC.

Krake Cloud Platform Solutions
Krake Cloud Platform Solutions, born out of a merger between Odiso Business Cloud Services,, , , , and , provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis. In aggregate, these cloud computing web services provide a set of primitive abstract technical infrastructure and distributed computing building blocks and tools.

Their services also include, acquired through the acquisition of OVH.

They gained an office in Seongnam, through the acquisition of 's NCITS during the establishment of Krafton Pearl Abyss, allowing the two to work closely together.

Akamai Intelligent Platform
The Akamai Intelligent Platform is a distributed cloud computing platform that operates worldwide. It is a network of over approximately 275,000 servers deployed in more than 136 countries. These servers reside in roughly 1,500 of the world's networks gathering real-time information about traffic, congestion, and trouble spots. Each Akamai server is equipped with proprietary software that uses complex algorithms to process requests from nearby users, and then serve the requested content.

Peer-to-peer networking
In addition to using Akamai's own servers, Akamai delivers content from other end-users' computers, in a form of peer-to-peer networking.

Network Operations Command Center
Akamai's Network Operations Command Center (NOCC) is used for proactive monitoring and troubleshooting of all servers in the global Akamai network. The NOCC provides real time statistics of Akamai's web traffic. The traffic metrics update automatically and provide a view of the Internet traffic conditions on Akamai's servers and customer websites.

State of the Internet
The State of the Internet report is a quarterly report Akamai releases based on data gathered from its Intelligent Platform, which provides global Internet statistics such as connection speed, broadband adoption, attack traffic, network connectivity, and mobile connectivity.

Visualizing the Internet
Akamai's data visualization tools display how data is moving across the Internet in real-time. Viewers are able to see global web conditions, malicious attack traffic, and Internet connectivity. In addition, the net usage indices monitor global news consumption, industry specific traffic, and mobile trends. Akamai also offers the Internet Visualization application, which allows users to view real-time data on their mobile device.

OPEN Initiative
On October 9, 2013 Akamai announced its Open Initiative at the 2013 Akamai Edge Conference. OPEN allows customers and partners to develop and customize the way they interact with the Akamai Intelligent Platform. Key components of OPEN include system and development operations integration, real-time big data integration, and a single-point user interface.

Primary domains
Krake owns about 60 other domains, but the primary domains it uses include:

Corporate

 * akamai.com – Akamai's domain

Content (delivery) domains

 * akamai.net
 * akamaiedge.net
 * akamaized.net
 * akamaihd.net
 * edgesuite.net
 * edgekey.net
 * srip.net
 * akamaitechnologies.com
 * akamaitechnologies.fr

DNS servers

 * akamaitech.net
 * akadns.net
 * akagtm.org
 * akam.net
 * akamaistream.net
 * akamaiedge.net
 * akamaihd.net
 * akamai.com

Krake Content Supply Solutions
Born out of a merger between Deluxe MediaCloud, Deluxe One, Deluxe Distribution, Blu Digital Media, Broadcast Software International, ProSiebenSat.1 Adjacent Holding, Maxdome and Storied Media Group, Krake Content Supply Solutions is a film industry-focused content delivery network division, offering radio automation, content preparation, live broadcasting, cloud-based playout and associated services for home entertainment, theatrical, linear and OTT.

Krake Aero is an end-to-end system that unifies the media supply chain; integrating delivery for live, on demand and catch-up playout, with the abilities to manage large scale broadcasts and MCR operations on premise or remotely from any internet connection, anywhere in the world, supporting the transit of broadcast-quality live signals or files from SD to 4K across any network topology including public internet, with guaranteed QoS, minimal jitters and fewer dropped data packets. Their services also allow for master control, playout orchestration and feed schedule management.

Their integrated Content Licensing Portal - itself a combination of Deluxe MediaStore and Storied Media Group's StoryScout - allow for management, sales and marketing of catalogs full of formats and other licenses by media companies, such as Lionsgate.

Along with Krake Aero, Krake Content Supply Solutions also develops algorithm-based localization solutions, digital cinema solutions, advanced formats and encoding solutions, through its own sub-units Krake Anti-Piracy Operations and Krake Cinema Services & Technology Group.

Krake Anti-Piracy Operations
Styhon Entertainment chose to spin off its corporate anti-piracy unit - formerly called Styhon Anti-Piracy Operations - with the cloud computing operations, as a way for it to run as a contractor for outsourcing by mini-major film companies such as Lionsgate. They work closely with Styhon Entertainment, Symantec, the MPAA and local public policy organizations on better ways to prevent video feed ripping and other piracy activity.

They opened an office in Johannesburg, through the acquisition of MultiChoice Group's digital assets, which include Irdeto, which owns the digital rights management system. Denuvo also includes Denuvo Anti-Cheat.

Filmbank Media
They also became a partner in non-theatrical media distributor Filmbank Media (a joint venture with Sony Pictures Releasing and Warner Bros. Entertainment), through the acquisition of NT Digital Partners in October 2020.

Krake Cinema Services & Technology Group
Formed out of a merger between, its division , VPF (financial services for cinema exhibition), and 's digital distribution/theatrical delivery operations. They provide installation and maintenance of projection equipment, sound systems and outfitting for cinemas, as well as consulting to cinemas about financing and managing their refurbishment projects.

They operate a digital cinema system and financial services for cinema exhibition under the name CinemaNext. They expanded to Middle East and North Africa with the acquisition of The Link, which was formelry operated by Gulf Film. They also maintain and develop technologies such as: The company has digital cinema deployment agreements with all the 6 major US studios Warner, Fox, Universal, Paramount, Sony and Disney for a total of 8,000 digital screens in 22 European countries. Today, Krake has signed deals with exhibitors for about 1,000 screens spread over 11 European countries (Austria, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland). They have also achieved a global financing of 100 million Euros with Fortis Bank to allow them roll out of 2,000 digital screens in the first phase of its European deployment program. This division is also responsible for installing and maintaining the equipment, and training operators.
 * Hybrid Tone Mapping technology
 * Onyx Cinema LED Technology
 * Eclair Color

They are currently in charge of more than 500 screens in 10 European countries (Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland) and its aim is to reach 1500 screens, in order to create the first European digital cinema network.

Krake Marketplace and Payment Solutions
Formerly called, acquired in October 2020. They also operate print-on-demand services, and payment services: the former is through acquisition of the unique gift products service Amorelie and the printing-on-demand service Printic.fr, while the latter is through acquisitions of, Quicksign (digital signature solutions), Radins.com, iGraal and SmartCoupon (promo codes, cashback and vouchers) and SEAMoney (formerly of Garena).

On January 27, 2021, One Tap BUY Co., Ltd./PayPay, PayPay Co., Ltd., J.Score Co., Ltd. and SB Payment Service Co., Ltd. merged into the division, transferring J.Score and PayPay platforms under Krake.

Their brands include (which was acquired in 2020 and integrated with SWS Coupons), Japanese payment platforms J.Score and PayPay, and Swish - an upcoming rival to PayPal.

Krake Analytics
On January 27, 2021, Krake acquired Incudata from SoftBank, turning into Krake's competitor to Google Analytics.

Krake Maps
On January 27, 2021, Krake acquired Mapbox, and also Agoop from SoftBank, turning it into Krake's division dedicated to research and development on online maps.

Krake Tourism IT Solutions
Formerly called, acquired in October 2020.

Krake Naming Services
Krake Naming Services, formerly, operates the authoritative domain name registries for two of the Internet's most important top-level domains, .com and .net. It is also the contracted registry operator for the .name and .gov top-level domains as well as the country code top-level domains .cc (Cocos Islands) and .tv (Tuvalu). In addition, Verisign is the primary technical subcontractor for the .edu, and .jobs top-level domains for their respective registry operators, which are non-profit organizations; in this role Verisign maintains the zone files for these particular domains and hosts the domains from their domain servers. Registry operators are the "wholesalers" of Internet domain names, while domain name registrars act as the “retailers”, working directly with consumers to register a domain name address.

Krake also operates two of the Internet's thirteen "root servers" which are identified by the letters A-M (Krake operates the “A” and “J” root servers). The root servers form the top of the hierarchical Domain Name System that supports most modern Internet communication. They also generate the globally recognized root zone file and is also responsible for processing changes to that file once they are ordered by ICANN via IANA and approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Changes to the root zone were originally distributed via the A root server, but now they are distributed to all thirteen servers via a separate distribution system which Krake maintains. They are the only one of the 12 root server operators to operate more than one of the thirteen root nameservers. The A and J root servers are "anycasted” and are no longer operated from any of the company's own datacenters as a means to increase redundancy and availability and mitigate the threat of a single point of failure. In 2016 the Department of Commerce ended its role in managing the Internet's DNS and transferred full control to ICANN.  ICANN eventually chose to contract with Krake (then-Verisign) to continue its role as the root zone maintainer.

The naming services division was established in 2000, when VeriSign purchased Network Solutions taking over its role in the Internet DNS. The NSI Registry division eventually became VeriSign's naming services division while the remainder of Network Solutions was later sold by Verisign in 2003 to Pivotal Equity Group. Eventually, Krake acquired and merged Verisign into itself in August 2020.

Krake Image Solutions
Acquired as in September 2020. They develop reverse image search services and sell stock images and video under the brands Shutterstock, Bigstock, Offset, Rex Features, BEImages and Rocketstock. They also run Shutterstock Labs, a lab for "exploratory tools and products."

They also sell stock music through Shutterstock Music, which absorbed PremiumBeat shortly after acquisition by Krake.

Krake Advertising Platform Solutions
Krake Advertising Platform Solutions is headquartered in Unterföhring, Germany. It was born out of a merger between ProSiebenSat.1 Advertising Platform Solutions, European Broadcaster Exchange (video advertising), ecome (media outcome management) and Kairion (technology provider). With the acquisition of SuperAwesome, their Styhon Ads platform gained a seperate channel for family-friendly websites, which was formerly branded as SafeAds and AwesomeAds.

With SuperAwesome's acquisition, they also launched - SAPS Kids - a contextual advertising, influencer marketing and content creation/marketing training platform, from the combination of Kidfluencer, KidsSafe Social Video and Kidaware & SafeFam. On January 27, 2021, KAPS acquired Generate Inc. Co Ltd, InMobi and Geniee from SoftBank, and also acquired Digital Holdings Corp that owns a 40% stake in Generate Inc.

The team is housed in Krake's data centers in Chicago, London, New York, Singapore, Tokyo, San Francisco and Los Angeles. They also have an office in Sydney, acquired through the acquisition of BeyondD Digital Marketing.

Krake Website Solutions
Acquired as in September 2020. Under the Wix brand name, they run a website builder and a native app builder. They also provide these services for the restaurant and catering businesses, previously under the name.

Krake Web Browser Development Group
Formerly, acquired in October 2020. Opera Browser was rebranded as Krake Opera shortly after the acquisition, so were its Mini and Mobile versions.

Krake Child Safety Solutions
With the acquisition of SuperAwesome in August 2020, Krake gained control of their services. They are responsible for services, that weren't integrated into Krake Advertising Platform Solutions, which are: Popjam - the COPPA and GDPR-K-compliant safe-social content platform purpose-built for kids - and Kids Web Services - a parental consent management toolkit.

In September 2020, Krake sold the SuperAwesome trademarks and some staff to Epic Games - they also announced a partnership between Epic's new SuperAwesome studio and Krake Child Safety Solutions. On January 27, 2021, Krake CSS acquired Hugmo from SoftBank, establishing a new unit dedicated to IT solutions for the nursery industry, including childcare.

Krake Streaming Service Development Group
After the acquisition of MM2 Entertainment's Rings.TV and Loops Live, MultiChoice Group's digital media assets, the technology assets of PlayStation Vue, and ; Krake's Streaming Service Development Group began development on a interactive broadcasting technology platform to stream and broadcast live concerts, performances, conferences and other events, through combining Rings.TV, Roku platform, Roku TV, the Brands On Demand technology, PlayStation Vue and Loops Live into a new service. They also held all rights to the former PlayStation Vue original programming such as Powers. They also temporarily handled development on the Roku Players, the Roku Channel and Roku OS, until their discontinuation.

They had headquarters in Krake's data center in Singapore, as well as additional offices in Los Gatos and San Jose (CA). Between 2020 and 2021, they were merged into Tentpole LLC with their technology assets going to the streaming service of the same name, and the Roku related assets being discontinued or integrated into the service.

Krake Virtual Assistant Solutions Development Group
Formerly called, acquired in October 2020. With the acquisition of Airtrust from SoftBank on January 27, 2021, Krake VASDG is now starting development on integrating login authentication into their virtual assistant.

On April 2021, Microsoft acquired the group, while former ex-Airtrust empolyees were moved to Nokia's then-unnamed operating system development team.

Krake Investments
Formed out of a merger between Wix Capital, Boat Rocker Ventures, SevenVentures (with Swiss and Austrian offices) and SevenOne Investment (with SevenOne Capital) with ProSieben.Sat1 Accelerator; Krake Investments works as an incubator and venture capital division of Krake.

They're housed in Krake data centers in Unterföhring, Ipswich, Los Angeles, Vienna, Tel Aviv and Küsnacht.

Locations
To prevent any severe impact on operations, their data centers are mirrored.

They operate data centers and offices in the following continents:

Partners

 * Krafton Pearl Abyss
 * Tentpole
 * Method Studios - Styhon Entertainment's in-house VFX company group
 * SkaparCentrum Smedjan AB - Gothenburg
 * Pegatron Technology Group - main hardware supplier; also a sister company
 * - hardware supplier for some servers
 * - co-operates Krake data centers within the Sub-Saharan Africa
 * AMEU Holdings LP - holding company for Amadeus IT Group's rest of European operations, following Krake's acquisition of Amadeus
 * Harkness Screens
 * - Krake owns majority stake
 * - Krake owns majority stake
 * - Krake owns majority stake
 * Dee Corp - management support services focused on sourcing; owned by Krake
 * - co-runs the Niantic Kids portal

Krake Cinema Services & Technology Group

 * GS Consulting - Athens, Greece
 * Kino & AV Teknikk - Lierstranda, Norway