Boston, MA 05\/14\/2014 (wallstreetpr) \u2013 For CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL)<\/b>, staying ahead of the market competition means thinking and acting fast to keep customers secure and happy. As such, the company just announced a new protection layer that comes as a big score to its customers under the threat of distributed denial of service or DDoS.<\/p>\n
The threats of DDoS have increased in recent times and CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) has seen an opportunity to attract more revenue even as to it enhances customer protection.<\/p>\n
In dealing with DDoS, the company has added a mitigation feature for its DDoS Mitigation Service. The feature allows companies to thwart the threats even before they become a problem. The service is designed to working well with third-party networks while delivering the highest DDoS mitigation support.<\/p>\n
According to CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), almost 50 percent of IT leaders in the enterprise space have experienced increase in DDoS attacks, therefore, necessitating the need for more effective appliance.<\/p>\n
Security solutions<\/b><\/p>\n
Enterprise security solution is a market that is anticipated to experience big growth and CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) can be seen seeking to capture opportunities in the growth by being in the forefront in bringing new security products to the market.<\/p>\n
The latest development comes at a time when the company recently announced tweaks to its product portfolio to support high-margin sales.<\/p>\n
The company\u2019s performance is also improving with the latest quarter showing significant growth especially in the hosting segment where revenue jumped 13 percent over a year earlier quarter.<\/p>\n
Earnings exceed expectations<\/b><\/p>\n
CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL)\u2019s 1Q earnings per share came in at 66 cents, beating Wall Street consensus of 61 cents. The company generated total revenue of $4.54 billion, ahead of $4.48 billion that analysts estimated. The company expects new product launches, expansion of market share and aggressive costs and expenses controls to support positive performance going forward.<\/p>\n
In the managed business service, the company can be seen expanding its market share with new products and competitive pricing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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