Mr. Brichter got his start in the mobile industry while at Apple from 2006 to 2007 as part of a five-person group workingout early kinks in technology that made the iPhone's graphics hardware and software communicate.
But sources say Sun and the alliance, staffed by both Sun and Netscape employees, are in the process of workingout a licensing deal for the Netscape technology.
The director used his share of blue screens for his hit movie Titanic and he was working on the technology he used on Avatar before Sky Captain came out.
When asked about the potential for consolidation within the space, Wood noted that it is already happening as big content owners are avoiding the hassle of working with several platforms and settling with a handful, which is weeding out less competitive brands and technology.
Notwithstanding the fact that almost every technology company now claims to be sitting at that particular intersection, it certainly does seem to be workingout for Limelight.