Six Flags Selects Akamai EdgeSuite to Power Expanded Web Presence

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Akamai to optimize performance and minimize infrastructure requirements for enhanced, content-rich Six Flags site

Cambridge, MA - August 15, 2001 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of distributed application and content delivery services, today announced that Six Flags, Inc., the world's largest regional theme park company, has deployed the Akamai EdgeSuite^SM service to enable top performance and reliability of its Web operations on a global scale.

Six Flags is revamping its multimedia, content-rich Web site (www.sixflags.com) in conjunction with the company's 40th anniversary and subsequent online marketing campaigns. The site includes information about park promotions and attractions, and future enhancements will enable e-commerce and additional interactivity. The Akamai EdgeSuite service off-loads a significant portion of the site's rich content and distributes the load via Akamai's globally distributed network, providing greater performance for end users while simplifying the intricacies of Six Flags' Web infrastructure.

"The Six Flags brand has become synonymous with first-rate family entertainment over the past four decades, and it's essential that we extend this brand awareness through the powerful reach of the Internet," said Kim Kane, marketing administrator, Six Flags, Inc. "Working with Akamai, we'll be able to enrich our site without sacrificing its performance, providing a more compelling experience for site visitors worldwide."

"Akamai is committed to helping businesses take advantage of the Internet for cost-effective, integrated marketing campaigns that target a global audience," said Mike Campbell, vice president of sales, Akamai. "We're thrilled to work with Six Flags to assist its forward-looking Web efforts and demonstrate the advantages of whole site delivery via EdgeSuite."

The Akamai EdgeSuite service is an integrated set of functionalities designed to reduce Internet infrastructure costs and complexities by extending the performance, scalability, and reliability benefits of content delivery across an organization's entire Web site, including Web-based applications. Akamai's EdgeSuite service enables the generation and delivery of dynamic content by constructing Web pages from component pieces that can be targeted and delivered from locations optimized for each end user. Given today's challenged IT budgets, EdgeSuite allows businesses to outsource critical Web infrastructure to Akamai, realizing significant cost savings and measurably improving performance and reliability at the same time.

About Six Flags
Six Flags, Inc., is the world's largest regional theme park company. The company owns and operates 39 parks throughout North America, Latin America and Europe. Six Flags theme parks serve 40 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. The parks annually host more than 50 million guests worldwide. A publicly held corporation, Six Flags, Inc. maintains corporate offices in New York City and Oklahoma City. The company's stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol: PKS.

About Akamai
Akamai is the leading provider of distributed application and content delivery services. These services enable companies to reduce the complexity and cost of deploying and operating a uniform Web infrastructure while ensuring unmatched performance, reliability, scalability and manageability. Akamai's services give businesses a distinct competitive advantage and provide an unparalleled Internet experience for their customers. Akamai's intelligent edge platform for content, streaming media, and application delivery comprises more than 11,600 servers within over 820 networks in 62 countries. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai provides services to companies worldwide. For information on Delivering a Better Internet^SM, visit www.akamai.com.

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