Xerox Uses Akamai EdgeSuite Service for Internet Infrastructure Efficiency

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Akamai EdgeSuite^SM service to enable instant scalability and high performance for Xerox's Web presence

CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 5, 2001 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of distributed application and content delivery services, today announced that Xerox Corporation has chosen to implement the Akamai EdgeSuite^SM service to simplify its infrastructure requirements while increasing the performance, scalability, and reliability of its global Web operations.

A leader in the global document management market, Xerox offers an array of innovative document solutions, services and systems - including color and black-and-white printers, multifunction devices and digital copiers - designed for offices and production-printing environments. It also offers associated supplies, software and support. Xerox will benefit from the massive scalability and reach of Akamai's globally distributed network, while avoiding costly build-out of its own Web infrastructure to ensure top performance for online visitors from around the world.

"Xerox places the utmost level of importance on effectively reaching our customers, partners and other stakeholders via the Internet," said Fred Heller, vice president and general manager, xerox.com. "Working with Akamai enables us to scale www.xerox.com on demand to meet site visitors' needs with high availability and performance, regardless of unpredictable traffic levels."

"Xerox is a recognized business leader with worldwide customer demand for its broad range of products and services. We're excited to assist Xerox in its efforts to scale its Web operations and maintain top site performance for users through the implementation of the EdgeSuite service," said Michael Ruffolo, executive vice president, Akamai. "We look forward to working with Xerox to demonstrate the numerous advantages of site presentation delivery from the Internet's edge."

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 entire Web site, including dynamic content and applications.

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.

Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, general economic conditions, any material, unexpected increases in Akamai's use of funds, the dependence on Akamai's Internet content delivery service and technology products, lack of market acceptance of new services, including EdgeSuite, a failure by us to successfully enter into any license, technology development or other technology partnership agreement within the time periods expected by us or at all, a failure of Akamai's network infrastructure, and other factors that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.