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CAMBRIDGE, MA - December 27, 2002- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a provider of products and services that enable the world's leading enterprises and government agencies to extend and control their e-business infrastructure, announced today that the company has moved its quarterly conference call for investors a day earlier to Tuesday, January 28, 2003. The call will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET, and will include the company's fourth quarter 2002 and year-end financial results.
CAMBRIDGE, MA and SAN JOSE, CA - December 10, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a provider of products and services that enable the world's leading enterprises and government agencies to extend and control their e-business infrastructure, and NetIQ Corporation (Nasdaq: NTIQ), a leading provider of Systems Management, Security Management and Web Analytics solutions, today announced an expanded partnership designed to meet the growing demand for comprehensive, Web analytics software and services.
December 3, 2002 - Nissan North America Standardizes Web Properties on Akamai Edgesuite
CAMBRIDGE, MA - December 3, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a provider of products and services that enable the world's leading enterprises and government agencies to extend and control their e-business infrastructure, today announced that Nissan North America, Inc. will implement the Akamai EdgeSuiteSM service across a number of its consumer-focused Web properties to ensure consistent, reliable whole site delivery on a global scale, while preserving the integrity of its world-class online brand.
November 14, 2002 - Akamai Appoints Robert Cobuzzi As CFO
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 14, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a provider of products and services that enable the world's leading enterprises and government agencies to extend and control their e-business infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) Cobuzzi as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cobuzzi is an experienced public company CFO with a broad background in finance, accounting, and operations from several companies in the industrial, telecommunications, and manufacturing sectors. Mr. Cobuzzi's appointment to CFO is effective November 18.
October 28, 2002 - Akamai Promotes William Weihl To Chief Technology Officer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - October 28, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a provider of products and services that enable the world's leading enterprises and government agencies to extend and control their e-business infrastructure, today announced it has promoted William (Bill) E. Weihl to the role of Chief Technology Officer.
October 25, 2002 - Boston MATCH Public Charter High School Announces Major Donations
Boston, Massachusetts -- October 25, 2002 -- The Media and Technology Charter High (MATCH) School, a 3rd-year small public charter high school that prepares urban Boston students to excel in college and beyond, announced that it has received more than $300,000 in funding major donations Friday to help fund its math, science and student support programs.
October 16, 2002 - Akamai Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - October 16, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of products and services that enable enterprises and government agencies to extend and control their e-business infrastructure, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. Revenue for the third quarter 2002 was $35.4 million.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 16, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions, delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, today announced that the company has extended its service agreement with Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO). Yahoo! will continue to utilize a broad range of Akamai's global e-business infrastructure services to improve the consumer experience for Yahoo!'s audience of 238 million global users.
October 9, 2002 - Akamai Announces Expanded Relationship with America Online
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 9, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions, delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company. AOL will use the Akamai EdgeSuiteSM service to enhance the performance and reliability of its content.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 3, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions, delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, October 16th at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's third quarter 2002 financial results.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 26, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions, delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, announced today that its chairman and chief executive officer, George Conrades, was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Committee (NIAC). The NIAC provides the President advice on the security of information systems for critical infrastructure that supports a variety of sectors of the economy, including banking and finance, transportation, energy, manufacturing, and emergency government services.
September 10, 2002 - Akamai Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - September 10, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a shareholder rights plan designed to ensure that all Akamai shareholders receive fair and equal treatment in the event of an unsolicited takeover proposal. The plan is intended to safeguard against abusive takeover tactics that limit the ability of all shareholders to realize the long-term value of their investment in Akamai. Akamai's shareholder rights plan is similar to plans adopted by many other publicly-traded companies, and was not adopted in response to any current effort to acquire control of the company.
September 4, 2002 - Akamai Announces Participation in Windows Media 9 Series Beta Launch
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 4, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions, delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, today announced it has been selected by Microsoft to help support the Windows Media 9 Series Showcase website as part of the Windows Media 9 Series Beta Launch, Microsoft's next-generation digital media platform. To demonstrate its value to Windows Media users, Akamai will showcase the capabilities of its streaming technology in Microsoft's Partner Pavilion during the Windows Media 9 Series beta launch event this week in Hollywood, California.
August 30, 2002 - NASDAQ Approves Akamai's Transfer of Stock Listing to the NASDAQ Small Cap Market
CAMBRIDGE, MA - August 30, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions, delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, today announced that its request to transfer from The Nasdaq National Market to The Nasdaq SmallCap Market has been approved, effective at the opening of business on Tuesday, September 3, 2002. Akamai's common stock will continue trading under its current symbol: AKAM.
August 22, 2002 - Court Awards Akamai Broad Permanent Injunction Against Cable & Wireless
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - August 22, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced that the Federal District Court in Boston has enjoined Cable & Wireless Internet Services, Inc. from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing into the United States, the patented inventions of Claims 1, 3, 5, and 9 of U.S. Patent No. 6,108,703, and from active inducement of infringement of these claims. The Court's Order requires Cable & Wireless to shut down Digital Island's Footprint 2.0 service as configured and described at trial. That service was recently rebranded under the Exodus name.
August 21, 2002 - Akamai Powers Global Web Delivery Infrastructure for Visteon
Cambridge, MA - August 21, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions, delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, announced that Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) has implemented the Akamai EdgeSuite service to increase the reach and reliability of content distribution to its global customer base. The Akamai EdgeSuite service continues to attract leaders within the automotive sector who require a secure and distributed Web infrastructure that scales to support end-user demand resulting from both business-to-business and business-to-consumer models.
August 20, 2002 - U.S. House Financial Services Committee Selects Akamai for Delivery of Hearings
Cambridge, MA - August 20, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, today announced that the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services has deployed Akamai's streaming media services. Akamai's live streaming services are being utilized by the Committee to broadcast prominent hearings specific to the financial services industry from its website http://financialservices.house.gov.
August 19, 2002 - WebFN Relies on Akamai Streaming Services as Viewership Reaches New Highs
Chicago, IL and Cambridge, MA - August 19, 2002 - WebFN, a 24/7 global financial news and information network, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) today announced an over 100 percent increase in viewership to the WebFN financial news network that is powered by Akamai's market-leading streaming services.
Cambridge, MA - August 13, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, today announced that Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world leader in Internet security technology, has extended its agreement with Akamai for use of the Akamai EdgeSuiteSM service. As a result, Symantec will continue to rely upon EdgeSuite and Akamai's massively distributed global platform to distribute its best-of-breed security solutions with dramatically increased download success rates and efficiency to enterprise clients worldwide.
July 29, 2002 - Akamai awarded U.S. General Services Administration Schedule Contract
Cambridge, MA - July 29, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, today announced it has been awarded a five-year schedule contract (#GS-35F-0626M) by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). As a result, Akamai's services are now included among the range of professional information technology offerings provided by GSA to federal agencies for strengthened information assurance of e-government programs.
July 17, 2002 - Akamai Reports Second Quarter 2002 Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - July 17, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of edge computing solutions delivering secure content and distributed applications across the Internet, intranets, and extranets, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. Revenue for the second quarter 2002 was $36.3 million.
July 16, 2002 - Akamai not Affected by Latest Cable & Wireless Patent Suit
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - July 16, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today confirmed that the company is the target of a new patent infringement suit filed by Cable & Wireless, PLC in federal court in Boston, but Akamai maintains the matter is irrelevant to the company's operations.
CAMBRIDGE, MA, July 15, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) today announced the adoption of its global platform and content distribution services in support of Apple's hugely popular QuickTime Movie Trailers site that lets Internet users view the most popular Hollywood trailers. Akamai's suite of services currently provide the worldwide infrastructure to support content delivery and software downloads for Apple.com, as well as serving as the backbone for Apple's QuickTime Streaming Operations.
Cambridge, MA - July 9, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced that Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), one of the world's premiere technical universities, has chosen to deploy the Akamai EdgeSuite service to ensure the reliability, performance, and global scale of its renowned distance learning initiative, the Virtual University. The agreement marks the first EdgeSuite customer to result from Akamai's new relationship with TechniData, a Web optimization and content delivery company and Mexican-based reseller of Akamai's services.
July 1, 2002 - Akamai Wins Permanent Injunction Against Digital Island
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - July 1, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced that the Federal District Court in Boston has granted Akamai's motion for entry of a permanent injunction against Digital Island, now a part of Exodus, a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless, plc, with respect to Digital Island's Footprint content delivery service.
Cambridge, MA, June 26, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) yesterday filed an application in California Superior Court to immediately enjoin Speedera Networks, Inc. from further access to, and use of, Akamai trade secrets that a high-level Speedera officer has allegedly stolen from a protected database maintained by Keynote Systems, Inc., a third party provider of website testing services.
June 18, 2002 - Akamai to Hold Investor Conference Call Wednesday, July 17th, 2002 at 4:30 PM ET
CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 18, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, July 17th, 2002 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's second quarter 2002 financial results.
June 18, 2002 - Akamai Selects New Corporate Headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts
CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 18, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) today announced the company's corporate headquarters will remain in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Akamai has signed a seven-year sub lease for approximately 90,000 square feet at Eight Cambridge Center. Akamai's entire Cambridge-based staff and the company's Network Operations Command Center (NOCC) and Executive Briefing Center will relocate to the first and top four floors of the building this fall. The new headquarters location is just two blocks from the company's current headquarters at 500 Technology Square in the Kendall Square area.
June 17, 2002 - Akamai Chief Security Architect to Speak at E-Gov 2002
Cambridge, MA - June 17, 2002 - Andy Ellis, chief security architect of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, will deliver a presentation entitled "Divided We Stand: A Supportable Infrastructure for E-Government" at next week's e-Gov 2002 Conference in Washington D.C.
June 11, 2002 - French Enterprises and Government Agencies Rapidly Adopt Akamai EdgeSuite
Cambridge, MA - June 11, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced robust customer demand for its EdgeSuiteSM service within France. In recent quarters, Akamai has signed leading French businesses in key industries including media, government, retail, and portal services for the deployment of EdgeSuite to enable more efficient and cost-effective operation of e-business and to address complex Web infrastructure requirements.
June 3, 2002 - MTV Networks Deploys Akamai EdgeSuite Across Top Web Properties
Cambridge, MA - June 3, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced that MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA and VIA.B), has implemented the Akamai EdgeSuiteSM service across several of its most highly trafficked Web properties to facilitate online initiatives with maximum reach, reliability, and availability. Popular sites including mtv.com, nick.com, and sonicnet.com will benefit from EdgeSuite's built-in support for Edge Side Includes (ESI), a proposed industry standard, to assemble and deliver highly dynamic Web pages with minimized infrastructure strain and reduced costs.
May 28, 2002 - Court Delivers Interim Ruling in Patent Dispute Between Akamai and Digital Island
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 28, 2002 - Judge Rya Zobel of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts has issued a ruling in the legal dispute involving a content delivery patent asserted by Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) against Digital Island, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cable & Wireless plc. In December 2001, an eight-person jury found that Digital Island infringed seven asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,108,703 issued in the name of Akamai's founders, Tom Leighton and the late Danny Lewin. That same jury also rejected Digital Island's contention that all the claims asserted by Akamai were invalid.
May 20, 2002 - Akamai President Paul Sagan to Speak at E-Security and Homeland Defense Conference
Cambridge, MA - May 20, 2002 - Paul Sagan, president of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, will be part of a panel of IT leaders addressing "Critical Infrastructure Assurance - Opportunities and Obstacles" at this week's e-Security and Homeland Defense Conference, co-hosted by Prudential Securities Inc. and The Information Technology Association of America.
May 8, 2002 - Akamai and IBM Unveil Edge Computing Solution
Cambridge, MA and Somers, NY - May 8, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) and IBM today unveiled EdgeSuiteSM for Java based on IBM WebSphere - an edge computing service currently in development to help enterprises maximize business efficiencies and scale by enabling Web applications to execute at the edge of the Internet via Akamai's global network. The companies have formed a program for early adopters of the new offering, including Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. The service is slated for availability in the fourth quarter of 2002.
May 7, 2002 - Akamai Elects Frederic V. Salerno to its Board of Directors
Cambridge, MA - May 7, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced the election of Frederic V. Salerno, former Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Communications, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Salerno has an extensive background in the telecommunications industry, and currently serves as Vice Chairman of Verizon.
May 2, 2002 - French Ministry of Interior Turns to Akamai EdgeSuite for Continuity of Web Operations
Cambridge, MA - May 2, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced that the French Ministry of Interior has deployed the Akamai EdgeSuiteSM service to power the delivery of its new Web portal, www.interieur.gouv.fr, which launched on April 20th.
May 2, 2002 - Independent Digital Manages Peaks and Reduces Costs with Akamai EdgeSuite
London, UK - 2nd May, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced that Independent Digital, the online subsidiary of Independent News and Media Plc., has implemented EdgeSuite to manage visitor peaks and improve performance of its portfolio of consumer websites.
May 1, 2002 - Toyota Motor Sales Deploys Akamai EdgeSuite
Cambridge, MA - May 1, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced that Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A., Inc. implemented Akamai's EdgeSuite for Site Delivery solution on its customer-facing Web properties, Toyota.com and Lexus.com, to cost-effectively scale its Web operations and maintain top site performance for customers.
April 30, 2002 - GTECH Relies on Akamai for IP Intelligence
Cambridge, MA - April 30, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced that GTECH, a leading global information technology company, has chosen the Akamai EdgeScapeSM service to assist GTECH's efforts in complying with geography-oriented Internet access regulations. Using EdgeScape, GTECH will add geo-location functionality to its Internet-based solution for a European customer, whose transaction-intensive, consumer focused site requires the seamless detection of end user location to restrict or grant user access accordingly.
April 18, 2002 - Akamai Reports First Quarter 2002 Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - April 18, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. Revenue for the first quarter 2002 was $37.9 million.
April 11, 2002 - Akamai EdgeSuite Selected by Japan's Largest Daily Newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun
CAMBRIDGE, MA and TOKYO, JAPAN - April 11, 2002 - Akamai Technologies Japan K.K. today announced that The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest daily newspaper with a total daily circulation exceeding 10 million, will deploy the Akamai EdgeSuiteSM service to ensure the reliability and availability of its Web site in the face of planned or unforeseen events.
NEW ORLEANS - April 10, 2002 - Today at Microsoft Tech•Ed 2002, Microsoft Corp. and Akamai Technologies Inc., a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, announced an alliance to develop EdgeSuiteSM for Microsoft® .NET. EdgeSuite for Microsoft .NET is a service designed to offer Akamai customers high-performance delivery of XML Web services and Web applications built on the Microsoft .NET Platform from the edge of Akamai's network. The service, which will also be available to all .NET developers, will integrate the Akamai EdgeSuite services with Microsoft .NET technologies including Microsoft Windows® .NET Server and Microsoft .NET developer tools such as Visual Studio® .NET and ASP.NET.
Cambridge, MA - April 9, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced rising customer demand for its digitized download solution. A robust outsourced infrastructure solution, Akamai's digitized download offering manages the complex process of delivering digital assets to end users in a highly reliable and consistent fashion from the Internet's edge while simplifying IT infrastructure requirements for e-business operations.
April 3, 2002 - Akamai to Hold Investor Conference Call Thursday, April 18th at 4:30 PM ET
CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 3, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, will hold a conference call for investors on Thursday, April 18th at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's first quarter 2002 financial results.
March 26, 2002 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation Deploys Akamai EdgeSuite
Cambridge, MA - March 26, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced that The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has implemented EdgeSuite to improve overall site performance while ensuring effective delivery of content on www.fbi.gov. The FBI procured the EdgeSuite services through a federal contract held by one of Akamai's premiere solution provider partners.
March 25, 2002 - Akamai and IBM Power Global E-Business Infrastructure for Cognos
Cambridge, MA and Markham, ON, CANADA - March 25, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, and IBM Canada Ltd. today announced that Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSE: CSN), the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions, implemented a joint Akamai-IBM infrastructure solution to increase the reach and reliability of software download distribution to its global customer base. Combining Akamai EdgeSuiteSM for Digitized Downloads with IBM's proven e-business hosting services, Cognos will deliver downloads of Cognos Series 7 and other Cognos software to its customers worldwide.
March 21, 2002 - Akamai to Re-Locate Corporate Headquarters
CAMBRIDGE, MA - March 21, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) today announced an agreement to terminate its lease for office space at Technology Square in Cambridge, Mass. Akamai decided to re-locate its corporate headquarters to take advantage of today's attractive market for commercial real estate, and worked closely with MIT, the landlord for Technology Square, to facilitate the termination. Akamai's corporate headquarters building is currently located at 500 Technology Square.
Cambridge, MA - March 20, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced Saatchi & Saatchi has implemented Akamai EdgeSuiteSM to facilitate global communications and collaboration among its staff, partners, and customers from more than 138 offices, enabling increased security, reliability, and performance in the delivery of business-critical content.
March 5, 2002 - Akamai Provides Streaming Media Infrastructure for WebFN.com 2.0
Cambridge, MA and Chicago, IL - March 5, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, and WebFN (www.webfn.com), the Internet's leading 24/7 streaming financial news and information network, today announced that Akamai is providing WebFN with streaming media services and historical usage reporting tools for the network's re-launch of WebFN.com.
March 4, 2002 - Akamai and Gómez Align to Enhance Web Performance Measurement
Cambridge, MA and Waltham, MA - March 4, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, and Gómez, Inc., the Internet Quality Measurement firm, today announced a strategic relationship through which e-businesses can benefit from performance measurement solutions that provide real-time insight into end user geo-location and network characterization data.
Boston, MA and Cambridge, MA - February 27, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, and Public Interactive, Inc., public broadcasting's leading application service and syndicated content provider, today announced joint customer adoption as well as an expansion to their agreement which will enhance service benefits to Public Interactive's growing network of public radio and public television stations. In less than a year, the two companies have achieved significant acceptance of their joint streaming offering by the public broadcasting community, yielding more than 50 customers in that sector.
February 26, 2002 - Akamai Meets Rising Market Demand for Outsourced Web Analytics
Cambridge, MA - February 26, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced the rapid market response to its SiteWiseSM service for comprehensive, outsourced Web analytics, with more than 50 customers, including multiple Fortune 500 companies, acquired since the service's launch in May 2001. The SiteWise service combines the expertise of WebTrends Web analytics by NetIQ WebTrends Live, the real-time hosted Web analytics solution by NetIQ, with Akamai's outsourced approach to managing Web infrastructure, creating a unique and cost-efficient solution for evaluating and shaping a company's e-business initiatives.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 4, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, announced that the World Economic Forum has turned to the Akamai EdgeSuite service to support its Web operations, including whole-site delivery of www.weforum.org, for the Forum's annual meeting continuing through today in New York.
January 30, 2002 - Ministry of Sound radio becomes world leader with Akamai
London, UK - 30 January 2002 - Ministry of Sound has been confirmed as the world's biggest dance music Internet radio station after being ranked 8th in Arbitron's Top Ten Webcast Ratings. The accolade follows Ministry of Sound's adoption of Akamai's streaming media service. The global, high-quality delivery of the site's dance music programming has helped create a 62 per cent increase in traffic.
January 23, 2002 - Akamai Reports Fourth Quarter 2001 and Full-Year 2001 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - January 23, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2001. Revenue for the fourth quarter 2001 was $37.1 million. Total revenue for 2001 was $163.2 million, representing an 82% increase over revenue of $89.8 million for 2000.
CAMBRIDGE, MA and TOKYO, JAPAN - January 23, 2002 - Akamai Technologies Japan K.K. today announced that, as of January 2002, All Nippon Airways Corporation, Ltd., one of Japan's premier airlines, has become the first airline in Japan to officially deploy the Akamai EdgeSuiteSM service to support its website (www.ana.co.jp).
Cambridge, MA - January 22, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have implemented EdgeSuite to reduce IT complexity, expand its Internet infrastructure capacity and global reach, and improve overall site performance while ensuring effective delivery of all types of content on www.cdc.gov.
January 17, 2002 - Akamai Joins Forces with Earthlink to Provide Top Web Performance
Cambridge, MA - January 17, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced the deployment of Akamai's edge delivery servers within leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) EarthLink's (Nasdaq: ELNK) network, providing EarthLink's approximately 4.8 million subscribers with improved quality and reliability of all forms of Internet content served on the Akamai Platform. The agreement follows an extensive trial period through which Akamai's servers proved to measurably increase performance for users of the EarthLink network.
January 16, 2002 - Digex Offers Akamai EdgeSuite Content And Application Delivery Solution
LAUREL, Md., January 16, 2002 - Digex, Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIGX), the leading managed hosting provider for business on the Internet, today announced that Digex has expanded its high performance and availability offerings by adding Akamai's (Nasdaq: AKAM) flagship EdgeSuiteSM solution, an integrated suite of services that provide for the seamless distribution of dynamic content and applications on a global scale, to its solutions portfolio.
January 10, 2002 - Apple and Akamai Deliver Record Business Streaming Event
CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 10, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced that the Webcast of the Macworld San Francisco keynote delivered by Steve Jobs on Monday set new Internet records for a single, live corporate streaming event. More than 11 Terabytes of content were served during the two-hour Webcast, which attracted more than 160,000 unique web visitors. During the peak of the Webcast, more than 16.5 Gigabits per second of video were streamed at broadband rates to more than 81,000 simultaneous viewers.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 4, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. President Paul Sagan and Chief Financial Officer Timothy Weller will discuss enterprise demand for Akamai's services on Monday, January 7th at the Salomon Smith Barney Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference, and Tuesday, January 8th at the Morgan Stanley Internet, Software, and Networking Conference. The conferences are being held in Scottsdale, Arizona. Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM) is a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software.
