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CNN.com Teams with Akamai to Deliver Record Traffic on Election Day
During the 24-hour period beginning at 4 p.m. EST on November 2nd, CNN.com delivered more than 670 million page views, resulting in a single-day record for CNN.com's coverage of a Presidential election.
Akamai's EdgeSuite® service and scalable platform helped CNN.com provide a fast and reliable user experience to more than 8.9 million visitors who accessed the news site during Tuesday, November 2, 2004 and Wednesday, November 3, 2004. CNN.com has been utilizing the Akamai EdgeSuite service to deliver content to their worldwide audience.
"CNN is recognized as a worldwide leader in news and information delivery," said Paul Sagan, president of Akamai. "Having worked closely with CNN.com on many major media events in the past, we're very excited to see that this election created record demand for up-to-the-minute online results."
"CNN.com is committed to ensuring a superior experience for our audience," said Monty Mullig, senior vice president of CNN Internet Technologies. "Akamai's EdgeSuite service for delivering Internet content complements our existing infrastructure. We have always recognized Akamai as a leader in content delivery, and their relationship with CNN.com helps us deliver the most reliable, high-performance online news service."
About Akamai
Akamai® is a global leader of distributed computing solutions and services, making the Internet predictable, scalable, and secure for conducting profitable e-business. The Akamai on-demand platform enables customers to easily extend their Web operations - with full control - anywhere, anytime, without the cost of building out infrastructure. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai serves hundreds of today's most successful enterprises and government agencies around the globe. Akamai is The Business Internet. For more information, visit www.akamai.com.
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Jeff Young Media Relations Akamai Technologies 617-444-3913 jyoung@akamai.com |
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Akamai's content delivery platform helps CNN.com deliver more than 670 million page views in 24-hour period beginning on November 2nd, Election Day
CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 10, 2004 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced that its services were used to help enable millions of users to stay informed throughout CNN's online coverage of Election Day 2004. CNN.com used Akamai's content delivery services to serve up-to-the-minute election coverage to a record-breaking audience.During the 24-hour period beginning at 4 p.m. EST on November 2nd, CNN.com delivered more than 670 million page views, resulting in a single-day record for CNN.com's coverage of a Presidential election.
Akamai's EdgeSuite® service and scalable platform helped CNN.com provide a fast and reliable user experience to more than 8.9 million visitors who accessed the news site during Tuesday, November 2, 2004 and Wednesday, November 3, 2004. CNN.com has been utilizing the Akamai EdgeSuite service to deliver content to their worldwide audience.
"CNN is recognized as a worldwide leader in news and information delivery," said Paul Sagan, president of Akamai. "Having worked closely with CNN.com on many major media events in the past, we're very excited to see that this election created record demand for up-to-the-minute online results."
"CNN.com is committed to ensuring a superior experience for our audience," said Monty Mullig, senior vice president of CNN Internet Technologies. "Akamai's EdgeSuite service for delivering Internet content complements our existing infrastructure. We have always recognized Akamai as a leader in content delivery, and their relationship with CNN.com helps us deliver the most reliable, high-performance online news service."
About Akamai
Akamai® is a global leader of distributed computing solutions and services, making the Internet predictable, scalable, and secure for conducting profitable e-business. The Akamai on-demand platform enables customers to easily extend their Web operations - with full control - anywhere, anytime, without the cost of building out infrastructure. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai serves hundreds of today's most successful enterprises and government agencies around the globe. Akamai is The Business Internet. For more information, visit www.akamai.com.
