Forrester's Group Director of Research Joins Akamai Technologies
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--April 20, 1999--Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced today it has named David Goodtree to the position of Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Goodtree will be responsible for all aspects of Akamai's marketing efforts, including the commercial launch of the company's first service offering, FreeFlowSM. He will oversee all marketing functions ranging from product development and market research, to branding and corporate identity, to advertising and public relations.
Prior to joining Akamai, Mr. Goodtree served as Group Director at Forrester Research where he analyzed the impact of the Internet and deregulation on the telecom industry. He provided strategic counsel regarding the deployment of technology to many Forrester clients including American Standard, AT&T, BellSouth, Cisco, FedEx, Lucent, NTT, Qwest, Sprint, U S West, and UUNET.
"David Goodtree brings a new level of Internet industry acumen to our company," said George Conrades, Akamai's CEO and Chairman. "His stellar work at both Forrester Research and MCI are highly relevant to Akamai Technologies and our efforts to understand and serve the needs of major Internet content providers and eCommerce companies."
While at Forrester, where he served in various executive positions since 1994, Mr. Goodtree examined how public IP services and new laws will reshape the structure and services of carriers, ISPs and other service providers. He authored numerous reports such as; "Sizing Internet Services," "Coping With Global Telecom," "Local Competition Unfolds," "Web Hosting For Hire," and "Unlocking AT&T's Potential."
Often sought for insight by leading business publications, David has been quoted in numerous periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The Economist.
Before joining Forrester, Mr. Goodtree held the position of Senior Manager at MCI Communications where he marketed a multi-billion dollar product line to business customers and prospects. In addition to having managed product development for MCI's virtual network services and for the firm's global partnership with British Telecom, Mr. Goodtree rolled-out MCI's pioneering portfolio of local access services. Mr. Goodtree is a graduate of Brandeis University.
"The success of any Web-intensive business is deeply dependent upon Internet performance," explains Mr. Goodtree. "Akamai delivers a key service for major content owners and eCommerce companies - ensuring that their online visitors have a speedy, satisfying customer experience. I'm thrilled at the opportunity to help Akamai bring its technology breakthrough to market, ending the World Wide Wait."
Over the last several months, Akamai has recruited a top-notch team of experienced Internet business professionals to join its founding group of world-class scientists. In addition to Mr. Goodtree, recent executive appointments include: George Conrades, former CEO of BBN as Akamai CEO and Chairman; Paul Sagan, former President of Time Inc. New Media, as Akamai Chief Operating Officer; Earl Galleher, former President of Digex's Web Site Management Division, as Akamai Vice President of Sales and Distribution; and Warren Recicar, former GTE Internetworking Vice President of Customer Services Delivery, as Akamai Vice President of Operations.
Founded earlier this year by a leading group of MIT scientists and Internet business professionals, Akamai offers an Internet content distribution service. Based upon its global fault-tolerant network, the company's FreeFlowSM service speeds up the delivery of rich Web pages and enables businesses with large Web audiences to serve them reliably and with high-performance from servers located close to end users. Akamai is currently implementing FreeFlow with some of the largest sites on the Internet, including five of the world's most-visited web sites. The company's initial launch began in January with a deployment of hundreds of proprietary content distribution servers.
About Akamai
Akamai Technologies is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has offices in San Mateo and Cupertino, California, and Europe. Akamai is the leader in distributed content, streaming media, and applications delivery, serving over 225 of the Web's most popular properties including over 100 leading e-commerce companies. Akamai has deployed the broadest global network for content, streaming media, and applications delivery with more than 2000 servers in over 40 countries directly connected to more than 100 different telecommunications networks. Akamai (pronounced AH kuh my) is Hawaiian for intelligent, clever and cool.
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David Goodtree Named VP of Marketing at Rapidly Expanding Internet Firm
Akamai Continues Deployment Of World's Largest Fault-Tolerant Network for Distributing Web Content.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--April 20, 1999--Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced today it has named David Goodtree to the position of Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Goodtree will be responsible for all aspects of Akamai's marketing efforts, including the commercial launch of the company's first service offering, FreeFlowSM. He will oversee all marketing functions ranging from product development and market research, to branding and corporate identity, to advertising and public relations.
Prior to joining Akamai, Mr. Goodtree served as Group Director at Forrester Research where he analyzed the impact of the Internet and deregulation on the telecom industry. He provided strategic counsel regarding the deployment of technology to many Forrester clients including American Standard, AT&T, BellSouth, Cisco, FedEx, Lucent, NTT, Qwest, Sprint, U S West, and UUNET.
"David Goodtree brings a new level of Internet industry acumen to our company," said George Conrades, Akamai's CEO and Chairman. "His stellar work at both Forrester Research and MCI are highly relevant to Akamai Technologies and our efforts to understand and serve the needs of major Internet content providers and eCommerce companies."
While at Forrester, where he served in various executive positions since 1994, Mr. Goodtree examined how public IP services and new laws will reshape the structure and services of carriers, ISPs and other service providers. He authored numerous reports such as; "Sizing Internet Services," "Coping With Global Telecom," "Local Competition Unfolds," "Web Hosting For Hire," and "Unlocking AT&T's Potential."
Often sought for insight by leading business publications, David has been quoted in numerous periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The Economist.
Before joining Forrester, Mr. Goodtree held the position of Senior Manager at MCI Communications where he marketed a multi-billion dollar product line to business customers and prospects. In addition to having managed product development for MCI's virtual network services and for the firm's global partnership with British Telecom, Mr. Goodtree rolled-out MCI's pioneering portfolio of local access services. Mr. Goodtree is a graduate of Brandeis University.
"The success of any Web-intensive business is deeply dependent upon Internet performance," explains Mr. Goodtree. "Akamai delivers a key service for major content owners and eCommerce companies - ensuring that their online visitors have a speedy, satisfying customer experience. I'm thrilled at the opportunity to help Akamai bring its technology breakthrough to market, ending the World Wide Wait."
Over the last several months, Akamai has recruited a top-notch team of experienced Internet business professionals to join its founding group of world-class scientists. In addition to Mr. Goodtree, recent executive appointments include: George Conrades, former CEO of BBN as Akamai CEO and Chairman; Paul Sagan, former President of Time Inc. New Media, as Akamai Chief Operating Officer; Earl Galleher, former President of Digex's Web Site Management Division, as Akamai Vice President of Sales and Distribution; and Warren Recicar, former GTE Internetworking Vice President of Customer Services Delivery, as Akamai Vice President of Operations.
Founded earlier this year by a leading group of MIT scientists and Internet business professionals, Akamai offers an Internet content distribution service. Based upon its global fault-tolerant network, the company's FreeFlowSM service speeds up the delivery of rich Web pages and enables businesses with large Web audiences to serve them reliably and with high-performance from servers located close to end users. Akamai is currently implementing FreeFlow with some of the largest sites on the Internet, including five of the world's most-visited web sites. The company's initial launch began in January with a deployment of hundreds of proprietary content distribution servers.
About Akamai
Akamai Technologies is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has offices in San Mateo and Cupertino, California, and Europe. Akamai is the leader in distributed content, streaming media, and applications delivery, serving over 225 of the Web's most popular properties including over 100 leading e-commerce companies. Akamai has deployed the broadest global network for content, streaming media, and applications delivery with more than 2000 servers in over 40 countries directly connected to more than 100 different telecommunications networks. Akamai (pronounced AH kuh my) is Hawaiian for intelligent, clever and cool.
