December 19, 2006 - Akamai Content Distribution Infrastructure Adopted in PLAYSTATION®Network
TOKYO, JAPAN - December 19, 2006 - Akamai Japan K.K., a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that Akamai’s services are adopted as the content delivery platform by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) in its PLAYSTATION®Network, an online service for PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3TM).
December 19, 2006 - Akamai Leveraged as Content Delivery Infrastructure for Nintendo Wii™
TOKYO, JAPAN - December 19, 2006 - Akamai Japan K.K., a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that Nintendo is leveraging Akamai’s services as the content distribution infrastructure for its Wii, launched on December 2, 2006(http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/index.html).
December 19, 2006 - Jetstar flies online with Akamai
SYDNEY - December 19, 2006 - The airline has worked with Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, to improve its website’s ability to cater to local languages and deliver a better service for its customers in all its new markets.
December 13, 2006 - Akamai Completes Acquisition of Nine Systems
CAMBRIDGE, MA - December 13, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced it has completed its acquisition of Nine Systems Corporation, a privately held company based in San Diego, California. Akamai announced a definitive agreement on November 20, 2006 to acquire Nine Systems in a merger transaction.
December 11, 2006 - New Akamai Index Measures Real-Time Global Consumption of Online Music
CAMBRIDGE, MA - December 11, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today released the Akamai Net Usage Index for Digital Music (www.akamai.com/netusageindex).
November 27, 2006 - "Cyber Monday" Retail Traffic Surpasses Last Year's Peak, and Continues to Climb
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 27, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today released data from its Akamai Net Usage Index for Retail chronicling real-time traffic to online shopping sites. Measuring the impact of “Cyber Monday,” Akamai’s unique index tracks visitors per minute to an aggregated group of more than 270 global e-commerce sites. The index tracks and benchmarks global Web usage patterns of visitors to more than 40 digital music websites, including music download sites, music destination sites, and live radio broadcast services, such as XM Satellite Radio, Clear Channel, Premiere Radio, MTV, Rediff.com and Napster, among others.
November 20, 2006 - Akamai to Acquire Nine Systems
CAMBRIDGE, MA and SAN DIEGO, CA - November 20, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) and Nine Systems Corp., Inc. announced today that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement for Akamai to acquire Nine Systems in a merger transaction. The closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of Nine Systems' stockholders, is expected by year-end. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Akamai earnings on a normalized, diluted per share basis* in 2007.
November 13, 2006 - Akamai to Participate in ThinkEquity Partners Media Convergence Summit
CAMBRIDGE, MA — November 13, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that it will participate in the ThinkEquity Partners Media Convergence Summit. Chief Technology Officer Mike Afergan will offer a luncheon keynote presentation and will participate in a panel discussion about media delivery platforms.
November 7, 2006 - Akamai to Participate in Goldman Sachs Software & IT Services Retreat
CAMBRIDGE, MA — November 7, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that it will participate in the Goldman Sachs Software & IT Services Retreat. Chief Financial Officer J.D. Sherman will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Wednesday, November 8th in New York, New York.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — November 6, 2006 — Four seconds is the maximum length of time an average online shopper will wait for a Web page to load before potentially abandoning a retail site. This is one of several key findings revealed in a report made available today by Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), commissioned through JupiterResearch, that examines consumer reaction to a poor online shopping experience.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — November 1, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced along with Onstream Media Corp. (NASDAQ: ONSM) a leading online service provider of live and on-demand, digital media communications and applications, and Multicast Media Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of Internet broadcast products and services, a series of agreements to provide integrated solutions for emerging businesses looking for comprehensive streaming media services.
STREAMING MEDIA WEST, SAN JOSE, CA — November 1, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that Delivery Agent, Inc., the leader in shopping enabled programming for television shows, motion pictures, sports, music videos and user generated content, will leverage Akamai to deliver its e-commerce enabled video. Delivery Agent and Akamai bring together online video distribution and contextual commerce, enabling the industry to develop a new revenue source from existing video assets.
October 31, 2006 - Akamai to Participate in Oppenheimer Digital Media Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - October 31, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that it will participate in the Oppenheimer Digital Media: 2010 Conference. Chief Financial Officer J.D. Sherman and Vice President of Marketing Brad Rinklin will participate in the event.
October 26, 2006 - Akamai Reports Third Quarter 2006 Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - October 26, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. Revenue for third quarter 2006 was $111.5 million, an 11 percent increase over second quarter 2006 revenue of $100.6 million, and a 47 percent increase over third quarter 2005 revenue of $75.7 million.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 18, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced the election to its Board of Directors of Geoffrey A. Moore, the well-known business strategy consultant, best-selling author, and a Managing Director at TCG Advisors.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 03, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), he leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's third quarter 2006 financial results."
September 28, 2006 - Akamai's Services Adopted by Leaders in Asia Pacific
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 28, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced momentum within the Asia Pacific commercial airline sector for its services.
September 27, 2006 - Akamai and Kiptronic Join Forces to Monetize the Podcasting Market
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 27, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that Kiptronic, a leading ad marketplace for the podcasting industry, will leverage the Akamai global EdgePlatform to accelerate its customers' distribution of audio and video podcasts over the Internet.
September 06, 2006 - Akamai to Host Financial Analyst Summit
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 6, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that it will host a financial analyst summit at its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Wednesday, September 13, 2006.
DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD CONFERENCE, SAN JOSE, CA - August 15, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that Instant Media (I'M), a privately-held technology company pioneering Internet TV, has chosen the Akamai Media Delivery solution to optimize distribution of high-definition (HD) quality video over the Internet.
August 8, 2006 - Akamai to Participate in Canaccord Adams Summer Seminar
CAMBRIDGE, MA — August 8, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that it will participate in the 2006 Canaccord Adams Summer Seminar. Chief Financial Officer J.D. Sherman will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Thursday, August 10th in Boston, Massachusetts.
August 3, 2006 - Akamai to Participate in Eighth Annual Pacific Crest Technology Forum
CAMBRIDGE, MA — August 3, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that it will participate in the Eighth Annual Pacific Crest Technology Forum. Chief Financial Officer J.D. Sherman will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Monday, August 7, in Vail, Colorado.
August 1, 2006 - Neurotic Media Teams with Akamai for Ground-Breaking New Media Marketplace
CAMBRIDGE, MA — August 1, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that Neurotic Media, a leading business-to-business ASP offering private-labeled music download stores and services to content owners, entertainment companies, consumer brands and retailers, has standardized on Akamai's Media Delivery solution to deploy its business-to-business digital media distribution platform.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — August 1, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced its technology is a critical element of the TicketsNow website re-launch. TicketsNow, (www.TicketsNow.com), the world's leading online marketplace for premium event tickets, chose Akamai as the underlying content distribution platform for an enhanced version of its website. TicketsNow quickly integrated Akamai's services as a critical component of the re-launch, which takes purchasing tickets to a new level with rich dynamic functionality and content, including increased personalization and customizable offerings.
July 26, 2006 - Akamai Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - July 26, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006. Revenue for second quarter 2006 was $100.6 million, an 11 percent increase over first quarter 2006 revenue of $90.8 million, and a 56 percent increase over second quarter 2005 revenue of $64.6 million.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — June 27, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that many of its customers, including National Public Radio, Premiere Radio, and France Televisions Interactive are executing on innovative portable digital media strategies with the Akamai Media Delivery solution.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — June 23, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's second quarter 2006 financial results.
CAMBRIDGE, MA, and RALEIGH, NC — June 22, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, and Peopleclick Inc., the leading Total Workforce Acquisition provider for global organizations, today announced that Akamai's Web Application Accelerator Solution is providing faster application performance and improved availability to Peopleclick's clients.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — June 14, 2006 —Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today its position as a strong leader in rich media content delivery as evaluated by Forrester Research. Akamai was among six companies that Forrester invited to participate in its June 9th Forrester WaveTM analysis entitled Rich Media Content Delivery, Q2 2006, by Brian Haven. Akamai leads in Forrester's services evaluation, and is the only reviewed company listed as a leader.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — June 12, 2006 —Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced the availability of its suite of Dynamic Site Solutions, specifically designed for accelerating business-to-consumer (B2C) Web sites that are integrating rich, collaborative Web 2.0-generated content and applications into their online architecture. Web 2.0 technologies include the use of dynamic software applications like AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and Macromedia® Flash®, as well as Web Services.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 23, 2006 - The Akamai Foundation today announced a commitment to fund significant programs of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), including a national college scholarship program for high school students.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — May 16, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced it placed number one on The Boston Globe's annual Globe 100 list, ranking the best-performing, Massachusetts-based publicly traded corporations by how well they increased sales, profits, and returns for shareholders during 2005.
April 26, 2006 - Akamai Reports First Quarter 2006 Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — April 26, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. Revenue for first quarter 2006 was $90.8 million, a 10 percent increase over fourth quarter 2005 revenue of $82.7 million, and a 51 percent increase over first quarter 2005 revenue of $60.1 million.
April 12, 2006 - Akamai to Join NASDAQ-100 Index
CAMBRIDGE, MA — April 12, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced the Company will be added to the NASDAQ-100 Index® effective prior to the market open on April 20, 2006. Akamai's common shares will also be included in the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking StockSM (NASDAQ: QQQQ).
CAMBRIDGE, MA — April 11, 2006 —Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that Friendster, a leading online community site with more than 27.5 million users, has seen significant business gains as a result of implementing Akamai's global content delivery and high-availability managed storage services. Improved site performance, specifically faster page download times, translated into immediate business value for Friendster, measured by increased site usage and revenue.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — April 5, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today key leadership appointments to its public sector organization based in Reston, Virginia. Spurred by continued growth in its federal, state, and local government agency customer base, Akamai also announced today that it has more than doubled the size of its public sector operations center, moving to a new location in Reston. The Company's new public sector offices will feature a state-of-the-art Network Operations Command Center (NOCC) to monitor Internet traffic patterns, congestion points, and potential malicious activity in support of its government customers.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 3, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's first quarter 2006 financial results.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — March 29, 2006 —Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that InspireWorks, a software and technology company that provides digital multimedia applications, has selected Akamai's Web Application Accelerator solutions to enhance the speed, security and scalability of its online education portal. Using the InspireWorks portal, educators, students, parents and administrators can intelligently create, control, view, and share information, such as lesson plans, diagnostic assessments and targeted tutorials, and track individual student academic goals in real time — driving efficiency into online learning.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — March 20, 2006 —Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that its delivery platform served record demand last week for simultaneous video streaming, total content delivered, and simultaneous Internet requests. Spurred by overwhelming interest in online coverage of the NCAA Division I college basketball tournament last Thursday and Friday, the Akamai EdgePlatformTM demonstrated unprecedented service levels and capabilities.
March 16, 2006 - J.D. Sherman Assumes CFO Role at Akamai
CAMBRIDGE, MA - March 16, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that J.D. Sherman, 40, has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer of Akamai as part of a planned succession.
March 10, 2006 - Akamai to Participate in Deutsche Bank Technology Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - March 10, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that it will participate in the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference. Executive Chairman George Conrades and CFO-Elect J.D. Sherman will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Monday, March 13th in Miami, Florida.
March 8, 2006 - The British Council Turns to Akamai for World-Class Corporate Web Presence
LONDON, UK - March 8, 2006 — Akamai Technologies Limited, a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, is delivering web optimisation services to the British Council, accelerating response times on its site by up to 800 percent and increasing site capacity to accommodate a greater number of visitors, as well as surges in traffic. Predictable online performance has resulted in improved visitor satisfaction and capacity on demand is addressing previous provisioning issues.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - March 1, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced that its global streaming network was utilized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for the delivery of live and archived footage of the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy. Leading EBU broadcasters have leveraged Akamai to stream video content of the Games on their respective Web sites to audiences within the EBU's Eurovision area. Akamai was chosen because its solution allowed the EBU to ensure the geographic control on its new media rights acquired from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and also because of its ability to scale to meet high Web traffic demands.
February 28, 2006 - Akamai CEO and CFO-Elect to Present at Jefferies Wireless Broadband Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 28, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. President and CEO Paul Sagan and CFO-elect J.D. Sherman will present an update on Akamai's service offerings at the Jefferies Second Annual Wireless Broadband Conference. The conference is scheduled to take place in New York, New York on Wednesday, March 1, 2006.
February 10, 2006 - Akamai to Participate in America's Growth Capital
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 10, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) will participate in the America's Growth Capital Second Annual Security and Data Center Conference. Jay Parikh, the company's senior director of Edge Server Platform Engineering, will participate in a panel discussion on Software/Security as a Service on Monday, February 13th in San Jose, California.
February 8, 2006 - Akamai Reports Fourth Quarter 2005 and Full-Year 2005 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - February 8, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2005. Revenue for the fourth quarter 2005 was $82.7 million, a 9 percent increase over the previous quarter's revenue of $75.7 million, and a 44 percent increase over fourth quarter 2004 revenue of $57.6 million. Total revenue for 2005 was $283.1 million, a 35 percent increase over 2004 revenue of $210.0 million.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — February 1, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today released the Akamai Net Usage Index for Advertising (www.akamai.com/netusageindex). Akamai is delivering content and optimizing the corresponding online marketing campaigns for more than half of this year's nationally televised advertisers during pro football's most popular event on February 5, 2006. The index will provide a unique view into the aggregate Web usage patterns before, during and after the game for Akamai's customers that are integrating their broadcast advertising campaigns with an online component.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 23, 2006 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that MRO Software Inc., the leading provider of asset and service management solutions, is leveraging the Akamai Web Application Accelerator solution for its global online commerce application. Since the recent implementation, MRO Software has seen a significant improvement in worldwide application performance, delivering improved quality of service to global end users.
January 10, 2006 - Entire VongoSM Movie Library Available for Digital Download by Akamai
CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 10, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that Starz Entertainment Group (SEG) is relying on the Akamai Media Delivery service as the underlying video delivery platform for their innovative movie download subscription service, Vongo, unveiled last week . Making broadband entertainment content accessible from a series of devices — both connected and portable — is a critical component of the evolution taking place in the media and entertainment space. The Akamai Media Delivery solution is at the core of this evolution with its proven ability to quickly and reliably scale to support consumer demand for popular broadband digital media services like Vongo.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 10, 2006 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, announced today that Astral Media, one of Canada's largest media companies, has chosen Akamai Media Delivery to enable the recent launch of its radiolibre.ca online music service. radiolibre.ca, a new personalized service of musical discovery on the Internet in both French and English, is supported by Akamai's secure media delivery and download service, giving subscribers a high quality, extremely reliable streaming service at all times.
LONDON, UK - January 9, 2006 - According to research carried-out in the UK for Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, 63% of UK retailers see revenue growth as a primary driver for online development. Despite this figure, 72% of the retail companies surveyed haven't brought offline and online channels together for effective online commerce. For many retailers, one of the major issues they face is aligning their existing IT infrastructure with the needs of e-commerce.
