Akamai Accelerates Gorilla Nation’s Global Publishing Sites
CAMBRIDGE, MA – December 22, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc., today announced that Gorilla Nation Media, a diversified online media company, is leveraging Akamai’s solutions to deliver and accelerate more than 55 global sites. Exclusively representing hundreds of leading websites in various vertical markets, Gorilla Nation Media develops leading consumer destination sites that enable advertisers to reach targeted audience segments and demographics. All of the Gorilla Nation destinations are rich, dynamic sites with ever-changing content - including videos, images, contests, and discussion boards - and require a globally-distributed platform to deliver rich, dynamically-generated content.
Akamai Powers Dynamic Automotive Web Site Vehix.com
CAMBRIDGE, MA AND SALT LAKE CITY, UT – December 10, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. and Vehix, a multi-platform digital automotive network, today announced that Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator service is accelerating its automotive web site. More than 2 million unique visitors each month visit www.vehix.com. Vehix is also using Akamai’s Media Delivery solution to deliver rich, online video content, such as video buying guides on Vehix’s Video Center. Powered by Akamai, Vehix delivers informative, easy-to-use, and interactive online video buying guides, allowing consumers to conduct automotive research that makes their car-buying experience easier and more enjoyable.
Akamai to Stream 2008 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony
CAMBRIDGE, MA – December 9, 2008 - EyeWonder, Inc., a leading innovator in interactive digital advertising technologies and services, and Akamai Technologies, Inc., announced today that Nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Foundation, the organization who arranges the world famous Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies, is using Akamai's Media Delivery solution to stream this year's ceremony live online on December 10, 2008. This year, Nobelprize.org experienced a four-fold increase in video traffic when the Nobel Prize Laureates were announced. Having used its own infrastructure to stream the event in the past, Nobelprize.org realized they needed to leverage Akamai's global platform for events moving forward in order to provide a high-quality, scalable experience for all interested parties around the globe.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 24, 2008 - EyeWonder, Inc., a leading innovator in interactive digital advertising technologies and services, and Akamai Technologies, Inc., announced today that they delivered the first in-stream advertisements via Microsoft Silverlight for New York Magazine's "Where's Rogan?" interactive campaign. The "Where's Rogan?" series aired in eight weekly segments on New York Magazine's Website at www.nymag.com/rogan/ and is a tongue-in-cheek expose of eco-conscious fashion designer Rogan Gregory, who goes missing during New York's Fashion Week.
Akamai to Take Cost Cutting Measures to Support Continued Investment in Key Areas
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 19, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced today that it will take a restructuring action in the fourth quarter to reduce certain operating costs. The Company expects to use the ongoing savings generated by this action and its continuing cash from operations to support investments in key growth opportunities for content delivery, application acceleration, and its advertising industry solutions, as well as for further international expansion.
Akamai Releases Third Quarterly "State of the Internet" Report
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 19, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced the release of the third edition of its quarterly "State of the Internet" report available for download at www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet. Leveraging published reports and information available on its network, Akamai's quarterly report provides insight into key Internet statistics such as origin of attack traffic, network outages and broadband connectivity levels across the globe. As the Company's third published edition, the report also now provides a quarter-over-quarter view into trends.
PARIS - November 18, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Ankama, the developer of the massive multiplayer online role-playing game DOFUS, has chosen Akamai's Electronic Software Delivery and Dynamic Site Accelerator solutions to handle the surge of gamers flocking to its online games and websites, and to address the traffic spikes following the release of updates on the DOFUS website.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 11, 2008 - Akamai Technologies has further extended the time-to-value benefit of its Web Application Accelerator(SM) managed service with the general availability of Configuration Manager(SM), a new tool used to simplify the configuration of application-specific optimizations. Configuration Manager provides access to all the rich, flexible application delivery options for the Akamai Web Application Accelerator service through an easy to use interface enabling users to quickly configure and add new Web-enabled applications to be delivered using the Akamai Platform.
Akamai to Host Investor Summit
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 07, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will host an Investor Summit at The Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 20, 2008.
Akamai Completes Acquisition of acerno
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 03, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced it has completed its acquisition of acerno, a privately held company based in New York, NY. Akamai announced a definitive agreement on October 21, 2008 to acquire acerno in a merger transaction.
New Akamai Service Enables Online Publishers to Better Monetize Their Advertising Inventory
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 03, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today unveiled its Insight for Publishers service (www.akamai.com/insight), a real-time solution that helps online publishers develop new ad strategies in order to better monetize their advertising inventory. Insight for Publishers is available immediately for all U.S.-based Akamai customers.
Akamai Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 30, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenue for the third quarter 2008 was $197.3 million, a 22 percent increase over third quarter 2007 revenue of $161.2 million, and a two percent increase over second quarter 2008 revenue of $194.0 million.
Microsoft and Akamai Innovate on Consumer Video Experiences Using Silverlight
REDMOND, Wash., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - October 28, 2008 - Microsoft Corp., the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions, and Akamai Technologies, today announced plans to enable high-definition (HD) quality experiences on PCs. Akamai will release a beta version of a new service, powered by Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Silverlight, to deliver rich Internet applications via the world's largest HTTP edge network. Microsoft is introducing new Web server technology, called Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7.0) Smooth Streaming, that gives consumers instant start-up times and no buffering by adapting the quality of the video stream in real time based upon changing connectivity speed. This enables companies to boost brand awareness and advertising revenues by extending average viewing times. They can also benefit from unprecedented network scalability using distributed HTTP-based Web servers.
Akamai Introduces Advertising Decision Solutions; Announces Agreement to Acquire acerno
CAMBRIDGE, MA and NEW YORK, NY - October 21, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement for Akamai to acquire acerno in a merger transaction. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of acerno's stockholders, is anticipated to close later this quarter. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on Akamai's normalized earnings* in 2008. The acquisition of acerno, a unique online co-operative of shopping and purchase data for enabling more relevant online advertising, is expected to greatly enhance Akamai's Advertising Decision Solutions, a new product line also being announced today.
C. Kim Goodwin Rejoins Akamai Board of Directors
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 21, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that C. Kim Goodwin will rejoin the Company's Board of Directors, having previously served as a Director from February 2004 to November 2006. With over twenty years of experience in investment and financial services, Ms. Goodwin most recently served as Managing Director and Head of Equities, Globally for Credit Suisse's Asset Management Division. Based in Europe, Ms. Goodwin had been responsible for the management of all Credit Suisse equity products in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as all multi-country equity products.
Akamai Enables Travelguru to Further Optimize Site Performance
BANGALORE, INDIA - October 21, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that it is helping Travelguru to accelerate the site performance of its mission-critical travel web site. Since implementing Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator, Travelguru has experienced a significant improvement in site performance of over 200%, which has positively influenced its conversion rates and revenue. Travelguru, India's largest hotel network, offers users access to more than 4,000 hotels in India and more than 72,000 hotels worldwide. It is crucial for Travelguru to have an infrastructure that can scale to support the increasing user demand for a high performance search application engine and a fast, reliable e-commerce experience.
WAYN.COM Adopts Akamai to Improve Site Performance by up to 173% across the Globe
London, United Kingdom - October 15, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that WAYN.com has implemented Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator solution to accelerate the worldwide performance of its leading travel and lifestyle social network site. Since its implementation three months ago, WAYN.com has seen a significant increase and improvement in the speed and performance of its site in far-reaching geographies such as Malaysia (173%), Canada (36%) and USA West Coast (23%).
Paul Sagan of Akamai Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 13, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Akamai President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Sagan has been elected as a new member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 06, 2008 - Dr. Tom Leighton, co-founder and chief scientist for Akamai Technologies, will deliver the keynote presentation on the 'Future of the Internet' at next week's Automotive Internet Roundtable, hosted by J.D. Power and Associates. J.D. Power and Associates will be joined by leading retailers, OEMs, agencies and automotive Web sites at the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas, October 7-9, as industry experts and thought leaders discuss how you can leverage the Internet to market and sell more cars.
Akamai President and CEO Paul Sagan to Preside Over the Opening of the NASDAQ Stock Market
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 06, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Paul Sagan, president and chief executive officer, will open The NASDAQ Stock Market in New York tomorrow, Tuesday, October 7 at 9:30 a.m. (all times are Eastern time). The event will spotlight the 10th anniversary of Akamai's incorporation and nearly nine years of listing with NASDAQ. To learn more about the key milestones in the Company's growth and participation in events that have shaped the Internet, please visit http://www.akamai.com/10years.
Akamai to Hold Third Quarter Investor Conference Call on Thursday, October 30th at 4:30 PM ET
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 1, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's third quarter 2008 financial results, which will also be broadcast live via the Internet at www.akamai.com.
SEB Group Selects Akamai to Improve Performance of Its Online Presence in Asia
PARIS, September 24, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that France-based SEB, a global leader in manufacturing small household appliances, has selected the company to help accelerate the performance of its corporate website designed for Internet users in South Korea. Some of the well-known brands produced by SEB include: Krups, Rowenta, Tefal and Lagostina.
Akamai Accelerates Metacafe Site, Leading to Significant Impact on Page Views and Video Consumption
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 23, 2008 - Akamai Technologies is powering Metacafe®, the world's leading short-form video entertainment site. Late last year, Metacafe implemented a combination of Akamai's media delivery and rich media site acceleration solutions to optimize the delivery of rich, heavy web pages, videos and dynamic content, in turn creating a 30 percent improvement in video start time. This improvement has contributed to significant growth in both page views and video views on Metacafe, up 44 and 53 percent respectively between January and July 2008.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 17, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today growing demand for its Web Application Accelerator(SM) service from the enterprise and small-to-medium business segments. As the market for dynamic, on-demand applications experiences substantial year-over-year growth, SaaS providers including Autotask, Concur, LogicBay, PowerSteering, Responsys and Vocus, are reporting increased user satisfaction, and the ability to quickly extend market reach and launch new solutions, leveraging Akamai.
Akamai Enables Outspark to Deliver High Quality Free-To-Play Multiplayer Games Online Globally
AUSTIN GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE, AUSTIN, TX - 16 September, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today it is helping Outspark, a leading publisher of immersive online multiplayer games, to deliver high-quality, free-to-play multiplayer games globally leveraging Akamai''s Electronic Software Delivery solution. Outspark is an entertainment services company that publishes and operates engaging online multiplayer games. Featuring a portfolio of immersive free-to-play games and related content, the publisher is building an online destination where members come for the games and stay for the community. By leveraging Akamai's Electronic Software Delivery solution and Download Manager, Outspark is accelerating the speed of game downloads, installations and the account activation process. Akamai makes it possible for Outspark to provide gamers with a fast, reliable and engaging online experience.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - 15 September, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced announced Openvideoplayer.com, a community site and industry initiative intended to facilitate the development and sharing of open standards and best practices for video player applications that support a wide range of advertising technologies. Leading advertising technology companies, ad servers, video solution providers and platform companies have joined to provide industry best practices for online video player development. Inaugural partners include: 24/7 Real Media, Adobe Corporation, BlackArrow, Clickability, EyeWonder, KickApps, Microsoft Corporation, OpenX, Panache, ScanScout and smartclip.
Smartclip Standardizes on Akamai's Open Media Player for Largest German Ad Network
CAMBRIDGE, MA - 15 September, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced that smartclip AG, the largest video ad network in Germany, has standardized on Akamai/s Media Player Framework for its online advertising customers. With Akamai and smartclip, premium content owners and publishers can take advantage of turnkey solutions to deliver and monetize digital video content. The ability to offer these open standards to smartclip''s massive advertising network is expected to improved ad quality, increased publisher inventory and enhanced consumer experiences.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, IBC 2008 - 12 September, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that trend research conducted with attendees of this year's IBC2008 has revealed that 82% of European broadcast organisations have plans to offer High Definition (HD) video content to online audiences in the next 12 months. Akamai's survey - involving primarily European TV stations, TV networks and video and film production professionals in Europe - revealed that nearly 50% of those questioned believed that consumer demand for higher quality video, in addition to the ability to attract new audiences with differentiated video experiences, were the primary drivers for offering HD content online.
Akamai Releases Second Quarterly "State of the Internet" Report
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 09, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today the release of the second edition of its quarterly "State of the Internet" report available for download at www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet. Akamai's quarterly report provides insight into key Internet statistics such as origin of attack traffic, network outages and broadband connectivity levels across the globe.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 09, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that Info Edge (India) Limited has chosen Akamai's Web Application Accelerator(SM) service to optimize the search application of it's flagship brand and India's No. 1 job site: Naukri.com.
Akamai Technologies to Keynote Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 05, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will deliver the keynote presentation at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco, California. President and CEO, Paul Sagan, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Wednesday, September 10th at 7:00 a.m. PT.
Akamai Expands Presence in Korea with New Seoul Office to Support Globalization of Korean Businesses
SEOUL, KOREA - September 03, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced the opening of the Seoul, Korea office of its subsidiary, Akamai Technologies YH, to offer in-country support to Korean companies and brands leveraging the Internet. Having worked with Korean companies for the past four years via a reseller partnership with Samsung Networks, Akamai will now have a direct presence in Korea to continue to help its customers expand globally and enhance their online business models.
Akamai to Participate in Citi Investment Research Global Technology Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - August 29, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will participate in the Citi Investment Research 15th Annual Global Technology Conference in New York, New York. Chief Financial Officer, J.D. Sherman, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings.
Akamai to Participate in Pacific Crest 10th Anniversary Technology Leadership Forum
CAMBRIDGE, MA - August 01, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will participate in the Pacific Crest 10th Anniversary Technology Leadership Forum. President and CEO, Paul Sagan, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Tuesday, August 5th at 2:30 p.m. MT.
Akamai Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, MA - July 30, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenue for the second quarter 2008 was $194.0 million, a 27 percent increase over second quarter 2007 revenue of $152.7 million, and a four percent increase over first quarter 2008 revenue of $187.0 million.
Akamai to Convene Internet Business Revolutionaries at First Annual Customer Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - July 16, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, announced today the agenda and participating speakers for its first-ever Customer Conference taking place August 18-20, 2008 at The Boston Renaissance Waterfront Hotel, 606 Congress Street, Boston. The event will feature both industry tracks and hands-on technical tracks; keynotes from Akamai President & CEO Paul Sagan, and Akamai Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Tom Leighton; pre-conference technical workshop sessions; a technology fair and partner pavilion; a live, on-site Network Operations Command Center; and an evening, luxury cruise around Boston.
Akamai to Hold Second Quarter Investor Conference Call On Wednesday, July 30th at 4:30 PM ET
CAMBRIDGE, MA - July 1, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's second quarter 2008 financial results, which will also be broadcast live via the Internet at www.akamai.com. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference by calling 1-888-286-8010 (or 1-617-801-6888 for international calls) and using passcode No. 93394260. The archived webcast of this event may be accessed through the Akamai Website.
ARMONK, NY and CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 30, 2008 - Kuma Games the world's leading publisher and developer of free, episodic games, has extended its relationship with IBM and its business partner, Akamai, to support its global business growth. Through this partnership, Kuma Games will dramatically accelerate the speed of game downloads, and support its rapidly growing audience with improved delivery of its 3D episodic games. Powered by the combination of IBM's superior hardware and Akamai's Electronic Software Delivery solution and globally-distributed platform, the collaboration will also facilitate Kuma Games to expand into new global markets with its television-like free game model.
Akamai Makes Single Instance Web-Based SAP Applications Perform For Users Worldwide
CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 17, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced the results of a NetForecast study outlining Internet-specific impediments to Web-based SAP application performance and how Akamai's Web Application Accelerator(SM) service can improve the productivity of Internet-connected SAP users around the world. In the report, NetForecast President Peter Sevcik and Associate Rebecca Wetzel address how poor Internet performance threatens SAP user productivity and how Akamai's globally-distributed computing platform and technology solutions overcome the Internet latency and availability problems associated with the delivery of dynamic SAP applications.
Akamai Powers Ecast Network To Deliver The Highest Quality Out-Of-Home Entertainment Experience
CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 17, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced that it is enabling Ecast to effortlessly distribute premium content via its network of broadband touchscreens in more than 10,000 bars and nightclubs across the country. Akamai is helping to speed delivery of Ecast's vast catalog of digital music and rich media advertising. An important benefit of the Akamai platform is the ability to push rich media content reliably across varying peak usage times. Ecast's need to service different audiences -- including consumers, advertisers, jukebox operators as well as its own network operations staff, each with different needs and usage patterns -- has made it an imperative to utilize Akamai's services.
The Fastest Retail Web Sites in the U.S. Use Akamai For Acceleration
INTERNET RETAILER CONFERENCE, CHICAGO, IL - June 11, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that the top and fastest retail web sites in the Gomez ExperienceFirst Benchmark for Retail Product Order are leveraging Akamai acceleration services. These retail web sites are using Akamai for accelerating their site performance and page response times, providing their customers a superior, engaging online shopping experience. The Gomez ExperienceFirst Benchmark for Retail Product Order measures the speed and availability of a typical product search and order transaction across the nation's largest online retail firms. According to Gomez's data for May 2008, the industry's fastest was Newegg.com, followed by other retailers such as Circuit City, Victoria's Secret, Best Buy, LL Bean and Overstock.com.
INTERNET RETAILER CONFERENCE, CHICAGO, IL - June 10, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that it has helped JC Whitney, the largest direct marketer of name-brand automotive parts and accessories, to improve its site performance and reduce page load times by nearly 80%. Since implementing Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator solution, JC Whitney has experienced a significant improvement in page performance, which has greatly contributed to an increase in its conversion rates and sales revenues. JC Whitney provides customers with the widest selection of automotive parts and accessories and offers them the industry's best customer experience and services. Traditionally known as a catalog company, today over 75% of JC Whitney's sales are conducted online.
CAMBRIDGE, MA/NEW YORK, NY - June 09, 2008 - Akamai Technologies and The NewsMarket, the leading platform for global brands to market and deliver video to all their audiences, today announced that Akamai's Web Application Accelerator service will be leveraged to accelerate the subscriber portal, www.thenewsmarket.com, to enable faster accessibility to Olympic-related news coming from China. The NewsMarket is also using Akamai's Media Delivery solution for Adobe Flash® streaming and Electronic Software Delivery for faster video download services for journalists. In light of growing demand for rights-free, broadcast-standard content around the Beijing® Olympics and other topics, The NewsMarket recently launched its Beijing 2008 channel to aggregate and deliver Olympics-related content in English and Chinese.
Perform Ramps-up With Live, Online Flash Streaming of Major Sports Events with Akamai
London, United Kingdom - June 02, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced that Perform (www.performgroup.com), formerly known as Premium TV, is leveraging Akamai's global media delivery network to stream live coverage of major sporting events in the Adobe® Flash FLV format. Akamai's Flash video format is unique in its ability to minimize latency and offer almost real-time coverage of popular sporting events. Since using the Adobe Flash FLV video format, Perform has experienced peak hits of 775,843 for key events and peak traffic flow of 700 Mbits per second across Akamai's platform.
Akamai Releases Inaugural "State of the Internet" Report
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 29, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced the release of its inaugural "State of the Internet" report available for download at www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet. Beginning with the January to March 2008 time period (first quarter), Akamai will be publishing a quarterly "State of the Internet" report extrapolated from data gathered across Akamai's global server network. This report will include data on the origins of attack traffic, network outages and de-peering events, as well as a look at broadband connectivity by geography.
Akamai Selected as a Key Technology Provider for Newly Launched Borders.com
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 28, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Borders® has selected Akamai as a key technology provider for its newly launched e-commerce site - Borders.com. Leveraging Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator, Media Delivery and Stream OS® solutions, Borders can improve and accelerate site performance and efficiently manage and deliver dynamic, rich media content in the Adobe® Flash format on the site.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 28, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced it will participate in an investor conference call on Akamai's differentiated solutions hosted by Aaron Kessler of Piper Jaffray & Co. Equity Research. During the conference call, Tim Napoleon, Senior Product Line Director, and Neil Cohen, Senior Product Marketing Manager, will make a presentation on Akamai's differentiated solutions, including specific commentary on Akamai's Stream OS tool for rich media management and Akamai's Application Performance Solutions (APS).
Akamai's Stream OS Solution Powers New Award-Winning Global Creative Video Showcase
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 21, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that Akamai is the exclusive media management and distribution provider for the Favourite Website Awards Theater (http://www.fwatheater.com), a new video showcase, highlighting the most creative commercials, trailers, animated shorts, motion and VFX shorts, movie and game trailers and more. FWA Theater is leveraging not only Akamai's global distribution platform for the delivery of the video, but also Akamai Stream OS to power its media management and distribution workflow.
Citrix and Akamai Collaborate to Enhance Web Application Delivery for Enterprise Customers Worldwide
HOUSTON - May 21, 2008 - Today at Citrix Synergy™, the event where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, announced an agreement that will make it easier for customers and integration partners to combine each company's web application delivery offerings into integrated solutions that enhance the performance, scalability and security of enterprise web applications.
Akamai To Keynote Canaccord Adams On-Demand Software Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 13, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will deliver the keynote presentation at the Canaccord Adams On-Demand Software Conference. Vice President of Application Performance Solutions, Willie Tejada, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings and perspectives on application acceleration on Thursday, May 15th at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Akamai Boosts L'Equipe.fr's Website Performance and Availability
PARIS - May 13, 2008 - L'Equipe.fr, the leading French website for sports news, has selected Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator solution to enhance the quality, performance and availability of its site services which include providing daily news articles, photos and videos. This adoption has made L'Equipe.fr the first French media website to leverage Akamai's cutting-edge technology. Akamai, the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, enables France's number one sports news website to improve its site performance, increase the speed and reliability of its online applications for its audience whether they are accessing the site from within a single country or from locations around the world.
Akamai to Support Pangea Day with Live and On Demand Streaming of Worldwide Film Event
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 08, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today its technical support of Pangea Day - providing live and on demand streaming, live streaming to mobile phones, and delivery of the PangeaDay.org Web site. On May 10, 2008, at 18:00 GMT, millions of people all over the world will come together to watch a 4-hour program of short films. With live broadcast venues in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro and thousands of self-organized events planned in over 100 countries, Pangea Day aims to help bring the world together for a unique shared experience. Pangea Day will be broadcast around the globe in eight languages and through multiple forms of media.
Akamai to Participate in Merrill Lynch Technology Conference 2008
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 02, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will participate in the Merrill Lynch Technology Conference 2008. President and CEO, Paul Sagan, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Wednesday, May 7th at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Akamai Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 30, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Revenue for the first quarter 2008 was $187.0 million, a 34 percent increase over first quarter 2007 revenue of $139.3 million, and a two percent increase over fourth quarter 2007 revenue of $183.2 million.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 28, 2008 - Akamai Technologies issued a reminder today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's first quarter 2008 financial results.
Model N Names Akamai Preferred Technology Partner
REDWOOD SHORES, CA AND CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 22, 2008 - Model N, Inc., a leader in Revenue Management solutions, has named Akamai Technologies the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, a preferred technology partner. The result of the relationship for end-users of Model N's Revenue Management Solutions is the ability to leverage a “Business Quality Internet” that delivers global speed and performance improvements of up to 500%, enabling increased application adoption.
National Association of Broadcasters Conference, Las Vegas, NV - April 15, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced that it is witnessing a trend toward higher definition (HD) video online. Akamai, working closely with market intelligence firm Broadband Directions, recently conducted a survey of leading broadcast and cable TV networks, online publishers, sports leagues and social media sites.
National Association of Broadcasters Conference, Las Vegas, NV - April 14, 2008 - Akamai Technologies and Vobile today announced results of a study showing how quickly broadcast content is pirated online. Akamai and Vobile revealed that illegal versions of a popular US-based primetime television show were available online within minutes of being broadcast, and that thousands of unauthorized downloads had occurred. In order to protect valuable audience reach and revenue, content owners need to distribute premium content through legitimate channels within a window of 12-18 hours.
Akamai Adopts Open Approach to Transcoding
National Association of Broadcasters Conference, Las Vegas, NV - April 14, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced new certified partnerships that allow companies to accelerate the media distribution workflow to seamlessly repurpose content across different platforms for new revenue streams.
Akamai Powers Media Distribution for Adobe TV
CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 09, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Adobe has adopted Akamai's Stream OS® solution to power its media management and distribution workflow for Adobe® TV. Launching today, Adobe TV is an online video channel offering expert instruction and inspiration about Adobe products via informative and entertaining videos. Adobe TV is available online at http://tv.adobe.com
Akamai Celebrates 10 Years of Powering a Better Internet
CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 07, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that 2008 marks its 10th year as a business.
Akamai To Hold First Quarter Investor Conference Call on Wednesday, April 30th at 4:30 PM ET
CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 04, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's first quarter 2008 financial results.
Akamai Collaborates With Fujitsu To Help Enable Cloud Computing Solution
Tokyo, Japan - April 04, 2008 - Akamai Japan K.K., a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced today that its Internet acceleration technology, including its Application Performance Solutions (APS) for enterprise applications, will be adopted by Fujitsu Limited for its FENICS II next-generation solutions.
Akamai Accelerates BuyVIP Website
Madrid, Spain - March 26, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced that BuyVIP, the first Spanish online purchasing community, has implemented the Akamai services for accelerating and improving the performance of its retail Website.
Akamai Shares Unique Insight Into Global Software-as-a-Service Transactions
CAMBRIDGE, MA - March 25, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced a major global increase in the amount of end-user geographies it is serving on behalf of its SaaS clientele. Akamai-accelerated SaaS transactions have grown ten-fold over the past two years, delivering optimized performance and availability of its customers' SaaS offerings to geographically-dispersed users residing in nearly 150 countries.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - March 25, 2008 -Akamai Technologies, today announced that Genius.com Incorporated®, the leading on demand provider of real-time 1-to-1 marketing solutions for sales and marketing professionals and creator of SalesGenius®, has selected Akamai's Web Application AcceleratorSM service to extend market reach and optimize performance of its software-as-a-service offering. After implementing Akamai's services, Genius.com users worldwide experienced, on average, greater than 5X application performance improvement without infrastructure build out.
Akamai Enabled Spanish Internet Users to Follow March 9 General Elections Online
Madrid, Spain - March 18, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that its Dynamic Site Accelerator services were used to enable millions of online users to stay informed throughout the Ministry of Interior's online coverage of the General and Andalucía Autonomic Elections Day, on March 9, 2008. The Ministry of Interior used Akamai's services to deliver up-to-the-minute election coverage to a record-breaking Internet audience.
Akamai Prevails in Patent Litigation
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 29, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) announced that a jury in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts returned a verdict today that Limelight Networks, Inc. is infringing the content delivery patent asserted by Akamai. As a result, the jury awarded Akamai $45,526,946 in damages, plus interest.
Akamai To Participate In Morgan Stanley Technology Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 26, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will participate in the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in Dana Point, CA. Chief Financial Officer, J.D. Sherman, and Senior Vice President of Networks & Operations, Robert Blumofe, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings.
Akamai To Participate In Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 22, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will participate in the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chief Financial Officer, J.D. Sherman, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., - February 20, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced "Games on the Edge," a proof-of-concept portal designed to feature gaming content from leading game publishers and developers, and offer a glimpse into Akamai's solutions for accelerating game delivery and creating a high-quality online gaming experience. The Web site, unveiled at the 2008 Game Developers Conference and available at www.gamesontheedge.com, showcases online video gaming content such as game demos, screenshots and other gaming marketing materials including high definition game trailers.
Akamai Accelerates Pacific Sunwear Website Leveraging Dynamic Site Accelerator Services
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 19, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSUN), a leading specialty retailer of everyday causal apparel, accessories and footwear, has implemented the Akamai Dynamic Site Accelerator services for accelerating and improving the performance of its PacSun.com retail site.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 13, 2008 - Akamai Technologies will serve as the exclusive provider for Turner Sports' live and on-demand Internet coverage of the National Basketball Association's All-Star Weekend events and games. Akamai will support Turner's live and video on demand streams, as well as the increased interactive Website features enabling fan participation, running through Sunday, February 17 in New Orleans. The Website content will be featured on the network's broadband channel, TNT OverTime All-Star Access on NBA.com and will serve as a compliment to the exclusive television coverage available on TNT.
Akamai Unveils Unique View Of Internet Latency Disruptions Caused By Recent Undersea Cable Cut
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 13, 2008 - It has been two weeks since two underwater telecommunications cables were cut and disabled in the Mediterranean Sea, impacting Internet communications to Egypt, India and Gulf Arab countries. The incident demonstrates the continued vulnerability of the Internet's infrastructure, and the significant economic impact that lack of Internet communications can have on multi-national businesses. Akamai Technologies announced today a first-of-its-kind view of the impact that the severed cables had on Internet latency.
Akamai Reports Fourth Quarter 2007 and Full-Year 2007 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, MA - February 06, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2007. Revenue for the fourth quarter 2007 was $183.2 million, a 14 percent increase over third quarter revenue of $161.2 million, and a 46 percent increase over fourth quarter 2006 revenue of $125.7 million. Total revenue for 2007 was $636.4 million, a 48 percent increase over 2006 revenue of $428.7 million.
Dynamic Site Solution For National Security Website
AUSTRALIA - February 04, 2008 - The reliability of the Australian Government's National Security website has been enhanced with a new worldwide technical support system. The National Security website offers a single access point for counter-terrorism information from the Australian Government. In the event of an incident, the National Security website would provide up-to-date information on coordination arrangements and the national counter-terrorism plan.
SAN DIEGO, CA AND CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 28, 2008 - Coradiant, Inc., the leading provider of equipment used to manage and troubleshoot Web applications, and Akamai Technologies today announced they are teaming together to provide an interoperable solution to pinpoint and eliminate Internet-related application performance bottlenecks.
Akamai Solutions Empower Rapid Growth in Social Media Traffic on its Platform in 2007
CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 24, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that traffic on its platform related to its social media customers saw significant growth over the past year. Akamai consistently delivers more than 1 million requests per second for businesses in the social media space, and according to data released by Hitwise for December 2007, Akamai supported 7 of the top 10 most trafficked social networking sites and 92% of social networking site visits in the U.S.
Akamai Solutions Drive Adoption and Growth of World's Leading Social Media Sites
CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 24, 2008 - As the leading service provider for many of the world's most successful social media sites, Akamai Technologies is constantly innovating to provide technology solutions that allow customers to expand, innovate and offer unique capabilities to their end-users. Akamai's extensive experience with social networking and user-generated content companies has created a unique solution that addresses the technology challenges inherent in this industry.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 11, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's fourth quarter 2007 and year-end financial results.
Akamai to Stream 2008 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony
CAMBRIDGE, MA – December 9, 2008 - EyeWonder, Inc., a leading innovator in interactive digital advertising technologies and services, and Akamai Technologies, Inc., announced today that Nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Foundation, the organization who arranges the world famous Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies, is using Akamai's Media Delivery solution to stream this year's ceremony live online on December 10, 2008. This year, Nobelprize.org experienced a four-fold increase in video traffic when the Nobel Prize Laureates were announced. Having used its own infrastructure to stream the event in the past, Nobelprize.org realized they needed to leverage Akamai's global platform for events moving forward in order to provide a high-quality, scalable experience for all interested parties around the globe.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 24, 2008 - EyeWonder, Inc., a leading innovator in interactive digital advertising technologies and services, and Akamai Technologies, Inc., announced today that they delivered the first in-stream advertisements via Microsoft Silverlight for New York Magazine's "Where's Rogan?" interactive campaign. The "Where's Rogan?" series aired in eight weekly segments on New York Magazine's Website at www.nymag.com/rogan/ and is a tongue-in-cheek expose of eco-conscious fashion designer Rogan Gregory, who goes missing during New York's Fashion Week.
Akamai to Take Cost Cutting Measures to Support Continued Investment in Key Areas
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 19, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced today that it will take a restructuring action in the fourth quarter to reduce certain operating costs. The Company expects to use the ongoing savings generated by this action and its continuing cash from operations to support investments in key growth opportunities for content delivery, application acceleration, and its advertising industry solutions, as well as for further international expansion.
Akamai Releases Third Quarterly "State of the Internet" Report
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 19, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced the release of the third edition of its quarterly "State of the Internet" report available for download at www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet. Leveraging published reports and information available on its network, Akamai's quarterly report provides insight into key Internet statistics such as origin of attack traffic, network outages and broadband connectivity levels across the globe. As the Company's third published edition, the report also now provides a quarter-over-quarter view into trends.
PARIS - November 18, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Ankama, the developer of the massive multiplayer online role-playing game DOFUS, has chosen Akamai's Electronic Software Delivery and Dynamic Site Accelerator solutions to handle the surge of gamers flocking to its online games and websites, and to address the traffic spikes following the release of updates on the DOFUS website.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 11, 2008 - Akamai Technologies has further extended the time-to-value benefit of its Web Application Accelerator(SM) managed service with the general availability of Configuration Manager(SM), a new tool used to simplify the configuration of application-specific optimizations. Configuration Manager provides access to all the rich, flexible application delivery options for the Akamai Web Application Accelerator service through an easy to use interface enabling users to quickly configure and add new Web-enabled applications to be delivered using the Akamai Platform.
Akamai to Host Investor Summit
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 07, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will host an Investor Summit at The Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 20, 2008.
Akamai Completes Acquisition of acerno
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 03, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced it has completed its acquisition of acerno, a privately held company based in New York, NY. Akamai announced a definitive agreement on October 21, 2008 to acquire acerno in a merger transaction.
New Akamai Service Enables Online Publishers to Better Monetize Their Advertising Inventory
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 03, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today unveiled its Insight for Publishers service (www.akamai.com/insight), a real-time solution that helps online publishers develop new ad strategies in order to better monetize their advertising inventory. Insight for Publishers is available immediately for all U.S.-based Akamai customers.
Akamai Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 30, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenue for the third quarter 2008 was $197.3 million, a 22 percent increase over third quarter 2007 revenue of $161.2 million, and a two percent increase over second quarter 2008 revenue of $194.0 million.
Microsoft and Akamai Innovate on Consumer Video Experiences Using Silverlight
REDMOND, Wash., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - October 28, 2008 - Microsoft Corp., the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions, and Akamai Technologies, today announced plans to enable high-definition (HD) quality experiences on PCs. Akamai will release a beta version of a new service, powered by Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Silverlight, to deliver rich Internet applications via the world's largest HTTP edge network. Microsoft is introducing new Web server technology, called Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7.0) Smooth Streaming, that gives consumers instant start-up times and no buffering by adapting the quality of the video stream in real time based upon changing connectivity speed. This enables companies to boost brand awareness and advertising revenues by extending average viewing times. They can also benefit from unprecedented network scalability using distributed HTTP-based Web servers.
Akamai Introduces Advertising Decision Solutions; Announces Agreement to Acquire acerno
CAMBRIDGE, MA and NEW YORK, NY - October 21, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement for Akamai to acquire acerno in a merger transaction. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of acerno's stockholders, is anticipated to close later this quarter. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on Akamai's normalized earnings* in 2008. The acquisition of acerno, a unique online co-operative of shopping and purchase data for enabling more relevant online advertising, is expected to greatly enhance Akamai's Advertising Decision Solutions, a new product line also being announced today.
C. Kim Goodwin Rejoins Akamai Board of Directors
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 21, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that C. Kim Goodwin will rejoin the Company's Board of Directors, having previously served as a Director from February 2004 to November 2006. With over twenty years of experience in investment and financial services, Ms. Goodwin most recently served as Managing Director and Head of Equities, Globally for Credit Suisse's Asset Management Division. Based in Europe, Ms. Goodwin had been responsible for the management of all Credit Suisse equity products in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as all multi-country equity products.
Akamai Enables Travelguru to Further Optimize Site Performance
BANGALORE, INDIA - October 21, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that it is helping Travelguru to accelerate the site performance of its mission-critical travel web site. Since implementing Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator, Travelguru has experienced a significant improvement in site performance of over 200%, which has positively influenced its conversion rates and revenue. Travelguru, India's largest hotel network, offers users access to more than 4,000 hotels in India and more than 72,000 hotels worldwide. It is crucial for Travelguru to have an infrastructure that can scale to support the increasing user demand for a high performance search application engine and a fast, reliable e-commerce experience.
WAYN.COM Adopts Akamai to Improve Site Performance by up to 173% across the Globe
London, United Kingdom - October 15, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that WAYN.com has implemented Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator solution to accelerate the worldwide performance of its leading travel and lifestyle social network site. Since its implementation three months ago, WAYN.com has seen a significant increase and improvement in the speed and performance of its site in far-reaching geographies such as Malaysia (173%), Canada (36%) and USA West Coast (23%).
Paul Sagan of Akamai Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 13, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Akamai President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Sagan has been elected as a new member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 06, 2008 - Dr. Tom Leighton, co-founder and chief scientist for Akamai Technologies, will deliver the keynote presentation on the 'Future of the Internet' at next week's Automotive Internet Roundtable, hosted by J.D. Power and Associates. J.D. Power and Associates will be joined by leading retailers, OEMs, agencies and automotive Web sites at the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas, October 7-9, as industry experts and thought leaders discuss how you can leverage the Internet to market and sell more cars.
Akamai President and CEO Paul Sagan to Preside Over the Opening of the NASDAQ Stock Market
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 06, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Paul Sagan, president and chief executive officer, will open The NASDAQ Stock Market in New York tomorrow, Tuesday, October 7 at 9:30 a.m. (all times are Eastern time). The event will spotlight the 10th anniversary of Akamai's incorporation and nearly nine years of listing with NASDAQ. To learn more about the key milestones in the Company's growth and participation in events that have shaped the Internet, please visit http://www.akamai.com/10years.
Akamai to Hold Third Quarter Investor Conference Call on Thursday, October 30th at 4:30 PM ET
CAMBRIDGE, MA - October 1, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's third quarter 2008 financial results, which will also be broadcast live via the Internet at www.akamai.com.
SEB Group Selects Akamai to Improve Performance of Its Online Presence in Asia
PARIS, September 24, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that France-based SEB, a global leader in manufacturing small household appliances, has selected the company to help accelerate the performance of its corporate website designed for Internet users in South Korea. Some of the well-known brands produced by SEB include: Krups, Rowenta, Tefal and Lagostina.
Akamai Accelerates Metacafe Site, Leading to Significant Impact on Page Views and Video Consumption
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 23, 2008 - Akamai Technologies is powering Metacafe®, the world's leading short-form video entertainment site. Late last year, Metacafe implemented a combination of Akamai's media delivery and rich media site acceleration solutions to optimize the delivery of rich, heavy web pages, videos and dynamic content, in turn creating a 30 percent improvement in video start time. This improvement has contributed to significant growth in both page views and video views on Metacafe, up 44 and 53 percent respectively between January and July 2008.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 17, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today growing demand for its Web Application Accelerator(SM) service from the enterprise and small-to-medium business segments. As the market for dynamic, on-demand applications experiences substantial year-over-year growth, SaaS providers including Autotask, Concur, LogicBay, PowerSteering, Responsys and Vocus, are reporting increased user satisfaction, and the ability to quickly extend market reach and launch new solutions, leveraging Akamai.
Akamai Enables Outspark to Deliver High Quality Free-To-Play Multiplayer Games Online Globally
AUSTIN GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE, AUSTIN, TX - 16 September, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today it is helping Outspark, a leading publisher of immersive online multiplayer games, to deliver high-quality, free-to-play multiplayer games globally leveraging Akamai''s Electronic Software Delivery solution. Outspark is an entertainment services company that publishes and operates engaging online multiplayer games. Featuring a portfolio of immersive free-to-play games and related content, the publisher is building an online destination where members come for the games and stay for the community. By leveraging Akamai's Electronic Software Delivery solution and Download Manager, Outspark is accelerating the speed of game downloads, installations and the account activation process. Akamai makes it possible for Outspark to provide gamers with a fast, reliable and engaging online experience.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - 15 September, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced announced Openvideoplayer.com, a community site and industry initiative intended to facilitate the development and sharing of open standards and best practices for video player applications that support a wide range of advertising technologies. Leading advertising technology companies, ad servers, video solution providers and platform companies have joined to provide industry best practices for online video player development. Inaugural partners include: 24/7 Real Media, Adobe Corporation, BlackArrow, Clickability, EyeWonder, KickApps, Microsoft Corporation, OpenX, Panache, ScanScout and smartclip.
Smartclip Standardizes on Akamai's Open Media Player for Largest German Ad Network
CAMBRIDGE, MA - 15 September, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced that smartclip AG, the largest video ad network in Germany, has standardized on Akamai/s Media Player Framework for its online advertising customers. With Akamai and smartclip, premium content owners and publishers can take advantage of turnkey solutions to deliver and monetize digital video content. The ability to offer these open standards to smartclip''s massive advertising network is expected to improved ad quality, increased publisher inventory and enhanced consumer experiences.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, IBC 2008 - 12 September, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that trend research conducted with attendees of this year's IBC2008 has revealed that 82% of European broadcast organisations have plans to offer High Definition (HD) video content to online audiences in the next 12 months. Akamai's survey - involving primarily European TV stations, TV networks and video and film production professionals in Europe - revealed that nearly 50% of those questioned believed that consumer demand for higher quality video, in addition to the ability to attract new audiences with differentiated video experiences, were the primary drivers for offering HD content online.
Akamai Releases Second Quarterly "State of the Internet" Report
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 09, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today the release of the second edition of its quarterly "State of the Internet" report available for download at www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet. Akamai's quarterly report provides insight into key Internet statistics such as origin of attack traffic, network outages and broadband connectivity levels across the globe.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 09, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that Info Edge (India) Limited has chosen Akamai's Web Application Accelerator(SM) service to optimize the search application of it's flagship brand and India's No. 1 job site: Naukri.com.
Akamai Technologies to Keynote Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - September 05, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will deliver the keynote presentation at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco, California. President and CEO, Paul Sagan, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Wednesday, September 10th at 7:00 a.m. PT.
Akamai Expands Presence in Korea with New Seoul Office to Support Globalization of Korean Businesses
SEOUL, KOREA - September 03, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced the opening of the Seoul, Korea office of its subsidiary, Akamai Technologies YH, to offer in-country support to Korean companies and brands leveraging the Internet. Having worked with Korean companies for the past four years via a reseller partnership with Samsung Networks, Akamai will now have a direct presence in Korea to continue to help its customers expand globally and enhance their online business models.
Akamai to Participate in Citi Investment Research Global Technology Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - August 29, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will participate in the Citi Investment Research 15th Annual Global Technology Conference in New York, New York. Chief Financial Officer, J.D. Sherman, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings.
Akamai to Participate in Pacific Crest 10th Anniversary Technology Leadership Forum
CAMBRIDGE, MA - August 01, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will participate in the Pacific Crest 10th Anniversary Technology Leadership Forum. President and CEO, Paul Sagan, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Tuesday, August 5th at 2:30 p.m. MT.
Akamai Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, MA - July 30, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenue for the second quarter 2008 was $194.0 million, a 27 percent increase over second quarter 2007 revenue of $152.7 million, and a four percent increase over first quarter 2008 revenue of $187.0 million.
Akamai to Convene Internet Business Revolutionaries at First Annual Customer Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - July 16, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, announced today the agenda and participating speakers for its first-ever Customer Conference taking place August 18-20, 2008 at The Boston Renaissance Waterfront Hotel, 606 Congress Street, Boston. The event will feature both industry tracks and hands-on technical tracks; keynotes from Akamai President & CEO Paul Sagan, and Akamai Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Tom Leighton; pre-conference technical workshop sessions; a technology fair and partner pavilion; a live, on-site Network Operations Command Center; and an evening, luxury cruise around Boston.
Akamai to Hold Second Quarter Investor Conference Call On Wednesday, July 30th at 4:30 PM ET
CAMBRIDGE, MA - July 1, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's second quarter 2008 financial results, which will also be broadcast live via the Internet at www.akamai.com. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference by calling 1-888-286-8010 (or 1-617-801-6888 for international calls) and using passcode No. 93394260. The archived webcast of this event may be accessed through the Akamai Website.
ARMONK, NY and CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 30, 2008 - Kuma Games the world's leading publisher and developer of free, episodic games, has extended its relationship with IBM and its business partner, Akamai, to support its global business growth. Through this partnership, Kuma Games will dramatically accelerate the speed of game downloads, and support its rapidly growing audience with improved delivery of its 3D episodic games. Powered by the combination of IBM's superior hardware and Akamai's Electronic Software Delivery solution and globally-distributed platform, the collaboration will also facilitate Kuma Games to expand into new global markets with its television-like free game model.
Akamai Makes Single Instance Web-Based SAP Applications Perform For Users Worldwide
CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 17, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced the results of a NetForecast study outlining Internet-specific impediments to Web-based SAP application performance and how Akamai's Web Application Accelerator(SM) service can improve the productivity of Internet-connected SAP users around the world. In the report, NetForecast President Peter Sevcik and Associate Rebecca Wetzel address how poor Internet performance threatens SAP user productivity and how Akamai's globally-distributed computing platform and technology solutions overcome the Internet latency and availability problems associated with the delivery of dynamic SAP applications.
Akamai Powers Ecast Network To Deliver The Highest Quality Out-Of-Home Entertainment Experience
CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 17, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced that it is enabling Ecast to effortlessly distribute premium content via its network of broadband touchscreens in more than 10,000 bars and nightclubs across the country. Akamai is helping to speed delivery of Ecast's vast catalog of digital music and rich media advertising. An important benefit of the Akamai platform is the ability to push rich media content reliably across varying peak usage times. Ecast's need to service different audiences -- including consumers, advertisers, jukebox operators as well as its own network operations staff, each with different needs and usage patterns -- has made it an imperative to utilize Akamai's services.
The Fastest Retail Web Sites in the U.S. Use Akamai For Acceleration
INTERNET RETAILER CONFERENCE, CHICAGO, IL - June 11, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that the top and fastest retail web sites in the Gomez ExperienceFirst Benchmark for Retail Product Order are leveraging Akamai acceleration services. These retail web sites are using Akamai for accelerating their site performance and page response times, providing their customers a superior, engaging online shopping experience. The Gomez ExperienceFirst Benchmark for Retail Product Order measures the speed and availability of a typical product search and order transaction across the nation's largest online retail firms. According to Gomez's data for May 2008, the industry's fastest was Newegg.com, followed by other retailers such as Circuit City, Victoria's Secret, Best Buy, LL Bean and Overstock.com.
INTERNET RETAILER CONFERENCE, CHICAGO, IL - June 10, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that it has helped JC Whitney, the largest direct marketer of name-brand automotive parts and accessories, to improve its site performance and reduce page load times by nearly 80%. Since implementing Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator solution, JC Whitney has experienced a significant improvement in page performance, which has greatly contributed to an increase in its conversion rates and sales revenues. JC Whitney provides customers with the widest selection of automotive parts and accessories and offers them the industry's best customer experience and services. Traditionally known as a catalog company, today over 75% of JC Whitney's sales are conducted online.
CAMBRIDGE, MA/NEW YORK, NY - June 09, 2008 - Akamai Technologies and The NewsMarket, the leading platform for global brands to market and deliver video to all their audiences, today announced that Akamai's Web Application Accelerator service will be leveraged to accelerate the subscriber portal, www.thenewsmarket.com, to enable faster accessibility to Olympic-related news coming from China. The NewsMarket is also using Akamai's Media Delivery solution for Adobe Flash® streaming and Electronic Software Delivery for faster video download services for journalists. In light of growing demand for rights-free, broadcast-standard content around the Beijing® Olympics and other topics, The NewsMarket recently launched its Beijing 2008 channel to aggregate and deliver Olympics-related content in English and Chinese.
Perform Ramps-up With Live, Online Flash Streaming of Major Sports Events with Akamai
London, United Kingdom - June 02, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced that Perform (www.performgroup.com), formerly known as Premium TV, is leveraging Akamai's global media delivery network to stream live coverage of major sporting events in the Adobe® Flash FLV format. Akamai's Flash video format is unique in its ability to minimize latency and offer almost real-time coverage of popular sporting events. Since using the Adobe Flash FLV video format, Perform has experienced peak hits of 775,843 for key events and peak traffic flow of 700 Mbits per second across Akamai's platform.
Akamai Releases Inaugural "State of the Internet" Report
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 29, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced the release of its inaugural "State of the Internet" report available for download at www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet. Beginning with the January to March 2008 time period (first quarter), Akamai will be publishing a quarterly "State of the Internet" report extrapolated from data gathered across Akamai's global server network. This report will include data on the origins of attack traffic, network outages and de-peering events, as well as a look at broadband connectivity by geography.
Akamai Selected as a Key Technology Provider for Newly Launched Borders.com
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 28, 2008 - Akamai Technologies today announced that Borders® has selected Akamai as a key technology provider for its newly launched e-commerce site - Borders.com. Leveraging Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator, Media Delivery and Stream OS® solutions, Borders can improve and accelerate site performance and efficiently manage and deliver dynamic, rich media content in the Adobe® Flash format on the site.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 28, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, today announced it will participate in an investor conference call on Akamai's differentiated solutions hosted by Aaron Kessler of Piper Jaffray & Co. Equity Research. During the conference call, Tim Napoleon, Senior Product Line Director, and Neil Cohen, Senior Product Marketing Manager, will make a presentation on Akamai's differentiated solutions, including specific commentary on Akamai's Stream OS tool for rich media management and Akamai's Application Performance Solutions (APS).
Akamai's Stream OS Solution Powers New Award-Winning Global Creative Video Showcase
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 21, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that Akamai is the exclusive media management and distribution provider for the Favourite Website Awards Theater (http://www.fwatheater.com), a new video showcase, highlighting the most creative commercials, trailers, animated shorts, motion and VFX shorts, movie and game trailers and more. FWA Theater is leveraging not only Akamai's global distribution platform for the delivery of the video, but also Akamai Stream OS to power its media management and distribution workflow.
Citrix and Akamai Collaborate to Enhance Web Application Delivery for Enterprise Customers Worldwide
HOUSTON - May 21, 2008 - Today at Citrix Synergy™, the event where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, announced an agreement that will make it easier for customers and integration partners to combine each company's web application delivery offerings into integrated solutions that enhance the performance, scalability and security of enterprise web applications.
Akamai To Keynote Canaccord Adams On-Demand Software Conference
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 13, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will deliver the keynote presentation at the Canaccord Adams On-Demand Software Conference. Vice President of Application Performance Solutions, Willie Tejada, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings and perspectives on application acceleration on Thursday, May 15th at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Akamai Boosts L'Equipe.fr's Website Performance and Availability
PARIS - May 13, 2008 - L'Equipe.fr, the leading French website for sports news, has selected Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator solution to enhance the quality, performance and availability of its site services which include providing daily news articles, photos and videos. This adoption has made L'Equipe.fr the first French media website to leverage Akamai's cutting-edge technology. Akamai, the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, enables France's number one sports news website to improve its site performance, increase the speed and reliability of its online applications for its audience whether they are accessing the site from within a single country or from locations around the world.
Akamai to Support Pangea Day with Live and On Demand Streaming of Worldwide Film Event
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 08, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today its technical support of Pangea Day - providing live and on demand streaming, live streaming to mobile phones, and delivery of the PangeaDay.org Web site. On May 10, 2008, at 18:00 GMT, millions of people all over the world will come together to watch a 4-hour program of short films. With live broadcast venues in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro and thousands of self-organized events planned in over 100 countries, Pangea Day aims to help bring the world together for a unique shared experience. Pangea Day will be broadcast around the globe in eight languages and through multiple forms of media.
Akamai to Participate in Merrill Lynch Technology Conference 2008
CAMBRIDGE, MA - May 02, 2008 - Akamai Technologies announced today that it will participate in the Merrill Lynch Technology Conference 2008. President and CEO, Paul Sagan, will present an update on Akamai's service offerings on Wednesday, May 7th at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Akamai Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 30, 2008 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Revenue for the first quarter 2008 was $187.0 million, a 34 percent increase over first quarter 2007 revenue of $139.3 million, and a two percent increase over fourth quarter 2007 revenue of $183.2 million.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - April 28, 2008 - Akamai Technologies issued a reminder today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's first quarter 2008 financial results.