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.
