CAMBRIDGE, MA – FEBRUARY 22, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, announced today that it will be participating in the America's Growth Capital Information Security & West Coast Emerging Growth Conference in San Francisco, CA. Security Intelligence Director Joshua Corman will present an overview of trends in online security.
CAMBRIDGE, MA – FEBRUARY 22, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, announced today that it will be participating in the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, CA. President and CEO Paul Sagan and Senior Vice President of Finance Jim Benson will present an update on Akamai's service offerings.
FEBRUARY 21, 2012 – Web Site and Application Security Center Stage for Akamai at RSA Conference 2012
CAMBRIDGE, MA – FEBRUARY 21, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, will use the upcoming RSA Conference 2012 (Booth 851) to showcase how Akamai Kona Site Defender helps online businesses mitigate the risk of debilitating Web attacks. In addition, several members of Akamai’s security team, including Chief Security Officer, Andy Ellis, will provide insight in the key trends and topics of interest to today’s IT security professionals as part of the event’s conference program.
CAMBRIDGE, MA – FEBRUARY 21, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, today introduced Akamai Kona Site Defender. The service is designed to protect the brand value of companies by shielding their web sites, applications and associated data in the face of increasing and more complex attacks. These attacks can cost companies millions in lost transactions and business productivity each year, and even higher losses in their brand value and reputation. With the introduction of Kona Site Defender, real-time web security monitoring, adaptive rate controls and other powerful features are bundled into a single, always on, cloud-based solution that can protect an enterprise’s most critical online business functions.
FEBRUARY 8, 2012 – Akamai Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 and Full-Year 2011 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, MA – FEBRUARY 8, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2011. Revenue for the fourth quarter 2011 was $324 million, a 15 percent increase over third quarter revenue of $282 million, and a 14 percent increase over fourth quarter 2010 revenue of $285 million. Total revenue for 2011 was $1,159 million, a 13 percent increase over 2010 revenue of $1,024 million.
CAMBRIDGE, MA – FEBRUARY 8, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, announced today a planned transition in leadership within the Company’s finance organization. James Benson, Akamai's Senior Vice President of Finance will succeed J. Donald (JD) Sherman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 1st.
FEBRUARY 8, 2012 – Akamai Acquires Blaze
CAMBRIDGE, MA – FEBRUARY 8, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, announced today that it has acquired Blaze Software Inc., a provider of frontend optimization (FEO) technology, in a cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to complement Akamai's market-leading site acceleration solutions with technology designed to optimize the speed at which a web page is rendered, regardless of end user device.
January 31, 2012 – Asia Generating More Than Half of Online Attacks Observed Across Akamai Platform
CAMBRIDGE, MA – January 31, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, today released its Third Quarter, 2011 State of the Internet report, based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform™. The report provides insight into key global statistics such as Internet penetration, mobile traffic and data consumption, global and regional connection speeds, and observed attack traffic.
January 25, 2012 – Akamai Appoints Mark Vargo as Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA
ZURICH – January 25, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, announced today the appointment of Mark J. Vargo as Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA. Based in Zurich, Mr. Vargo will lead Akamai's operations in EMEA including all sales, services and marketing across the regions. He will report to Robert Hughes, Akamai's Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Services and Marketing.
London, 12 January 2012 – Following research conducted by IDC Financial Insights, Akamai Technologies Ltd has found a widening gap between IT and business in many UK financial services companies that poses grave operational and security risks for mobile and online services. This widening gap is an unintentional consequence of business decision-makers within financial institutions lobbying for new and enhanced digital services and being stonewalled by IT departments fearful of the growing security threat from mobile malware.
CAMBRIDGE, MA – January 10, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's fourth quarter 2011 and year-end financial results, and may include forward-looking financial guidance from management. The call will also be broadcast live via the Internet at www.akamai.com.
LAS VEGAS, CES SHOW, JANUARY 9, 2012 – Akamai Technologies, today introduced technology advancements for the rapidly evolving online entertainment industry in the areas of security and delivery, as well broader support for emerging business models.
