Akamai NetSession Interface - Overview

The Akamai NetSession Interface is secure client-side networking technology that enhances networking protocols for delivery of software and media, improving the speed, reliability, and efficiency of content downloaded from the Web.

Delivering software and media for thousands of the most well known global brands for over 10 years (http://www.akamai.com/html/customers/customer_list.html), Akamai has released the Akamai NetSession Interface as the core client networking library that can be used to help distribute these files. Capable of communicating with other Akamai clients and thousands of Akamai edge servers, the Akamai NetSession Interface powers some of the most popular consumer applications and websites worldwide. As the foundation of Akamai's desktop networking technology suite, the Akamai NetSession Interface runs as a polite background service acting as the low-level networking engine for media downloads and electronic software delivery.

The Akamai NetSession Interface does not work as a separate application. It essentially runs as a networking engine for highly connected consumer applications. End users of the Akamai NetSession Interface will find that the client:

• Is a safe and secure data networking component with no adware or spyware
• Is a networking library powering many of your favorite online applications. The Akamai NetSession Interface is often a required networking component for those applications.
• Speeds up downloads & reduces download times
• Runs in the background with minimal use of system resources
• The Akamai Download Manager is one of the applications that is based on the Akamai NetSession Interface