AKAMAI EDGESUITE SERVICE CONTINUES TO GAIN TRACTION WITH ENTERPRISE CUSTOMERS
Premier enterprises including Amtrak, The Sharper Image, and Target among
latest adopters of EdgeSuite(SM)
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 28, 2001 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:
AKAM), the leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure
services and software, today announced continued enterprise adoption of its
flagship EdgeSuite(SM) service. Leading corporations that rely upon
business applications that use Internet technology for scale, reliability,
and convenience, including Amtrak, Esprit de Corp, KB Toys, Peapod, Inc.,
The Sharper Image, and Target Corp., have chosen to deploy EdgeSuite to
support high-performance e-business operations.
"This momentum for EdgeSuite adoption reflects clear enterprise demand for
an outsourced solution to complex infrastructure requirements," said George
Conrades, chairman and CEO, Akamai. "During this time of smarter IT
spending, more and more companies are realizing the cost efficiencies of
EdgeSuite for supporting their business-critical Web operations with ensured
uptime and virtually limitless scalability."
"For Amtrak, delivering quick Web site performance and 24/7 availability is
critical to maintaining our trusted brand identity and enabling reliable
access to our online reservations system," said Lenetta McCampbell, director
of Internet sales, Amtrak. "We wanted to free up internal infrastructure
resources for the booking system while also minimizing the overall demand
for bandwidth. By serving up our content, Akamai EdgeSuite has helped
amtrak.com withstand varying levels of traffic caused by both anticipated
and unforeseen customer demand, and enabled more people to access our
booking service. Akamai helps to extend Amtrak`s existing infrastructure to
provide timely, reliable communications via the Internet with our growing
customer base."
The Akamai EdgeSuite service is an integrated set of functionalities
designed to reduce Internet infrastructure costs and complexities by
off-loading all the elements of an enterprise`s Web presence for generation
and delivery from Akamai`s globally distributed network. EdgeSuite fulfills
a comprehensive range of e-business infrastructure needs, including
capabilities for content and application delivery, content targeting, and
business intelligence, while providing unmatched scalability and continual
uptime for an enterprise`s global Web operations.
About Akamai
Akamai is the leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business
infrastructure services and software. These services and software enable
companies to reduce the complexity and cost of deploying and operating a
uniform Web infrastructure while ensuring unmatched performance,
reliability, scalability and manageability. Akamai`s services give
businesses a distinct competitive advantage and provide an unparalleled
Internet experience for their customers. Akamai`s intelligent edge platform
for content, streaming media, and application delivery comprises more than
13,000 servers within over 1,000 networks in 63 countries. With headquarters
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai provides services to hundreds of
companies worldwide. For information on Delivering a Better InternetSM,
visit www.akamai.com.
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