RELEASENOW AND AKAMAI ALIGN FOR DIGITAL GOODS DISTRIBUTION
San Carlos, CA and Cambridge, MA - April 24, 2001 - ReleaseNow Corporation,
the leading Web infrastructure services provider for vendors of digital
goods, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading Content
Delivery Service Provider (CDSP), today announced an alliance to market and
distribute a ReleaseNow-hosted solution incorporating Akamai`s Digital
Parcel Service (DPS).
Under the agreement, ReleaseNow will offer the benefits of Akamai`s unique
DPS technology on a hosted basis, providing access to Akamai`s globally
distributed network and intelligent routing technologies that optimally
deliver all forms of Internet content to end users worldwide. ReleaseNow
builds, hosts and manages e-commerce solutions that enable one-to-one
commerce interactions between digital goods vendors and their customers over
the Internet. The addition of Akamai`s DPS to ReleaseNow`s PowerCommerceTM
System enhances ReleaseNow`s ability to provide managed downloads of large
software files, documents and other digital goods, anywhere in the world,
seamlessly.
"The addition of the Akamai Digital Parcel Service to the hosted
capabilities of ReleaseNow`s PowerCommerce System will allow our customers
the bandwidth, reliability and scalability necessary for even the most
demanding digital downloads," said Michael Maulick, president and chief
executive officer, ReleaseNow Corporation. "Additionally, by making our
hosted e-commerce solutions available to all Akamai customers, we will
strengthen both companies` offerings in the digital goods space."
"As the Internet continues to grow as a marketplace for digital goods,
Akamai is uniquely suited to lend both our technology and expertise for the
secure, high-performance delivery of Internet content via the world`s
largest distributed computing platform," said Chris Turner, vice president,
worldwide channel distribution, Akamai. "We`re excited to align with
ReleaseNow to jointly help businesses better utilize the Internet as a
powerful distribution channel for digitized assets."
Akamai`s DPS technology will complement ReleaseNow`s PowerCommerce System by
ensuring that digital goods are strategically placed throughout the Akamai
global network to optimize distribution efficiency. In addition, ReleaseNow
customers will have full access to real-time reporting and usage statistics
through Akamai`s Traffic AnalyzerSM and Akamai ReporterSM.
About ReleaseNow
ReleaseNow is a Web infrastructure services provider. The company builds,
manages and hosts customized e-business solutions for the marketing, sale
and delivery of digital goods. These solutions enable 1:1 commerce-related
interactions between vendors and their customers over the Internet.
ReleaseNow addresses critical business-to-business e-commerce requirements,
including support for electronic license management, electronic delivery
options, a state-of-the-art commerce interface and custom portals for key
accounts. The company`s hosted solutions are complemented by sophisticated
e-commerce services, including strategy, e-marketing programs and customer
support. ReleaseNow`s solutions and services are based on the powerful
ReleaseNow PowerCommerce System. The company is headquartered in San
Carlos, California, and can be reached at www.releasenow.com.
About Akamai
Akamai is the leading Content Delivery Service Provider, serving thousands
of customers worldwide. Akamai has the broadest deployment of servers for
content, streaming media, and applications delivery with more than 9,700
servers in 56 countries directly connected within 650 different
telecommunications networks.
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