Akamai Technologies, Inc.

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EPIX Movies Delivered in HD via Akamai [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 13 hours 45 minutes ago
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that EPIX, the next generation premium entertainment service from Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and MGM, has chosen Akamai as the company’s launch provider to deliver and manage its full length High Definition (HD) movies.


Akamai and iStreamPlanet to Power Live and on-Demand Video for NBC s Coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games [Press Release]
Business Wire | 16 days 7 hours 6 minutes ago
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online and iStreamPlanet, a leading provider of digital media strategy, services and software applications, today announced they have been selected to work with Microsoft Corp. to provide an integrated, end-to-end solution to deliver live and on-demand video online for NBC during the network’s coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, February 12-28. The solution will...


Akamai President & CEO Paul Sagan Named Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 Award National Winner in Technology Category [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 4 hours 59 minutes ago
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that President & CEO Paul Sagan was named the national winner of the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the Technology category. Ernst & Young’s program recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who have built and lead dynamic, high-growth businesses on a regional, national and global level. Paul Sagan was selected as a national win...


Akamai Strengthens Rakuten s eCommerce Business [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 20 hours 15 minutes ago
Akamai Japan K.K., a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that its Dynamic Site Solution has been adopted by Rakuten Ichiba, one of the largest Internet shopping portals operated by Rakuten Inc. in Japan, to accelerate the performance of its eCommerce site. Rakuten Ichiba is also leveraging Akamai to help extend its infrastructure by offloading a large amount of its web co...


Akamai Helps Retailers Reach in-Market Consumers and Drive Transactions with Ease and Efficiency [Press Release]
Business Wire | 32 days 14 hours 45 minutes ago
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, advertising, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online, today announced the availability of ADS predictive segments, part of Akamai’s Advertising Decision Solutions (ADS) line, a unique solution that provides multi-channel retailers, product manufacturers, travel, and telecommunication websites with a way to drive incremental transactions online.


Akamai insider still a mystery
Boston Globe, The | 31 days 14 hours 57 minutes ago
Tech company executive recorded giving information to woman charged in scheme


Akamai Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 5 hours 14 minutes ago
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Revenue for the third quarter 2009 was $206.5 million, a 5 percent increase over third quarter 2008 revenue of $197.3 million, and a 1 percent increase from second quarter 2009 revenue of $204.6 million.


Akamai launching own inquiry
Boston Globe, The | 23 days 13 hours 56 minutes ago
Executive says firm surprised by insider trading investigation


Akamai to Host Financial Analyst Day [Press Release]
Business Wire | 29 days 6 hours 54 minutes ago
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, announced today that it will host a Financial Analyst Day at The Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday, December 7, 2009.


Ernst & Young's Venture Capital Award of Excellence Honors Three Venture-Backed Entrepreneurs In Technology, Healthcare and Retail [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 5 days 5 hours 15 minutes ago
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Three entrepreneurial leaders from Akamai Technologies, IPC: The Hospitalist Company and Titan Machinery, received the Ernst & Young Venture Capital Award of Excellence on Saturday, November 14 at Ernst & Young LLP's 2009 Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs, CA. Square 1 Bank co-sponsored the awards, which were presented at a ceremony with remarks by Mark Heesen, the President of the National Venture Capital Association.


Thursday's biggest gaining and declining stocks - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 23 days 7 hours 21 minutes ago
Allegheny Technologies Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!ati/quotes/nls/ati (ATI 31.42, +1.72, +5.79%) shares gained 5.6%.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Hedge Fund Managers, Fortune 500 Executives, and Management Consulting Director in $20 Million Insider Trading Case [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 35 days 22 hours 55 minutes ago
...relations firms -- including Intel, IBM, McKinsey, Moody's Investors Services Inc. (Moody's), Market Street Partners, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Akamai) and Polycom, Inc. (Polycom). As a result of their insider trading, Rajaratnam...


Bob Ippolito, CTO and Co-Founder of Mochi Media, joins Advisory Board of Basho Technologies, Inc. [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 23 days 6 hours 34 minutes ago
...Andy Gross, all former Akamai Technologies, Inc. employees, came together...Service and Marketing of Akamai Technologies, Inc. from its inception in...executive leadership from Akamai Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Cambridge...


Critical Alerts For Goldman Sachs, MGM Mirage, Lowe's, Symantec, and Akamai Released By Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 38 days 6 hours 44 minutes ago
...Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , MGM Mirage , Lowe's Companies Inc. , Symantec Corporation , and Akamai Technologies Inc. . In today's unsure markets these brief PriceWatch Alerts contain...





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Company Overview


Company: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Industry: Computer Services
Website: http://www.akamai.com

Akamai Technologies offers an accelerated course on Internet delivery. The company's technology enables companies and government agencies to deliver Web content and applications, such as ads, business transaction tools, streaming video, and Web sites. Through its network of some 30,000 servers in about 70 countries, Akamai analyzes and manages Web traffic, transmitting content from the server geographically closest to the end user. The company's customers include Airbus, Apple, Best Buy, FedEx, Microsoft, MTV Networks, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, the US Department of Defense, the US Department of Labor, and Victoria's Secret.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 790.9 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales 24.3 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 145.1 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 43.7 (2008)
Number of Employees 1,500 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 15.4 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End December