Akamai
Application-acceleration vendors partner to boost end-to-end performance
Jun. 16, 2008
WAN acceleration vendors Citrix, Akamai and Silver Peak team with EMC, Cisco and NetQoS to improve WAN application delivery.
Urban, rural broadband connectivity divide probed
Jun. 03, 2008
A new report issued by CDN provider Akamai shows that there remain significant disparities between urban and rural areas in delivering broadband connectivity in the United States, despite a relatively high number of ...
Want broadband? Head to Delaware
May. 30, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss who has good broadband and who doesn't, the possibility of solar-powered iPods and the rise of Spam - the lunch meat. Plus: Keith loses weight with Wii Fit, and Movie Madness predictions!
U.S., China largest sources of Internet attacks
May. 29, 2008
China and the United States accounted for 30% of Internet-attack traffic during the first quarter of 2008, according to Akamai Technologies.
Speeding Web applications from the data center to the end user
May. 27, 2008
Trying to speed up applications that run over the Internet, rather than a private WAN, is a challenge for enterprises. Today there are two common approaches: deploying acceleration gear in the data center, or using a ...
Akamai and Citrix link up on app acceleration
May. 22, 2008
Akamai and Citrix are linking up to offer global application optimization, combining Akamai's Internet-based web application acceleration (WAA) service with Citrix NetScaler application optimization gear in customer ...
SaaS vendors mull onsite vs. hosted acceleration
Apr. 10, 2008
Hosted application providers know all about the advantages of on-demand delivery - and they make a living extolling those virtues. But when it comes to accelerating the delivery of hosted Web applications, not all ...
Akamai wins patent dispute with Limelight
Mar. 03, 2008
Limelight Networks suffered a major blow on Saturday, as a jury in the Massachusetts U.S. District Court found that the company had infringed upon a key content delivery patent held by rival CDN provider Akamai.
Mideast cable cuts tripled Web latency on some routes, Akamai reports
Feb. 14, 2008
The cable cuts that wreaked havoc on Web traffic in the Middle East and Asia caused network latency of more than three times the average latency on some Web routes, according to content-delivery network service provider ...
New system heals Web performance blackspots
Jan. 29, 2008
Two companies have allied to give enterprises the ability to pinpoint and eliminate Internet-related application performance bottlenecks.
My first Firefox 3 stumbling block | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 19, 2008
Ran into my first Firefox 3 stumbling block other than a few non-essential add-ons not working: Akamai's EdgeControl site doesn't seem to like Firefox 3. When I go to login to the site, I get the following:
You may ...
Akamai's Web/IP Acceleration Technologies | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 17, 2008
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Celtics injuries? Kobe Bryant’s shooting? Nah, tech’s the real story at NBA Finals |..
Jun. 06, 2008
It's not every day tech business editors get issued press passes to attend events like this month's NBA Finals, but I did yesterday.
The adventure actually started on Wednesday, when I was in Boston at a tech ...
Mobile Internet will open wide in 2008, IDC says
Dec. 06, 2007
Many factors will push Verizon, AT&T and Sprint Nextel toward more openness, including the advent of smart phones, the wide array of mobile Web gadgets expected to hit the market in the near future, and the presence of ...
IBM, Akamai look to help with PCI compliance
Nov. 01, 2007
The mandate for Payment Card Industry security compliance got attention this week from Akamai and IBM, as each promised new services oriented toward helping companies through the PCI audit process..
Akamai brings application acceleration to the data center
Oct. 11, 2007
Interest in application acceleration technologies is heating up -- and fast. In the last newsletter I mentioned briefly a new Gartner report that predicts end-user spending on application acceleration equipment will ...
Akamai unveils IP application accelerator
Oct. 09, 2007
Akamai is expanding its Web application-acceleration services to include any IP-based application, including VoIP.
Akamai unveils IP application accelerator
Oct. 08, 2007
Akamai is expanding its Web application acceleration services to include any IP-based application, including VoIP.
CDN player tweaks network for video
Sep. 11, 2007
Burgeoning video traffic isn't just on the minds of WAN optimization gear makers -- it's also top-of-mind for content delivery providers.
Diagnosing the health of the Internet
Jul. 05, 2007
The speed of the Internet, number of users and frequency of online attacks changes by the second. A free Web page from Akamai lets anyone see how “healthy” the Internet is at any given moment.
Who Is CDNetworks? | NetworkWorld.com Community
Apr. 17, 2008
Who is this up-and-coming CDN service provider expanding our way from Asia? Here’s what we’ve been able to glean about CDNetworks so far.
Founded in 2000, CDNetworks touts itself as the largest CDN in Asia and the ...
Korean Dragon Crashes Akamai’s Party | NetworkWorld.com Community
Apr. 16, 2008
As with many markets born in the US, we predict that the US content delivery network (CDN) market is poised to experience its comeuppance from Asia, as Korea-based CDNetworks enters the US market in earnest. ...
RE: Akamai unveils IP application accelerator | NetworkWorld.com Community
Oct. 11, 2007
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RE: Akamai unveils IP application accelerator
I am owner of ISP in Kathmandu,Nepal. How can I use this product in my network
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Akamai profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 111
2004 NW200 rank: 126
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
283 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
35% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
15% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
328 |
| Change from '04 |
|
854 |
| As percentage of revenue 116 |
|
116 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
- |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
784 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
30
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
361097 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
4400 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
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| Year inc. |
|
1998 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Dec |
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