Akamai
Accelerating the cloud: Akamai, OpSource partner
Mar. 31, 2009
Everyone is talking about the cloud lately, and this week brings news of a partnership designed to help ISVs quickly deploy and accelerate new hosted software products.
Akamai CEO sees opportunity in economic downturn
Mar. 09, 2009
With many companies cutting headcount and costs to weather the economic downturn, Akamai Technologies President and CEO Paul Sagan wants his sales team to spend more time with customers, part of a bid to make sure that ...
Global Crossing teams with Limelight, EdgeCast for CDN services
Feb. 26, 2009
Global Crossing customers can now access content delivery network (CDN) services from Limelight and EdgeCast
WAN optimization earnings roundup: Late '08 troubles take a toll on results
Feb. 12, 2009
A handful of WAN optimization and application acceleration vendors recently announced financial results for the last three months of 2008, and it's clear the economy is taking a toll. Still there are some bright spots ...
Riverbed off to a busy start in '09
Feb. 03, 2009
It's shaping up to be a busy year for Riverbed, if January is any indication. Among the big news revealed last month is Riverbed's plan to acquire Mazu Networks.
Obama inauguration sets Web traffic record, Akamai says
Jan. 21, 2009
Akamai's Web traffic delivery surged to record levels during President Barack Obama's inauguration yesterday, as the company's global content delivery networks had to deliver a peak of over 7 million simultaneous data ...
Akamai slashes 7% of its workforce
Nov. 20, 2008
Akamai said this week it will be laying off 100 workers, or roughly 7% of its global workforce, in an effort to reduce its operating costs.
Akamai puts configuration control in users' hands
Nov. 11, 2008
Akamai Technologies unveiled a tool this week that aims to take away some of the pain associated with configuring application-specific acceleration parameters. The new Configuration Manager tool lets users configure and ...
Foundry, Citrix, Akamai face off on application delivery options
Nov. 04, 2008
Webtorials, in a joint venture with Layland Consulting, recently issued the 2008 version of the "Application Delivery Challenge" (available at Webtorials). As stated by Layland President Robin Layland, "The data center ...
Microsoft, Akamai team up for "no-buffer" video streaming
Oct. 28, 2008
Microsoft and CDN services provider Akamai are collaborating to produce a new video service that promises to deliver high-speed video streaming that will not require any buffering.
Five ways to bulk up your network for telecommuters
Oct. 21, 2008
A look at the most important techniques, technologies and practices that companies can adopt to bolster their remote WAN performance.
20 amazing, amusing and alarming IT "facts"
Sep. 15, 2008
A new report warns that the cost from lost productivity at work related to the new NFL season could add up to $10.5 billion. And there we were, thinking the biggest waste of time at work came from fielding an endless ...
Japan tops world in attack traffic, Akamai reports
Sep. 09, 2008
According to a new study issued by Akamai, Japan accounted for 30% of all attack traffic monitored worldwide for the second quarter of 2008.
Obama inauguration sets Web traffic record, Akamai says
Jan. 21, 2009
Akamai's Web traffic delivery surged to record levels during President Barack Obama's inauguration yesterday, as the company's global content delivery networks had to deliver a peak of over 7 million simultaneous data ...
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Apr. 13, 2009
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Dec. 15, 2008
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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) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1998 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Dec |
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