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Citrix, Akamai and Radware report Q3 results
Nov. 03, 2009
The quarter ended Sept. 30 was a mixed bag for Citrix, Akamai and Radware, but each vendor found something to be pleased about.

Akamai pitches Hollywood on its HD Network
Sep. 29, 2009
CDN vendor Akamai today began pitching its new HD Network as the perfect solution for entertainment companies that want to deliver high-definition video streams over the Internet.

Akamai looks to speed virtual desktop delivery
Sep. 22, 2009
The desktop is the next frontier for many virtualization adopters. But deploying a desktop virtualization environment raises performance issues for enterprises.

CDN market moves: Alcatel-Lucent snaps up Velocix
Aug. 06, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent is acquiring content delivery network (CDN) provider Velocix. Could Cisco be the next to open its pockets for a CDN player?

Q2 a mixed bag for WAN optimization players
Jul. 29, 2009
The economy isn't making things easy on tech companies, but there are signs of hope among WAN optimization vendors that just reported Q2 results.

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.

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 ...

Israeli Startup Stirs CDN Pot | NetworkWorld.com Community
Apr. 13, 2009
Cotendo Delivers Application Performance Management

Wall Street Journal Gets Net Neutrality Wrong Again | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 15, 2008

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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