Akamai Technologies Inc.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. provides services for accelerating and improving the delivery of content and applications over the Internet. Akamai Technologies's Application Performance solutions improve the performance of dynamic applications used by enterprises to connect with their employees, suppliers, and customers. Its Application Performance solutions include Web Application Accelerator, which is used by enterprise customers to run various applications; and IP Application Accelerator that is designed to address core Internet weaknesses to optimize the performance and real-time sensitivity associated with IP-enabled applications delivered over Internet-related protocols. Akamai Technologie's Digital Asset Solutions are designed to enable enterprises to execute their large file management and distribution strategies. Its solutions include Akamai Media Delivery solution that delivers media content on behalf of its customers; Electronic Software Delivery solution, which handles the distribution of software for its customers; and Akamai Stream OS, a Web-based suite of configurable tools that enables publishing of media to the Web. Akamai Technologie's Dynamic Site solutions accelerate business-to-consumer Web sites that integrate collaborative content and applications into their online architecture. Its also offers other solutions, which comprise EdgeControl tools that provide reporting and management capabilities; network data feeds and Website analytics, which provide customers with real time data about the performance of their content and applications over the Internet; and performance management services that help customers better understand their Web operations with tools that measure various aspects of an application's performance. In addition, Akamai offers custom solutions to commercial and government customers. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.