| Status | Public (AKAM) on 9/99 |
| Website | www.akamai.com |
| Category | Web |
| Phone | (877) 4-AKAMAI |
| Address |
8 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA, 02142 USA |
| Employees | 1,000 |
| Founded | 8/98 |
| Red Swoosh, 4/07 1 | N/A |
Akamai is a leading web services provider based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the primary player in content delivery expediting space. It was started in 1998 to use advanced computing techniques to delivery a streamlined web experience to the end user. Its first customer was Yahoo!.
Since 1998 Akamai has retained content delivery as its core business, but has also branched out with two tiers of professional Internet consulting services along with related digital media and site delivery solutions. These businesses target firms seeking to deliver a rich user experience quickly and consistently.
