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Akamai Technologies

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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 deliver 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.

Recent Milestones

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  Akamai Technologies acquired Verivue. (11/13/12)
  Posted 11/14/12 at 8:46pm via masshightech.com
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  Akamai Technologies acquired FastSoft. (9/13/12)
  Posted 9/13/12 at 6:44pm via freshnews.com
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  Akamai Technologies acquired Blaze. (2/8/12)
  Posted 2/8/12 at 6:04pm via techcrunch.com
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  Akamai Technologies added Michael Weider as VP. (2/1/12)
  Posted 11/27/12 at 12:24pm
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  Akamai Technologies acquired Cotendo for $268M. (11/27/11)
  Posted 11/28/11 at 2:55am via techcrunch.com
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  Akamai Technologies added Pamela J. Craig as Board of Directors. (1/20/11)
  Posted 1/20/11 at 10:22am
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  Akamai Technologies added Rob Foley as Sr Product Manager. (8/15/10)
  Posted 2/25/11 at 5:17pm
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  Akamai Technologies added David Kenny as President. (7/28/10)
  Posted 7/28/10 at 3:10pm
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  Akamai Technologies added Chuck Neerdaels as VP of Enginering, Cloud Platforms. (7/14/10)
  Posted 7/14/10 at 11:39am
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  Akamai Technologies acquired Velocitude. (6/10/10)
  Posted 6/10/10 at 6:22pm via paidcontent.org
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  Akamai Technologies — Akamai Reports All Time Single Day Peak of 3.45 Terabits Per Second (4/9/10)
  Posted 4/23/10 at 8:56am via beet.tv
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  Akamai Technologies added Kevin Freund as Chief Technologist, Media & CDN Engineering. (4/5/10)
  Posted 4/22/10 at 11:50pm
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  Akamai Technologies added Yair Greenbaum as Senior TPM. (1/1/10)
  Posted 5/3/13 at 2:23am
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  Akamai Technologies acquired acerno for $95M. (10/21/08)
  Posted 10/21/08 at 6:54am via techcrunch.com
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  Akamai Technologies acquired Red Swoosh for $15M. (4/12/07)
  Posted 5/2/08 at 12:53pm via techcrunch.com
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  Akamai Technologies added David Barrett as Engineering Manager. (3/1/07)
  Posted 5/2/08 at 12:48pm

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1. Akamai acquires content delivery network biz Verivue (masshightech.com) [edit]
2. Akamai Acquires FastSoft (freshnews.com) [edit]
3. Akamai Acquires Website Performance Company Blaze Software (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. Done Deal – Akamai Buys Rival Cotendo For $268 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
5. Akamai Acquires Mobile Content Platform Velocitude (paidcontent.org) [edit]
6. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
7. Payday for Red Swoosh 15 million from Akamai/ (techcrunch.com) [edit]
8. Akamai Press Release (akamai.com) [edit]
9. Akamai Acquires Speedera Networks (networkworld.com) [edit]
Akamai Reports All Time Single Day Peak of 3.45 Terabits Per Second on April 9 (beet.tv) [edit]

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