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- Akamai joins industry push for rich and fast desktop virtualization services
- I think we're facing an inflection point for desktop virtualization, fueled by the pending Windows 7 release, pent-up refresh demand on PCs generally, and the need for better security and compliance on desktops. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Industry, Akamai Technologies Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Akamai aims to bring HDTV to the Web
- Akamai unveiled a network for high-definition video designed to deliver content via Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight and Apple's iPhone. The goal: Deliver an HDTV experience online. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Web, HDTV, Akamai Technologies Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- E-commerce sites: You have 2 seconds to load your Web pages
- E-commerce sites have two seconds to load a Web page or consumers will click away. And after three seconds nearly all customers will split, according to research by Forrester and Akamai. Akamai had Forrester conduct a followup to a 2006 survey. The 2006 survey found that 4...
- Tags: Web, Survey, Akamai Technologies Inc., Web Page, E-business, Web Technology, Channel Management, E-business/E-Commerce, Marketing Research, Marketing, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- U.S. ranks highest in world for originating attack traffic in Q4 2008
- More attacks traffic on the Internet came from the United States than any other country in the world last quarter, according to a new report from Akamai. The U.S. ranked highest in the percentage of observed attack traffic, defined as unsolicited attempts to connect to unadvertised systems,...
- Tags: U.S., Broadband, Akamai Technologies Inc., Mbps, Connection Speed, Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- Amazon launches CloudFront; Content delivery network margins go kaboom
- Amazon Web Services on Tuesday launched CloudFront, a pay-as-you-go content delivery network. The move is likely to accelerate already brutal pricing in the content delivery network market, which includes Akamai and Limelight Networks among others. CloudFront's biggest feature is that there are no up-front commitments and long-term...
- Tags: Content Delivery, Content Delivery Network, Amazon.com Inc., Akamai Technologies Inc., CloudFront, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Akamai: Weathering a price war; economic slowdown
- Akamai, the leader in content delivery networks--services that speed up video and Web pages on the Internet, posted solid third quarter results, but cut the outlook for the fourth quarter. The economy was cited for the lower guidance but some analysts say that price competition may be more worrisome. ...
- Tags: Akamai Technologies Inc., Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- The Critical Role of an ADC in the Data-center and the Internet
- The data center is the heart of a corporation's information infrastructure. Having the right Application Delivery Controller ADC is critical because it plays a key role in directing traffic, and defending and securing the data-center. How do you know which ADC is right? How do you develop a world class...
- Tags: ADC Telecommunications Inc., Data Center, Akamai Technologies Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Internet, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-09-01
- Delivering the Olympics: Akamai and Limelight respond
- Akamai disputes Limelight Networks' take on its infrastructure and my recent post, Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet. Limelight, however, says its implementation facts are accurate and that it absolutely stands behind its words.Keep in mind that the two companies compete fiercely and have different takes on...
- Tags: Olympic Games, Network, Server, Akamai Technologies Inc., Content, Limelight Networks, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Data Centers, Networking, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn?
- Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn?Will LimeLight make it?I'm looking at all these contrasts. Limelight is trying to take market share from Akemai, though is using their same methodology for image delivery from the 90's to do it? Then in contrast, I'm hearing the Olympics streaming is going well, but...
- Tags: Investment, Akamai Technologies Inc., Limelight
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn?
- Limelight Networks may have won a medal for its role behind the scenes to keep NBCOlympics.com humming, but the company is still dwarfed by its largest rival Akamai. The big question: Does Limelight have enough headroom to gain meaningful share from Akamai? Jason Perlow detailed how content...
- Tags: Patent, Akamai Technologies Inc., Limelight Networks, Jason, Company, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet
- I admit it, even I was skeptical. When I received the first demonstration of the Silverlight plugin and the NBCOlympics.com web site back in March of this year at the 2008 Microsoft Technology Summit, where a group of Open Source experts gathered from around the world were asked for feedback...
- Tags: Akamai Technologies Inc., Corporate Communications, Data Centers, Data Management, Hardware, Internet, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Jason Perlow, Limelight Networks, Marketing, Microsoft Windows, NBC Universal Inc., Network, Olympic Games, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Video
- Blog posts 2008-08-17
- Akamai: Broadband consumption clouds outlook
- Akamai: Broadband consumption clouds outlookBroadband consumption is a short term problemIn the long run I believe Robert X. Cringley prediction.http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080718_005261.htmlRE: Akamai: Broadband consumption clouds outlookThat's too not to. As an Editor you should use the correct words."Needless to say those comments didn’t go over to well as Akamai shares...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Akamai Technologies Inc., Broadband consumption, broadband
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Akamai: Broadband consumption clouds outlook
- Akamai said Wednesday that broadband speeds may have as big of an impact on its financial results as the slowing economy. Akamai, which makes software that caches content to speed up Internet traffic, reported net income of $34.3 million, or 19 cents a share. Excluding items the...
- Tags: Broadband, Broadband Speed, Earnings, Akamai Technologies Inc., Paul Sagan, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- State of the Internet: Old worms live on; Delaware speediest state; South Korea a broadband king
- Akamai on Thursday released its first State of the Internet report and found attack traffic--viruses, worms, bots and such--derived from 125 countries with 30 percent of that traffic coming from the United States and China. Some of these attacks, which occurred in the first quarter, were from worms like Blaster...
- Tags: Internet, Broadband, Worm, Akamai Technologies Inc., Attack, Attack Traffic, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- Improve Web-Enabled SAP Performance
- Enhance SAP performance for users connecting from all corners of the globe. Learn how to shrink the virtual distance between end users and physical servers running SAP by selecting the right application accelerator services. Download the NetForecast report, "Akamai Helps Improve Web-Enabled SAP Performance," to learn more.
- Tags: Web, Performance, SAP AG, Akamai Technologies Inc., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Akamai Stream OS Helps NBA Quickly and Efficiently Deliver Digital-Media Assets to Fans Worldwide
- The National Basketball Association NBA, founded in 1946, is a global sports and entertainment brand that features 30 teams in the United States and Canada. For the 2007/2008 season, more than the organization's Interactive Services group manages and develops the content for NBA.com. As a leader in sports marketing with...
- Tags: Digital Media, Operating System, NBA, Akamai Technologies Inc., Asset Management, Operating Systems, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Software
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Akamai Helps Leading Real-Estate Company Ensure 90% Adoption Rate of On-Demand Video Content, While Increasing Agent Count by 27%
- Launched in 2002, the Keller Williams University Web site originally delivered course materials. The company later added live, instructor-led training and other content and in 2005 decided to evolve its model to provide agents with direct access to on-demand video classes through a new section of its site called KW...
- Tags: Agent, On-demand, Akamai Technologies Inc., Real Estate, Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Business Operations
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Fulfill Your Remote Access Strategy for Mobile Users
- Transform the Internet into a business-ready application delivery platform and achieve a successful remote access strategy. Download this Frost & Sullivan white paper to see how.
- Tags: Mobile, Akamai Technologies Inc., Remote Access, Telecommunications
- White papers 2008-02-21
- Akamai Helps Association of Surfing Professionals Increase Digital-Media Distribution by 15X, Entice New Sponsors and Advertisers, and Revolutionize the Sport of Surfing
- The Association of Surfing Professionals ASP is the governing body of professional surfing, taking over for the International Professional Surfers organization, which ran things from 1976 to 1982. ASP needed to meet four key requirements to support its brand and objectives, improve digital-media distribution, guarantee reliable video, reduce production costs...
- Tags: Microsoft ASP, Akamai Technologies Inc., Advertiser, Scripting Languages, Digital Media, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Case studies 2008-02-01
- Social networks: The new pulse of the Internet
- I ran across a post from Rich Miller at Data Center Knowledge noting that Akamai's content delivery network is handling 1 million rich media requests per second from social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. Much of the traffic comes from applications maker such as Slide and...
- Tags: Facebook, Network, Akamai Technologies Inc., Internet, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
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