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Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM)On Nov 18: 11.90   0.00 (0.00%)  
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Akamai Technologies Inc.
8 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
United States - Map
Phone: 617-444-3000
Fax: 617-250-3001
Web Site: http://www.akamai.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
Sector:Technology
Industry:Internet Information Providers
Full Time Employees:1,300

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Akamai Technologies, Inc. provides services for accelerating the delivery of content and applications over the Internet. The company offers three business solutions: Digital Asset Solutions, Dynamic Site Solutions, and Application Performance Solutions. 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. Dynamic Site solutions accelerate business-to-consumer Web sites that integrate collaborative content and applications into their online architecture. Application Performance solutions improve the performance of dynamic applications common on networks used by enterprises to connect with their employees, suppliers, and customers. 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. The company’s other solutions 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.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Akamai Technologies Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Nov-08 is better than 8.1% of S&P 500 companies and 69.2% of Software & Services companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. George H. Conrades , 70
    Exec. Chairman
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Paul L. Sagan , 46
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres and Exec. Director
    $ 901.00K $ 0
    Dr. F. Thomson Leighton , 51
    Co Founder, Chief Scientist
    $ 20.00KN/A
    Mr. J. Donald Sherman , 42
    Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
    $ 561.00K $ 0
    Mr. Chris Schoettle , 44
    Exec. VP of Site Acceleration
    $ 540.00K $ 4.16M
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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