CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai®
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of cloud
services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and
business applications, today announced the company has been
recognized by Frost & Sullivan with its Customer Value
Leadership Award for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
Mitigation.
According to Frost & Sullivan, "Akamai offers a valuable
solution for DDoS mitigation in the form of its Kona Site Defender
service. Frost & Sullivan's independent analysis of the DDoS
Mitigation market clearly shows that the Kona solution reduces
restrictive requirements that customers face, such as large capital
expenses, lack of security expertise, and lack of resources.
Whether as part of a DDoS mitigation strategy or a broader Web
security strategy, Akamai services provide a high level of value to
its customers."
"Online businesses face a variety of security threats every day,
with DDoS regularly at the top of that list," explained
Stuart Scholly, senior vice
president and general manager, Security Business Unit, Akamai.
"Being recognized for the value we provide our customers as part of
their DDoS mitigation strategies is important validation of our
continuing dedication to making the Internet as secure as possible
for business."
The Frost & Sullivan assessment of Akamai DDoS mitigation
solutions further states that, "the Kona Site Defender service
offers a number of deployment choices and flexibility that meet
customer needs. Akamai's cloud-based DDoS mitigation service is in
line with normal traffic and can be deployed quickly as it does not
require hardware and software deployments. Furthermore, in 2014,
Akamai acquired a pure-play provider of DDoS mitigation services
named Prolexic. The addition of Prolexic services to the Akamai Web
security portfolio provides customers with additional usage
options."
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the
company that demonstrates excellence in implementing strategies
that proactively create value for its customers with a focus on
improving the return on investment (ROI) that customers make in its
services or products. This award recognizes the company's
leadership in enhancing the value that its customers receive,
beyond simply good customer service, leading to improved customer
retention and, ultimately, customer base expansion.
Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Awards recognize companies
in a variety of regional and global markets for outstanding
achievement in areas such as leadership, technological innovation,
customer service, and product development. Industry analysts
compare market participants and measure performance through
in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary
research.
The full Frost & Sullivan assessment of Akamai's DDoS
mitigation solutions can be found at
http://www.akamai.com/html/ms/frost-and-sullivan-customer-service-leadership-award-ddos-mitigation-2014.html.
About Akamai
Akamai® is the leading provider of cloud services for
delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business
applications. At the core of the Company's solutions is the Akamai
Intelligent Platform™, providing extensive reach, coupled with
unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai
removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile
world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to
securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is
accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world,
please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai
on Twitter.
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