CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing
that many of today's forward‑thinking enterprises are leveraging
the Internet to evolve their traditional Wide Area Network (WAN)
architectures, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global
leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, today introduced
Akamai Cloud Networking. A globally available, integrated system of
services, Akamai Cloud Networking is designed to ensure end-to-end
reliability and performance for IP-VPNs as well as cloud and SaaS
applications, while maintaining enterprise security and
compliance.
The increasing dependence on using the Internet to access
enterprise applications, including mission critical
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud-based applications, is
creating new challenges for branch office connectivity,
performance, and security. Enterprises incorporating Direct
Internet Access (DIA) breakouts and hybrid WANs to increase
available bandwidth need fast, reliable and secure connectivity to
address the requirements related to the growing diversity of
business applications.
Designed for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), Network
Service Providers (NSPs) and branch infrastructure vendors, Akamai
Cloud Networking offers modular "building blocks" intended to
complement existing WAN offerings, easing the deployment of hybrid
network architectures and DIA for enterprise customers. Through
strategic relationships with Cisco and Riverbed, Akamai has
previously demonstrated the ability to bring its caching and
Internet transport optimization technology inside the enterprise
network. With the launch of Akamai Cloud Networking, the company is
expanding its portfolio to offer Internet Transport Optimization,
SaaS and Cloud Acceleration, and Secure Web Gateway
functionality.
"Fundamentally, the goal of Akamai Cloud Networking is to help
our partners drive enterprise network transformation by providing
branch offices and other remote locations with fast,
reliable, and secure direct Internet connectivity," explained
Willie Tejada, senior vice president
and general manager, Cloud Networking at Akamai. "We believe that
giving our CSP, NSP and branch infrastructure partners the
technologies they need to help their enterprise customers directly
leverage the Internet to accelerate applications, maintain
enterprise security, lower costs and seamlessly connect to the
cloud is an incredible value proposition."
Akamai's Cloud Networking services include:
- Internet Transport Optimization: SLA-backed route
optimization and forward error correction as well as TCP
Optimizations where applicable are intended to provide reliable,
high-throughput packet delivery over the Internet, leveraging the
Akamai Intelligent Platform™.
- SaaS & Cloud Acceleration: Caching, data
deduplication, Quality-of-Service (QoS) and Internet transport
optimization over the Akamai Intelligent Platform is designed to
provide acceleration for any SaaS or Cloud application.
- Secure Web Gateway: Cloud-based outbound web filtering
and inbound malware protection with full identity integration is
intended to help to maintain enterprise security and compliance
without impacting performance. These capabilities are being
bolstered via the recent acquisition of Bloxx, a provider of Secure
Web Gateway (SWG) technology.
"With the steep growth in global network traffic, driven by
digital transformation programs, enterprises are having to rethink
their network architectures," said Pierre-Louis Biaggi, vice president,
Connectivity Solutions, Orange Business Services. "A hybrid network
segments enterprise traffic onto several transport links to balance
cost and performance objectives. We believe faster, more reliable
and secure Internet links, provided by the Akamai platform, will be
an essential part of enterprises' new connectivity mix to
complement the unmatched speed and reliability of private WANs and
low cost bare Internet links. We are proud to offer this new
service to our multinational customers."
About Akamai
As the global leader in Content Delivery
Network (CDN) services, Akamai makes the Internet fast, reliable
and secure for its customers. The company's advanced web
performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media delivery
solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer,
enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere.
To learn how Akamai solutions and its team of Internet experts are
helping businesses move faster forward, please visit
www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on
Twitter.
Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act
This release contains information about
future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management
that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe
harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, including statements about future business plans and
opportunities. Actual results may differ materially from those
indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of
various important factors including, but not limited to, a failure
of Akamai's offerings or functionalities to operate as expected, a
lack of market acceptance of such service offerings and
functionalities, and other factors that are discussed in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-
Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.
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