CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's largest and most
trusted cloud delivery platform, announced today that the company
was recognized as a 2018 Top 100 Global Technology Leader by
Thomson Reuters. The inaugural program identifies the tech
industry's most operationally sound and financially successful
organizations.
The study, the industry's first holistic assessment of today's
leading tech companies, utilizes a 28-point data-driven algorithm
to objectively identify organizations with the fortitude for the
future in today's complex business environment. The patent
pending methodology, developed by the Thomson Reuters Boston
Innovation Lab, is based on eight principle pillars of performance:
Financial, Management and Investor Confidence, Risk and Resilience,
Legal Compliance, Innovation, People and Social Responsibility,
Environmental Impact, and Reputation. The list recognizes companies
with final scores across the pillars that are highest among more
than 5,000 other technology companies around the world.
"For nearly two decades, Akamai has helped make the Internet
fast, reliable and secure for our customers and partners," said Dr.
Tom Leighton, CEO of Akamai. "We
make it easier for organizations to provide the best and most
secure digital experiences. We help them protect online data and
transactions, accelerate applications in the cloud, and deliver
high-quality media at scale. Akamai is in good company to be
listed by Thomson Reuters among the world's most influential,
innovative, and socially- and environmentally-responsible
technology leaders."
"Tech companies operate at warp speed, confronting competitive,
regulatory, legal, financial, supply chain and myriad other
business challenges. Oftentimes, their financial success
overshadows operational integrity, making it difficult to identify
those organizations with true fortitude for future success," said
Alex Paladino, global managing
director of the Thomson Reuters Technology Practice Group. "With
the Top 100 Global Tech Leaders, we've identified the unique data
points that embody technology industry leadership in the
21st century; congratulations to the companies that made
the list."
Key Findings among the 2018 Top 100 Global Technology
Leaders:
- In addition to being recognized as the first, true valuation of
global technology leaders, these organizations outperform the
NASDAQ, S&P 500 and MSCI World indices in year-over-year stock
price change by 3.91 percent, 4.04 percent and 7.1 percent
respectively.
- Outperform these indices across other factors including YOY
R&D investment, employee percent change and revenue percent
change.
Visit http://tr.com/top100tech to access the full report and
view the complete list of 2018 Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global
Technology Leaders. Join the discussion on Twitter #TRtech100.
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's
leading source of news and information for professional markets.
Our customers rely on us to deliver the intelligence, technology
and expertise they need to find trusted answers. The business has
operated in more than 100 countries
About Akamai
As the world's largest and most trusted
cloud delivery platform, Akamai makes it easier for its customers
to provide the best and most secure digital experiences on any
device, anytime, anywhere. Akamai's massively distributed platform
is unparalleled in scale with over 200,000 servers across 130
countries, giving customers superior performance and threat
protection. Akamai's portfolio of web and mobile performance, cloud
security, enterprise access, and video delivery solutions are
supported by exceptional customer service and 24/7 monitoring. To
learn why the top financial institutions, e-commerce leaders, media
& entertainment providers, and government organizations trust
Akamai please visit www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or
@Akamai on Twitter.
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Jeff Young
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Jennifer
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Akamai
Technologies
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Thomson
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617-444-3913
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203-824-6261
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jyoung@akamai.com
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jenn.figueroa@jbfcommunications.com
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