CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ: AKAM), the intelligent edge platform
for securing and delivering digital experiences, announces it was
named "Massachusetts Company of the Year" by the Mass Technology
Leadership Council ("MassTLC"). The award was announced last
night at a ceremony held at Boston's famed Fenway
Park.
"On behalf of the 7,500 incredibly talented people at Akamai who
have worked so hard, for so many years to make Akamai the market
leader that we've become today, I thank MassTLC for this
recognition," said Dr. Tom Leighton,
co-founder and chief executive officer, Akamai Technologies, Inc.
"We appreciate the valuable work done over the years by the MassTLC
to grow and support the region's tech ecosystem and to make the
Boston area such a great place to
start and grow a company."
Akamai began as a research project at MIT's lab for computer science and last week opened
its new headquarters in Kendall Square. Over the last seven years,
the company has expanded beyond its content delivery network
business to become a global leader in cybersecurity services, and
the largest cybersecurity company in Massachusetts. These solutions leverage the
Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, which spans 4,000 locations in
137 countries around the world. This same platform is the
foundation for additional growth segments such as identity
management, blockchain payments, the Internet of Things, and
next-generation enterprise security.
Members of the Massachusetts
innovation community gathered at the All Stars of Tech Winners'
Celebration where the state's leading technology industry
association announced the winners of its 2019 Mass Tech Leadership
Awards. Selected from hundreds of nominations and evaluated by
peer-review panels that together totaled close to 60 executives,
analysts, investors and thought leaders, the program honored local
leaders and companies across 16 award categories. Winners highlight
the vitality, innovation and importance of the region's
internationally respected technology industry.
"Our congratulations to Akamai on your well deserved recognition
as the 2019 Company of the Year. Your dedication and leadership are
central to Massachusetts remaining
a global hub for tech," said Tom
Hopcroft, CEO of Mass Technology Leadership Council.
To learn more about the Mass Technology Leadership Awards,
visit: https://www.masstlc.org/category/events/awards
About Akamai
Akamai secures and delivers digital experiences for the world's
largest companies. Akamai's intelligent edge platform surrounds
everything, from the enterprise to the cloud, so customers and
their businesses can be fast, smart, and secure. Top brands
globally rely on Akamai to help them realize competitive advantage
through agile solutions that extend the power of their multi-cloud
architectures. Akamai keeps decisions, apps and experiences closer
to users than anyone - and attacks and threats far away. Akamai's
portfolio of edge security, web and mobile performance, enterprise
access and video delivery solutions is supported by unmatched
customer service, analytics and 24/7/365 monitoring. To learn why
the world's top brands trust Akamai, visit www.akamai.com,
blogs.akamai.com, or @Akamai on Twitter.
Media Relations
Gina
Sorice
(646) 320-4107
gsorice@akamai.com
Investor Relations
Tom Barth
(617) 274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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