``Is Akamai Worth $400 Million?'' Answered in Latest Tier 1 Research Report.Business Editors Tier 1 Research's Latest Report Reviews the CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. Market's 1,000 Pound Gorilla gorilla, an ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to the lowland and mountain forests of western and central equatorial Africa. It is the largest of the apes, the males reaching a height of 5 to 6 ft (150–190 cm) with a 9-ft (144–cm) arm spread. and Its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, and Valuation Tier 1 Research, the "Sector Information eXchange" for the Internet Infrastructure Services industry, announces the immediate availability of a new report analyzing Akamai Technologies Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is a company that provides a distributed computing platform for global Internet content and application delivery, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Nasdaq:AKAM AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. (stock abbreviation) AKAM Automated Key Access Machine ), a global provider of content delivery network (CDN) services and software solutions. The report, authored by Andrew Schroepfer, president of Tier 1 Research, and Rich Seidner, an industry veteran and thought leader in streaming economics, is entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Is Akamai Worth $400 Million," which is what Tier 1 Research estimates will be Akamai's enterprise value at the end of 2003. Enterprise value is defined as market capitalization Market Capitalization A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap. plus debt minus cash. The report examines Akamai's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and importantly valuation relative to its prospects for the future. A full financial model is included in the report with details dating back to 1999 and forecasts through 2003. The 37-page report is available for purchase for $495 for those who purchase the report at https://shop.tier1research.com prior to Akamai's earnings report due out on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 after the market close. After this date, the report will be available for $695. A summary of this and other Tier 1 Research reports is available at www.tier1research.com/tier1/research/reports. Tier 1Research partner RampRate (www.ramprate.com), along with the co-authors of this report, are available to work with customers to assist in determining appropriate service providers for their Internet applications. We welcome discussions about the report, or the industry in general, on the following discussion board: http://tier1research.com/tier1/samples/knowledge_center. About Tier 1 Research Tier 1 Research, pioneer of the "Sector Information eXchange," is a specialized research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a combining financial and strategic analysis of public and private companies in the Internet Infrastructure Software and Services industry. A key hallmark of the company is its independence enabling unbiased research and competitive analysis for all audiences with an interest in the managed hosting, storage, content delivery, and various emerging software and solution vendors for the outsourced and enterprise data center markets. Tier 1 Research works with institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. , venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and companies as an outsourced competitive analysis team with a broad range of services. 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