Akamai Selected as a Key Technology Provider for Newly Launched Borders.com.Borders Leverages Multiple Akamai Solutions to Deliver an Enjoyable and Engaging Online Shopping Experience CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- 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. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AKAM AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. (stock abbreviation) AKAM Automated Key Access Machine ), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that Borders[R] has selected Akamai as a key technology provider for its newly launched e-commerce site - Borders.com. Leveraging Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator, Media Delivery and Stream OS[R] solutions, Borders can improve and accelerate site performance and efficiently manage and deliver dynamic, rich media content in the Adobe[R] Flash format on the site. The new Borders.com site brings the bookstore experience online with innovative features such as the Magic Shelf, a virtual bookshelf that allows customers to easily view book, music and movie titles much as they would browse the book tables, displays and shelves in their favorite Borders store. Akamai's solutions are designed to help accelerate the delivery of dynamic, interactive content on the Magic Shelf, increase the download speed of shopping applications and improve the response time for the display of the entire Web page. In addition, by leveraging Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator, Borders can enjoy improved scalability, performance and availability for the highest possible number of visitors without weighing down its own infrastructure. The Borders.com site also includes original and exclusive video programming created by Borders. With the growing amount of online video content added onto their e-commerce site, Borders needed a high-quality digital media management tool to help them manage their online video assets. With the Akamai Stream OS and Akamai Media Delivery solutions, Borders can easily and efficiently manage and deliver their video content in Flash format, ensuring that their e-commerce site can serve up all the rich media content in a fast and reliable manner. "By implementing Akamai's suite of technology solutions, we can focus on delivering great services that ultimately translate into an enjoyable, reliable and engaging online shopping experience for our consumers," said Kevin Ertell, vice president of e-business for Borders Group. "As online communities become more sophisticated, consumers are seeking far more innovative, personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. features as part of their web experiences," said Chris Schoettle, executive vice president, site acceleration, Akamai. "We are excited to be working with Borders on their new interactive and feature-rich e-commerce site. Akamai's solutions help retailers such as Borders to not only improve site availability and performance but also to manage and control rich media assets in a quick and simply way. With Akamai's site acceleration and media expertise, Borders is expanding its channels of interactivity with their valued consumers." Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator helps accelerate the delivery of dynamic, rich interactive content, which helps customers meet today's consumer expectations for a fast-loading, always available site, regardless of the number of images, amount of dynamically generated content or Internet conditions. The Dynamic Site Accelerator service is built on Akamai's globally distributed platform - the most pervasive platform for content delivery and Web site acceleration, comprising 34,000 servers in 70 countries within nearly 1,000 networks. About Borders Group, Inc. Headquartered in Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich., Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) is a leading global retailer of books, music, movies and stationery items. Through its subsidiaries, Borders Group employs approximately 30,000 and operates over 1,100 stores and Borders.com. More information on the company is available at www.borders.com. The Akamai Difference Akamai[R] provides market-leading managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality for powering rich media, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online. Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai's services have been adopted by the world's most recognized brands across diverse industries. The alternative to centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. Web infrastructure, Akamai's global network of tens of thousands of distributed servers provides the scale, reliability, insight and performance for businesses to succeed online. An S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 company, Akamai has transformed the Internet into a more viable place to inform, entertain, interact, and collaborate. To experience The Akamai Difference, visit www.akamai.com. Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. 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