Clipscom and Akamai Form Alliance to Expand the Delivery of Streaming Video and Provide Newfound Access to Small and Online Businesses.

Business/Technology Editors

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000

Akamai's storage and delivery platform provide enhanced performance

and reliability to Clipscom and its customers

Clipscom, Inc., a leading application service provider offering commerce-enabling tools such as video production, streaming and business services, today announced a strategic alliance with Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKAM), the leading Content Delivery Service Provider (CDSP), to provide Clipscom's customers access to Akamai's global network for content delivery as well as managed data storage. In addition, Clipscom itself is also a customer of Akamai's services.

Clipscom offers turnkey solutions for small and online businesses and corporate clients wanting to incorporate on-demand video at affordable prices with reliable service and high quality. Previously, many businesses did not have the quantity of streaming content necessary to gain direct access to high performance networks such as Akamai's. As part of the Akamai Alliance Program, Clipscom's customers and partners may gain newfound access with one-stop, high-quality streaming solutions for all streaming levels. (For more information on Clipscom's technology or to sample the streaming quality, view the following video clip: http://db.clipscom.com/play.cgi?clip=1522&mode=pop).

"By introducing Akamai's services as a key backbone to our streaming solution, our customers will experience even higher levels of performance and increased reliability," said Moti Gura, Clipscom's chief executive officer. "As more businesses embrace streaming technologies, it is not effective for them to build the infrastructure or worry with bandwidth constraints. Our goal is to provide our clients with access to reliable, high-performance streaming solutions that are not readily accessible on an individual basis today."

"Clipscom offered us a full-service solution from video production and streaming to unique offerings such as video mail. The product and service quality easily met our expectations, but the real difference was their responsiveness and ability to react quickly to our needs," said Harold Mills, director of Strategic Alliances for Hire.com. "By using Clipscom we are able to work with one provider for all our streaming needs and are presently launching those services to our corporate accounts. One client, who recently conducted a successful video mail recruiting campaign, was pleased with the performance and quality."

In addition to participating in Akamai's Alliance Program, Clipscom itself uses Akamai's StorageFlow and FreeFlow(SM) Streaming services to store data and deliver streaming video using the most effective route to reach end users in a high performance and reliable way. Akamai addresses the Web's speed and congestion problems by analyzing real-time Internet conditions to deliver all forms of content efficiently, utilizing a network of over 6,000 edge servers.

"Clipscom's unique video-based solutions and proprietary developments, such as the ClipsCorder(TM) tool for self-service video capture, effectively positions it as one of the leaders in this emerging market. We are excited that Clipscom has chosen to be part of our Akamai Alliance Program, as well as selected Akamai for an integrated Internet content delivery and data storage solution," said Chris Turner, vice president of North American sales at Akamai. "This alliance gives new markets, such as smaller businesses, access to Akamai's innovative technologies."

About Akamai

Akamai is the leading Content Delivery Service Provider serving over 2,800 customers worldwide. Akamai has the broadest deployment of servers for content, streaming media, and applications delivery with more than 6,000 servers in 54 countries directly connected inside 335 different telecommunications networks.

About Clipscom

Clipscom, Inc., a leading application service provider, offers businesses and partners commerce-enabling tools such as video production, streaming media and business services with customer loyalty and coupon programs. Clipscom's proprietary technologies include the ClipsCorder(TM) for video capture and encoding; video messenger for e-mail campaigns; video training; and a patent-pending ratings engine to collect, analyze and react to customer sentiment. The company's services enable businesses to increase revenues, drive Web site traffic, improve customer service and enhance the consumer's experience. For more information, please visit http://www.clipscom.com.