Leading Global Online Careers Site Chooses Akamai EdgeSuite for Optimal Performance and
Customization.
Business Wire, July 31, 2001 p2042
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2001
Monster.com to deploy Akamai's integrated services for delivery of
customized Web site presentation from the edge
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of distributed application and content delivery services, today
announced that Monster.com(R), the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc., will deploy the
Akamai EdgeSuite(SM) service to take advantage of greater online performance and content customization while minimizing
infrastructure requirements.
An EdgeSuite customer through Internap Network Services (NASDAQ: INAP), a strategic Akamai reseller and provider of
intelligent routing services over the Internet, Monster.com will now benefit from greater reliability and scalability by off-loading
additional content to Akamai's globally distributed network. By implementing dynamic Web page assembly at the edges of the
Internet, Monster.com will experience faster, more reliable provisioning of new content and updates. Monster.com will also leverage
Akamai's geo-location and bandwidth characterization functionality to deliver customized content to end users. With a global
audience that currently spans 21 countries, Monster.com will be able to provide timely, customized content internationally.
"With our continuous focus on building the Monster.com brand worldwide, Akamai enables us to cost-effectively enhance the user
experience by tailoring our site presentation accordingly," said Brian Farrey, Monster.com group president - strategy, product &
technology. "The EdgeSuite service provides top-quality performance, which our users expect, in addition to support for sudden
increases in capacity. We look forward to passing on these advantages to our users, to further assist their Web-based research for
valuable job leads and information."
Monster.com is a lifelong career network that job seekers use to manage their career, providing the ability to access the most
progressive companies, as well as interactive, personalized tools to make the process effective and convenient. According to Media
Metrix, Monster.com recently recorded record-high site traffic figures for May 2001 with an all-time high reach* of 8.1 percent and 7
million unique visitors.
"Monster.com has successfully engaged a rapidly-growing, global user base with its unique network of sites and quality service,"
said Mike Campbell, vice president of sales, Akamai. "It's exciting to play a role in Monster.com's efforts to scale its Web
operations. By using the EdgeSuite service, Monster.com will be able to effectively add the value of content customization to its
offerings."
The Akamai EdgeSuite service is an integrated set of functionalities designed to reduce Internet infrastructure costs and
complexities by extending the performance, scalability, and reliability benefits of content delivery across an entire Web site. Akamai
EdgeSuite enables the generation and delivery of dynamic content by constructing Web pages from component pieces that can be
targeted and delivered from locations optimized for each end user. Akamai's geo-location and bandwidth characterization
functionality correlates geographic and network information to anonymous IP addresses, enabling the customization of content
without compromising end user privacy.
About Monster.com
Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 25 million unique visits during
the month of June 2001 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster.com connects the most progressive
companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them
more control over the recruiting process. The Monster.com global network consists of local content and language sites in the United
States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany,
Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, India, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, and Finland. More information about Monster.com
is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.
About TMP Worldwide
Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 9,500 employees in 32 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's
largest Recruitment Advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest Executive Search and Executive Selection agencies.
TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct
marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500
companies. In June 2001, TMP Worldwide was added to the S&P 500 Index. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at
www.tmp.com.
About Akamai
Akamai is the leading provider of distributed application and content delivery services. These services enable companies to reduce
the complexity and cost of deploying and operating a uniform Web infrastructure while ensuring unmatched performance, reliability,
scalability and manageability. Akamai's services give businesses a distinct competitive advantage and provide an unparalleled
Internet experience for their customers. Akamai's intelligent edge platform for content, streaming media, and application delivery
comprises more than 11,600 servers within over 820 networks in 62 countries. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Akamai provides services to companies worldwide. For information on Delivering a Better Internet(SM), visit www.akamai.com.
Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute
forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors
including, but not limited to, general economic conditions, any material, unexpected increases in Akamai's use of funds, the
dependence on Akamai's Internet content delivery service and technology products, lack of market acceptance of new services, a
failure by us to successfully enter into any license, technology development or other technology partnership agreement within the time
periods expected by us or at all, a failure of Akamai's network infrastructure, and other factors that are discussed in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.
* "Reach," which equals the percentage of the total Internet population who accessed Monster.com in the month of May.
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