News for 'AKAM' - (SURFCONTROL ENHANCES SOFTWARE DELIVERY OF WORLDWIDE INTERNET THREAT PROTECTION)
Jan 17, 2007 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- (Full text of a statement. Contact
details below.)
( BW)(CA-SURFCONTROL/AKAMAI)(SRF.L)(AKAM) SurfControl Enhances Software Delivery
of Worldwide Internet Threat Protection With Akamai Technologies
Akamai's Platform Raises the Level of Internet Protection Offered to Customers
as SurfControl Continues to Build Unmatched Global Presence
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16,
2007--SurfControl (LSE:SRF), the leading provider of global on-demand, network
and endpoint IT security solutions, and Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq:AKAM), the
leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes
online, today announced that SurfControl has moved its product download and
threat list updates to Akamai's infrastructure.
Akamai's infrastructure deployment will provide SurfControl with best-in-class
global reach for Internet threat protection update lists for its on-site
products.
SurfControl currently has global data center presence for its on-demand
solutions hosted with Equinix in the U.S. and Asia/Pacific, and with IX Europe.
Akamai's Electronic Software Delivery solution will enable SurfControl to
deliver more frequent updates, accelerate threat update delivery times by up to
300 percent and increase site capacity to accommodate a growing number of
customers, as well as surges in traffic.
Predictable, best-of-breed online performance has already resulted in improved
customer satisfaction, and is supporting the company's expansion into emerging
economic areas such as South America, Eastern Europe, India, and China.
By leveraging Akamai's global network of 20,000 servers with access to over
1,000 networks, customers receiving a scheduled or emergency threat list update
now access the Akamai server closest to them rather than having to rely on a
central location.
With servers deployed in over 69 countries, Akamai guarantees the best possible
delivery regardless of Internet peering, firewalling, and any other issues
ensuring faster threat updates.
"SurfControl has aggressive growth plans worldwide, and we needed to ensure
reliable delivery, even in countries where the quality of Internet connections
is not as robust as it should be," said Max Rayner, executive vice president for
products & services and CIO for SurfControl.
"Since Akamai is the gold standard in the content distribution and acceleration
space, they were our natural choice to assure competitive and cost-to-serve
advantages.
With the Akamai solution, SurfControl has been able to avoid costly data center
build outs and, by avoiding bursting bandwidth costs, reduce ISP charges by at
least $144,000 per year."
"Consumers expect to successfully download software quickly and without hassle,
no matter where they are or how many other people are trying to download it,"
said Brad Rinkin, Akamai Vice President of Marketing.
"We are pleased to support SurfControl's online business needs so their
customers get the service they expect through complete, immediate downloads
anywhere in the world.
Akamai allows SurfControl the confidence and cost savings of electronic software
delivery with a 100% uptime."
About SurfControl
SurfControl provides a portfolio of security solutions to protect our customers
from Internet threats, deliver business and regulatory compliance, and enable
business continuity.
SurfControl believes that security should be treated as a science, delivering
protection at multiple points -- "in the cloud" with on-demand security
services, on the network with software and appliances, and on the desktop and
mobile client.
All of SurfControl's solutions for Web, e-mail and endpoint security are backed
by industry-leading threat detection technologies, delivered by SurfControl's
Global Threat Experts who work 24/7 to provide customers with dynamic zero-day
protection.
The company protects more than 14.5 million users and over 23,000 customers
worldwide, and employs more than 600 people in offices across Europe, the
Americas, and Asia/Pacific.
For further information and news on SurfControl, please visit
www.surfcontrol.com.
About Akamai
Akamai(R) is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and
business processes online.
Thousands of organizations have formed trusted relationships with Akamai,
improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of
their online businesses.
Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform, these organizations gain business advantage
today, and have the foundation for the emerging Web solutions of tomorrow.
Akamai is "The Trusted Choice for Online Business." For more information, 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 Technologies, Inc.'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, the effects of any attempts to intentionally disrupt our
services or network by unauthorized users or others, failure to have available
sufficient transmission capacity, 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.
CONTACT: SurfControl
Heather L.
Haas, 831-440-2626 (Media)
heather.haassurfcontrol.com
or
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Jennifer Donovan, 617-444-2605 (Media)
jdonovanakamai.com
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