Akamai also receives the Ernst & Young Venture Capital Award of Excellence
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic
transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that President
& CEO Paul Sagan was named the national winner of the Ernst & Young LLP
Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the Technology category. Ernst & Young`s
program recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who have built and lead dynamic,
high-growth businesses on a regional, national and global level. Paul Sagan was
selected as a national winner from more than 300 regional Entrepreneur Of The
Year winners in over 25 U.S. cities.
The national award winners were announced at an awards gala on Saturday in Palm
Springs, California. The gala is the culminating event of the Ernst & Young 2009
Strategic Growth Forum, the nation`s most prestigious gathering of high-growth,
market-leading companies. This group of outstanding entrepreneurs was selected
by an independent judging panel made up of business, community and academic
leaders.
"The Entrepreneur Of The Year® award recognizes the importance of
entrepreneurs," said Larry Haynes, Americas Director, Entrepreneur Of The Year®,
Ernst & Young LLP. "Our economy depends on these entrepreneurs. They build
businesses, support their local communities and drive innovation and development
in the economy at large."
This year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards program celebrates its 23rd
anniversary. Since 1986, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders
in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world. Awards are given to
entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation,
financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and
communities.
Akamai also received the Ernst & Young Venture Capital Award of Excellence at
the Ernst & Young 2009 Strategic Growth Forum. The Venture Capital (VC) Award of
Excellence recognizes Ernst & Young LLP's Entrepreneur Of The Year regional
winners whose companies have been backed by venture capital funding. Out of more
than 50 regional 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year winners who have benefited from
VC funding, these honorees were selected by an independent panel of judges from
leading VC firms, including Bain Capital Ventures, Fidelity Ventures, MPM
Capital, NewSpring Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Technology Cross Ventures.
About Ernst & Young`s Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Ernst & Young`s Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world`s most prestigious
business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the way
it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes
the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and
achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur Of The Year® celebrates those who are building and leading
successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional,
national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
The Akamai Difference
Akamai® provides market-leading managed services for powering video, 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 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. Akamai has transformed the Internet into a more
viable place to inform, entertain, advertise, interact, and collaborate. To
experience The Akamai Difference, visit www.akamai.com.
Akamai Technologies
Jeff Young, 617-444-3913
Media Relations
jyoung@akamai.com
or
Noelle Faris, 617-444-4676
Investor Relations
nfaris@akamai.com
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