Akamai Technologies, Inc. Receives Contract From Dolce&Gabbana

Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced that Dolce&Gabbana, has chosen Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator, part of the Company's Aqua Web Solutions, to accelerate all versions of its web site (www.dolcegabbana.com) as well as "Swide" (www.swide.com), its digital editorial hub available in English. Akamai's solutions have enabled the fashion brand to reduce site response time globally, decrease bandwidth utilization and reduce site abandonment while increasing site traffic and protecting its global brand image. In addition to Dynamic Site Accelerator, Dolce&Gabbana is using Akamai Media Delivery to offer live and on demand streaming of their catwalks with unprecedented quality on any platform, including mobile devices like iPhone, iPad, iTouch and Android. Dolce&Gabbana has also leveraged Akamai's services to support the streaming of live events, such as the fashion catwalks.