Akamai Chief Security Architect to Address Web Security Issues at the Web-Enabled Government Conference

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Friday, January 30, 2004; 12:00 AM

CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 30, 2004 - Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s Chief Security Architect, Andy Ellis, will be part of a panel of experts from the government and IT industries addressing the topic of "Securing Web Applications - What Can Be Done Today" at the E-Gov Institute's Web-Enabled Government Conference in Washington D.C. next week.

Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM) is the world's largest on demand distributed computing platform for conducting profitable e-business.

A panel discussion on the key concerns and emerging challenges for safeguarding Web applications today, and the critical elements to ensuring secure information exchange in a Web-based environment.

The evolution of public services to the Web and the advent of Web-enabled operations has brought with it a host of new challenges for government management technology professionals, as well as their industry counterparts. The E-Gov Institute's Web-Enabled Government Conference will provide the strategies, technologies, and applications available to help overcome these challenges.

Members of the media that are interested in attending may access more information via http://www.e-gov.com or by calling 800-746-0099.

About Akamai
Akamai®—The Business Internet, is the world's largest on demand distributed computing platform for conducting profitable e-business. Overcoming the inherent limitations of the Internet, Akamai's services ensure a high-performing, scalable, and secure environment for organizations to cost effectively extend and control their e-business infrastructure. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai's industry-leading services, matched with world-class customer care, are used by hundreds of today's most successful enterprises and government agencies around the globe. For more information, visit www.akamai.com.

Contacts: Caryn Brownell Media Relations Akamai Technologies Inc. 617-444-2524 caryn.brownell@akamai.com Jeff Young Media Relations Akamai Technologies 617-444-3913 jyoung@akamai.com