Akama i i s  the  c l ear  l eader  i n the expand i ng market for  c ontent and app li c at i on de li very s erv i c e s … from ba s i c  ob j e c t de li very and s tream i ng ,  to more advan c ed EdgeSu i te  c apab ili t i e s s u c h a s :  We offer our  c u s tomer s  unpre c edented  v i s i b ili ty and management of the i r extended  network s,  from the  c orporate f i rewa ll ,  to the c r i t i c a l  end-u s er , i n c l ud i ng: We a l s o a l ert  c u s tomer s  to  i ss ue s  on the i r extended network s,  wh il e he l p i ng to prote c t them from v i ru s e s  and den i a l  of  s erv i c e  atta c k s.  Throughout 2003 ,  we p l an to re l ea s e  add i t i ona l c u s tomer management and  c ontro l c apab ili t i e s, i n c l ud i ng a cc e ss  to data on  the hea l th of the  I nternet ,  the  c apa c i ty and  performan c e of the Akama i  network ,  and exten s i ve  i nformat i on about a  c u s tomer’ s extended enterpr i s e network . The s e  c apab ili t i e s s et the  s tage for bu il d i ng  on our EdgeSu i te te c hno l ogy and tak i ng our c u s tomer va l ue propo s i t i o n to the next  l eve l … EdgeComput i ng . We’ve  c ome a  l ong way from the ear l y  def i n i t i on of Content De li very Network s. F or Akama i ,  we  s ee an expand i ng market opportun i ty that  l ead s  from ba s i c  ob j e c t  de li very and  s tream i ng to extend i ng enterpr i s e and pub li c s e c tor e-bu s i ne ss i nfra s tru c ture s anywhere  i n the wor l d ,  on demand ,  w i th  v i s i b ili ty and  c ontro l . EdgeComput i ng offer s F o rtune 500 and  pub li c s e c tor enterpr i s e s  t he ab ili ty to extend and  c ontro l  the i r e-bu s i ne ss i nfra s tru c ture and to pro c e ss  and de li ver app li c at i on s  anywhere on the g l obe ,  w i th an  i nfr a s tru c ture that  i s fa s t ,  re li ab l e , s c a l ab l e , s e c u re ,  and eff i c i ent . I n effe c t ,  EdgeComput i ng  mean s  g i v i ng our c u s tomer s  more  c ontro l  o ver the  I nternet — mak i ng the  I nternet pred i c tab l e enough for m i ss i on- c r i t i c a l  app li c at i o n s,  and re li ab l e enough to be an exten s i o n of a  c u s tomer’ s own  c orporate network . We rema i n  c omm i tted to th i s  v i s i on and  to  c on s tant  i nnovat i on on beha l f of our  c u s tomer s.  Serv i ng b illi on s  of reque s t s  ea c h and every day ,  be i ng dep l oyed  i n over 1 , 000 network s  around the g l obe ,  and work i ng for c u s tomer s  who are expand i ng the way that bu s i ne ss e s  u s e the Web ,  g i ve s  u s  a tru l y  un i que v i ew of how the  I nternet  i s  operat i ng , m i nute by m i nute .  The re s u l t i ng  i n s i ght  and know-how gu i de s  our te c hno l ogy  deve l opment ,  often  i n rea l -t i me re s pon s e  to marketp l a c e requ i rement s. One way to th i nk of th i s i s  that we are  “v i rtua li z i ng the data  c en t er” — an  i mportant s tep  i n enab li ng enterpr i s e s  to  c on s ume  c omput i ng a s  a ut ili ty ,  on  demand .  A l ready  we have been de s c r i bed a s  the f i r s t  c ommer c i a l  examp l e of a n  on-demand , g l oba l c omput i ng ut ili ty . I  want to thank ea c h emp l oyee for prov i d i ng c ont i nued  i nte ll e c tua l c ontr i but i on ,  energy and enthu s i a s m ,  and for a  s teadfa s t  c omm i tment to the  s u cc e ss  of our  c ompany . I  a l s o want to thank you ,  our  s hareho l der s, for your  c ont i nued  s upport a s  we  s tr i ve to a c h i eve our goa l s. F or  c u s tomer s,  th i s i s i mp o rtant ,  be c au s e  i t mean s  that Akama i i s  bre a k i ng the app li c at i on dep l oyment bott l ene c k a n d enab li ng  i mproved app li c at i on t i me-to-marke t and  s c a l ab ili ty — app li c at i on s  that he l p the m c ompete — wh il e avo i d i ng the need for  c o s t l y data  c enter  bu il d-out s. J u s t a s  Akama i  ha s  made the I nternet pred i c tab l e , s c a l a b l e and  s e c ure for our  c ontent de li very  c u s to mer s,  we are now work i ng to do the  s ame f or app li c at i on  pro c e ss i ng and de li very . George Conrade s Cha i rmanandCEO • What type of traff i c  we are de li ver i ng  and where; • Wh i c h  c ontent  i s  be i ng  c on s umed and  how; and  • Where u s er s  are a cc e ss i ng  c ontent  and app li c at i on s. • Who l e  s i te de li very; • Se c ure  c ontent de li very; • Den i a l  of  s erv i c e m i t i gat i on; • Geograph i c c ontent and app li c at i on  target i ng and report i ng; • P er s ona li zat i on of Web  c ontent through  dynam i c  page a ss emb l y; and • The ab ili ty to redu c e  I nternet  l aten c y to a c h i eve  s i gn i f i c ant l y  i mproved  performan c e . N O V A UG J U L Y S E P T OCT Akama ii s  awardeda f i ve-year  c ontra c tby  theU . S . Genera l  Serv i c e s Adm i n i s trat i on . The  c ontra c t  i n c l ude s  Akama i ’ s s o l ut i on s  amongtho s e prov i dedbytheGSA  tofedera l  agen c i e s  for s trengthened  i nformat i on a ss uran c eofe-government program s. Akama i ’ ss tream i ng  med i a  s erv i c e s  are  c ho s enbytheU . S . Hou s eofRepre s entat i ve s Comm i tteeon  F i nan c i a l Serv i c e s  toenhan c ethe qua li tyandava il ab ili ty  off i nan c i a li nformat i on for  i t s  on li neaud i en c e s. Akama i  CEO ,  George Conrade s, i s  appo i nted by  P re s i dentGeorgeW . Bu s hto  s erveonthe Nat i ona l I nfra s tru c ture Adv i s oryComm i ttee [N I AC] , i nre c ogn i t i on  ofAkama i ’ s  un i que ma c ro s c op i c  v i ewofthe I nternetandgrow i ng i mportan c etothe  government  s e c tor . Akama i  EdgeSu i te  i s i mp l ementedbyAmer i c a On li ne , I n c .  a s  a  s c a l ab l e exten s i onto  i t s I nternet i nfra s tru c ture . The  agreementa l s o  i n c l ude s abroaderdep l oymentof Akama i  edge s erver s w i th i n AOL’ s  g l oba l  network . Akama i  appo i nt s Robert Cobuzz i  a s  Ch i ef  F i nan c i a l Off i c er . Cobuzz i  br i ng s year s  ofexper i en c e  fromthe  i ndu s tr i a l , te l e c ommun i c at i on s, and  manufa c tur i ng  s e c tor s. DEC Akama i  EdgeSu i te  i s c ho s enbyN i ss anU . S . A . toextendand  c ontro l e-bu s i ne ss  a c t i v i t i e s  on  i t s c on s umer-fo c u s ed  de s t i nat i on s  N i ss anUSA . c om and  I nf i n i ty . c om .