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Akamai Reports Record Revenue And Profits For Second Quarter 2005

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - July 26, 2005 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005.
* Revenue grows 27 percent year-over-year to $64.6 million, an 8 percent increase from prior quarter

Laptop Battery * Second quarter GAAP net income expands 134 percent year-over-year to $15.9 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, a 13 percent increase over prior quarter's GAAP net income

Thinkpad * Normalized net income* increases 65 percent year-over-year to $17.1 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, a 19 percent increase over prior quarter's normalized net income

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Microsoft Revenue for the second quarter 2005 was $64.6 million, an 8 percent increase over first quarter 2005 revenue of $60.1 million, and a 27 percent increase over second quarter 2004 revenue of $50.8 million.

ScanSoft reported second quarter 2003 revenue of $27.7 million, a six percent increase over second quarter 2002 revenue of $26.2 million. related intangible assets and restructuring and other charges was $1.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared with $4.2 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2002. related intangible assets and restructuring and other charges, ScanSoft reported a second quarter 2003 net loss of $2.6 million, or $0.04 per share, compared with second quarter 2002 net income of $1.9 million, or $0.03 per diluted share.

Laptop Computers Akamai's second quarter consolidated financial results include 20 days of activity from Speedera Networks, Inc. following the closing of Akamai's acquisition of Speedera on June 10th. Speedera contributed $2.5 million of revenue during the quarter.

TradeDoubler also released its second quarter financial results today and reported strengthened gross profit margins and solid revenue and gross profit performance. Revenues for the period from April to June 2007 increased by 27.9%, compared to the same period in 2006, to reach SEK 512.6 million (approx €56m) and gross profit was up 25.4% to SEK 143 million (approx €15.5).

Laptop Computer Net income in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, increased in the second quarter of 2005 to $15.9 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, a 13 percent increase over first quarter 2005 GAAP net income of $14.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, and a significant improvement over 2004 second quarter earnings per diluted share of $0.05 per share.

(AXcess News) Yahoo! Corp ( YHOO) said its third quarter revenues increased 47 percent for the period, reporting revenues of $1.3 billion compared to $907 million for the same period a year ago. search Internet company said gross profit for the third quarter of 2005 was $810 million, a 41 percent increase compared to $574 million for the same period of 2004.

Desktop Computer "Excellent performance across our business in the second quarter helped to drive our record top-line results and profitability," said Paul Sagan, president and CEO of Akamai. "In addition, we already are seeing benefits from the Speedera acquisition, and expect further improvements as we work to expand our client base and service offerings."

Notebooks The Company generated normalized net income* of $17.1 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2005. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)

Lenovo Adjusted EBITDA* for the second quarter of 2005 was $22.7 million, up 11 percent compared to $20.4 million in the prior quarter, and up 28 percent compared to $17.7 million in the second quarter of 2004. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue was 35 percent, up from 34 percent in the prior quarter, and consistent with second quarter 2004. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)

Hard Drive Cash from operations was $14.7 million in the second quarter, which includes costs associated with the acquisition, as compared to first quarter 2005 cash from operations of $18.7 million. On a year-to-date basis, cash from operations was $33.4 million, as compared to $21.1 million in the first six months of 2004.

Travelstar At June 30, 2005, the Company had approximately 138.8 million shares of common stock outstanding, and had approximately $130.7 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, including $4.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities resulting from the Speedera acquisition.

Gateway Customers
Excluding any customers that were acquired from Speedera, Akamai added 71 net new customers under long-term services contracts during the second quarter 2005. The Speedera acquisition resulted in an additional 305 recurring revenue customers, bringing Akamai's total number of customers under long-term services contracts at the end of the second quarter to 1,736.

Laptop Parts "We are benefiting from the increased adoption of our platform by leading enterprises and government agencies that need to make mission-critical applications predictable, scalable and secure," continued Sagan. "We believe that, in the near term, growth will continue in such markets as online commerce, electronic software and media delivery, manufacturing, travel and hospitality, news and information portals, and the public sector."

Software Sales through resellers and sales outside the United States accounted for 25 percent and 21 percent, respectively, of revenue for the second quarter of 2005.

Hard Drives Quarterly Conference Call
Akamai will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET that can be accessed through 1-888-689-4521 (or 1-706-645-9202 for international calls). A live Webcast of the call may be accessed at www.akamai.com in the Investor section. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference through the Akamai Website or by calling 1-800-642-1687 (or 1-706-645-9291 for international calls) and using conference ID No. 7069997.

Electronics About Akamai
Akamai is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online. More than 1,700 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.

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