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Electronic Software Delivery
Reliable, High-Performance, Cost-Effective Software Downloads
Akamai Solution
Akamai® is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business
processes online. Thousands of 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 Internet
solutions of tomorrow.
Akamai Technologies GmbHPark Village, Betastrasse 10 b D-85774 Unterföhring, Germany Tel +49 89 94006.0
www.akamai.com
U.S. Headquarters 8 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142 Tel 617.444.3000 Fax 617.444.3001U.S. toll-free 877.4AKAMAI (877.425.2624)
About Akamai
Akamai is “The Trusted Choice for Online Business.”
For more information, visit www.akamai.com
More Insight Drives Better Decisions & New Approaches
DETAILED REAL-TIME AND HISTORICAL REPORTING AND ANALYTICS HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR OUTSOURCED SOFTWARE DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE. WITH THE PREMIUM REPORTING AND ANALYTICS TOOLS INCLUDED IN AKAMAI ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE DELIVERY YOU CAN:
• Track successful downloads
• Measure, compare, and trend download completion rates
• Check the number of unique visitors
• Analyze traffi c patterns by geography and user
• Track downloads over particular time periods
• View up-to-the-minute details on traffi c served by Akamai
©2008 Akamai Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in partin any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited. Akamai and the Akamai wave logo are registered trademarks.Other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.Akamai believes that the information in thispublication is accurate as of its publication date; such information is subject to change without notice.
Example: Traffi c over time
Example: Completed downloads by region and fi le
Electronic Software Delivery
Reliable, High-Performance, Cost-Effective Software Downloads
Akamai Solution
Akamai® is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business
processes online. Thousands of 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 Internet
solutions of tomorrow.
Akamai Technologies GmbHPark Village, Betastrasse 10 b D-85774 Unterföhring, Germany Tel +49 89 94006.0
www.akamai.com
U.S. Headquarters 8 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142 Tel 617.444.3000 Fax 617.444.3001U.S. toll-free 877.4AKAMAI (877.425.2624)
About Akamai
Akamai is “The Trusted Choice for Online Business.”
For more information, visit www.akamai.com
More Insight Drives Better Decisions & New Approaches
DETAILED REAL-TIME AND HISTORICAL REPORTING AND ANALYTICS HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR OUTSOURCED SOFTWARE DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE. WITH THE PREMIUM REPORTING AND ANALYTICS TOOLS INCLUDED IN AKAMAI ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE DELIVERY YOU CAN:
• Track successful downloads
• Measure, compare, and trend download completion rates
• Check the number of unique visitors
• Analyze traffi c patterns by geography and user
• Track downloads over particular time periods
• View up-to-the-minute details on traffi c served by Akamai
©2008 Akamai Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in partin any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited. Akamai and the Akamai wave logo are registered trademarks.Other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.Akamai believes that the information in thispublication is accurate as of its publication date; such information is subject to change without notice.
Example: Traffi c over time
Example: Completed downloads by region and fi le
More than 2,700 businesses trust Akamai to distribute and
accelerate their Web content, applications and business processes,
including technology companies like Apple, BEA, AMD, Philips,
Cognos, Microsoft, Norman Data Defense, Grisoft, SurfControl,
and Progress Software. Akamai Electronic Software Delivery
leverages the Akamai Platform—a network of more than 27,000
secure servers equipped with proprietary software and deployed
in 71 countries. Akamai delivers between 10-20% of all Internet
traffi c worldwide—tens of billions of online interactions daily. With
Akamai, you can extend your reach globally and instantly, maximize
performance for users in any geography, and handle surges in
download traffi c and large fi le sizes with ease.
• Increases download completion rates through faster performance
• Lowers physical production/distribution costs by driving wider adoption of electronic delivery
• Delivers the largest software fi les effi ciently with high download completion rates
• Provides a fully-managed solution based on an effi cient pay-per-use model
• Eliminates costly build-out of under-utilized IT infrastructure
• Scales globally and on demand, with instant access to a worldwide network and hundreds of Gbps
• Provides clear insight into download completion rates, visitors, and traffi c for better decision making
Benefi ts to Your Business
Optimize the Delivery of Your Largest Files
Reliable, High-Performance Software Downloads
How Electronic Software Downloads Works
PLAY
The edge server pulls fresh content as needed
via an optimized connection
Web server maintained by Akamai customer for
publishing content
Akamai’s globally-distributed network of servers pulls and caches content
at the edge of the Internet for superior electronic software downloads
Akamai Edge Servers
End Users
Origin Server
Cognos saved more than $4 million in infrastructure and bandwidth costs while improving software download performance by 500% and AMD consistently sees high download completion rates of 85-90%.
Akamai Electronic Software Delivery
Akamai’s globally-distributed platform maps each download request to the server
best able to deliver that content—pulling it from a local cache or the origin website
and responding in real time to changing Internet conditions. Akamai avoids Internet
problem spots, sending downloads over paths that are fast and reliable and applying
performance-enhancing compression and encoding technologies to reduce transfer
times and improve download delivery. Large Files are downloaded in smaller chunks
as requested by end users.
A replicated storage solution called NetStorage is included to persistently store
software content for delivery to Akamai’s servers. And we maintain security by
delivering software downloads over SSL and through integration with access control
mechanisms enterprises already have in place.
Premium reporting functionality and download analytics provide in-depth metrics on
software downloads and site visitors, as well as a real-time monitoring of site traffi c
served by Akamai.
Akamai NetStorage
Globally distributed replicated storage
HTTP Downloads
Fast, reliable global delivery of software
downloads
FTP Downloads
A high-availability FTP download service
AKAMAI ESD SOLUTION FEATURES:
Download Manager
A customizable client for user manage-
ment of large-fi le software downloads
Download Receipts
Real-time reporting on download
completion and initiation
Download Analytics
Detailed reporting metrics and trending
on download completion rate metrics
With software delivery moving increasingly online, consumers and businesses
expect a quick, and easy-to-use download experience—no matter where they are,
what kind of software they’re downloading or how many others are trying to get
it at the same time.
Companies delivering software electronically include enterprise application
vendors, consumer electronics companies, anti-virus manufacturers, semiconductor
companies and game developers. They must overcome a globally dispersed
user base, increasingly larger fi le sizes, and heavy traffi c loads while maintaining
manageable operational costs. Akamai Electronic Software Delivery turns the
Internet into a predictable, reliable platform, where capacity is available on
demand to accommodate any type of software download and where measure-
ment of quantifi able results is ensured—without a costly hardware buildout.
A Global User Base. Large File Sizes. Traffi c Surges.
Can Your Infrastructure Deliver?
Seeking lower production/distribution costs and faster time to market, companies
ranging from traditional software developers to consumer electronics retailers
and anti-virus providers to game developers have turned to the Web as a primary
channel for software delivery. Their delivery needs could include new product
orders, evaluation software, patches, product updates, software drivers and anti-
virus updates. However, delivering large fi les to worldwide users under high-traffi c
conditions can degrade download performance and quickly overwhelm enterprise
infrastructure, keeping software out of reach and leaving users unsatisfi ed.
Building out a specialized infrastructure, the traditional solution to these problems,
puts the revenue and costs savings even further out of reach as provisioning and
managing additional bandwidth and servers creates immediate and long-term
expenses. Akamai Electronic Software Delivery improves the performance and
availability of software downloads. With Akamai’s solution companies can distribute
more software globally and turn product evaluations into sales more quickly than
traditional centralized Web infrastructure or physical production and delivery allow.
What’s Included with Electronic Software Delivery
“ Not only has Akamai helped us save lots of money, but it helps us eliminate planning and constant upgrades to support our 30% annual growth in download traffi c. In fact, the incredible growth we’ve experienced in a short time would not have been possible without Akamai.”
Dave Burden, Manager of Manufacturing,
Cognos
Microsoft Corporation chose Akamai as the exclusive download partner for the global launch of its next-generation operating system, delivering millions of downloads seamlessly in the fi rst day alone.
More than 2,700 businesses trust Akamai to distribute and
accelerate their Web content, applications and business processes,
including technology companies like Apple, BEA, AMD, Philips,
Cognos, Microsoft, Norman Data Defense, Grisoft, SurfControl,
and Progress Software. Akamai Electronic Software Delivery
leverages the Akamai Platform—a network of more than 27,000
secure servers equipped with proprietary software and deployed
in 71 countries. Akamai delivers between 10-20% of all Internet
traffi c worldwide—tens of billions of online interactions daily. With
Akamai, you can extend your reach globally and instantly, maximize
performance for users in any geography, and handle surges in
download traffi c and large fi le sizes with ease.
• Increases download completion rates through faster performance
• Lowers physical production/distribution costs by driving wider adoption of electronic delivery
• Delivers the largest software fi les effi ciently with high download completion rates
• Provides a fully-managed solution based on an effi cient pay-per-use model
• Eliminates costly build-out of under-utilized IT infrastructure
• Scales globally and on demand, with instant access to a worldwide network and hundreds of Gbps
• Provides clear insight into download completion rates, visitors, and traffi c for better decision making
Benefi ts to Your Business
Optimize the Delivery of Your Largest Files
Reliable, High-Performance Software Downloads
How Electronic Software Downloads Works
PLAY
The edge server pulls fresh content as needed
via an optimized connection
Web server maintained by Akamai customer for
publishing content
Akamai’s globally-distributed network of servers pulls and caches content
at the edge of the Internet for superior electronic software downloads
Akamai Edge Servers
End Users
Origin Server
Cognos saved more than $4 million in infrastructure and bandwidth costs while improving software download performance by 500% and AMD consistently sees high download completion rates of 85-90%.
Akamai Electronic Software Delivery
Akamai’s globally-distributed platform maps each download request to the server
best able to deliver that content—pulling it from a local cache or the origin website
and responding in real time to changing Internet conditions. Akamai avoids Internet
problem spots, sending downloads over paths that are fast and reliable and applying
performance-enhancing compression and encoding technologies to reduce transfer
times and improve download delivery. Large Files are downloaded in smaller chunks
as requested by end users.
A replicated storage solution called NetStorage is included to persistently store
software content for delivery to Akamai’s servers. And we maintain security by
delivering software downloads over SSL and through integration with access control
mechanisms enterprises already have in place.
Premium reporting functionality and download analytics provide in-depth metrics on
software downloads and site visitors, as well as a real-time monitoring of site traffi c
served by Akamai.
Akamai NetStorage
Globally distributed replicated storage
HTTP Downloads
Fast, reliable global delivery of software
downloads
FTP Downloads
A high-availability FTP download service
AKAMAI ESD SOLUTION FEATURES:
Download Manager
A customizable client for user manage-
ment of large-fi le software downloads
Download Receipts
Real-time reporting on download
completion and initiation
Download Analytics
Detailed reporting metrics and trending
on download completion rate metrics
With software delivery moving increasingly online, consumers and businesses
expect a quick, and easy-to-use download experience—no matter where they are,
what kind of software they’re downloading or how many others are trying to get
it at the same time.
Companies delivering software electronically include enterprise application
vendors, consumer electronics companies, anti-virus manufacturers, semiconductor
companies and game developers. They must overcome a globally dispersed
user base, increasingly larger fi le sizes, and heavy traffi c loads while maintaining
manageable operational costs. Akamai Electronic Software Delivery turns the
Internet into a predictable, reliable platform, where capacity is available on
demand to accommodate any type of software download and where measure-
ment of quantifi able results is ensured—without a costly hardware buildout.
A Global User Base. Large File Sizes. Traffi c Surges.
Can Your Infrastructure Deliver?
Seeking lower production/distribution costs and faster time to market, companies
ranging from traditional software developers to consumer electronics retailers
and anti-virus providers to game developers have turned to the Web as a primary
channel for software delivery. Their delivery needs could include new product
orders, evaluation software, patches, product updates, software drivers and anti-
virus updates. However, delivering large fi les to worldwide users under high-traffi c
conditions can degrade download performance and quickly overwhelm enterprise
infrastructure, keeping software out of reach and leaving users unsatisfi ed.
Building out a specialized infrastructure, the traditional solution to these problems,
puts the revenue and costs savings even further out of reach as provisioning and
managing additional bandwidth and servers creates immediate and long-term
expenses. Akamai Electronic Software Delivery improves the performance and
availability of software downloads. With Akamai’s solution companies can distribute
more software globally and turn product evaluations into sales more quickly than
traditional centralized Web infrastructure or physical production and delivery allow.
What’s Included with Electronic Software Delivery
“ Not only has Akamai helped us save lots of money, but it helps us eliminate planning and constant upgrades to support our 30% annual growth in download traffi c. In fact, the incredible growth we’ve experienced in a short time would not have been possible without Akamai.”
Dave Burden, Manager of Manufacturing,
Cognos
Microsoft Corporation chose Akamai as the exclusive download partner for the global launch of its next-generation operating system, delivering millions of downloads seamlessly in the fi rst day alone.
More than 2,700 businesses trust Akamai to distribute and
accelerate their Web content, applications and business processes,
including technology companies like Apple, BEA, AMD, Philips,
Cognos, Microsoft, Norman Data Defense, Grisoft, SurfControl,
and Progress Software. Akamai Electronic Software Delivery
leverages the Akamai Platform—a network of more than 27,000
secure servers equipped with proprietary software and deployed
in 71 countries. Akamai delivers between 10-20% of all Internet
traffi c worldwide—tens of billions of online interactions daily. With
Akamai, you can extend your reach globally and instantly, maximize
performance for users in any geography, and handle surges in
download traffi c and large fi le sizes with ease.
• Increases download completion rates through faster performance
• Lowers physical production/distribution costs by driving wider adoption of electronic delivery
• Delivers the largest software fi les effi ciently with high download completion rates
• Provides a fully-managed solution based on an effi cient pay-per-use model
• Eliminates costly build-out of under-utilized IT infrastructure
• Scales globally and on demand, with instant access to a worldwide network and hundreds of Gbps
• Provides clear insight into download completion rates, visitors, and traffi c for better decision making
Benefi ts to Your Business
Optimize the Delivery of Your Largest Files
Reliable, High-Performance Software Downloads
How Electronic Software Downloads Works
PLAY
The edge server pulls fresh content as needed
via an optimized connection
Web server maintained by Akamai customer for
publishing content
Akamai’s globally-distributed network of servers pulls and caches content
at the edge of the Internet for superior electronic software downloads
Akamai Edge Servers
End Users
Origin Server
Cognos saved more than $4 million in infrastructure and bandwidth costs while improving software download performance by 500% and AMD consistently sees high download completion rates of 85-90%.
Akamai Electronic Software Delivery
Akamai’s globally-distributed platform maps each download request to the server
best able to deliver that content—pulling it from a local cache or the origin website
and responding in real time to changing Internet conditions. Akamai avoids Internet
problem spots, sending downloads over paths that are fast and reliable and applying
performance-enhancing compression and encoding technologies to reduce transfer
times and improve download delivery. Large Files are downloaded in smaller chunks
as requested by end users.
A replicated storage solution called NetStorage is included to persistently store
software content for delivery to Akamai’s servers. And we maintain security by
delivering software downloads over SSL and through integration with access control
mechanisms enterprises already have in place.
Premium reporting functionality and download analytics provide in-depth metrics on
software downloads and site visitors, as well as a real-time monitoring of site traffi c
served by Akamai.
Akamai NetStorage
Globally distributed replicated storage
HTTP Downloads
Fast, reliable global delivery of software
downloads
FTP Downloads
A high-availability FTP download service
AKAMAI ESD SOLUTION FEATURES:
Download Manager
A customizable client for user manage-
ment of large-fi le software downloads
Download Receipts
Real-time reporting on download
completion and initiation
Download Analytics
Detailed reporting metrics and trending
on download completion rate metrics
With software delivery moving increasingly online, consumers and businesses
expect a quick, and easy-to-use download experience—no matter where they are,
what kind of software they’re downloading or how many others are trying to get
it at the same time.
Companies delivering software electronically include enterprise application
vendors, consumer electronics companies, anti-virus manufacturers, semiconductor
companies and game developers. They must overcome a globally dispersed
user base, increasingly larger fi le sizes, and heavy traffi c loads while maintaining
manageable operational costs. Akamai Electronic Software Delivery turns the
Internet into a predictable, reliable platform, where capacity is available on
demand to accommodate any type of software download and where measure-
ment of quantifi able results is ensured—without a costly hardware buildout.
A Global User Base. Large File Sizes. Traffi c Surges.
Can Your Infrastructure Deliver?
Seeking lower production/distribution costs and faster time to market, companies
ranging from traditional software developers to consumer electronics retailers
and anti-virus providers to game developers have turned to the Web as a primary
channel for software delivery. Their delivery needs could include new product
orders, evaluation software, patches, product updates, software drivers and anti-
virus updates. However, delivering large fi les to worldwide users under high-traffi c
conditions can degrade download performance and quickly overwhelm enterprise
infrastructure, keeping software out of reach and leaving users unsatisfi ed.
Building out a specialized infrastructure, the traditional solution to these problems,
puts the revenue and costs savings even further out of reach as provisioning and
managing additional bandwidth and servers creates immediate and long-term
expenses. Akamai Electronic Software Delivery improves the performance and
availability of software downloads. With Akamai’s solution companies can distribute
more software globally and turn product evaluations into sales more quickly than
traditional centralized Web infrastructure or physical production and delivery allow.
What’s Included with Electronic Software Delivery
“ Not only has Akamai helped us save lots of money, but it helps us eliminate planning and constant upgrades to support our 30% annual growth in download traffi c. In fact, the incredible growth we’ve experienced in a short time would not have been possible without Akamai.”
Dave Burden, Manager of Manufacturing,
Cognos
Microsoft Corporation chose Akamai as the exclusive download partner for the global launch of its next-generation operating system, delivering millions of downloads seamlessly in the fi rst day alone.
Electronic Software Delivery
Reliable, High-Performance, Cost-Effective Software Downloads
Akamai Solution
Akamai® is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business
processes online. Thousands of 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 Internet
solutions of tomorrow.
Akamai Technologies GmbHPark Village, Betastrasse 10 b D-85774 Unterföhring, Germany Tel +49 89 94006.0
www.akamai.com
U.S. Headquarters 8 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142 Tel 617.444.3000 Fax 617.444.3001U.S. toll-free 877.4AKAMAI (877.425.2624)
About Akamai
Akamai is “The Trusted Choice for Online Business.”
For more information, visit www.akamai.com
More Insight Drives Better Decisions & New Approaches
DETAILED REAL-TIME AND HISTORICAL REPORTING AND ANALYTICS HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR OUTSOURCED SOFTWARE DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE. WITH THE PREMIUM REPORTING AND ANALYTICS TOOLS INCLUDED IN AKAMAI ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE DELIVERY YOU CAN:
• Track successful downloads
• Measure, compare, and trend download completion rates
• Check the number of unique visitors
• Analyze traffi c patterns by geography and user
• Track downloads over particular time periods
• View up-to-the-minute details on traffi c served by Akamai
©2008 Akamai Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in partin any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited. Akamai and the Akamai wave logo are registered trademarks.Other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.Akamai believes that the information in thispublication is accurate as of its publication date; such information is subject to change without notice.
Example: Traffi c over time
Example: Completed downloads by region and fi le