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Akamai Named to IDG's Computerworld 2015 List of 100 Best Places to Work in ITCAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, announced today that it has been named to the 2015 Best Places to Work in IT list by IDG's Computerworld. Akamai was ranked 9th among midsize organizations. The award recognizes the company as one of 100 top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing superior benefits and compensation. "We are honored to be named one of Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT," said Kumud Kalia, Chief Information Officer of Akamai. "Our employees take pride in empowering our customers, partners and colleagues with scalable business solutions to enable innovation and productivity. We understand that a dynamic and open culture attracts and retains top IT talent. This recognition validates the differentiated environment we've worked hard to foster here at Akamai, making it a destination for technology professionals to pursue fulfilling and successful careers." Akamai is focused on the goal of deploying software into billions of devices, enterprises, and carriers, forming a massively-distributed platform for the secure, fast, reliable and cost-effective delivery of all forms of online content and business applications. Akamai's IT organization counts automation and simplification, unified communications, global infrastructure expansion, and information risk management among its top priorities and areas of IT excellence. "The 100 organizations on Computerworld's 2015 Best Places to Work in IT list realize that attracting and retaining a highly-skilled technology workforce leads to competitive advantage," says Scot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld. "In a tight market for tech talent, these outstanding employers attract the best and brightest IT pros with generous salaries and top-drawer benefits, then deepen their teams' engagement with challenging, business-critical projects built around cutting-edge technologies. As a result, these winning organizations are best positioned to take advantage of the digital transformation sweeping through every industry." Akamai has also recently earned recognition as one of the Top Places to Work 2014 by The Boston Globe, and has been named one of the Best Places to Work and Top 25 Companies for Career Opportunities in America by Glassdoor. Learn more about building a career at Akamai. About the Best Places to Work in IT About Computerworld About Akamai Note: All product and company names are trademarks of their respective organizations.
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