Akamai Chief Security Architect Andy Ellis to Discuss Security & Mobility at MIT Sloan CIO Symposium

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, announces that Andy Ellis, the company's Chief Security Architect (CSA) will join senior executives from around the world as a featured panelist at the 2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan CIO Symposium.  The premier international event for CIOs and senior IT executives to become better business leaders, the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium will take place Wednesday, May 19th at Kresge Auditorium, MIT.  The full agenda is available at www.mitcio.com/agenda.

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Mr. Ellis, who is participating in the Security & Mobility panel at 3:30 p.m., is one of more than 50 presenters from a wide range of industries, as well as leading academics from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

"Our attendance remains high because we attract key business leaders such as Andy Ellis," said Graham G. Rong, the 2010 CIO Symposium Chair.  "By bringing together innovative leaders, we foster an environment where attendees gain great insight about how to drive growth and be successful in these challenging times."

As Akamai's Chief Security Architect and Senior Director of Information Security, Mr. Ellis is responsible for overseeing the security architecture of the company's massive, globally distributed network, as well as setting the strategic security direction of its offerings and managing the Information Security organization at Akamai.  Additionally, Mr. Ellis provides security education and leadership to Akamai's world-class R&D team.

A graduate of MIT and a former U.S. Air Force Officer, Mr. Ellis is the author of "Protecting a Better Internet," a blog focused on key issues facing the information security industry.

About the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is the premier global event for CIOs and senior IT executives to become better business leaders.  In one day, CIOs and senior IT executives receive actionable information that enables them to meet the challenges of today's changing global economy.  The annual event offers a day of interactive learning and thought-provoking discourse on the future of technology, best practices, and business that is not available anywhere else.  The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is organized and developed by a team from the MIT Sloan Alumni Club of Boston, the MIT Center for Digital Business and the Boston Chapter of the Society for Information Management.  Visit www.mitcio.com for more information and registration.

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The Akamai Difference

Akamai® provides market-leading managed services for powering video, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online.  Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai's services have been adopted by the world's most recognized brands across diverse industries.  The alternative to centralized Web infrastructure, Akamai's global network of tens of thousands of distributed servers provides the scale, reliability, insight and performance for businesses to succeed online.  Akamai has transformed the Internet into a more viable place to inform, entertain, interact, and collaborate.  To experience The Akamai Difference, visit www.akamai.com.

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