* New solution broadens Akamai’s application acceleration capabilities beyond Web-based applications
* Provides optimized architecture for delivering all classes of IP-based applications
* Clientless approach easily supports the extended enterprise which lies beyond IT’s direct control

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online, today announced the general availability of Akamai IP Application Accelerator service, the first managed service solution designed to improve the delivery of any enterprise IP-based application delivered over the Internet. With the introduction of IP Application Accelerator, Akamai is broadening its Application Performance Solutions portfolio beyond the acceleration of Web-based applications.