CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- How healthy is the Internet? Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) unveiled today a unique set of tools that provide a view into the real-time wellbeing of the Internet.

Visit www.akamai.com/visualize to view how the Internet is performing at this moment.

Operating the world’s largest distributed computing platform for accelerating online content and applications for today’s most successful businesses, Akamai has deployed over 25,000 servers in more than 750 cities that are used by content providers to bypass the inherent bottlenecks that exist as part of the Internet’s infrastructure. Serving as a virtual air-traffic controller for the billions of Web pages, streams, software downloads, and application transactions traversing the Internet, Akamai is providing the public – for the first time – with a visual understanding of why some Web traffic may be slow, infected, or simply non-existent.

"Its easy to take for granted that the Internet will always be on, and always working," said Tom Leighton, co-founder and chief scientist of Akamai. “Reality shows us that there are many factors, on any given day, degrading the Internet’s performance. Some are malicious, and some are the result of the incredible amount of content being requested at any one time. Akamai is in a unique position to monitor the Internet in real-time, identifying where and when the Internet is being taxed. The services we provide, leveraging this data, are geared toward helping our customers overcome the challenges of the Internet so they can effectively conduct business online.”

Akamai is introducing three distinct data visualization tools, each with interactive settings, allowing visitors to customize the data based on interest. Continues Leighton, “Although there is a great deal more that we monitor daily on the Internet on behalf of our customers, these tools are a first for giving the public a view into the Internet’s growth, stability and potential trouble spots.”

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