HERNDON, Va. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- DLT Solutions, Inc., a value-added reseller of industry-leading IT products and services, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online, announced a new strategic partnership through which DLT Solutions will offer Akamai's Application Performance Solutions to all U.S. federal, state and local government agencies through the GSA Schedule (#GS-35F-4543G) contract held by DLT.

The partnership complements and enhances DLT Solutions' Enterprise Applications strategy by offering Akamai managed services that improve the performance, scale and reliability of government Web-based applications. "Our selection of Akamai was based on the strength of the solution and Akamai's reputation as a trusted government IT infrastructure provider," said Rick Marcotte, president & CEO, DLT Solutions, Inc. "With the introduction of the Akamai products, DLT's offerings now include premier application performance solutions for critical, and often sensitive online government initiatives."

Akamai's fully-managed Web Application Accelerator service enables secure acceleration of dynamic, highly-interactive Web applications, which can enable greater adoption through improved performance, higher availability and an enhanced worldwide user experience. Akamai's services are designed to provide consistent application performance, regardless of where users are located in the world.

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