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	June 9, 2006 The Forrester Wave™: Rich Media Content Delivery, Q2 2006 Akamai Leads In Our Services Evaluation by Brian Haven with Chris Charron, Tenley McHarg

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Executive Summary

Forrester evaluated leading rich media content delivery vendors across 70 criteria and found that Akamai Technologies' expansive network and media experience established it as a leader in the category. However, robust reporting and delivery management capabilities make Nine Systems and VitalStream compelling options, and experience derived from a large client base demonstrates Limelight's strength. Companies expanding into rich media should give special attention to media and entertainment experience and flexibility with emerging distribution options like podcasting, mobile, and peer-to-peer (P2P) when selecting a content delivery network (CDN) partner.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Consumers Crave Rich Media Content
• Rich Media CDN Evaluation Overview
• Rich Media CDNs Have A Mature Offering
• Vendor Profiles

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• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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