Akamai Security Ambitions May Spur More Acquisitions

By | February 24, 2014

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Akamai Technologies’ security ambitions might feed an appetite for acquisitions. So say analysts in the wake of Akamai (AKAM) closing its biggest security-related acquisition so far. Its $370 million, all-cash purchase of Prolexic, a specialist in protecting websites from cyberattacks, closed on Feb. 18. Cambridge, Mass.-based Akamai is the biggest provider of content delivery network, or CDN, services to media and entertainment companies. Scalper1 News

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