"Akamai is a pioneer in delivering streaming content to users worldwide, and Streamcheck is immensely pleased to be able to support Akamai by analyzing the quality and performance of streaming media content, particularly as the use of streaming technology explodes," says Shai Berger, President, Streamcheck.

Through the flexibility of the Streamcheck real-time network of audience Scanners, Akamai can provide validation that streaming quality is consistent, reliable and unparalleled.

"Streamcheck's system is the industry-endorsed solution on the market for objective streaming quality measurements on all stream formats for the RealPlayer and Microsoft Windows Media Player," adds Berger.

Streamcheck has an international network of measurement computers ("Scanners") deployed throughout the US, Canada and Europe. Streamcheck Scanners mimic the experience of streaming end-users while gathering crucial metrics that allow content owners and service providers to monitor streaming quality. Since June 2000, Streamcheck has conducted millions of checks on streaming content, ranging from Internet radio and financial news to live video events and on-demand entertainment content. It is this scope, reach and unique capacity to measure streaming performance that has attracted the industry’s most prominent content owners and service providers to Streamcheck's unique solution.

About Akamai
Akamai is a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software. These services and software enable companies to reduce the complexity and cost of deploying and operating a uniform Web infrastructure while ensuring unmatched performance, reliability, scalability and manageability. Akamai's services give businesses a distinct competitive advantage and provide an unparalleled Internet experience for their customers. Akamai's intelligent edge platform for content, streaming media, and application delivery comprises more than 13,500 servers within over 1,000 networks in 66 countries. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai provides services and industry-renowned customer care to hundreds of enterprises worldwide, including dozens of Fortune 500 businesses. For information on Delivering a Better Internet(SM), visit www.akamai.com.

About Streamcheck
Streamcheck provides end-to-end measurement and monitoring solutions for streaming media, helping customers deliver their message with consistent quality and reliability. Streamcheck's family of services provides 24x7 monitoring, diagnostic tools and customizable reports. Streamcheck offers an objective way to demonstrate quality to customers, advertisers and partners. Streamcheck's distributed network of measurement devices ("Scanners") has performed more than 6 million individual checks on streams of all types and covers major cities in the US, Canada and Europe. To learn more, visit www.streamcheck.com.