Akamai acquires frontend optimization soln provider

BANGALORE, INDIA: Akamai Technologies has acquired Blaze Software, a provider of frontend optimization (FEO) technology, for an undisclosed amount.

The acquisition is expected to complement Akamai’s site acceleration solutions with technology designed to optimize the speed at which a web page is rendered, regardless of end user device.

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Blaze provides technology designed to automatically optimize the code on a web page during the delivery process, which according to the company will ensure faster transmission of content, whether served to a PC, tablet or smartphone.

As a cloud-based service that requires no software or code changes by the customer, Blaze’s offering is designed to work with any web site. Akamai plans to integrate the technology into its global cloud platform.

“As businesses provide rich, interactive web experiences online and across devices, it is vital that end users receive a consistently high-performing site,” said Rick McConnell, executive vice president, Products and Development, Akamai. “We believe Blaze has developed a powerful solution for frontend optimization, and that its cloud-based services approach is synergistic with Akamai’s offerings. The team at Blaze will be an important addition to our focus on site acceleration. Our goal continues to be providing customers with the most comprehensive set of technologies to optimize all aspects of their site performance.”

“Core to our focus at Blaze is constant research and product development that enables us to improve the speed of our customers’ sites by automatically applying the latest web performance optimization best practices,” said Michael Weider, CEO, Blaze. “Our technology is aimed at reducing the number of requests required to load a page, reducing the size of each request, and improving the browser rendering experience for our customers."