Akamai: Streaming Media Leader is Positive Example
Akamai is one of the streaming media leaders and is setting a positive example for students and companies. The Akamai Foundation recently announced a commitment to fund significant programs of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), including a national college scholarship program for high school students.
The Akamai Foundation, established in 2000 by Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) and funded solely through donations from Akamai employees and individuals outside the company, promotes mathematics education in grades K-12 and the pursuit of excellence in mathematics to encourage America's next generation of technology innovators.
At the U.S.A. Mathematics Olympiad awards ceremony in Washington D.C., the Akamai Foundation presented Akamai Scholarships to the top three winners of this year's competition, the most prestigious math competition in the country for high school students. Brian Lawrence will receive $20,000, Alex Zhai will receive $15,000, and Yufei Zhao will receive $10,000. These top three scorers are among the country's most talented high school mathematicians. By awarding Akamai Scholarships, the Foundation hopes to encourage these and other students to continue their pursuit of mathematics education.
Akamai is a global leader in distributed computing solutions and services, helping organizations grow their online businesses without growing their IT infrastructures. The company created the world's largest and most widely used on-demand distributed computing platform, with more than 18,000 servers in nearly 1,000 networks in 70 countries.
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