Cotendo

The company agreed to acquire Cotendo, a maker of mobile-network acceleration software, for about $268 million in cash.

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However, two of the main exits of 2011 and the first week of 2012 -- Cotendo and Voxel -- could be considered successes, and Tata's pickup of BitGravity at least a salvaging of a mediocre situation.

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Internet services giant Akamai closed out 2011 with the purchase of mobile network acceleration software maker Cotendo in a deal that analysts say gives the company a greater berth in cloud computing.

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Malik, Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 9:56 PM PT Comments 0 Earlier today some blogs reported that Sequoia Capital had invested in Cotendo, a content delivery company based in Israel.

Funding for SpongeFish, Viewdle, Cotendo, Tudou 2008

VentureBeat reports Sequoia Capital recently invested in the stealthy Israeli CDN-startup Cotendo.

Funding for SpongeFish, Viewdle, Cotendo, Tudou 2008

Malik, Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 9:56 PM PT Comments 0 Earlier today some blogs reported that Sequoia Capital had invested in Cotendo, a content delivery company based in Israel.

Funding for SpongeFish, Viewdle, Cotendo, Tudou 2008

Akamai's margins have fallen by almost 3% over the past year but we expect the slide to abate over the coming quarters, as new value-added customers sign up with Akamai and Cotendo's older contracts are renewed at higher price points.

Forbes.com: News Trefis Team 2012

The Cotendo acquisition was also made with this in mind see

Forbes.com: News Trefis Team 2012

Cotendo priced its value-add services much cheaper than Akamai, but with a decrease in competition after the acquisition, Akamai may not want to renew Cotendo's existing contracts at those cheaper rates.

Forbes.com: News Trefis Team 2012

While the Cotendo deal will help Akamai protect its margins for its value-added offerings, the pricing pressures that Akamai has been facing from competitors such as Limelight Networks, Edgecast

Forbes.com: News Trefis Team 2012