Former Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, GRYPHON NETWORKS CORP.
Member of the Technology Council
Neal Goldman was most recently Vice President of Marketing and Product Management of Gryphon Networks. Prior to this he was Director of Product Marketing for Eluma, a social networking software platform for the desktop. He was responsible for developing product strategy, product positioning and go-to-market strategies. Previously, he was the Director of Marketing and Competitive Strategy at Akamai Technologies, an application service provider, where he created competitive positioning and marketing materials that reduced time to close sales and increased close percentage rates for $250 million provider of content acceleration services. Mr. Goldman is experienced in managing strategic alliances, technology licensing, and mergers and acquisitions. Previously, he held positions as Director of Application Infrastructure at the Yankee Group; Vice President of Business Development at Smarterkids.com and Dr. Solomon's Software; and management positions at FTP Software, Liant Software, and Symantec. (This is me - Update Profile)
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Why Akamai Should Buy Limelight
June 19, 2008
Rumor: Akamai Tried To Buy Limelight During Trial (AKAM, LLNW) | www.alleyinsider.com
As recent quarter’s results show, Akamai’s core business is strong, traffic is growing and their largest revenue customers are secure. Limelight, on the other hand, isn’t executing as well as anticipated, has lost a patent lawsuit and finds itself squeezed between Akamai and smaller, low-cost competitors. Patent overhang and continued losses make Limelight unattractive to companies like Level3 or AT&T. Akamai would gain significant synergies by buying Limelight in ways that other CDN competitors could not.
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 18330 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 9594 |
| Social Networking Experts | 164 |
| EAI and Middleware Experts | 150 |
| Council Members who know, sell, distribute or evaluate iPod's | 95 |
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GLGi: Akamai and the Competitive Landscape of Content Delivery NetworksSeptember 7, 2006 | New York
GLGi: Akamai and the Competitive Landscape of Content Delivery Networks