AIRASIA SIGNS 10-YR DEAL WITH AKAMAI TO BOOST ONLINE PERFORMANCE

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- AirAsia Bhd has signed a 10-year agreement
with Akamai Technologies Inc to boost the airline's online performance and
reliability.

Under the agreement, AirAsia's website, www.airasia.com, will be powered by
Akamai's dynamic site acceleration solution that will deliver website
performance up to five times faster than the original web infrastructure.

In a statement here, the airline said by leveraging on Akamai's
globally-distributed delivery network of 42,000 secure servers equipped with
specialised software and deployed in 70 countries, AirAsia will provide a
premium online experience for customers.

Akamai is the global leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and
enterprise applications online.

AirAsia group chief executive officer, Tony Fernandes said
through this strategic partnership with Akamai, AirAsia will also be able to
sustain its momentum in enhancing market share.

-- BERNAMA