TEMPE, Arizona, April 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Limelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: LLNW) today announced that the company
has appointed Mr. George Fraser, a seasoned executive with over 20 years of
experience in the telecommunications and mobile industries, to the position
of Vice President, EMEA and Asia Pacific.

"I am excited to join the Limelight Networks team and help the company
accelerate its expansion into international markets. Content delivery is an
exciting industry that offers tremendous opportunities for growth, and I
believe Limelight's network-based approach to delivery positions the company
to favorably capitalize on the continued expansion of worldwide IP traffic,"
said Fraser.

At Limelight Networks, Mr. Fraser will oversee sales operations and
business development strategies in the London, Paris, Frankfurt, and
Singapore offices.

"We are delighted to add George's strategic abilities and extensive
telecommunications industry experience to our senior sales leadership team,"
said David Hatfield, senior vice president, Limelight Networks, Inc. "Our
international operations have grown steadily since we established our first
European office, and we look forward to George's abilities to successfully
continue that growth."

Mr. Fraser joins the Company from Motricity, where he was senior vice
president, global sales. Responsible for business development, Mr. Fraser
helped Motricity achieve over US$100 million in revenue in 2008. Prior to
this, Mr. Fraser was Managing Director and Vice President, Europe for
Infospace, Inc., where he was responsible for mobile search, media storefront
services, portal services, and messaging. Prior to Infospace, Mr. Fraser held
general manager positions in Europe and Latin America for RealNetworks, Inc.
Mr. Fraser has also held executive positions at Eyretel, Worldcom, British
Telecom, and Xerox Corporation.

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company's operations and use of intellectual property. Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including,
the inherent risks associated with litigation, particularly intellectual
property-based litigation. The Company assumes no duty or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

About Limelight Networks, Inc.

Limelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: LLNW) is a content delivery partner
enabling the next wave of Internet business and entertainment. More than 1300
Internet, entertainment, software, and technology brands trust our robust,
scalable platform to monetize their digital assets by delivering a brilliant
online experience to their global audience. Our architecture bypasses the
busy public Internet using a dedicated optical network that interconnects
thousands of servers and delivers massive files at the speed of light -
directly to the access networks that consumers use every day. Our proven
network and passion for service provides our customers confidence that every
object in their library will be delivered to every user, every time. Read our
blog at http://blog.llnw.com or visit http://www.limelightnetworks.com for
more information.

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