Pacific Sunwear signs up with Akamai

Akamai Technologies Inc. today announced that retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. has implemented its services for accelerating and improving the performance of the PacSun.com retail site.

Akamai of Cambridge is a service provider for accelerating content and applications online.

Pacific Sunwear sells everyday causal apparel, accessories, and footwear.

By leveraging Akamai's Dynamic Site Accelerator services, Akamai offloads the PacSun.com servers by up to 80 percent, allowing the retailer to effectively deliver its brand and have the flexibility to release content as needed, Akamai said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)