INTRAWARE TO OPTIMIZE DELIVERY OF DIGITAL GOODS WITH AKAMAI'S ON-DEMAND DISTRIBUTED PLATFORM

ORINDA, Calif., - September 18, 2006 - Intraware®, Inc. [NASDAQ: ITRA], a leading provider of electronic software and license delivery services, today announced that it has entered into agreements with Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, to resell and provide Akamai solutions to Intraware customers as a value-added service provider.

As part of the agreements, Intraware will integrate Akamai's technologies within SubscribeNet® (patent pending), a Web-based delivery and support platform, to help customers achieve the most efficient and cost-saving electronic software delivery. Using Akamai's global EdgePlatform of over 20,000 servers, Intraware expects to provide customers with cost savings, increased scalability, and performance improvements via higher software download completion rates.

"Akamai recognizes the value and traction of Intraware's solution in the enterprise market space," said Robert Hughes, executive vice president of Akamai Global Sales, Services and Marketing. "We're excited that Intraware is providing Akamai's edge technologies as part of their comprehensive digital goods management offering. The global reach of the Akamai platform and the unique technology that we deploy to intelligently route digital assets across the Internet help businesses provide more reliable and scalable electronic software downloads."

"By leveraging Akamai's world-class distributed platform, we can help technology companies decrease time to market and increase customer satisfaction," said Richard Northing, chief operating officer at Intraware. "Akamai's focus on continually improving the global reach and performance of its content and applications delivery network aligns well with our expanding customer base. As our customers continue to use SubscribeNet for ever broader types of content, we believe the flexibility of Akamai's solutions will create a powerful combined solution. We're happy to join with Akamai to deliver these benefits to our customer base."

Both companies believe the integration of Akamai's on demand distributed platform with the entitlement and compliance controls of Intraware's SubscribeNet solution will offer a highly appealing solution for technology companies to deliver and manage their products electronically.

"As an existing Intraware customer, we're excited by the potential the combined solution will bring to NAVTEQ," said Bill Langdon, NAVTEQ vice president and general manager Distribution Services. "As a world leader in premium-quality digital map data, we require a solution that can handle complex ownership rules combined with reliable fast global delivery. The Intraware and Akamai relationship opens up those possibilities for us."

About Akamai

Akamai® is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online. Thousands of organizations have formed trusted relationships with Akamai, improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online businesses. Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform, these organizations gain business advantage today, and have the foundation for the emerging Web solutions of tomorrow. Akamai is "The Trusted Choice for Online Business." For more information, visit www.akamai.com.

About Intraware, Inc.

Intraware, Inc. provides digital services that enable enterprise technology publishers to tie together licensing and software processes into a clean, simple customer experience. The Intraware SubscribeNet service (patent pending) is a Web-based delivery and support solution that enables technology companies to deliver, track and manage the software, licenses and other digital content they distribute to their global customer bases. Intraware's digital delivery and management solutions power business-to-business technology providers including Progress Software Inc., EMC Corporation, Sybase Inc., RSA Security Inc., and McKesson. Intraware is headquartered in Orinda, California and can be reached at 888.446-8729 or www.intraware.com.

Intraware contact:

Stephanie Campbell
Director of Marketing
Intraware, Inc
925.253.4586
scampbell@intraware.com

Akamai Technologies, Inc. Contact:

Jeff Young
617.444.3913
jyoung@akamai.com