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  • April 1999
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Inktomi: Scaling the Internet

By: Marco Iansiti, Myra M. Hart and Richard Bergin
  • Format:Print
  • | Pages:14
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Abstract

Presents the early months of Inktomi, a company that invented the world's first truly scalable architecture for the Internet. This core technology provides a platform for a variety of innovative applications. The company must decide the direction it wants to take.

Keywords

Technological Innovation; Leadership; Corporate Strategy; Internet

Citation

Iansiti, Marco, Myra M. Hart, and Richard Bergin. "Inktomi: Scaling the Internet." Harvard Business School Case 699-156, April 1999.

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Marco Iansiti

Technology and Operations Management
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