Update: Rumor of AT&T Taking Interest In Akamai

Wednesdays rumor of Akamai Technologies, Inc.

being a potential buyout target by AT&T Inc.

has not yet been publicly confirmed. Tigress Financial Partners analyst Ivan Feinseth, said to a Benzinga news writer that he could not comment on the deal, but add that his firm believes that Akamai is an appealing buyout target for a list of tech names, including Google Inc

, Verizon Communications Inc.

, and AT&T. In a research report released March 31, 2014, Tigress reiterated a Strong Buy on Akamai. Feinseth favors the demand for the company's cloud based security solutions continuing to grow and its content delivery showing strong performance in its core business.