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Macworld Keynote Webcast reaches 16.5 Gigabits per second of video streamed; represents one of the largest live corporate streaming events delivered to date
CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 10, 2002 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced that the Webcast of the Macworld San Francisco keynote delivered by Steve Jobs on Monday set new Internet records for a single, live corporate streaming event. More than 11 Terabytes of content were served during the two-hour Webcast, which attracted more than 160,000 unique web visitors. During the peak of the Webcast, more than 16.5 Gigabits per second of video were streamed at broadband rates to more than 81,000 simultaneous viewers.As companies continue to turn to streaming media for the effective and reliable delivery of business-critical content, Akamai has again demonstrated the benefits of utilizing a global and scalable platform to support large-scale, one-to-many corporate streaming.
During the keynote, Jobs unveiled Apple's new iMac®, with a groundbreaking flat-panel design. The Webcast at www.apple.com delivered the equivalent of 8.26 million minutes, or approximately 138,000 hours, of content. The keynote was streamed over Apple's QuickTime TV (QTV) network managed by Akamai.
"This is a significant milestone for the streaming industry and for corporations that are taking advantage of the Internet for delivery of business video,"said Paul Sagan, president, Akamai. "A globally-distributed computing platform is critical to supporting the end-user demands placed upon the Internet for rich content. We believe it's a strong endorsement of Akamai's technology platform and services that Apple continues to rely on Akamai to support its major corporate Web initiatives to provide the highest quality experience for customers worldwide."
About Akamai
Akamai® is a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software. These services and software enable companies to reduce the complexity and cost of deploying and operating a uniform Web infrastructure while ensuring unmatched performance, reliability, scalability and manageability. Akamai's services give businesses a distinct competitive advantage and provide an unparalleled Internet experience for their customers. Akamai's intelligent edge platform for content, streaming media, and application delivery comprises more than 13,000 servers within over 1,000 networks in 63 countries. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai provides services to hundreds of companies worldwide. For information on Delivering a Better InternetSM, visit www.akamai.com.
Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, the dependence on Akamai's Internet content delivery service and technology products, any inability of the company's services to meet the changing needs of customers or potential customers, a failure of Akamai's network infrastructure, and other factors that are discussed in Akamai's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.
