QTV seamlessly integrates four key elements: Apple's award-winning QuickTime 4 Player software; Apple's open-source QuickTime Streaming Server software; the Apple/Akamai Technologies streamed content delivery service; and compelling content from leading providers.

Working together, Apple and Akamai's engineers have upgraded Akamai's global Internet content delivery service to support Internet streaming, using Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server software.

"Apple and Akamai are working together to build a global network that will deliver the highest quality streaming video and audio over the Internet," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim chief executive officer.

"QuickTime TV is the first killer network on the Internet," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "Viewers are going to experience high quality video and audio over the Internet for the first time."

"Apple and Akamai's technologies are elevating streaming media to a new level of performance not yet realized on today's Internet," said George Conrades, Akamai chairman and CEO. Apple was one of Akamai's first customers and we are excited to be working closely together on the QuickTime TV network."

The QTV network will provide leading content providers with the fastest, most reliable distribution network available for Internet content. The QTV network integrates the QuickTime 4 Player and QuickTime Streaming Server with the Akamai network to give consumers one-click access to high-quality content.

Macintosh and Windows users can view QTV's diverse content via Apple's state-of-the-art QuickTime 4 Player, which provides one-click access to users' favorite QTV channels as well as the ability to bookmark content from anywhere on the Internet. The QuickTime Player is available as a free download.

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