Cambridge, Mass. - President Barack Obama's inauguration yesterday set a record for simultaneous video streams, peaking at 7.7 million, according to data from content delivery network Akamai Technologies (NASD: AKAM).

The record was reached at about 12:15 P.M. ET on Tuesday.

"In addition to the historic nature of the inauguration, it is now clear that this event has driven unprecedented demand from a global online audience," said Robert Hughes, EVP of global sales, services and marketing at Akamai.

"With the Inauguration occurring during work-day hours in the U.S., we witnessed record numbers of live streams served in support of many leading news businesses,"

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