October 5, 1999 Web posted at: 10:10 a.m. EDT (1410 GMT) by Jason Meserve

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(IDG) -- Remember the Victoria's Secret Web disaster after the Super Bowl?

Well, a group of network companies is pooling its expertise in hopes of avoiding such an Internet traffic jam during an upcoming concert broadcast that is expected to generate one billion hits.

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Cisco, KPMG, RealNetworks and Akamai have come together to build a distributed network for broadcasting and supporting the Oct. 9 NetAid concert, which will benefit the United Nations Development Programme.

Cisco is partnering with RealNetworks to broadcast the nine-and-half-hour concert across the Internet. KPMG has contributed its know-how in building high-scalability Web sites, while Akamai is providing bandwidth across its global network, designed to carry rich media to end users more quickly.

The partnering companies have built a network of 1,500 servers that is designed to carry streaming traffic and keep the Web site running under expected heavy loads.

The concert will take place at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, Wembley Stadium in London and the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

The endeavor is designed to drive people to the NetAid Web site (www.netaid.org) to donate money, time, expertise and old equipment. Proceeds go to help developing nations overcome debt and poverty.