News - GBLX & MP3.com
<<Global Crossing Selected by MP3.com for Web Site Hosting
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 12, 1999--
Premier Online Music Destination Maximizes Site Performance with
Leading Outsourced Hosting Architecture
Global Crossing's (NASDAQ:GBLX), complex Web hosting division,
formerly Frontier GlobalCenter, today announced that MP3.com), today
announced that MP3.com, the Internet's premiere online digital music
destination, will be utilizing Global Crossing's world-class complex
web hosting architecture to host its site www.mp3.com.
"It is very exciting for Global Crossing to work with MP3.com - a
pioneer in the distribution of music online," said Matt Parnell, vice
president of product management for Global Crossing's complex Web
hosting division. "We specialize in providing the highest quality of
service for companies whose businesses depend upon their Internet
presence. Global Crossing realizes that MP3.com operates a Web
destination where downtime is unacceptable."
The complex hosting architecture is comprised of three centers of
excellence:
-- The Global Crossing Network - 88,100 global route mile, fiber
optic, redundant ring architecture designed to deliver unrivaled
speed, scalability and reliability. The Global Crossing Network
currently connects over 170 international metropolitan areas and
includes a Cisco powered IP network operating at OC-48 (2.5
Gbps).
-- Facilities - geographically distributed, 24x7x365, on-net data
centers, known as "Global Centers," designed to high-security,
disaster-resistant specifications to ensure guaranteed uptime.
-- Application Networking Services - highly available, reliable and
flexible utility applications and services that enable anytime,
anywhere computing.
Global Crossing hosts more than 300 top Internet brands - some of
the best known names in the business, including Yahoo!, ZDNet, Red Hat
and eToys. Global Crossing facilitates 60 percent of all Internet
searches and delivers more than 8.8 billion page views per month,
nearly 2 million hits per minute.
About Global Crossing
Global Crossing is the world's first truly global
telecommunications company. The Global Crossing Network and its
product offerings will be available on five continents and address 80%
of the world's international communications traffic. Global Crossing
also possesses the largest fleet of cable laying and maintenance
vessels in the world and currently services more than a third of the
world's undersea cable kilometers. Global Crossing has been chosen to
be listed among the world's leading public corporations on both the
S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. Global Crossing's operations are
headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with executive offices in Los
Angeles. For more information, visit www.globalcrossing.com on the
World Wide Web.
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