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The Weather Channel Teams With Exodus to Deliver Up-to-the-Minute Weather Information Over the Internet
ATLANTA and SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1999--
Weather.com Taps Exodus for Internet Server Hosting and 24 x 7
Management to Reliably Deliver its Content
The Weather Channel(R) Web site, weather.com, the premier provider of weather information on the Web and Exodus Communications(TM), Inc. (NASDAQ:EXDS), a leading provider of Internet system and network management solutions for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations, today announced that they have teamed to reliably deliver weather information for over 40,000 locations to millions of Internet users around the world.
Weather.com will have servers located in an Exodus(TM) Internet Data Center (IDC) and will utilize Exodus' high-speed, redundant backbone and network management expertise. Weather.com offers the most complete and up-to-date weather conditions including timely local conditions, five-day forecasts and severe weather updates. Weather.com averages more than 130 million page views every month and is consistently ranked as the top-single content news site by Media Metrix.
"The dynamic nature of weather information demands that we provide the fastest and most reliable service possible to ensure the loyalty of our users," said Todd Walrath, senior vice president of online services at The Weather Channel. "We chose Exodus because of their reputation for quality service and their impressive track record for hosting many of the Internet's top sites."
"We are proud of our reputation as well as the quality of our customers. Weather.com is an impressive addition to our portfolio of market-leading customers, " said Ellen M. Hancock, president and CEO of Exodus. "In the white-hot competitive landscape of online services, 24 x 7 reliability is everything. We deliver the best, so our clients can too."
Exodus provides a variety of Internet system and network management solutions to help ensure that Web servers are always available and secure, and has expert certified system administrators and network professionals to manage Internet systems for peak performance 24 x 7 Internet operations. Exodus also provides customers with access to Internet systems management expertise, which is crucial for providing reliable Internet services and quickly expanding Internet capabilities. |
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