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To: Vendit™ who wrote (6581)	1/12/2000 2:26:00 AM
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This was out this A.M. ...................................................... Digital Island Announces Strategic Relationship With Road Runner for Broadband Content Delivery Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2000-- Digital Island to Deploy Powerful Content Distributors That Reach More Than 500,000 Road Runner Customers Digital Island, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISLD), a leading global e-Business Delivery Network, announced today a strategic relationship with Road Runner, in which Digital Island will integrate its content delivery services into Road Runner's broadband cable network to facilitate content delivery in key U.S. markets - extending Digital Island's ability to deliver a fast, guaranteed and rich infrastructure capable of supporting the demands of interactive e-Business. The alliance with Road Runner represents a significant step in Digital Island's worldwide network build-out - expected to be among the largest deployments of carrier-grade servers at the outer edges of the network. The servers will run Digital Island's Footprint(TM), which gives leading e-Businesses the power to deliver Web sites more efficiently and profitably while dramatically improving site performance. "Digital Island has one of the most compelling models we've seen for global content delivery in the age of e-Business," said Larry Levine, senior vice president of business development at Road Runner. "We have a mutually beneficial association where the real winners are e-Businesses and their customers." "This agreement with Road Runner gives Digital Island's customers direct access to an emerging gold class of Internet users who are sophisticated enough to appreciate the high quality of service that Road Runner provides for an optimal e-Business experience," said Ruann F. Ernst, chairman and CEO of Digital Island. "Our new relationship with Road Runner clearly illustrates the benefits of content distribution coupled with a back-end transaction engine in order to reach a coveted demographic audience." quote.bloomberg.com.

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