NCS Technologies Teams With Internap to Host Mission Critical Applications
Wednesday December 4, 11:21 am ET
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PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002--NCS Technologies, Inc., a provider of world-class technical expertise and IT solutions that solve high-priority/high-risk client problems, has teamed with Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP - News) for all its application hosting and Internet connectivity requirements, as well as those applications that Fortune 500 clients entrust to NCS Technologies. Internap is the leading provider of high-speed, high-availability Internet access solutions using intelligent routing technology.
William P. Betz, vice president of Corporate Sales at Internap, notes: "The wealth of intellectual capital that NCS Technologies has amassed, especially over the past few years, has created a formidable force in the IT consulting world. Internap welcomes the opportunity to deliver our best-in-class network performance and reliability services to support the strategic solutions that NCS Technologies is delivering to its blue chip clientele."
"Our solutions deliver significant competitive advantages to our Fortune 500 clients in the pharmaceutical, telecommunications and financial services industries," explains Tony Orrico, president of NCS Technologies. "To further extend that value proposition, we teamed with Internap, a uniquely qualified and financially stable service provider with the technology to bring high availability, reliability and security to the public Internet."
Internap is an IP network services provider that optimally routes customer data over the Internet through its technology platform of highly redundant backbone connections, patented intelligent routing technology and proactive network operations center.
"Internap manages the risk of Internet Protocol (IP) backbone outages or service interruptions, which gives us, and our clients, peace of mind," adds Orrico. "This translates into more viable Web-based solutions for our clients."
About Internap
Internap provides customers with certainty over the Internet through its patented route management technology and service guarantees. This managed IP service intelligently routes data across the major Internet backbones through a single connection from a customer's network to one of Internap's Service Points. Internap's customers bypass congestion points on the Internet, avoiding packet loss, latency and other difficulties that can plague conventional Internet connectivity. Founded in 1996 in Seattle, Internap offers services in numerous key markets throughout the United States, Europe and Japan including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Tokyo and Washington, DC. Internap® and P-NAP® are registered trademarks of Internap. All other trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. For more information, please visit www.internap.com.
About NCS Technologies, Inc.
For nearly 20 years, NCS Technologies Inc. has provided mission critical software development and systems, applications and third-party product integration services to an impressive roster of Fortune 1000 companies. Through the expert application and integration of cutting edge technology, NCS Technologies has delivered content management, CRM, enterprise portals, business intelligence, enterprise application integration and e-business solutions that deliver lasting value to its clients.
NCS Technologies (www.ncstech.com) leverages state of the art software from industry leading organizations such as BEA Systems, Cognos, Documentum, Interwoven, iPlanet, Kabira, Kana, Microsoft, Oracle, RightNow Technologies, SAS, Siebel Systems, SpeechWorks, Sun Microsystems, TellMe and Vitria.
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Contact:
NCS Technologies Media Contact:
Total Marketing Concepts, Inc.
Maureen Miller, 732/747-5786
mmiller@totalmarketingconcepts.com
or
Internap Media Contact:
Text 100 Public Relations
Brian Sibley or Chris Barker, 206/381-3791
internap@text100.com
or
Internap Investor Contact:
Internap Network Services
Tim Hanson, 206/262-3742
thanson@internap.com |
