ATLANTA, Mar 4, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Internap(R) Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), the leading provider of performance-based routing services over the Internet, today announced an agreement with Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a leading provider of core Internet exchange services, to establish a new Private Network Access Point (P-NAP)(R) within Equinix's Silicon Valley Internet Business Exchange(TM) (IBX)(R) center.
The P-NAP will serve San Francisco Bay Area companies as well as other businesses around the world that desire guaranteed, high-performance Internet access to the Silicon Valley area.
Today's announcement combines Internap's industry-leading high-performance Internet connectivity with Equinix's premier network-rich environment and exchange services. The new P-NAP will be Internap's third high-speed connectivity facility in the Bay Area, the second in San Jose, and is the 32nd P-NAP operated by Internap in cities throughout North America, as well as London and Tokyo.
"Our carrier-class performance and unparalleled service level guarantees align perfectly with Equinix's state-of-the-art centers, and today's announcement adds tremendous value to the already successful relationship we've developed together," said Greg Peters, CEO of Internap. "Our combined capabilities and carrier-neutral model give customers a choice of Internet-based solutions to best suit their needs."
These capabilities provide a number of key advantages to customers located in the San Jose facility, including:
-- Unparalleled performance, with the ability to avoid Internet bottlenecks; -- The ability to quickly scale IP services to quickly meet rapidly changing demand; -- Faster installation and upgrades across a variety of Internet services; and -- Flexibility in meeting individual colocation and hosting requirements.
"Equinix provides an ideal network-rich environment for companies such as Internap to offer a wide variety of network connectivity solutions," added Jay Adelson, founder and chief technology officer of Equinix. "Equinix now offers access to more than 100 networks, serving more than 90 percent of the world's Internet networks and users."
Internap and Equinix currently serve a variety of clients in the San Jose market including Ariba, Hotwire, Logitech, McAfee, Mercury Interactive, PlaceWare, and Wal-Mart.com.
Internap's P-NAPs are secure, privately operated network access points where business customers can connect directly to high-speed Internet backbones to transmit and receive Internet data traffic in the fastest and most efficient manner. Unlike traditional Internet routing, in which messages are passed without priority at often-congested "public peering points," Internap's network of P-NAPs is, in effect, an ultra-high-speed super-highway that lets traffic flow directly between geographic locations, regardless of which Network Service Provider (NSP) is providing the backbone.
About Internap
Founded in 1996, Internap offers business customers enhanced network services through a portfolio of Internet-based solutions that utilize all major domestic IP backbones. The company's patented and patent-pending route management technology and industry-leading service level guarantees promise 100 percent Internet availability, allowing customers to bypass congestion points and avoid other difficulties that plague conventional Internet connectivity.
Internap currently serves over 1,270 Fortune 500 and mid-tier business customers in the financial services; travel/hospitality; manufacturing; media/entertainment; technology and retail industries. The company provides 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, D.C.
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.
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