Spirit Airlines Taps Internap to Guarantee High-Speed Internet Performance for Mission-Critical Applications
ATLANTA & FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Mar 19, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Internap(R) Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), the leading provider of performance-based routing services over the Internet, today announced that Spirit Airlines, the nation's largest privately-held airline, has chosen Internap to provide high-speed Internet access for its reservations, back-office and pilot scheduling systems.
Spirit Airlines flies between 14 of the nation's top business and leisure destinations, including Atlantic City, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Myrtle Beach, New York, Oakland, San Juan, PR, and five Florida cities - Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach.
Spirit will utilize Internap's secure Private Network Access Points (P-NAPs) in Miami and Chicago as termination points for its high-speed data traffic. Through these P-NAPs, Spirit will have the ability to directly connect to high-speed Internet backbones in order to transmit and receive Internet data traffic in the fastest and most efficient manner. The circuits will be installed in March.
"An increasing number of high-performance businesses in the airline industry are choosing Internap to deliver reliable, highly redundant Internet connectivity for critical applications from reservation bookings to back-office functions," said Greg Peters, CEO of Internap. "Internap currently provides IP services to five of the top eight airlines and we view Spirit Airlines as a strong addition to this strategic vertical."
"Our business is focused on delivering superior performance. When it comes to Internet connectivity, we've found that at Internap," said David Anderson, chief information officer for Spirit Airlines. "Airlines depend on their ability to communicate internally as an organization and with our customers, no matter the conditions or circumstance. Internap provides a superior technical platform for these critical connections."
Spirit chose Internap's "network-of-networks" business model because it promises to deliver 100% availability and superior performance to power e-commerce initiatives. Internap addresses these performance-driven needs by using the backbones of all major Internet carriers and employing proprietary intelligent routing technology to monitor and route its customers' traffic, based on pre-set, customer-selected criteria. This "network-agnostic, customer-centric" approach means Internap can provide a premium managed network solution that traditional carriers cannot.
Internap backs this promise up with another unique innovation: an industry-leading Service Level Agreement (SLA) that spans the entire Internet, not just one single network. This groundbreaking guarantee covers a broad range of industry metrics, from network availability, packet loss and latency to installation intervals. Internap guarantees 100 percent network availability; packet loss of less than 0.3 percent; and latency of less than 45 milliseconds, across the entire Internet - meeting or exceeding the SLAs that other NSPs apply only to their own network.
About Spirit Airlines
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Spirit Airlines is the largest privately-held airline in the U.S. With a fleet of modern aircraft for scheduled and charter service, Spirit brings low fares and friendly service to Atlantic City, N.J., Chicago/O'Hare, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Myrtle Beach, S.C., New York/LaGuardia, San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa and seasonal service to West Palm Beach. Spirit's website is www.spiritair.com.
Spirit Airlines recently announced Spirit Plus, an upgraded coach class of service, including wide leather seats in two by two seating, dedicated check-in, complimentary cocktails and snacks, priority boarding and more, all without sacrificing low fares. The upgrade fee, available day of departure at any Spirit Airlines ticket counter, is $40 per segment. Spirit Plus seats are also available in advance on a non-refundable or refundable basis.
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 1,250 Fortune 500 and mid-tier business customers in the financial services; travel/hospitality; manufacturing; media/entertainment and technology 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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