Internap Among Top Five U.S. Business ISPs in Gartner `MarketScope' Analysis; Gartner Notes Outlook for Business-Class Internet Access in North America `Promising'
March 03, 2004 08:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2004--Internap(R) Network Services Corporation (AMEX: IIP), the leading provider of performance-based routing technology over the Internet, announced today that Gartner Inc., one of the most respected industry analyst firms, has named Internap as one of the top Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for business.
In the report, Gartner noted that in 2003, "Internap has aggressively entered the performance management space by acquiring two intelligent router-control vendors, netVmg and Sockeye, and is expected to begin to offer a portfolio of end-to-end performance-management solutions, building on its foundation of excellent SLAs and good customer service."
Internap's unique multi-carrier architecture, which uses Private Network Access Points (P-NAPs) to speed Internet traffic from one location to another, allows customer traffic to avoid the congestion and bottlenecks of traditional single-carrier networks. Internap's P-NAPs connect directly to the Internet backbones of multiple carriers in major cities throughout North America, as well as Tokyo and London.
"Only Internap, with our one-of-a-kind overlay network architecture and patented intelligent routing technology, can offer the quality of service and performance that companies demand," said Dave Abrahamson, vice president of sales and chief marketing officer at Internap. "Internap is making the public Internet the 'network of choice' for businesses and other enterprises."
Gartner noted that the outlook for the business-class Internet access market in North America is "promising," according to the MarketScope report. The rating system was based on six key criteria: network architecture and design; service and support; financial viability; pricing; technological exploitation; and service level agreements (SLAs). Gartner rated 13 business ISPs along a scale that ranged from "strong negative" to "strong positive." Internap and four of the other providers received a "positive" rating. None of the ISPs were rated "strong negative" or "strong positive."
About Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry. Gartner serves more than 10,000 clients, including chief information officers and other senior IT executives in corporations and government agencies, as well as technology companies and the investment community. The Company focuses on delivering objective, in-depth analysis and actionable advice to enable clients to make more informed business and technology decisions. The Company's businesses consist of Gartner Intelligence, research and events for IT professionals; Gartner Executive Programs, membership programs and peer networking services; and Gartner Consulting, customized engagements with a specific emphasis on outsourcing and IT management. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and has 3,700 associates, including more than 1,000 research analysts and consultants, in more than 75 locations worldwide. For more information, visit www.gartner.com.
About Internap
Internap is the market leader of intelligent route-control solutions that bring reliability, performance and security to the Internet. The company's patented and patent-pending technology address the inherent weaknesses of the Internet, enabling enterprises to take full advantage of the benefits of deploying business-critical applications such as e-commerce, Voice over IP (VoIP), video-conferencing, and streaming audio/video across the Internet. Through a portfolio of high-performance IP solutions, customers can bypass congestion points, overcome routing inefficiencies and optimize performance of their applications. Internap solutions are backed by an industry-leading performance guarantee that covers the entire Internet as opposed to just one network. These offerings include: network- and premise-based route optimization solutions, colocation, VPN, content distribution, managed security and managed storage services.
Internap currently serves more than 1,600 customers including the Fortune 1000 and mid-tier enterprises in the financial services, government; travel/hospitality, manufacturing, media/entertainment, technology and retail industries. The company provides services throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Japan. For more information, please visit the company website at www.internap.com.
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