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To: halftime who wrote (2388)	4/12/2000 2:01:00 PM
From: halftime	Respond to of 3873

Many new applications are coming to the market place. This one is from Data Return, a partner of LVLT who colocates w/ LVLT and uses the LVLT network. Many still believe in a bandwidth glut. DALLAS, Tex. - April 12, 2000 - Data Return Corporation (Nasdaq: DRTN), a leading provider of managed hosting services for the Microsoft© Windows© 2000 platform, today announced it will provide managed hosting services for GoldPocket.com, the first company to enable millions of Internet users to simultaneously participate in online interactive events. Data Return will deploy and manage the entire infrastructure for the events, comprising the largest-ever deployment of Compaq's top-of-the-line ProLiant servers deployed across an array of data centers. "GoldPocket.com's exciting new technology adds another level of Web interactivity that significantly increases the power and scale of the Internet," said Keith McAuliffe, vice president and general manager for Compaq Service Provider Business Unit. "Backed by Compaq's industry-leading ProLiant servers and Data Return's advanced managed hosting services, GoldPocket.com has selected the leading-edge technology designed for 24x7 uptime for its real-time interactive events." GoldPocket.com will deliver these events via its EventMatrixSM, a proprietary technology that allows millions of people to concurrently participate in real time events. The system utilizes the Microsoft Windows 2000 platform. The company's revolutionary technology architecture was designed in partnership with Data Return and a consortium of other leading technology companies including Compaq (NYSE: CPQ), LavaStorm and Foundry Networks. GoldPocket.com will demonstrate the capacity of its technology with the launch of a major online, interactive entertainment event - expected to be the largest in Internet history. "Goldpocket.com has worked extensively with Data Return on the design of the deployment environment for EventMatrixSM," said Scott Newnam, founder and president of GoldPocket.com. "By leveraging Data Return's expertise in deploying and managing complex applications, we have developed an architecture that is capable of hosting the largest events on the Internet." "We are excited about our role in helping GoldPocket.com enable large-scale, interactive events on the Internet," said Sunny C. Vanderbeck, chairman and CEO of Data Return. "These events will provide the industry with an unprecedented understanding of the true scalability of the Internet." About Data Return Managing over 1,600 applications for more than 1,000 companies worldwide, Data Return (Nasdaq: DRTN) is a leading provider of advanced managed hosting services based on Microsoft technologies. Data Return customers include Microsoft, Fossil, Alibre, Executive Software, PlanetOutdoors.com, Berlitz Languages, Sensormatic Electronics, Boeing Company and First USA Bank. Data Return also is a full-service Application Infrastructure Provider (AIP) that is enabling Independent Software Vendors to rapidly become Application Service Providers (ASPs). Strategic partners and equity shareholders in Data Return include Microsoft Corp., Compaq Computer Corp. and Level 3 Communications. For more information, visit www.datareturn.com.