Internap Joins Terremark's 'NAP of The Americas,' Boosting Internet Connectivity To Southern Hemisphere
ATLANTA & MIAMI, May 14, 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 Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (AMEX:TWW), a leading designer, builder and operator of integrated Tier-1 Network Access Points (NAPs) and best-in-class network services, to move its Miami-based Internet solutions business to Terremark's "NAP of the Americas," located in downtown Miami.
By moving its Private-Network Access Point (P-NAP)(R) operations into the Terremark facility, Internap will extend its high-speed IP connectivity solutions to businesses in Miami and throughout the region, joining a network of P-NAPs operated by Internap in major cities throughout North America, as well as London and Tokyo.
"Our focus on delivering carrier-class network performance and unmatched service levels aligns perfectly with the critical mass of Tier-1 carriers located in the NAP of the Americas," said Dave Abrahamson, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Sales, Internap. "The combined capabilities and carrier-neutral business models of both Internap and Terremark give customers a superior choice of Internet-based solutions to best suit their needs."
Internap customers located in the NAP of the Americas facility will benefit from:
-- Superior performance, with the ability to avoid Internet congestion;
-- The ability to quickly scale IP services to quickly meet rapidly changing demand;
-- Expedited installation and upgrades across a variety of Internet services; and
-- Flexibility in meeting individual colocation and hosting requirements. The NAP of the Americas is a carrier-neutral Tier-1 Network Access Point housed within a disaster resistant, exceptionally secure and extremely redundant facility. It provides a neutral connection point where telecommunications carriers establish connections between and among their networks for the exchange of Internet traffic. The NAP of the Americas also provides premium-class colocation where carriers, Network Service Providers, xSPs and enterprises house their equipment and their network facilities in order to be close to the Internet traffic exchange occurring at the NAP. The facility also provides a menu of related managed services with industry leading service level agreements.
"Our critical mass of carriers, coupled with our carrier neutrality, has successfully made the NAP of the Americas a magnet for companies such as Internap who recognize our facility as being integral in the global transport of Internet traffic," said Jamie Dos Santos, Chief Marketing Officer of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. "When you add our managed services, now enhanced by Internap's high performance routing capabilities, our Network Access Point is second to none."
About Terremark Worldwide, Inc.
Terremark Worldwide Inc. (AMEX:TWW) is a leading designer, builder and operator of integrated Tier-1 Network Access Points (NAPs) and best-in-class network services, creating technology marketplaces in strategic global locations. Terremark is the owner and operator of the NAP of the Americas, the 5th Tier-1 Network Access Point in the world and the model for TerreNAP(sm) Data Centers the company is deploying in Sao Paulo, Brazil (NAP do Brasil) Madrid, Spain (NAP de las Americas - Madrid) and other emerging markets. The carrier-neutral NAP of the Americas is a state-of-the-art facility providing interconnection between global carriers, ISPs and others, as well as connecting fiber networks in Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa to those in the U.S. Terremark is headquartered at 2601 S. Bayshore Drive, 9th Floor, Miami, Florida USA, (305) 856-3200. More information about Terremark Worldwide can be found at terremark.com.
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 nearly 1,400 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. For more information, please visit www.internap.com.
Internap and P-NAP are registered trademarks of Internap. All other trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Internap(R) Network Services Corporation
Internap, Atlanta C. David Sutton, 404/302-9721 dsutton@internap.com OR Terremark, Miami Sandra Gonzalez-Levy, 305/860-7829 sgonzalez-levy@terremark.com businesswire.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page.
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