-- Secure Data Center Facility Has Direct Access to Internap's High-Performance IP Network --
ATLANTA - May 19, 2004 - Internap Network Services Corporation (AMEX: IIP), the leading provider of performance-based routing technology over the Internet, announced today that Gryphon Networks, a leading provider of marketing productivity and compliance solutions, will colocate its widely used Do-Not-Call (DNC) registry at an Internap secure hosting facility. This facility is one of only two geographically dispersed redundant sites that Gryphon uses. Under terms of the agreement, Internap will host the award-winning Gryphon Compliance Suite, a proven, patented solution that enables outbound telemarketers to automatically manage compliance with all state and federal Do-Not-Call laws in real time -- preventing fines and increasing sales. Gryphon's Compliance Suite also allows businesses to manage agent productivity, structure outbound campaigns, generate productivity reports, and create custom privacy policies. With a customer list that includes leading financial, insurance and mortgage corporations, Gryphon provides solutions that help businesses increase productivity and ensure compliance, whether they contact prospects by phone, email or direct mail.
Internap's world-class data center facilities offer high-performance IP connectivity from 1 Mb to GigE; customized cabinets and private suites; managed installation of cabinets and cross-connects; consolidated billing; off hours support via Internap's 24x7x365 Remote Hands service; fast deployment; and industry-leading Service Level Agreements (SLAs) covering installation and service quality.
Data center facilities are located in Internap's Private Network Access Points (P-NAPs), which provide intelligent routing that continually analyzes the traffic situation on every major Internet backbone, and then selects the optimal path to deliver business-critical information and communication faster and more reliably. Only Internap's route-control technology provides the highest level of performance and reliability in transacting business over the public Internet.
"Internap's advanced data center services give us immediate access to Internap's intelligent route control technology and multiple Internet backbones - allowing us to be highly responsive to our customers' needs,"
said Rick Boudrieau, CTO of Gryphon Networks. "Because we offer our
customers a real-time interactive service, the speed, reliability and availability of the Internap network are critical to our day-to-day business."
"More and more companies are realizing that the network is as important as the application in delivering a highly reliable, high performing web application," noted Dave Abrahamson, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Sales for Internap. "Internap's patented intelligent route control technology and access to all the major Internet backbone providers make our data centers the premier facilities for hosting mission-critical applications."
About Gryphon Networks
Gryphon Networks is a leading provider of real-time marketing productivity and compliance solutions. Using patented technology, Gryphon's outsource solutions offer sales and marketing professionals a distinct competitive advantage by ensuring compliance while providing extensive reporting capabilities, increased data integrity, and enhanced resource management options. Gryphon enables customers to increase productivity by effectively addressing key business issues, particularly the need to increase customer acquisition rates and revenue, while maintaining focus on their core business. Founded in 1995, Gryphon Networks is a privately held company headquartered in Norwood, MA. More information is available by calling 781- 255-0444 or at www.GryphonNetworks.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 1,700 customers including 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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Contacts:
Internap Media Contact Internap Investor Contact
David Sutton David Buckel
404.302.9721 404.302.9846
dsutton@internap.com dbuckel@internap.com
Gryphon Networks Media Contact
Julie Blake
781.255.0444
jblake@gryphonnetworks.com |
