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To: Buoy12 who wrote (562)	5/11/1999 2:19:00 AM
From: Rick McDougall	Respond to of 835

Don't know if this has been posted. If so, ignore!!!! Got it from the RB thread. May 07, 1999, Issue: 2807 Section: Newsfront -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fattening Up Robin Gareiss (Chicago) Who needs QOS? That's the attitude of one new-fangled Internet exchange, whose cure for 'Net congestion has a decidedly old-fashioned ring: Throw bandwidth at the problem. How does Abovenet Communications Inc. explain its against-the-flow-control philosophy? Just listen to CTO David Rand: "With QOS, ISPs with congested networks are saying, 'I don't have enough bandwidth on my network, but if you pay me more I'll drop someone else's packets.' " Abovenet (San Jose, Calif.) can afford to be contrarian. Rand says that by lighting its own dark fiber with DWDM (dense wavelength-division multiplexing), the exchange can set up multiple high-speed connections between each peering partner-702 agreements with 257 ISPs so far. Homegrown software monitors all of the links; when congestion is detected, traffic is automatically rerouted to another exchange point with the affected provider. Some big names have already weighed in with testimonials: Netscape Communications Corp. (Mountain View, Calif.) recently chose Abovenet for its Netcenter service and says it's seen improvements in packet loss and bandwidth availability (readers who want to see for themselves can check out real-time and historical traffic stats at www.above.net/traffic). Of course, QOS still has its champions. No less than Vinton Cerf, senior vice president of Internet architecture for MCI Worldcom Inc. (Jackson, Miss.), says QOS is a must, given the different types of traffic traveling the 'Net. "The challenge isn't the bandwidth, but the devices on the network to manage the bandwidth," he says.

To: Buoy12 who wrote (562)	5/11/1999 10:08:00 AM
From: Rick McDougall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 835

<With any news this thing will fly>.......as requested :o). MSN Hotmail Connects With AboveNet One of Heaviest Trafficked Web Sites Entrusts Internet Connectivity and Bandwidth to AboveNet SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1999--AboveNet Communications, (Nasdaq:ABOV - news), the architect of a global one-hop network that brings together high-bandwidth content sites and ISPs in centralized co-location facilities, today announced that the world's largest and fastest growing e-mail service, MSN Hotmail (www.hotmail.com), has entered into a connectivity service agreement with AboveNet. Hotmail is connecting to the Internet via AboveNet's San Jose Internet Service Exchange(TM)(ISX(TM)). Microsoft's award-winning Hotmail is the world's leading e-mail service with over 40 million members and more than 150,000 new accounts established each day. Hotmail's massively scalable Web site offers free Web-based e-mail that is globally accessible, easy-to-use and feature-rich. Hotmail was recently awarded CNET's Editor's Choice for best Free E-mail service and it tied for best Web-Based E-mail service in a recent review by PC World. ''Hotmail's need for bandwidth and connectivity has been increasing dramatically,'' said Rex Smith, General Manager of Operations at Hotmail. ''People in every country in the world are using our service. AboveNet clearly demonstrated their ability to provide scalable connectivity and the technical expertise we need to deliver fast, reliable service to our growing customer base.'' After an extensive evaluation of the capabilities of the leading service providers, Hotmail chose to contract with AboveNet for a portion of their bandwidth requirements. ''Hotmail's selection of AboveNet for Internet connectivity is further endorsement of the Internet Service Exchange model for high bandwidth Web sites,'' Warren J. Kaplan, AboveNet President and Chief Operating Officer. ''AboveNet's network model and high performance connectivity were specifically architected to enable companies like Hotmail to handle explosive growth, high bandwidth content, and an increasingly global presence,'' said Dave Rand, AboveNet's CTO. ''The over 257 ISPs around the world who peer with us will also benefit from this agreement, reinforcing the wisdom of our industry-leading open peering policy.'' Both of AboveNet's Internet Service Exchange facilities on the east and west coasts have received ISO 9002 certification. This certification further distinguishes AboveNet's co-location facilities and assures that AboveNet adheres to the quality management and quality assurance standards set by the International Organization for Standardization.