Anaserve Adds No Doubt to Its Roster of Entertainment-related Clients; Band's Web Site Expects 5 Million Hits Monthly.NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998--The official Web site for multiplatinum Interscope recording artists No Doubt debuted earlier this week with a wide array of features, including a chat room, tour schedule, exclusive video clip A short video presentation. , souvenir order form and more. The site will demand more than 50 gigabits of bandwidth to deliver the content effectively and efficiently. To guarantee fans the maximum online experience, No Doubt chose AnaServe, a Concentric Coming from the center, or circles within circles. For example, tracks on a hard disk are concentric. Tracks on optical media are concentric or spiral shaped (in a coil) depending on the type. Network company (Nasdaq: CNCX), to provide the site with high-end Web-hosting and delivery. AnaServe is providing substantial bandwidth to No Doubt's Web site via high-speed, multiple T3 fiber optic connections to Tier One providers. This level of connectivity is delivered through a state-of-the-art, fully redundant Fore Systems See Marconi. ATM backbone through Bay Network routers capable of processing 1 million packets of data per second. "We chose AnaServe because of its reputation for reliability, responsive technical support and available bandwidth," said Ray Ibe, the webmaster for No Doubt's site. "The opening of the No Doubt site, No Doubt Land, signifies a new beginning for No Doubt's Internet presence." Upon reaching the Web site's introduction page, fans can either go directly to the site's home page or view an exclusive video clip of band members welcoming fans to the site. The Web site features: -- up to the minute information on the group -- exclusive audio and video clips -- photos from the band's private collection -- "revealing" bios and band history -- a tour schedule -- exclusive contests -- a chat room -- No Doubt merchandise and more. "During the construction of No Doubt's Web site (www.nodoubt.com), the site was recording as many as 300,000 hits a month," said Michelle Ruyle, marketing manager for AnaServe. "The day the site went active (Oct. 18), No Doubt Land generated almost 375,000 hits, and we are expecting as many as 5 million hits a month. This type of activity requires an extraordinary amount of bandwidth and AnaServe is prepared to meet the demand." Located in Newport Beach, AnaServe (www.anaserve.com) currently hosts more than 12,000 Web sites, including numerous entertainment-related sites. Founded in 1995, AnaServe offers an array of online solutions for individuals and small-to-medium-size businesses, including E-commerce solutions, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and UNIX-based hosting, audio and video streaming See streaming video and video stream. , custom programming, domain name registration and Web site management. AnaServe currently hosts numerous entertainment-related Web sites. About No Doubt The Anaheim, Calif.-based band was formed in 1987 and released their self-titled debut album in 1992. It was, however, the group's 1995 hit "Tragic Kingdom" that propelled the band to stardom star·dom n. 1. The status of a performer or entertainer acknowledged as a star. 2. Star performers considered as a group. . "Tragic Kingdom" sold more than 14 million copies worldwide. The band -- singer Gwen Stefani, bass player Tony Kanal, guitar player Tom Dumont Tom Dumont is an American guitarist and producer. Dumont is a member of third wave ska band No Doubt, and during the band's hiatus, he began Invincible Overlord as a side project and produced Matt Costa's Songs We Sing. and drummer Adrian Young Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26, 1969, Long Beach, California) is the drummer for the third wave ska band, No Doubt. Biography Young's parents were hippies, and his mother left the family when he was young. -- is working on their fourth album, tentatively scheduled to be released mid-1999. About AnaServe AnaServe Inc. is the latest addition to the Concentric Network Corp. family of companies. The leading provider of wide area intranets, extranets and application hosting solutions for corporate enterprise environments, Concentric recently acquired AnaServe to take advantage of the Newport Beach-based company's position as one of the world's largest and fastest-growing Web-hosting providers. The Concentric network architecture, which covers the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. , Europe and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. , is built on advanced super points of presence (SuperPOPs), an ATM backbone and distributed data and hosting centers. More information on Concentric is available at www.concentric.net AnaServe's headquarters are located at 1300 Bristol North, Suite 220, Newport Beach, Calif. 92660. Phone: 949/250-7262. Fax: 949/250-7265. |
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