Bird on a Wire Networks Partners with StorageASP.

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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2001

Customers to Benefit from Fibre Channel Storage Area Network

StorageASP Inc., an outsourced data protection service provider, and Bird On A Wire Networks Inc., Canada's leading provider of managed hosting services for mission critical Internet applications, announced a partnership agreement today that will make StorageASP's advanced data protection services available to Bird On A Wire customers.

StorageASP will locate its Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructure and TERA-Back service at Bird On A Wire Networks' tier-1 managed hosting facility in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario. Regardless of their size, managed hosting and colocation clients at Bird On a Wire Networks will receive fully automated, on-demand, and scheduled backup and data recovery services. The service will support a range of operating systems and databases from one common infrastructure, allowing backup of live databases on a fully scalable platform and assuring high availability and business continuance.

"The escalating demand for scalable, secure data storage is a critical issue for service providers," said Matt Harrop, CTO, Bird On A Wire Networks. "This agreement with StorageASP builds an improved level of storage service into our portfolio of managed hosting services. Their TERA-Back service intelligently meets our existing needs and, more importantly, paves the way for us to project and plan future storage needs for existing and new clients. Like ourselves, StorageASP believes in building industrial-strength solutions for the enterprises we serve."

StorageASP's TERA-Back service implements hardware and software components from industry-leading vendors, including Legato's NetWorker software platform, Legato* GEMS* SmartMedia* data protection software solutions, Sun Microsystems Enterprise E250 Servers, ADIC Scalar 1000 Tape Libraries, and Brocade Fibre Channel Switches.

"Bird On A Wire Networks understands that performance to the end user is the emerging bottom line," said Barry Cohen, VP Sales and Marketing, StorageASP. "We are deploying our team of storage engineers, our extensive interoperability lab and our TERA Command Center to build an infrastructure that is replicable, scalable, interoperable and rapidly deployable, providing high business continuance to Bird On A Wire Networks clients.

StorageASP will cater its service level agreement (SLA) to Bird On A Wire service levels to ensure Bird On A Wire Networks clients a uniform level of service. The service will be available on a "pay as you grow" basis commencing in May 2001.

About StorageASP

StorageASP is an outsourced data protection service provider (DPSP) offering backup, replication, remote replication, primary storage and professional services to e-businesses on a utility fee model. Services are aimed at colocating e-businesses that operate on a 24x7 basis. StorageASP is dedicated to providing global data protection services to e-businesses with innovative solutions and superior customer service, continually adding to the asset value of data. StorageASP has U.S. headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, and Canadian headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. For more information on StorageASP, visit www.storageasp.com.

About Bird On A Wire Networks

Bird On A Wire Networks is Canada's leading provider of managed hosting for mission-critical web servers and Internet applications. They provide their customers with a single point of accountability for their Internet infrastructure, helping them to accelerate the growth of their online business while leaving them free to focus on their core competencies. On behalf of their clients, Bird On A Wire provides and manages highly secure, environmentally controlled, tier-1 data facilities; a multi-homed, multiply redundant Internet network at speeds up to OC3; a line of rapidly deployable, readily scalable HP servers running Windows and Linux operating systems; and their approved range of essential infrastructure software for Internet applications. Bird On A Wire backs its services with ITG Response(TM) - the company's industry-leading model of customer care. Bird On A Wire's SLA includes guaranteed 99.999% network uptime and guaranteed 2-hour turnaround on hardware problems.

Bird On A Wire Networks is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, with data facilities in Mississauga and Los Angeles.

For more information on Bird On A Wire Networks, visit www.birdonawire.com.