Connected Selects Internap's High-Performance IP Solutions; Company's Back-Up Solutions Protect Data Stored on Millions of PCs.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2004

Internap(R) Network Services Corporation (AMEX: IIP), the leading provider of performance-based routing technology over the Internet, announced today that Framingham, MA-based Connected Corporation, which provides automated back-up and recovery services for distributed data, has chosen Internap's high-performance Internet connectivity and colocation solutions.

The choice of Internap gives Connected the reliability, security and flexibility offered by Internap's intelligent route control technology. Connected's software and service is used by hundreds of the world's largest corporate customers, representing more than two million PCs, for preventing data loss while reducing enterprise storage requirements and addressing file and email server storage growth problems. The company typically receives and stores tens of terabytes of data for its customers each month.

"Our customers are very dependant on our utility," said Carl Lazarus, vice president of Operations for Connected Corporation. "They expect our service to be up and running. It's critical that we have reliable components everywhere, and Internap is a vital part of our data protection service delivery."

Lazarus said Internap's unique multi-carrier architecture, which utilizes Private Network Access Points (P-NAPs) to speed Internet traffic from one location to another and avoid congestion, was a critical part of his company's decision. He noted that Connected interviewed more than a half-dozen companies before selecting Internap - and that the decision was made based on the professionalism of the staff, competitive pricing and strong customer references.

"We looked at a number of other colocation providers," Lazarus said. "For each one, we considered their reliability, responsiveness and the quality of the facilities themselves. They had to meet our requirements for reliability, security and cost. Internap rated very highly on all of those criteria."

"Connected Corporation is known for the high level of reliability and quality of its automated data protection services - day in and day out," said Dave Abrahamson, vice president of Sales and Chief Marketing Officer at Internap. "With our patented, intelligent route control technology and unique multi-carrier business model, Internap can help Connected by delivering a quality of Internet service and reliability that's unmatched in the industry."

About Connected

Connected Corporation is the world's leading provider of storage software for automated protection, archiving and recovery of distributed data. The company's powerful, yet easy-to-use solutions help customers protect and centrally manage data from PCs, Windows servers and email systems, while eliminating costs and burdens associated with capturing and recovering highly distributed data.

Customers range from mid-size businesses to more than 600 of the world's largest corporations, including Boeing, Deloitte & Touche, Deutsche Telekom, EDS, Hewlett-Packard, SAP, Schlumberger and Toyota. The company's solutions are offered as a subscription service or as licensed software. For more information visit www.connected.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 1,600 customers including the 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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