CoreXchange Adds Global Crossing to Network Access Exchange.DALLAS -- CoreXchange(SM) today announced the addition of Global Crossing, a leading global IP solutions provider, to the CoreXchange Network Access Exchange(SM). The CoreXchange multi-homed network allows enterprises access to Global Crossing and other leading Tier-1 Internet backbones A group of communications networks managed by several commercial companies that provide the major high-speed links across the country. ISPs are either connected directly to these backbones or to a larger regional ISP that is connected to one. through a single, highly managed network connection. "Global Crossing is a logical addition to our multi-homed network," said Michael Walti, founder and technology architect of CoreXchange. "Their global reach and superior backbone capacity will allow our customers to experience increased network performance and quality of service." CoreXchange offers high-performance network-based solutions to business enterprises and service providers based on their individual network requirements. Services include bandwidth solutions, managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality , business continuity and disaster recovery. "Global Crossing's fully-meshed IP network meets the demands of the most advanced service providers in the world," said Peter Spina, general manager at Global Crossing. "High-capacity network service providers such as CoreXchange are able to leverage our global IP network as part of their multi-homed network services offering." CoreXchange uses Global Crossing's Direct Internet Access See how to access the Internet. (DIA) service, providing always-on, direct high-speed global Internet connections at speeds ranging from 56/64 Kbps to OC48/STM16, as well as Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. , Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. and 10-Gigabit Ethernet. The company's fully-meshed IP network, incorporating Multiprotocol Label Switching-traffic engineering (MPLS-te) as a backbone transport technology, provides the ultimate in network resiliency and flexibility. About CoreXchange, Inc. CoreXchange is the IT industry's first network access exchange provider, delivering custom Internet bandwidth solutions and network infrastructure availability services. Headquartered in the nationally-recognized Dallas Infomart carrier center, CoreXchange is led by a highly experienced team of networking services technologists and executives. To learn more about CoreXchange, visit the website at www.corexchange.com. About Global Crossing Global Crossing (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : GLBC GLBC Grand Ledge Baptist Church (Michigan) GLBC Gay Lesbian Business Council GLBC Great Lakes Bridge Club (Australia) GLBC Google Local Business Center ) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects approximately 390 cities in more than 30 countries worldwide, and delivers services to approximately 690 cities in more than 60 countries and 6 continents around the globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide. Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a full range of data, voice and security products to approximately 40 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs. Its Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and Managed Solutions provide VoIP, security and network consulting and management services to support its Global Crossing IP VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. service and Global Crossing VoIP services. Global Crossing was the first global communications provider with IPv6 natively deployed in both its private and public backbone networks A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. . Please visit www.globalcrossing.com or blogs.globalcrossing.com/ for more information about Global Crossing. |
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