DBN Purchases More Than $2 Million In Private Carrier Interfaces For Data Centers In St. Louis, New York, Dallas And San Francisco.

ST. LOUIS, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1998--Digital Broadcast Network (DBN) has purchased more than $2 million in private internet carrier interfaces for its Data Centers in St. Louis, New York, Dallas and San Francisco.

"We're using multiple DS-3 (45 Mbps) connections with UUNet, Sprint, BBN Planet (GTE) as well as connections with ATT, MCI and DIGEX for multi-homed traffic management," explained Timothy M. Roberts, President and Chief Technology Officer, Digital Broadcast Network.

"We are extremely pleased with Digital Broadcast Network's decision to use DS-3 connections with UUNET at each of its data centers," noted John W. Sidgmore, Chief Executive Officer, UUNET Technologies and Vice Chairman & Chief Operations Officer WorldCom Inc. "DBN's use of multiple Carrier Network Access Points is innovative in design and should prove to enhance DBN's network connectivity to the Internet."

"Digital Broadcast Network has entered into an agreement with DIGEX to provide them with Internet connectivity as part of their multi-homed environment," said Steven R. Van Order, Director of Sales Operations and Engineering, DIGEX Inc. "This allows them to connect their network to several Internet carriers and use the BGP4 protocol to route their traffic between these sites."

DBN's IP network design eliminates the faults of earlier networks and increases performance. DBN is utilizing multiple Carrier Network Access Points (CNAPs) to provide access to major national Internet backbones. These CNAPs provide direct on-net access to more than 90% of the Internet.

The network utilizes multiple private network interfaces capable of offloading at speeds up to 622 Mbps to the major IP national network providers. This model has been proven to increase network to network switching speeds by 66% by avoiding the MAEs and NAPs and allowing enhanced network speeds even to other networks.

"Our Data Centers can provide businesses with a suite of product options to outsource IP management, data backup, data archiving and data replication, thereby reducing the burden on their already overworked IS departments," Roberts said.

The network will connect larger markets and areas where fiber paths are readily available. The initial cities on DBN's network will include Austin, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Palo Alto, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pompano Beach, Saint Louis, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, D.C.

DBN's suite of products and services focuses on the convergence of voice, video and data on an IP network capable of simultaneous transmissions of phone, internet/intranet/extranet networks, virtual private networks, video streaming and data management solutions.

From a security standpoint, DBN provides ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) capabilities to allow DBN to carve out virtual channels, which cannot be done with the traditional frame-relay networks currently used by the major carriers. DBN's services will also minimize the need for corporate MIS, IP Network administrators and technical staff by providing holistic solutions including: software applications, IP phone, dial-tone, long distance, Internet, video conferencing, point to point video, real-time on-demand video services, Intranet, network computer/thin client enhancements, offsite disaster recovery, data storage/backup, and application server solutions.

About Digital Broadcast Network Corp.

Digital Broadcast Network Corp. was founded in 1998 to provide holistic computer and communications services to Fortune 500 companies and professional users such as software companies and last mile providers (cable, satellite, and phone).

The DBN network allows users to share bandwidth between voice, video and data applications with quality of service guarantees. DBN's network allows companies to stream live events such as keynote addresses, seminars, a CEO monthly broadcast or any event requires extreme amounts of bandwidth. DBN also provides consulting, engineering, and specialized software development services to clients.

Press and industry analysts, please contact Jim Roberts at Digital Broadcast Network, 314/733-3104, [e-mail]; Investors and financial analysts, please contact Tim Roberts at Digital Broadcast Network, 314/733-3101, [e-mail]; for all other inquiries please call toll-free: 888/326-3638.

For more information about Digital Broadcast Network and its products, please visit the DBN web site at www.dbn.net, or send e-mail to [e-mail]. DBN is headquartered at Charter Communications Commons, 977 Charter Commons, Chesterfield, MO 63017; phone is 888/326-3638 and fax is 314/733-3199.

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