Digital Island Named Most Innovative Service Provider of the Year in Network Computing 2000 Well-Connected Awards.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers NetWorld Interop 2000 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000 Digital Island also Named Most Innovative Enterprise Internet Service Provider in Operating Systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and Network Services Category Digital Island, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISLD ISLD International Society for Lasers in Dentistry ISLD Island ECN, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a leading Global e-Business Delivery Network, has been named Most Innovative Service Provider of the Year by CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information Media, Inc. Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. at the 2000 Well-Connected Awards. Digital Island also won the Most Innovative Enterprise Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. award in the Operating Systems and Network Services category. Digital Island topped both categories in recognition of its unique ability to provide a fast, guaranteed, relevant end-user experience with its Global e-Business Delivery Network. Digital Island provides an integrated suite of hosting, content delivery, network and application services See ASP and Web services. to customers and partners worldwide. "Digital Island appreciates the significance of these two awards as a testament to our proven ability to guarantee a fast, relevant experience for e-Business users in the real world of 24x7 global networking," said Ruann F. Ernst, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Digital Island. "Digital Island's flawless performance in a wide range of business-critical situations continues to give our customers a competitive advantage worldwide." "The Well-Connected Awards are significantly different from other IT publications' awards," said Fritz Nelson, publisher of CMP's Network Computing. "Our editors worked at length to research and test the best offerings in the enterprise arena." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Nelson, the products singled out in the Network Computing Well-Connected Awards are unique because "they are not a measure of popularity -- they are quality offerings tested over a network enterprise firsthand first·hand adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first by editors themselves. So we know that Digital Island's Global e-Business Delivery Network is truly an innovative solution." The winners of the Network Computing Well-Connected Awards were announced at a gala event on Monday, May 8 held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , NV during the NetWorld+Interop 2000 trade show. All winners are highlighted in the May 15th issue of Network Computing and also on Network Computing Online at www.networkcomputing.com. Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com), published by CMP Media, Manhasset, NY is the only IT publication providing in-depth, comprehensive product, technology and service reviews from a real-world perspective to 220,000 IT professionals -- The Technology Experts -- biweekly telling them what works, how it works, when to buy and who to buy it from. In addition, Network Computing consistently has the largest average-issue audience among all networking publications, according to Simmons and IntelliQuest and was a 1999 Neal Award finalist. CMP Media, Inc. (http://www.cmp.com), a subsidiary of United News & Media plc (Nasdaq:UNEWY), is the leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers, and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, Internet products, research, consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Online editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at http://www.cmpnet.com. Digital Island(R) is a leading Global e-Business Delivery Network. The company's suite of application services for interactive e-Business allows customers and partners to readily integrate content delivery, hosting and intelligent networking to give the ultimate consumer a superior experience. Strategically located Data Centers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and Asia are directly connected to leading access service providers in 24 countries. In addition, Digital Island operates a network of more than 1,200 content distributors across the Internet, which improves the performance and reduces the cost of hosting high-volume Web applications in target markets. This network is expected to grow to more than 6,000 content distributors in 350 locations worldwide by the year 2003. Digital Island is headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . www.digitalisland.net. Important Notice Digital Island is a registered trademark and Footprint is a trademark of Digital Island, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. This release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, include but are not limited to: the company's short operating history which makes it difficult to predict its future results of operations; the company's history of operating losses operating loss The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income. and expected future losses which could impede its ability to address the risks and difficulties encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets; the company's future operating results could fluctuate which may cause volatility or a decline in the price of the company's stock; the possibility that the company may not be able to price its services above the overall cost of bandwidth causing its financial results to suffer; and other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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