Exodus Announces World Class Managed Internet Data Center Services; Designed For Fully Managed Internet Business Solutions.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1996--Exodus Communications, Inc., the premier provider of managed Internet services for business, today announced the offering of scaleable managed Internet services through its new world class Internet Data Center.

Exodus new service offerings and facility are a result of accelerated growth and demand from business leaders for advanced Internet management solutions.

Exodus service focus is to provide Internet services with a management foundation. Exodus employs a suite of tools that allow a company to outsource the management of their entire Internet operation without the large commitment of internal resources. Exodus uses HP's OpenView as a management framework and SNMP manager and Remedy's action request system for unequaled customer support. Other tools include systems for load balancing, automatic backup/recovery, and web site analysis.

These tools along with the Exodus technical expertise allow a customer to receive:

Network and Network Equipment Management -- Set-up, administration, monitoring, and report generation.

Enterprise Security Administration and Management -- Design, set-up, monitoring, notification, maintenance, and report generation.

Network and Data Traffic Management -- Bandwidth monitoring, load balancing, marketing analysis and reporting.

Telco Line Management -- Provisioning, installation, tracking, monitoring, fault analysis and disaster recovery of data line.

System and Equipment Administration -- Set-up, installation, performance monitoring, maintenance administration, data back-up and recovery.

Facilities Management and Administration -- Scaleable power management, fire suppression, system management, and personnel security system administration.

Application Systems Administration -- Standard Internet application to database integration, performance monitoring, back-up/recovery, automatic application restart, selective application systems maintenance and upgrading.

Database Management -- System administration, integration with the World Wide Web, and general database maintenance and recovery.

In conjunction with the managed Internet services, Exodus has also built a world calss Internet Data Center to support all Internet solutions. No other Data Center can boast the combination of elements that Exodus has built into their facility. It offers an uninterruptable power supply (UPS), high capacity diesel generator, a mainframe style raised floor, customer isolated circuit breakers, 24X7 card key access, zoned gas based fire suppression system, 24 hour video surveillance, and much more.

In making the announcement, Dick Stoltz, Chief Operating Officer, said, "Today's announcement reinforces Exodus' ongoing commitment to provide superior Internet solutions for the business market. Businesses are increasingly demanding total solutions which the average Internet vendor cannot provide. Our new Data Center will escalate our ability to offer scaleable solutions far beyond any Internet vendor in the market today. The Data Center is not for every business, only those serious about using the Internet to enhance their daily business activities."

The Exodus facility provides for many flexible solutions to meet the needs of today's business requirements and budgets. For instance, a customer may choose from fully secured racks, a private cabinet or even their own cage. In addition to space requirements, a customer can also choose from Exodus' security services and bandwidth on demand.

K.B. Chandrasekhar, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Co-Location offers businesses a cost-effective alternative to installing and managing a high performance Internet site. No longer does a business have to worry about building and managing their own facility, instead Exodus lends our expertise and skills to design a fully managed, cost-effective solution tailor-made for your business."

Founded in 1995, Exodus is a provider of managed Internet solutions for businesses. With the explosive growth of the Internet, businesses are turning to experts like Exodus who have the infrastructure and knowledge to create solutions to meet their Internet needs now and in the future. To meet these needs, Exodus created ExoSuite, an all inclusive product line which offers a managed solution to leased line Internet access, security, hosting/co-location, commerce and application development. For a full explanation of ExoSuite products and services, visit the Exodus web page URL: http://www.exodus.net.

CONTACT: Exodus Communications, Inc.

Kathryn Weakley, 408/522-8450

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