Industrial Electric Wire & Cable Selects SAVVIS To Improve Network Performance.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2004 Switch To SAVVIS Gives Wire & Cable Distributor Increased Productivity, Reduced Monthly Costs And Less End-user Frustration SAVVIS Communications (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 :SVVS SVVS Savvis, Inc (stock symbol) SVVS Surrey Vintage Vehicle Society (UK) SVVS Unix System V Verification Suite SVVS System V Verification Suite ), a leading global IT Utility, today announced that Industrial Electric Wire & Cable (IEWC IEWC Industrial Electric Wire and Cable (New Berlin, Wisconsin) ), a full-line stocking distributor of electrical and electronic wire and cable products, has chosen SAVVIS' managed network services to link its facilities nationwide. With stocking facilities in Wisconsin, Ohio, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Texas and Arizona, IEWC required a high-performance network that could be implemented quickly to reduce the impact on its employees and customers. "In one month, SAVVIS' network performance improvements have enabled us to recoup the cost of installation while our ongoing monthly costs have been reduced by more than 30 percent," said Tom Phelps, network manager at IEWC. "In over ten years of implementing wide area network links over various technologies, I've never seen an implementation go so well and so quickly." "We are pleased that IEWC's implementation went smoothly," said Jack Finlayson, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of SAVVIS. "Our ability to deliver superior performance at a low cost and with easy implementation is a result of our highly automated software management and provisioning systems that provide customers with a simple, yet comprehensive end-to-end view of their IT infrastructure. This visibility enables us to reduce customer dependence on redundant hardware while being much more responsive to their needs," he added. Early this year, SAVVIS acquired the assets of Cable & Wireless USA, Inc. which added a tier-1 IP network, more than 3,000 enterprise customers, and a complete range of managed hosting, consulting and infrastructure services including 15 world class data centers. Now three months into integrating these complementary assets, SAVVIS is focused on delivering a wide range of managed utility services that enable enterprises of all types -- including those in the manufacturing sector -- to reach end users seamlessly and efficiently, while reducing overall operational costs. About Industrial Electric Wire and Cable Industrial Electric Wire and Cable, Inc., an employee-owned company, was incorporated in 1962. They are a stocking distributor and processor of electronic and electrical wire, cable and cable management products with warehouses in Wisconsin, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Arizona. Industrial Electric Wire & Cable is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 registered operation, as well as certified by UL and CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. for all reprocessing Reprocessing may refer to:
About SAVVIS SAVVIS Communications (NASDAQ:SVVS) is a global IT Utility that leads the industry in delivering secure, reliable, and scalable hosting, network, and application services. SAVVIS' strategic approach combines the use of virtualization technology, a utility services model, and automated software management and provisioning systems. This allows customers to focus on their core business while SAVVIS ensures the quality of their IT infrastructure. With its recent acquisition of the assets of Cable & Wireless America, SAVVIS becomes one of the worlds' largest providers of IP computing services and the world's third largest provider of hosting services. For more information about SAVVIS, visit: http://www.savvis.net. For more information about end-to-end media services from SAVVIS' WAM WAM - Intermediate language for compiled Prolog, used by the Warren Abstract Machine. "An Abstract Prolog Instruction Set", D.H.D. Warren, TR 309, SRI 1983. !NET division, visit: www.wamnet.com. Forward-Looking Statements This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from SAVVIS' expectations. Certain factors that could affect actual results are set forth as risk factors in SAVVIS' SEC reports and filings, including its annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2004, and all subsequent filings. SAVVIS assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements. |
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