Internap Japan Selected By Ueda-Harlow for Best-of-Breed IP Connectivity to Optimize Mission-Critical Application Performance.ATLANTA & TOKYO -- Leading Foreign Exchange Broker Launches Online FX Service in Asia Internap(R) Network Services Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : IIP IIP Investors In People IIP International Information Programs (US State Department) IIP Index of Industrial Production IIP Iraqi Islamic Party IIP International Ice Patrol (US Coast Guard) ), a leading provider of performance-based routing technology over the Internet, announced today that Ueda Harlow, Ltd., a leading foreign exchange, money market and derivative broker in Japan, has selected Internap(R) high-performance Internet (IP) connectivity for its online foreign exchange trading Foreign Exchange Trading or FX Trading, clients are able to hedge against, or speculate upon, changes in the exchange rate of two currencies. For example, a speculator can long EUR/USD in foreign exchange market in order to profit from capturing the appreciation of Euro against the service. Ueda Harlow launched a new online foreign exchange trading service for consumers, Ueda Harlow-FX (FX), which connects to Internap's Tokyo Private Network Access Point (PNAP PNAP Protected Natural Areas Programme (New Zealand) PNAP Private Network Access Point PNAP Planar Network Analysis Programs ). Since deploying Internap's unique multi-carrier intelligent routing technology, FX has successfully realized complete ordering functionality with the inter-bank foreign exchange market, which allows regional and national customers to make trades with assurance. "Ueda Harlow is a seasoned broker of the inter-bank foreign exchange," said Naoyuki Kimura, President of Ueda Harlow Ltd. "We have entered the consumer foreign exchange market by using our industry know-how and by independently developing a unique trading system. To maximize the performance of this system, the Internet is one of the most important elements and Internap's intelligent-routing is the best choice to achieve our goal." Internap routing technology determines the optimal path across all major Internet backbones for each transaction providing speed and reliability while reducing latency and downtime. This premium performance is backed by one of the industry's leading service level agreements and supported around the clock by Internap's proactive Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. (NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ) staff. "We are very pleased that Ueda Harlow has selected Internap to support their system," said Mitsuo Yoshida, chief executive officer of Internap Japan. "Our unique, PNAP architecture is best-in-class and has proven to be effective for several online trading Online Trading Making trades via the Internet. Notes: The use of online trading increased dramatically in the mid to late 1990's with the advent of high-speed computers and Internet connections. Stocks, bonds, options, futures, and currencies can all be traded online. systems in Japan, particularly because of Internap's quality of service and reliability." About Ueda Harlow Mr. Kaname Ueda established the Ueda Company over eighty years ago as one of the initiators of the secured domestic Yen market. Ueda Harlow, the subsidiary of Ueda Company, began operations in 1985 for FX (foreign exchange), money market transactions and derivatives. The roots of the company's philosophy lie in the combined aims of honesty, sincerity and accuracy. Three lines intersecting to form a triangle represent these three aims and form the company symbol. Adherence to these aims has made the Ueda group one of the most respected and trustworthy institutions in the financial markets today. These fundamentals will remain at the cornerstone of its business as it expands and moves forward, accessing new markets and new technology, into the 21st Century. The website is www.uedaharlowfx.jp. About Internap Japan Founded in April 2001, Internap Japan Co. Ltd. is a joint venture between Internap Network Services (51 percent), NTT-ME (40 percent) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (日本電信電話株式会社 Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform ) (9 percent). The company provides high-performance/quality broadband Internet services to ISPs and content delivery companies using Internap's intelligent routing service and technology. About Internap USA Internap is the market leader of intelligent route-control solutions that bring reliability, performance and security to the Internet. The company's patented and patent-pending technologies address the inherent weaknesses of the Internet, enabling enterprises to take full advantage of the benefits of deploying business-critical applications such as e-commerce, Voice over IP (VoIP), video-conferencing, and streaming audio/video across the Internet. Through a portfolio of high-performance IP solutions, customers can bypass congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. points, overcome routing inefficiencies and optimize performance of their applications. Internap solutions are backed by an industry-leading performance guarantee that covers the entire Internet as opposed to just one network. These offerings include: network- and premise-based route optimization solutions, colocation, 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. , content distribution and managed security services. Internap currently serves more than 2,000 customers including Fortune 1000 and mid-tier enterprises in the financial services, government; travel/hospitality, manufacturing, media/entertainment, technology and retail industries. The company provides services throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit the company website at www.internap.com. Internap and P-NAP are registered trademarks of Internap. All other trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. |
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