Internap and TeleBermuda International Limited Team Up for Delivery of Superior Internet Service; Advanced Routing Services Will Provide Superior Performance for TBI Customers.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2004 Internap Network Services Corporation Internap Network Services Corporation, commonly referred to as Internap, provides computer network routing services and operates several data colocation centers throughout the world. (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) ), the leading provider of performance-based routing technology over the Internet, announced today that the company has entered into an alliance with TeleBermuda International Limited (TBI TBI 1. Thyroxine-binding index 2. Total body irradiation ), for the delivery of high-performance Internet service for TBI's customers in Bermuda. Bermuda, one of the world's leading financial centers, is a top tourist destination A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions or visitor attractions and possibly some "tourist traps". and international business location. An overseas territory of the United Kingdom, the 53-square kilometer group of islands is roughly one-third the size of Washington, D.C. TBI is an established international telecommunications carrier that provides long distance voice, data, Internet and collocation hosting services in Bermuda. Under terms of the agreement, Internap will provide high-bandwidth connections to TBI capable of supporting a variety of transmission speeds. The network connections will enhance TBI's deployment of a wide variety of voice and Internet-based services, including voice over IP (VoIP), virtual private networks (VPNs) and other IP based service applications. The two companies outlined future plans to jointly develop new products and services to target TeleBermuda's growing customer base. In addition, they noted the potential to deliver services for TeleCayman Ltd., a newly established telecommunications provider in the Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (kā`mən), British dependency (2005 est. pop. 44,300), 100 sq mi (259 sq km), comprising three islands in the West Indies. backed by TBI's owners. TeleCayman is one of eight telecommunications companies to be granted licenses last year as the government of the Cayman Islands ended a long-standing monopoly of services. "This agreement further demonstrates TBI's continued commitment to its customers with the deployment of the best performance based routing system over the Internet," said James Fitzgerald James Edward FitzGerald (1818 - 1896) was a New Zealand politician. According to some historians, he should be considered the country's first Prime Minister, although a more conventional view is that neither he nor his successor (Thomas Forsaith) should properly be given that title. , president and Chief Executive Officer of TeleBermuda. "This agreement is also reflective of TBI's continued growth within the market and our plans to accelerate the development of new and advanced products and services to better serve our expanding client base. We look forward to our new relationship with Internap, the new services that we will develop and the superior network performance that will be provided for TBI customers." "At TBI, our customers are always our number one priority and we are very pleased that the agreement with Internap will enhance TBI's commitment to deliver improved levels of service and performance," added Lee Greene, director of sales for TeleBermuda. "TeleBermuda is a vital part of the rapidly changing telecommunications landscape throughout the world, as more and more countries open up their communications networks," noted Gregory A. Peters, president and Chief Executive Officer of Internap. "Companies like TeleBermuda look to Internap to provide a consistently high quality of service and innovative, performance-based Internet voice and data products." TeleBermuda's state-of-the-art, sub-sea network capacity has enabled it to provide high-speed, high-quality voice, data and Internet services for Bermuda. The network is configured as a bi-directional, self-healing ring A self-healing ring, or SHR, is a common configuration in telecommunications transmission systems. SDH, SONET and WDM systems are often configured in self-healing rings. Description - providing TBI's commercial and residential customers with complete network redundancy between Bermuda and its international gateway partners. TBI's SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy SONET-ring capacity connects Bermuda with international cable landing stations in: Fortaleza, Brazil; Maiquetia, Venezuela; Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. and Tuckerton, New Jersey Tuckerton is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, named for founder Ebenezer Tucker (1758-1845). As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,517. . About TeleBermuda International Ltd. TeleBermuda International Limited, (TBI) is an established international telecommunications carrier that provides long distance voice, data, Internet and collocation hosting services in Bermuda. During its seven years of operation in Bermuda, TBI has become recognized as a leading cost-effective supplier of telecommunication services, and has been responsible for delivering competitive pricing and services for the commercial, residential and international carrier services markets. TBI products and services include: TBiNET, a dedicated Internet service; International Private Leased Circuits; International Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. Service; a world-class Server Co-location facility; as well as its international long-distance voice communication service. For more information, please visit the company website at www.telebermuda.com. About Internap 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 technology 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, co-location, 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, managed security and managed storage services. Internap currently serves more than 1,700 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 the United States, United Kingdom and Japan. 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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