click2send.com, Inc. Selects GlobalCenter to Power Its Premier Internet File Delivery Service; GlobalCenter to Provide the Internet Infrastructure Behind click2send.com.Business Editors/High-Tech WritersSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2000 GlobalCenter Inc., a Global Crossing subsidiary and leading Internet services company, today announced that click2send.com, Inc. is utilizing GlobalCenter for the Internet infrastructure that supports click2send.com's Internet File Delivery service. GlobalCenter provides the service required to support click2send's movement of more than 2 terabytes of data per day. "The decision to use GlobalCenter's Internet services was based on three critical criteria: reliability, scalability and bandwidth," said David Knight David Knight may refer to:
n. 1. Material or masonry used to support a structure, such as a wall. 2. A support or foundation. Often used in the plural. 3. Informal The human legs. Often used in the plural. foundation of click2send.com, we are delivering -- with optimal performance and reliability -- superior enterprise-scale document delivery and file management services that meet the needs of our global corporate customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." click2send.com enhances business-to-business communications and maximizes document delivery on the Internet, by transferring files via its file-handling system. The service provides businesses with a fast, reliable and secure solution for near-instant electronic delivery of large, mission-critical documents to anyone, anywhere, anytime. "We are very happy that click2send.com has selected GlobalCenter for their complex Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. needs," said Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Hindery, Jr., 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 GlobalCenter. "click2send.com provides a valuable and efficient service to its customers by enabling them to send and receive large, important documents that could otherwise clog their e-mail systems." GlobalCenter's service solution is composed of four components that are critical to ensuring business availability and scalability: connectivity, data centers, "on-demand" utility applications and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . GlobalCenter seamlessly integrates its leading open systems infrastructure, applications and intelligence into services to provide a single-source solution that enables online businesses to grow and succeed. By utilizing GlobalCenter, companies get enterprise-class utility applications at a significantly reduced total cost-of-ownership with less capital outlay capital outlay See capital expenditure. and fewer internal IT staff requirements. GlobalCenter provides businesses the Internet infrastructure needed to ensure the high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. , flexibility and scalability necessary to compete in the digital economy. About click2send.com, Inc. click2send.com, Inc. is an application service provider offering a file-handling network on top of the global IP infrastructure. The company's initial offering, click2send.com, gives corporate users the ability to transmit files to third parties that are too large to pass through e-mail. The service provides businesses with a fast, reliable and secure solution for near-instant electronic delivery of mission-critical documents to anyone, anytime, anywhere. To deliver the industry's superior service for fast, reliable, secure Internet document delivery, the click2send service is built upon industry-leading technologies from Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. 2, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, MyCIO, and VeriSign. Founded in 1998, click2send.com, Inc. is privately financed. About GlobalCenter GlobalCenter Inc. is a subsidiary of Global Crossing Ltd. (Nasdaq:GBLX GBLX Global Crossing Ltd. (stock symbol) ). As a leading Internet services company, GlobalCenter delivers the only integrated Internet solution designed for scale in the global "e"conomy. By seamlessly integrating its proprietary infrastructure, applications and complex Web hosting, GlobalCenter provides customers the Internet infrastructure necessary to manage complex online enterprises. GlobalCenter's customers include many of the largest and most densely trafficked sites on the Web. Global Crossing, GlobalCenter's parent company, is building and offering services over the world's first global fiber optic network, which will have more than 101,000 route miles The number of miles that are spanned by a telecommunications network. It does not include combined wire mileage due to multiple wires or fibers within a single cable or by overlapping segments, just the total geographic distance between cities or other terminal points. , serving five continents, 27 countries, and more than 200 major cities. For more information contact GlobalCenter at www.globalcenter.net or Global Crossing at www.globalcrossing.com. Statements made in this press release that state Global Crossing's, its subsidiaries' or management's intentions, beliefs, expectations, or predictions for the future are 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. . Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause Global Crossing's actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include: the ability to complete systems within currently estimated time frames and budgets; the ability to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving and price competitive marketplace; changes in the nature of telecommunications regulation 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. and other countries; changes in business strategy; the successful integration of newly-acquired businesses; the impact of technological change; and other risks referenced from time to time in the Global Crossing's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: The GlobalCenter service mark and logo are service marks or registered service marks of GlobalCenter Inc. click2send is a trademark of click2send.com, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other products and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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