WINTER PARK, Fla. - Highwinds Network Group, Inc., a global provider of
content distribution solutions, today announced that it has entered into a
network agreement with Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), a leading global IP
solutions provider. Under the agreement, Global Crossing is providing
Highwinds with an extensive suite of telecommunications services that enable
Highwinds' customers to leverage Global Crossing's widespread IP-based
network for accessing Internet-based content. This relationship is firmly
rooted in Highwinds' strategy of expanding its worldwide network
infrastructure to position the company as a provider of best-in-class
content delivery solutions.
"We are committed to providing content delivery solutions that lead the
industry in speed, availability and reliability," said Steve Miller,
president of Highwinds. "One way we're doing that is by physically
establishing new network presences in cities around the globe. We are also
ensuring network longevity and maintaining a satisfied customer base by
partnering with leading telecommunications providers. We are pleased to
work with Global Crossing, a company that shares our commitment to
technological innovation and high-quality customer care."
Highwinds operates its own internationally deployed 10 Gbps wavelength
network to distribute Internet-based content to users throughout the world.
Highwinds' RollingThunderT network consists of strategically placed data
centers, which house server and storage technology used to manage content,
in eight North American and European cities. Through this new partnership,
Highwinds' network also connects to Global Crossing's extensive IP-based
network, which is connected by more than 100,000 route miles of fiber-optic
cabling linking more than 320 cities in 31 countries. Global Crossing is
providing Highwinds with IP transit services, providing always-on, direct
high-speed global Internet connections at speeds ranging from 56/64 Kbps to
OC48/STM16, as well as Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and even 10-Gigabit
Ethernet.
Highwinds is utilizing Global Crossing's services for both international and
metropolitan routes, including co-location sites in Ashburn, Va., Atlanta
and Phoenix. The ability of Highwinds' network to tap into Global
Crossing's network provides Highwinds with additional route diversity and
helps them ensure that all types of content are delivered through the
fastest, most efficient and cost-effective means.
"Customers like Highwinds consider Global Crossing to be a trusted business
partner with a robust IP network, dedicated to achieving their business
objectives," said Dan Wagner, Global Crossing's executive vice president for
enterprise services. "Delivering high-impact, high-bandwidth video and
multimedia content quickly and reliably over the public Internet has
historically been a great challenge, but Global Crossing's nimbleness in
providing IP transit, co-location facilities and network infrastructure
around the world ensures Highwinds is able to deliver best-in-class content
delivery solutions to its customers."
About Global Crossing
Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) provides telecommunications solutions over
the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network
connects more than 320 cities in 31 countries worldwide, and delivers
services to more than 600 cities in 60 countries and 6 continents around the
globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network
footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience
worldwide.
Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's
enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners
worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based
business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a
full range of data, voice and security products to approximately 40 percent
of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs. Its
Professional Services and Managed Solutions provide VoIP, security and
network consulting, and management services to support its Global Crossing
IP VPN service and Global Crossing VoIP services. Global Crossing was the
first - and remains the only - global communications provider with IPv6
natively deployed in both its private and public backbone networks.
For more information, please visit <http://www.globalcrossing.com/>
www.globalcrossing.com or blogs.globalcrossing.com
<http://blogs.globalcrossing.com/> .
About Highwinds Network Group, Inc.
Highwinds has been a leader in the development of content replication and
delivery software and services since 2002. This experience has led to a
number of technology innovations in network management, distributed file
system technology and advanced content routing methods. The Highwinds CDN
leverages best-in-class hardware and software to quickly and successfully
move content at a global level. The company's high-performance
RollingThunderT network and user-friendly StrikeTrackerT content management
and reporting console enable clients to deploy and manage content, file
downloads and streaming media. Highwinds is headquartered in Winter Park,
Fla., and maintains data centers in eight North American and European
cities. For more information, visit <http://www.highwinds.com/>
www.highwinds.com.
