IIP InterNAP Network Services

Internap Network Services Corporation (AMEX:IIP), a leading provider of performance-based routing solutions over the Internet, today announced plans to expand market coverage by creating a Private Network Access Point (P-NAP) in Toronto, Canada. The expansion is part of the Atlanta-based company's growth strategy and marks its entrance into the Canadian market. Internap currently serves customers via international locations in Hong Kong, London, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and multiple U.S. cities. Expected for completion in the fourth quarter of 2006, the new Toronto P-NAP(R) will mirror the architecture used within the U.S., which utilizes a unique model to intelligently direct traffic across multiple backbones for the fastest and best performing route. Canadian customers will be able to seamlessly connect to a P-NAP via local loop or cross-connect within the same colocation space to gain access to Internap's reliable and optimized IP service to avoid congestion problems, performance degradations and outages. Internap will enhance the Toronto P-NAP offering by providing proactive technical support and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that guarantee performance 24x7x365. The company's industry-leading SLAs include 100% network availability across the public Internet, less than 45 milliseconds latency, and less than 0.5 milliseconds jitter for customers within the U.S. The SLA also includes less than 0.3% packet loss across all of its geographies. "Given the opportunities presented by Canada's evolving landscape, as well as feedback from our existing customers, expanding our footprint into Toronto was a natural progression in our operational plan," said James P. DeBlasio, chief executive officer, Internap. "With the increased need for global networking, it is essential that Internap provide IP solutions that foster collaboration, drive innovation and help businesses grow." Toronto serves as Canada's leading business hub and is the home of more nationally and internationally top-ranked companies than any other Canadian city. Known as "Silicon Valley North," Toronto also has a significant presence within key Internap vertical markets such as retail, financial and high-tech sectors. According to the comScore World Metrix, which measures global Internet audience size and behavior, Canada was also among the top ten countries ranked by average hours spent online per visitor for March 2006. P-NAPs: Beyond Multi-Homing Internap P-NAPs address the inherent shortcomings of "best-efforts" Internet routing by adding intelligent software to its multi-homed connectivity model. The company's proprietary Managed Internet Routing Optimizer(TM) software (MIRO), which resides in each PNAP facility, routes data across the Internet in a manner that minimizes data-loss by avoiding the Internet's conventional traffic exchange process known as "peering." Private and public peering arrangements between backbone providers lead not only to congestion at peering points but also to routing inefficiencies, two factors that significantly reduce the speed of data transmission across the Internet. The MIRO software orchestrates the routing of mission-critical Web-based applications such as customer portals, e-commerce sites and online trading platforms for faster, more reliable delivery than conventional Internet technology. "The Internet is spurring worldwide growth in new communications solutions," explains Ira Weinstein, a partner with Wainhouse Research. "The activation of Internap's Toronto P-NAP will give enterprises conducting business within Canada the opportunity to improve the performance of real-time applications, such as voice and video, using the company's carrier neutral network service offering." About Internap Internap is a 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 IP networks. Through a portfolio of high-performance IP and WAN optimization solutions, customers can bypass congestion points, overcome routing inefficiencies and optimize performance of their applications. Internap solutions are backed by an industry-leading performance guarantee that covers the Internet as opposed to just one network. These offerings include: network- and premise-based route optimization solutions, colocation, VPN, content distribution and managed security services. Internap currently serves more than 2,100 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, P-NAP and Managed Internet Routing Optimizer are trademarks of Internap. All other trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.