Oct. 12, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of network-neutral data center and Internet exchange services, today announced that Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, has expanded its footprint to offer its Performance IP services in Switch and Data’s North Bergen, NJ site. Internap expects to enhance the performance and predictability of Internet service for businesses in the New Jersey location by providing The Ultimate Online Experience® to current and new customers in Switch and Data’s site.
Internap’s global platform of data centers, managed performance Internet services and content delivery network solutions enables customers to focus on their core business through improved service levels, availability and results in lower costs of their overall IT operations while benefiting from guaranteed Internet service performance. Internap is trusted by more than 3,000 companies around the globe to deliver and distribute mission-critical applications. The company’s unique service architecture provides the highest-quality Internet transit with higher availability and superior performance than is available from standard internet services providers. Internap’s industry-leading performance is delivered through its patented, IP routing technology that provides real time route optimization that provides the best path for Internet applications and content delivery.
“Internap is excited to join Switch and Data at its North Bergen, NJ facility because we can now offer our industry-leading availability, performance and support through our IP service to Switch and Data NJ customers,” said Amar Khan, Director of IP Product Management, Internap. “The North Bergen facility is an ideal location as it has a well-established base of customers that have critical applications running over the Internet that require a solution which provides the right mix of quality colocation with reliable IP.”
The expansion by Internap into North Bergen is part of an ongoing strategy to deliver value-added IP capabilities to businesses. Working with Switch and Data, Internap currently offers its services in multiple locations throughout North America, including Switch and Data facilities in Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, and Vienna. Additionally, Internap is a member of Switch and Data’s Palo Alto and New York PAIX® Internet exchanges where it peers traffic directly with destination networks to enhance performance and resiliency.
“We are pleased that Internap has chosen to add our North Bergen site to the long list of locations where our customers can access its high performance IP transit and CDN services,” said Ernie Sampera, Senior Vice President and CMO for Switch and Data.
