SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- June 15, 1998 -- First-tier national Internetcarrier, DIGEX, an Intermedia Communications Company (NASDAQ: ICIX) todayannounced that it will provide high-speed Internet connectivity and Web sitemanagement services to the United States Golf Association (USGA) for the1998 U.S. Open golf championship using networking technology from CiscoSystems, Inc. The U.S. Open takes place at the Olympic Club in San Franciscothis week.
The U.S. Open's official Web site (www.usopen.com) offers fans ongoing player updates, scores and other championship news, with hyperlinks to other USGA Web sites. The USGA will use its high-speed Internet connections tothe DIGEX network and routers from Cisco Systems to update content onwww.usopen.com and communicate with its headquarters in Far Hills, New Jersey, from the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Visitors will access www.usopen.com over the DIGEX Internet backbone, which features 100% Cisco Systems networking technology. DIGEX was the first national Internet carrier to be designated a Cisco Powered Network. ISPs such as DIGEX that carry the Cisco Powered Network mark have passed rigorous criteria set by Cisco, ensuring that authorized providers have the equipment, staff, and quality processes in place to provide high-quality network services.
This year, the USGA estimates that the championship's Web site will serve millions of fans per day. To support this huge volume of site traffic, DIGEX Web Site Management has deployed a secure, high-performance Web solution designed to ensure maximum reliability and availability. DIGEX has conducted extensive stress testing of the site as part of a pre-launch performance analysis. To ensure maximum uptime and availability, the site is mirrored at DIGEX's East and West Coast Web Site Management Facilities utilizing Cisco's DistributedDirector, a networking device that redirects end user service requests to the closest and most available server.
"This is an exciting opportunity for DIGEX and Cisco Systems todemonstrate our commitment to reliability, performance and service for the USGA and all the fans of this most prestigious golf event," said GeneNoble, Vice President of Business Internet Connectivity Solutions at DIGEX. "It's an excellent demonstration of how the Internet and sophisticated Webtechnology can be used to reach a global audience," added Earl Galleher,President of DIGEX Web Site Management Group.
"Cisco is proud to work with DIGEX as a partner to provide the Internetnetworking and Internet traffic load-balancing technology for the USGA'spremier event," said Larry Lang, Vice President of Marketing of the ServiceProvider Line of Business at Cisco Systems. "DIGEX is an official CiscoPowered Network provider, so the USGA is assured of having a reliable, secureand high-performance network solution that golf fans can depend on."
About DIGEX
DIGEX, an Intermedia Communications Company, is a leading national Internet carrier exclusively serving business customers. DIGEX offers acomprehensive range of Internet business solutions, including high-speed,dedicated Business Connectivity and Complex Web Site Management services.Network Computing recently featured DIGEX as one of the top threeenterprise-class Internet Service Providers (ISP) in its May 1998 reportcard of the eight largest ISPs. DIGEX also was rated one of the top 5 fastestnetworks according to a comprehensive independent study of 39 U.S. andCanadian Internet backbone providers reported by Boardwatch during December1997 and January 1998.About Intermedia
Intermedia Communications is one of the nation's fastest growingtelecommunications companies, providing integrated telecommunications solutions to business and government customers. These solutions includevoice and data, local and long distance, and advanced network accessservices in major US markets. Intermedia Communications' enhanced data portfolio, including frame relay networking, ATM, and a full range of business Internet connectivity and Web hosting services, offers seamless end-to-end service virtually anywhere in the world. Intermedia's family of companies includes DIGEX, Shared Technologies Fairchild, LDS Communications, and National Tel. Intermedia Communications is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, with salesoffices in 81 cities.Cisco Systems
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