UUNET Expands With Two Texas Internet Data Centers

UUNET, a WorldCom Company and a recognized leader in Web hosting, announced the opening of a new Internet data center in Dallas, Texas and plans to open a second site in Houston this fall. Located in the northwestern Dallas suburb of Richardson, the new 125,000 square foot data center will offer businesses enhanced colocation hosting services and other value-added services that deliver the performance and security necessary to run business-critical applications over the World Wide Web.

As part of its UUhost Data Center build out initially announced last year, UUNET`s Dallas data center will help to meet the growing demand for colocation services in the Southwest while extending UUNET`s US data center footprint. UUNET is among the first hosting providers to extend colocation to this region and to announce plans to have multiple centers here.

"As a growing technology region, our new Dallas data center will help fulfill demands for hosting in the Southwest by providing customers with superior colocation services," said Mark Spagnolo, president and CEO of UUNET. "Because UUNET`s data centers are directly integrated into our award-winning global IP network, businesses can turn to UUNET to provide 24 x 7 infrastructure-based services to enable their Web services and applications."

"Colocation hosting with UUNET enables us to focus on our core IT needs and leave the infrastructure services to a leader," said Peter Gladkin, CEO, APACHE Medical Systems, a leading provider of clinical decision support systems and services. "UUNET gives us the ultimate in high-performance technology and easy, convenient access to the data center, where our servers are securely housed. But, what we find especially reassuring is that UUNET`s colocation services are backed by outstanding service level guarantees and network monitoring that were far superior to other vendors we evaluated." Like other UUhost facilities, the Dallas data center is directly integrated into UUNET`s IP network, offering hosting customers high bandwidth availability for maximum performance and quick and easy scalability. In March, UUNET also announced plans to deploy OC-192 with Multi-Protocol Label Switching in its U.S. network, quadrupling the company`s current network speed to 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps).

The Dallas data center opening follows the launch of UUNET's two New York City area data centers, which opened May 1. Throughout 2000, UUNET plans to open Internet data centers in the U.S. in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Denver, Seattle, Houston, Miami and a second site in Washington, D.C. The company also operates UUhost data centers in Atlanta, Georgia; San Jose, California; Washington, D.C.; Paris, France; London, England; Manchester, England; Brussels, Belgium; Dortmund, Germany; Amsterdam; Stockholm, Sweden; and Sydney, Australia. International expansion plans includes UUhost centers in Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong; Singapore; Madrid, Spain; Milan, Italy; Copenhagen, Denmark; and second sites in Paris, France; and Amsterdam, Netherlands. By year`s end, the company plans to have 30 Internet data centers online worldwide.

UUhost Data Centers

UUhost Data Center facilities offer businesses unparalleled technical advantages including direct access to UUNET`s global IP network, maximum bandwidth flexibility through a Gigabit Ethernet LAN infrastructure and continuity of electrical power to the data center through an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), backed by a diesel generator.

UUNET`s Dallas data center facility features: Highly Secure Hosting Area - UUNET offers Dallas-area businesses a more secure environment for their servers including 24 x 7 guard services, biometric and card key controlled access, electronic tracking, locking racks and camera coverage throughout the facility.

Technical Support Services - 24 x 7 on-site technical support services staffed by personnel with extensive experience and expertise in high-end solutions. As well as on-site support, all UUhost Data Center customer servers are monitored 24 x 7 from UUNET`s central operations center.

Convenient Geographical Access to Local Businesses - For businesses that prefer to manage their own servers, but require infrastructure-based services, the Dallas data center offers an ideal environment located near their place of business.

Customer Work Areas - The Dallas UUhost facility is accessible 24 x 7 and is designed to meet the needs of businesses. UUNET provides customers with temporary use of work space with desks, phones and analog lines, and Internet connectivity.

Service Level Agreement Guarantees (SLAs) - UUNET stands behind its services by providing a five-point colocation SLA covering installation, network availability, outage notification, backbone latency and uninterrupted power - an industry first guarantee. Please reference our web site at www.us.uu.net/support/sla/terms for exact SLA terms. Take a virtual tour of UUNET`s UUhost Data Center facilities.

About UUNET, a WorldCom Company

UUNET, a WorldCom Company and a global leader in Internet communications solutions, offers a comprehensive range of Internet services to businesses, online service providers and telecommunications firms. WorldCom is a global leader in "all-distance" communications services with operations in more than 65 countries. Revenues in 1999 were $37 billion, with more than $15 billion from high-growth data, Internet and international services. WorldCom and Sprint have announced a merger agreement, which the companies expect to close in the second half of 2000 after regulatory and shareholder approvals. For more information go to www.wcom.com.