Critical Reach Community Safety Network Selects eXchange @ 200 PAUL for Colocation

Leading Public Safety Alert System Chooses eXchange @ 200 Paul
to Support Growth as More Agencies and Communities Join Critical Reach Network

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Thursday, June 17, 2004; 12:00 AM

San Francisco, Calif. - eXchange @ 200 Paul, the premier marketplace combining the most advanced carrier hotel and colocation facilities for network providers and enterprises, announced today that Critical Reach, "America's Community Alert System," has selected eXchange @ 200 Paul for its colocation services.

For nearly a decade, Critical Reach has been dedicated to building safer communities for all citizens. This nonprofit organization developed the nation's only comprehensive, shared community alert system, which currently links nearly 2,000 law enforcement agencies in 32 states with each other and the public. Critical Reach is now extending its proven solution nationwide. No matter what the threat-crime, terrorism, biohazard-Critical Reach enables all health and safety authorities to swiftly and precisely distribute vital information to each other, as well as to schools, hospitals, transportation centers, businesses, individuals, and other public entities. Critical Reach's real-time, image-based alerts help authorities save lives, locate missing children, enhance Amber Alerts, maximize public health, get violent felons off the street, and better prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks.

"Critical Reach chose eXchange @ 200 Paul as our colocation partner because its facilities are highly secure, highly reliable, and offer direct Internet connect through the wide range of carriers and service providers in its carrier-neutral environment," said Todd Bower, Executive Director of Critical Reach. "With its outstanding reliability and great support team, it was the natural choice for our colocation needs in Northern California, helping Critical Reach to ensure the availability of our service to assist communities in responding to emergencies and protecting the public. We could not be happier with eXchange @ 200 Paul as our colocation partner."

"Working with Critical Reach is extremely rewarding for eXchange @ 200 Paul because of the significant impact the service has on public health and safety efforts around the country," said John Wilson, President and CEO of eXchange @ 200 Paul. "As Critical Reach's colocation partner, eXchange will provide critical infrastructure support that will assist in extending its valuable community alert services to more agencies and states, better serving the needs of law enforcement agencies and families across the United States."

About eXchange's Colocation Services

eXchange @ 200 Paul offers the premier carrier-neutral colocation facilities in Northern California for companies that rely on the Internet to drive their business. eXchange @ 200 Paul's facilities offer immediate availability and scalability from a single cabinet to thousands of square feet in a secure data center, offering state-of-the-art security and systems support normally available for only the largest telecommunications and e-commerce companies. By aggregating one of the largest collection of carriers and networks in North America, eXchange colocation facilities offer customers the most competitive carrier neutral marketplace for data services.

eXchange @ 200 Paul offers colocation facilities that are fully managed and include enterprise class security systems, redundant climate control systems, three levels of fire detection/protection, seismically-secure design, abundant backed-up AC & DC power systems, 24/7 monitoring of all critical physical infrastructure and customized customer cage and cabinet installations.

About Critical Reach

Nonprofit Critical Reach has been dedicated to enhancing community safety since 1995. Its innovative, image-based alert technology has evolved from a tool to help law enforcement find missing and endangered children to a multipurpose alert system for all health and safety authorities. Critical Reach alerts help get criminals off the streets, maximize public health, and build safer communities. A unique business model, which integrates authorities, visionary philanthropy, and American communities, has enabled Critical Reach to link nearly 2,000 law enforcement agencies in 32 states with each other and the public. Critical Reach is now extending its proven solution nationwide as "America's Community Alert System." For more information, call 800/724-8725 or visit www.CriticalReach.org.

About eXchange @ 200 Paul

eXchange @ 200 Paul is the premier marketplace combining the most advanced carrier hotel and colocation facilities for network providers and enterprises. As the only carrier-neutral colocation facility and carrier hotel, eXchange @ 200 Paul houses more than 115 colocation customers and 45 telecommunications and IP service providers including SBC Communications, Verizon GNI, Qwest Communications, Level 3, MCI, NTT Verio, AboveNet, Time Warner Telecom, Global Crossing, XO Communications, WilTel Communications, Tech TV, Reliable Hosting and MessageLabs. eXchange @ 200 Paul is headquartered in San Francisco with additional facilities in Santa Clara. For more information, call 415/508-2800 or visit www.e200paul.com.

Contacts: Rich Miller, Miller Strategic Communications, 415-462-5633, rich@millerstrategic.com John Wilson, eXchange @ 200 Paul, 415-508-2853, jwilson@e200paul.com Kira Marsyla, Critical Reach, 650-655-3808, kmarsyla@sbcglobal.net