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PEER 1 Scores Touchdown with Canadian Football League Contract


Canadian Football League (CFL) has selected PEER 1 as their Internet infrastructure provider.

February 7, 2006; 08:50 AM

PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX) today announced that the Canadian Football League (CFL) has selected PEER 1 as their Internet infrastructure provider. Working with the CFL, PEER 1 will be responsible for ensuring the League’s official websites, www.CFL.ca  and www.LCF.ca, are always accessible to its growing legion of fans and able to handle high volumes of traffic without sacrificing online performance.


Canadian Football League (CFL) has selected PEER 1 as their Internet infrastructure provider.

In making the decision, the CFL acknowledged the importance of a robust network in anticipation of the Grey Cup, its championship game held each November.  Web traffic for last year’s Grey Cup in Vancouver, B.C. increased 74% over the average daily traffic numbers experienced during regular season games the same year. In 2005, 3,845,205 viewers visited the CFL’s English web site, an increase of 14% over 2004.  To ensure CFL.ca was able to withstand increased traffic the CFL has placed their servers in PEER 1’s data center location in Toronto.  PEER 1’s data center is connected to the highly robust, scalable PEER 1 Internet network that can handle spikes in site traffic without slowing down or crashing, as often is the case when sites experience large traffic volume.

“With CFL.ca and LCF.ca as the national portals for Canadian football content, we recognize the importance of providing our fans with the timely, dynamic information that is accessible anytime, anywhere,” said Brent Scrimshaw, Chief Marketing Officer, CFL. “With exceptional growth in both attendance and broadcast audiences, and our ongoing commitment to delivering the very best of our on-field product, we wanted to ensure our online presence was able to keep par with the rest of the business.  We are pleased to be working with PEER 1 to help us achieve this.”

“It is great to be working with the Canadian Football League,” said Lance Tracey, president and CEO of PEER 1.  “PEER 1 understands the need for fast and always accessible information, with 100% uptime to ensure that web sites never go down. We are happy to be part of the solution serving Canada’s avid football fans.”

About the Canadian Football League:

The Canadian Football League (CFL) operates in nine leading cities across Canada.  Building on a strong past toward a stronger future, the CFL celebrates Canada’s game with fans across the nation.  The 94th Grey Cup will be played in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 19, 2006.  For additional information, visit www.CFL.ca.

About PEER 1: 

PEER 1, a leading Internet infrastructure provider, delivers client-centric solutions that ensure customers’ online presence is available 100% of the time. From Internet network and co-location to dedicated hosting, PEER 1 has a solution to meet the online needs of companies of all sizes.  Since its inception in 1999, the company has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 16 major cities across North America and Europe, all connected by PEER 1’s world class Internet network.  PEER 1 serves a variety of customers including hosting providers, online gaming companies, Internet phone (VoIP) companies and many small and medium sized businesses. The company’s headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. For more information visit http://www.peer1.com.


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