Web Hosting Provider HostMySite.com Selects AboveNet

September 14, 2004  - (HostReview.com) - AboveNet, Inc. (www.HostMySite.com), a premier metro network access provider for businesses, announced today that it has been selected by HostMySite.com, a global Web hosting provider, to provide secure, high-speed, burstable Metro IP connectivity in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"AboveNet's Metro IP service is a very flexible service for customers needing a high-capacity connection that can handle the volume of unexpected or peak season events," said John Jacquay, senior vice president of sales and marketing for AboveNet.
AboveNet's Metro IP service bypasses the private switched network and connects HostMySite.com to its IP backbone using a private, secure fiber optic connection to the AboveNet data center where they will link to AboveNet's global IP backbone.

"HostMySite is committed to providing high quality, high availability service to our customers so we are very selective of who we use for connectivity. We chose AboveNet as an additional bandwidth provider because of the company's solid reputation as a top tier provider with a dedicated, customer-focused approach similar to our own" said Lou Honick, CEO of HostMySite.com
AboveNet's Metro IP combines AboveNet's valuable metropolitan fiber optic network with its top-rated Internet backbone, creating a high-capacity, cost-effective solution, unmatched in the industry.

AboveNet's Metro IP solution is designed to seamlessly absorb usage bursts without latency to give customers the capability to meet high-bandwidth demands for mission critical, content-intensive and streaming media applications.

AboveNet, Inc. is a premier metro network access provider for businesses. AboveNet builds and operates an office-to-office, 100-percent optical network enabling customers to create an efficient, cost-effective network that breaks economic and performance barriers imposed in the last mile by complex legacy telecom infrastructures.