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Internap Network Services Corporation (AMEX: IIP), a leading provider of performance-based routing solutions over the Internet, today announced that M5 Networks, the Northeast's leading outsourced IP phone system provider, has purchased additional bundled services, namely Internap(R) Performance IP and colocation to maintain high availability and improve data connectivity and remote (off-net) phone system access for its clients. M5 has supported over 60 million calls since it was founded in 2000. Based in New York, M5 consolidates up to five separate vendor services for its SMB customers, such as local, long distance, Internet, phone system maintenance and business phone system service. The company uses Internap's high performance connectivity for business customers with a mobile workforce or employees at smaller or temporary off-net sites. M5 has also deployed 100 Mbps of Internap's Performance IP at its non-Internap facility in addition to upgrading throughput capacity at its Internap-operated data center. "The sheer power, speed and versatility of an integrated VoIP phone system lets smaller companies move faster than ever before. Yet VoIP is only as reliable and available as the network the application is delivered across," said John Hendry, M5's Chief Technology Officer, an expert in enhanced telephony and messaging services. "Internap has provided exceptionally reliable quality of service, project management and technical knowledge to the point that we have increased usage of their Performance IP service dramatically in support of our internal data needs, as well as for our remote phone users." IP is expected to dominate voice communications on both fixed and mobile connections as broadband penetration increases due to local loop unbundling and as a result of stiff competition to provide VoIP over broadband by telecommunications service providers migrating from traditional telecommunications networks to IP networks. The Yankee Group estimates that the U.S. market for hosted business VoIP services will grow to $785 million in 2009, compared to $233 million in 2005. "The Internet is much more robust than any one single communications system, so IP-based services and equipment will continue to replace older technologies and legacy protocols," said Bob Smith, chief marketing officer, Internap. "Our Performance IP service is able to quickly scale to meet the increased bandwidth and QoS demands of customers deploying VoIP applications and services worldwide," he added. Internap also provides high performance connectivity to established VoIP providers such as Vonage, RedGap and DeltaThree. For more information about Internap managed IP solutions visit www.internap.com. About M5 Networks M5 Networks is the leading outsourced IP phone system provider in the Northeast. By outsourcing to M5 instead of buying another phone system and signing more local and long distance contracts, businesses save valuable time and hard dollars. M5 was founded in 2000 by the same management team that ran Interport Communications, the ISP pioneer for New York businesses. M5 builds on that legacy by continually innovating to improve our outsourced phone system solution, which is delivering measurable ROI to companies in all industries. M5's core technology partners include Cisco, Verizon, AboveNet, Internap, Qwest, Broadwing and Tekelec. Recognized as a leading company in the VoIP industry, M5 has been named to the Pulver 100 list as a Communications Growth Company for four consecutive years (2002-2005), to FierceVoIP's annual Fierce 15 list in 2005 and to the VoIP Magazine 20: Companies to Watch in 2006 list. M5 has also received Frost & Sullivan's 2004 Entrepreneurial Company Award and the 2004 and 2005 VoIP Service Provider Awards and the 2005 Best SMB VoIP Service Provider Award from INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine. Small Business Technology Magazine also named M5's Outsourced IP Phone System one of the finalists in its 2005 Product of the Year awards program. To learn more about M5, please visit http://www.m5net.com. About Internap Internap is a market leader of intelligent route control solutions that bring reliability, performance and security to the Internet. The company's patented and patent-pending technologies address the inherent weaknesses of the Internet, enabling enterprises to take full advantage of the benefits of deploying business-critical applications such as e-commerce, Voice-over-IP (VoIP), video-conferencing and streaming audio/video across the Internet. Through a portfolio of high-performance IP and WAN optimization solutions, customers can bypass congestion points, overcome routing inefficiencies and optimize performance of their applications. Internap solutions are backed by an industry-leading performance guarantee that covers the Internet as opposed to just one network. These offerings include: network- and premise-based route optimization solutions, colocation, VPN, content distribution and managed security services. Internap currently serves more than 2,100 customers, including Fortune 1000 and mid-tier enterprises in the financial services, government, travel/hospitality, manufacturing, media/entertainment, technology and retail industries. The company provides services throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit the company website at www.internap.com. Internap and Performance IP are trademarks of Internap. All other trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.