Allstream launches High Availability Internet Access Service
04 12월 2003 - 1:09AM
PR Newswire (US)
Allstream launches High Availability Internet Access Service
Offering Allows for 24/7 Internet Access Uptime Ensuring Business
Continuity and Increased Productivity for Customers TORONTO, Dec. 3
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allstream (TSX: ALR.A, ALR.B; NASDAQ:
ALLSA, ALLSB), a leading communication solutions provider with a
world- class portfolio of Connectivity, Infrastructure Management
and IT Services, today announced the latest offering within its
Dedicated Internet Access service offering: High Availability
Internet Access. This service provides business customers with
guaranteed uptime for mission critical applications by providing
both a primary and secondary access connection to the Internet. The
High Availability service provides for a redundant connection to
the Internet, offering Internet Access customers the security of
business continuance. In the event of an interruption to a
customer's primary connection, the secondary connection will
automatically initiate and back up mission critical applications.
When not being used as a secondary access point, High Availability
provides a connection that can be used for load sharing. This
translates into maximized bandwidth, increased traffic efficiencies
and ultimately, improved productivity. "This service provides peace
of mind for customers who use the Internet to support mission
critical applications by enabling them to be up all the time - and
it's backed by one of the best service level guarantees in the
industry," said Mike Kologinski, Executive Vice President of
Marketing, Allstream. "We chose Allstream's High Availability
service based on their proven success in providing us reliable and
cost-effective data solutions," said Jerry Radigan, Manager,
Facilities and Systems, Canadian Diabetes Association. "Allstream
has met our Internet access needs, enabling us to be more efficient
and add remote locations to our infrastructure. They will continue
to be our national provider of Internet solutions and we look
forward to a long and growing relationship." High Availability
Internet Access provides business continuance and risk reduction
from costly outages with features including: - Automatic initiation
of the secondary connection should the primary access fail. -
Available load sharing between the primary and secondary
connections, allowing for shared data traffic and maximized
bandwidth. - Enhanced service level agreements provide a 99.995%
guarantee of uptime, with 24/7 monitoring. - Scalable Internet
access options that provide an easy transition as your business
requirements evolve. - Network Utilization Reports, enabling
monitoring how much bandwidth is being used and when, a critical
factor in determining access requirements. In addition to these
features, High Availability customers also have access to
Allstream's national Tier 1 Internet network. This ensures added
reliability with 24/7 network monitoring and continuous capacity
management. For more information about Allstream's comprehensive
suite of Dedicated Internet Access services, please contact
1-888-811-6301 or visit our website at http://www.allstream.com/.
About Allstream Allstream is a leading communication solutions
provider with a world- class portfolio of Connectivity,
Infrastructure Management and IT Services. Allstream collaborates
with customers to create tailored business solutions that meet
their unique needs and help them compete more effectively. Spanning
more than 18,800 kilometres, Allstream has an extensive broadband
fibre-optic network and the greatest reach of any competitive
carrier in Canada, and provides international connections through
strategic partnerships and interconnection agreements with other
international service providers. Allstream has approximately 4,000
employees and is a public company with its stock traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols ALR.A and ALR.B, and on
the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbols ALLSA and
ALLSB. Visit Allstream's website, http://www.allstream.com/ for
more information about the company. Note to Investors This news
release includes statements about expected future events and/or
financial results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to
risks and uncertainties. For those statements, we claim the
protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
provisions contained in the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions that actual
performance will be affected by a number of factors, many of which
are beyond the Company's control, and that future events and
results may vary substantially from what the Company currently
foresees. Discussion of the various factors that may affect future
results is contained on page 1 of the Company's Annual Information
Form dated May 2, 2003, which is filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission, and SEDAR.
DATASOURCE: Allstream Inc. CONTACT: Media: May Chong, (416)
345-2342, ; Investors and Analysts: Brock Robertson, (416)
345-3125, ; Dan Coombes, (416) 345-2326,
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