Lexent Metro Connect and Ciena are hosting a webinar titled ‘Accelerating Your Business: Low Latency Networks’ on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The focus will be on the use of low latency networks to support algorithmic trading activities. As today’s financial marketplace becomes more competitive its essential for high frequency trading groups and financial firms to implement new technologies that lower transport latency so that trades can be executed faster than ever before. Learn how to put high performance trading architectures to work for you.

Ray La Chance, CEO Lexent Metro Connect and Paul Schoenau, Manager of Systems Engineering, Ciena will discuss how low latency dark fiber networks coupled with Ciena’s optical networking platforms can help you stay ahead of the competition.

For more information and to register for the webinar please go to: www.lexent.net

LEAD411, an innovative news and research firm, recently announced the winners of its New York City Hot 125 Awards. By closely following the fastest moving techy companies, LEAD411 narrowed down a list of 750 companies to the top 125. Companies had to meet certain criteria to be considered for the award including:

• Had to be located with the NYC metro area
• Must be in either the Software, Wireless, Internet or Media Industry
• 100% increase in revenues over the past 3 years
• $5M+ in funding in the past 2 years
• 2X traffic gains to their website in the past 12 months
• Over 1M unique website visitors a month

We are pleased to report that both Hibernia Atlantic and PacketExchange were chosen for this notable award.

For more information about Hibernia Atlantic: www.hiberniaatlantic.com

For more information about PacketExchange: www.packetexchange.net

The entire Top 125 list including more details about the award and winners can be found at http://www.lead411.com/topneworkcompanies.html.

Let’s play!  Get in the game!  Batter up!  You get the idea.  TELEHOUSE America, a Total Solutions Provider that offers dedicated data centers, international Internet exchanges and managed IT services has announced its new suite of solutions specifically packaged for onling gaming companies and operators.

Onling gaming is set to grow by 11% year-over-year through 2013, according ot the GlobaOnline Gaming Report 2009 published by Aarkstore Enterprise Market Research.  This is a tremendous amount of growth – and bandwidth that is required to support this growth.

TELEHOUSE America is well positioned to support this market.  Not only does it operate 37 global data centers, but the company also provides access to many of the world’s top Tier 1 and Tier 2 providers in addition to offering their own leading IP peering platforms, the New York International Exchange (NYIIX) and the Los Angeles International Internet Exchange (LAIIX).  The company also provides global dedicated VLAN Ethernet services through its portfolio of Global Interlink services that connects its global data centers and offers connectivity to other key data centers and colocation facilities around the world.   And wouldn’t you know it, there’s more!  A Total Solutions Provider must also offer managed services and in this instance DING DING DING you’re right!  TELEHOUSE provides a full suite of complete managed solutions through its Manage-E Services.

Personally, I love that TELEHOUSE offers Manage-E Services.  It is a true market differentiator that indicates it knows that companies need more than just space and an IP connection.  And the gaming market is recognizing this too.  The company has been seeing an increase number of opportunities from gaming companies from all over the world.  With such depth of services and facilities, its no wonder.

To read the company’s complete press release – please click here.

$18bn African Investment – but can the Middle East take the call?

Since 2001, Investment into the African telecommunications sector has hit $18bn, however Africa has missed many opportunities to deploy cable infrastructure to the same extent as its competitive continents such as the Middle East and Asia.

Nevertheless leading authorities understand that such an infrastructure is vital for the continents development and they are planning to announce future moves into 4G at NGT Africa summit hosted by GDS international.

South Africa’s international connectivity received a major boost last year with the launch of the Seacom cable, a high-bandwidth data link connecting Africa with India and Europe. Two further major cables, the West African Cable System and the East African Submarine Cable, are due to come into operation over the next two years.

Africa can offer competitive prices to emerging companies and has obvious mass growth potential. Recent infrastructure improvements throughout the African Markets have allowed the continent to rival the likes of Dubai. As a direct result of the NGT meetings regions such as East Africa are now the choice of many multinationals as a gateway to the Middle East and Africa.

“So far, technology has been a strong point for Dubai. But the arrival of the new submarine cables will allow Africa to run services at a reduced cost.” Will Gary Austin, NGT Director.

With so much growth potential and increased investments into the African telecoms market it comes as no surprise that the Middle East telecoms elite have been quick to announce their attendance at the NGT MENA summit to discuss how they plan to maintain their dominance within the market and provide the best services possible to outside investors.

Representatives confirmed to attend the NGT Discussions include Tony Shakib – VP Service provider Emerging Markets from CISCO and Knut Aasrud GM Communications Sector EMEA who will be on hand to share their thought leadership as technology innovators with Ghana Telecom (Vodafone Ghana) – Eric Valentine, Head of Technology Core Networks Orange Uganda – Phillipe Luxey, CEO MTN Group – Sifiso Dabengwa , COO Telkom SA – Charlotte Mokoena, CEO Vodacom Group – Vujani Jarana, Ex. Director Operations Virgin Mobile South Africa – Steve Bailey, CEO

“Cisco and SEACOM share a common goal to enable accessible broadband across Africa while lowering the cost of communication to spur growth within urban and rural communities. We’re working with SEACOM to help transform Africa by outlining process change, building networks, and then providing the application services and expertise that support key services for citizens, such as education, healthcare, public safety, economic development, and national security. SEACOM will provide the catalyst for African consumers, business and government to realise the benefits of connectivity and collaboration across the globe.” Courtesy of CISCO Systems Inc

Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JS&A) launches Telecom One-on-One, a JS&A Power Networking Event Series that provides telecom executives with time-efficient networking opportunities to further expand their business. Our first event will be held in New York City on April 29 at Battery Gardens.

Power Networking is similar to “speed dating” but for industry professionals. The events provide JS&A clients and other telecom decision makers with a well-managed setting through which to conduct targeted prospect and customer meetings. Immediately after registering, all attendees can schedule meetings through an online meeting planning system, the DealCenter. All meetings will occur in 20-minute intervals throughout the 3-hour power event.

“Telecom One-on-One is an innovative approach to networking, bringing industry thought leaders together to conduct business,” states Lauren Sauer, Manager of Events & Webinars for JS&A. “Scheduling meetings prior to the event increases business objectives and goals, ultimately making networking more efficient and focused.”

For more event info, click here. To register for Telecom One-on-One, click here.

Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JS&A), a full-service public relations and marketing firm with proven experience in delivering strategic branding, design and communications for the telecommunications industry, today announces the launch of Telecom One-on-One, a JS&A Power Networking Event that provides telecommunications executives with time-efficient networking opportunities to further expand their business. The first event will be held on April 29th in New York City.

Similar to “speed dating” for telecom business, JS&A has developed the Power Networking concept to provide JS&A clients and industry professionals with a well-managed setting through which to conduct targeted prospect and customer meetings. Attendees can begin scheduling meetings immediately after registering through an online meeting planning system, the DealCenter. All meetings will occur on-site, in 20-minute intervals, throughout the 3-hour event.

“Telecom One-on-One is an innovative approach to networking, bringing industry thought leaders together to conduct business,” states Lauren Sauer, Manager of Events & Webinars for JS&A. “Scheduling meetings prior to the event increases business objectives and goals, ultimately making networking more efficient and focused.”

“Additionally, JS&A clients will have the opportunity to participate in a media match-up before the event, to meet with industry press and analysts to share their latest news and company developments,” continues Jaymie Scotto Cutaia, CEO of Jaymie Scotto & Associates and DealCenter. “Telecom One-on-One is another way in which we help our clients and the telecom community develop new business relationships and expand their market reach. We anticipate a successful event packed with effective networking.”

For more information about Jaymie Scotto & Associates, please click here.

To register for Telecom One-on-One, click here.

Global wholesale services are in demand and Tinet, with the help of Hibernia Atlantic is delivering them in a big way.  Hibernia recently announced delivering multiple 10 Gig Wavelengths to augment Tinet’s existing network in order to fulfill increased customer demand for a variety of robust network services including, Ethernet Private lines, IP Transit and VPLS services.  The diverse wavelengths will cover routes to and from Toronto, New York, Dublin, London and Frankfurt.  Hibernia is known for ’security through diversity’ stemming from the design of its transAtlantic undersea cables which bypass single points of failure.  The new 10 Gig wavelengths will allow Tinet to further deliver high quality, secure network services to its growing global client base of wholesale providers.  To read the full announcement, see below:

Tinet Selects Hibernia Atlantic for additional 10G WaveLengths To Further Increase Its North American and European Capacity

This Network Expansion is the Result of Higher Demand for

Wholesale, High-Performance IP and Ethernet Services

SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND- March 16, 2010- Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, announces it has been selected by Tinet, formerly the carrier arm of Tiscali Group and the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market, to deliver multiple 10 Gbps wavelengths of capacity to and from Toronto, New York, Dublin, London, Frankfurt and other major metro areas on Hibernia’s private network.

With this additional capacity increase, Tinet can further offer its global wholesale customers greater redundancy, diverse routing, and access, thereby further enhancing its IP and Ethernet service performance. This capacity increase is the result of rising customer demand for wholesale services, such as Ethernet Private Lines, VPLS and IP Transit. This increase is also in line with Tinet’s previously announced expansion plans, whereas the company is further investing its network, including deploying a third Network Operations Center (NOC) in the U.S.

Tinet has selected Hibernia Atlantic, a long-time network partner of the company, as Hibernia offers additional security through diversity routing. Hibernia operates the only undersea cable crossing directly from Ireland to Canada and the US, thereby avoiding single points of failures, landing point and backhaul routes, such as the UK’s Bude, Bristol and Whitesands areas, and the waterways near London and New York.

“As we further expand our network within the US and globally, we have chosen to collaborate with companies like Hibernia Atlantic who share our common vision for the highest level of customer support and quality transport services,” states Maurizio Binello, COO of Tinet. “We are pleased with the security and flexibility that Hibernia provides and we look forward to passing on this high quality performance to our customers.”

“Hibernia Atlantic is an attractive option for global companies like Tinet requiring broad reach, innovative services and high-level operational and network performance,” continues Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Hibernia Atlantic. “Hibernia offers Tinet a diverse cable connection to Europe and North America, which is flexible enough to grow and support Tinet and its customers’ increasing bandwidth demands.”

For the complete Hibernia Atlantic global network map and service offerings, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

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About Hibernia Atlantic:

Hibernia Atlantic is the only American-owned, diverse transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider.  Hibernia is a subsidiary of Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC).  It is a TransAtlantic submarine cable and terrestrial fiber network that offers over 100 redundant network Points of Presence (PoPs) throughout Canada, US, UK and mainland Europe on over 24,000 kilometers of network.  Hibernia provides secure and diverse dedicated Ethernet, DTM and optical-level service up to GigE, 10G and LanPhy wavelengths and traditional SONET/SDH services. In addition, Hibernia offers wholesale capacity prices, unparalleled support, flexibility and service. For more information on Hibernia Atlantic’s cutting-edge network or to view their corporate video, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

For Hibernia Atlantic business inquiries, please contact Melissa Butler at 908-988-1990 or melissa.butler@hiberniaatlantic.com.

To view Hibernia’s corporate overview video, please click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xVMLEfFrk&eurl=

About Tinet:

Tinet, formerly the carrier arm of Tiscali Group, is the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market. With network presence and customers in EMEA, Americas and APAC, Tinet provides global IP Transit and Ethernet connectivity to Carriers, Service and Content Providers worldwide, within 7 working days. The carrier guarantees customers proactive management of SLAs and protection from DDoS attacks. Established in 2002, Tinet’s unique business model, based on focus and simplicity, assures the delivery of the highest standard of service. Tinet has grown to become one of the top 10 global IPv4 backbones and the number one IPv6 network worldwide.

For more information on Tinet, please visit www.tinet.net.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Jaymie Scotto & Associates

+1.866.695.3629

pr@jaymiescotto.com

Global Telecom & Technology’s (GTT) scalable network infrastructure is enabling interconnection providers such as Telx to expand their services and reach.  By leveraging GTT’s flexible and resilient network Telx can offer its customers enhanced network capacity across 8 locations – providing burst capabilities up to full Gigabit Ethernet.  Global clients demand high performance along with low latency for their bandwidth intensive applications, and the GTT expansion offers Telx seamless industry-leading connectivity.  An added bonus is that these enhanced services can be provisioned in near real-time!

Also, check out GTT and Telx at Comptel PLUS Spring 2010 Convention and Expo, March 14-17 in Nashville, Tennesee.

For more information please read the full press release below:

TELX LINKS WITH GLOBAL TELECOM & TECHNOLOGY FOR GIGABIT ETHERNET DEDICATED INTERNET ACCESS IN EIGHT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS

Telx leverages leading global network integrator GTT to offer its customers flexible GigE Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) for low-latency, diversified connectivity options

New York, NY (March 15, 2010) –Global Telecom and Technology (“GTT”) (OTCBB: GTLT), a global network integrator that provides a broad portfolio of wide-area network solutions to over 750 customers, today announces that Telx now offers Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) connectivity via GTT’s network to its interconnection and colocation customers in eight key U.S. cities. Through this relationship, GTT’s resilient GigE infrastructure will be available via Telx’s Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) solution, giving customers even more high-performance connectivity choices.

“We are excited to provide services to Telx in eight of their carrier-rich colocation facilities,” said Richard D. Calder, Jr., GTT’s President and CEO. “As a global network integrator, we help companies like Telx build out their networks with reliable and secure connectivity, anywhere in the world. With GTT’s technology and expertise powering their network, Telx can continue to offer customers industry-leading connectivity choice.”

GTT has established relationships with over 800 global network operators, allowing them to deliver network services nearly everywhere in the world, GTT’s experienced team is able to address even the most complex bandwidth and connectivity needs. By leveraging GTT’s robust GigE connections Telx can offer a greater network capacity for its DIA service, a network-neutral environment delivering colocation and automated routing to provide a reliable, dedicated Internet connection for business customers. This allows Telx to provision connectivity services quickly, offering more flexibility on the speed and availability of IP throughput (10mb and 100mb, all on the same GigE connection) while also providing burst capability up to the full GigE speed.

“Telx has a long relationship with GTT, serving as their interconnection and colocation partner in eight key U.S. markets for four years,” said Eric Shepcaro, CEO of Telx. “We are pleased to bring the unique value proposition of GTT’s industry experience and innovative technology to our Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) customers, giving them more choice in secure, network-neutral, low-latency connections that meet their business communications needs.”

GTT and Telx will be attending the Comptel PLUS Spring 2010 Convention and Expo, March 14-17 in Nashville, Tennesee. Joint interviews with GTT and Telx are available upon request.

About GTT

GTT is a global network integrator providing a broad portfolio of Wide-Area Network (WAN), Dedicated Internet Access and mobility services. With over 800 supplier relationships worldwide, GTT combines multiple networks and technologies such as traditional OC-x, MPLS and Ethernet, to deliver cost-effective solutions specifically designed for each client’s unique requirements. GTT enhances its client performance through its proprietary Client Management Database (CMD), providing customers with an integrated support system for all of its services. GTT is committed to providing comprehensive solutions, project management and 24×7 global operations support. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, GTT now has offices in Denver, Dusseldorf, London and provides services to more than 700 enterprise, government, and carrier clients in over 80 countries, worldwide. For more information visit the GTT website at www.gt-t.net.

About Telx
Telx is the leading provider of interconnection, colocation and business exchange services in strategic, high demand North American markets.  With 15 premier facilities, Telx increases speed to market and reduces connectivity costs by providing direct connections to the industry’s highest performance networks and access to more than 750 leading telecommunications carriers, ISPs, content providers and enterprises. Telx is a privately held company headquartered in New York City with four facilities in the New York Metro area, two facilities in Chicago, two facilities in Dallas, three facilities in California, (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Santa Clara) and facilities in Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix and Charlotte, N.C. For more information about Telx, visit www.telx.com.

Contact:

Michelle Barry

BridgeView Marketing for Telx

603.570.7533

michelle@bridgeviewmarketing.com

Twitter: @Telx_Group

For GTT

Ilissa Miller

Jaymie Scotto & Associates

866.695.3629

pr@jaymiescotto.com

Twitter: @GTT_WAN

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Princeton, NJ, March 15, 2010 – CloudLinux Inc., an innovative software company dedicated to serving the needs of hosting service providers, will present at the WebhostingDay Conference in Brühl, Germany on March 17-19. CloudLinux will share the benefits of its CloudLinux OS, a new Linux distribution designed for a multi-tenant hosting environment.

CloudLinux Founder and CEO, Igor Seletskiy will participate in a panel discussion titled “Command Your Data” on Thursday, March 18 addressing how hosting service providers can squeeze more efficiency from their infrastructure, while simultaneously increase profit margins and new revenue opportunities. The discussion will also explore the rise of Open Source software within the Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Computing markets, and ways for hosters, telcos, carriers and ISPs to integrate high- value SaaS offerings. In addition to the panel discussion, CloudLinux will participate in the hosting.FAIR held at the main exhibit hall.

In its 6^th year of being hosted in Germany, WebhostingDay is the largest web-hosting event worldwide. The event offers participants the chance to experience concentrated industry knowledge and first-hand news from web hosting industry experts.

CloudLinux was founded by Igor Seletskiy who has a 13-year, successful track record of delivering innovative new products to the hosting industry, including: H-Sphere, the first multi-server, commercially available control panel; FreeVPS, a container-based virtualization product; CP+, a simple, single server control panel; WebShell, a web-based file manager and SiteStudio, a browser-based website building tool. CloudLinux OS builds on Mr. Seletskiy’s extensive understanding of the unique needs of hosting service providers and is now available for download at http://www.cloudlinux.com/download.html.

To schedule a meeting with Mr. Seletskiy at the WebhostingDay event please contact pr@jaymiescotto.com.

Click here to read the full announcement.

About CloudLinux, Inc.

Founded in Princeton, NJ, CloudLinux is a privately funded company that combines unique expertise in the service provider business with in-depth technical knowledge of hosting, kernel development and open source.

CloudLinux provides hosting companies and datacenters with the only commercially supported Linux operating system (OS) optimized for their needs. The new technology behind CloudLinux has been proven to increase density; stability and performance helping customers realize reduced operating costs and increased profitability.

For more information, please visit www.cloudlinux.com.

Global Telecom & Technology (“GTT”) (OTCBB: GTLT), a global network integrator announces that Telx, a leading colocation and interconnectivity provider in the U.S. has selected GTT to provide flexble Gigabit Ethernet Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) to its customer sin eight key U.S. cities.  This solution provides Telx customers access to GTT’s resilient GigE infrastructure through its DIA service.

This announcement highlights the GTT networks IP capabilities.  The flexibility on the speed and availability of IP throughput is a key differentiator of GTT’s network.  Customers can choose 10mb and 100mb throughput all on the same GigE connection provide burst capability up to the full GigE without heavy committments.   For more information about this solution, please continue to read the press release below in its entirety:

TELX LINKS WITH GLOBAL TELECOM & TECHNOLOGY FOR GIGABIT ETHERNET DEDICATED INTERNET ACCESS IN EIGHT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS

 Telx leverages leading global network integrator GTT to offer its customers flexible GigE Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) for low-latency, diversified connectivity options

Key Highlights:

• Telx accesses GTT’s robust network through direct Gig-E connections in eight Telx locations. GTT is already an interconnection and colocation customer of Telx, with established PoPs in eight Telx facilities across the U.S.
• GTT’s GigE backbone is available via one of Telx’s Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) service nodes.
• The relationship leverages GTT’s global network architecture enabling seamless connectivity for Telx customers.
• With GTT, Telx can offer its customers enhanced network capacity and provision services in near real-time, offering even more flexible IP offerings (10mb, 100mb all on the same GigE connection) while providing burst capability up to the full GigE for bandwidth-intensive applications and low latency applications.  

New York, NY (March 15, 2010) –Global Telecom and Technology (“GTT”) (OTCBB: GTLT), a global network integrator that provides a broad portfolio of wide-area network solutions to over 750 customers,  today announces that Telx now offers Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) connectivity via GTT’s network to its interconnection and colocation customers in eight key U.S. cities. Through this relationship, GTT’s resilient GigE infrastructure will be available via Telx’s Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) solution, giving customers even more high-performance connectivity choices.

“We are excited to provide services to Telx in eight of their carrier-rich colocation facilities,” said Richard D. Calder, Jr., GTT’s President and CEO. “As a global network integrator, we help companies like Telx build out their networks with reliable and secure connectivity, anywhere in the world.  With GTT’s technology and expertise powering their network, Telx can continue to offer customers industry-leading connectivity choice.”

GTT has established relationships with over 800 global network operators, allowing them to deliver network services nearly everywhere in the world, GTT’s experienced team is able to address even the most complex bandwidth and connectivity needs.  By leveraging GTT’s robust GigE connections Telx can offer a greater network capacity for its DIA service, a network-neutral environment delivering colocation and automated routing to provide a reliable, dedicated Internet connection for business customers. This allows Telx to provision connectivity services quickly, offering more flexibility on the speed and availability of IP throughput (10mb and 100mb, all on the same GigE connection) while also providing burst capability up to the full GigE speed.   

“Telx has a long relationship with GTT, serving as their interconnection and colocation partner in eight key U.S. markets for four years,” said Eric Shepcaro, CEO of Telx. “We are pleased to bring the unique value proposition of GTT’s industry experience and innovative technology to our Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) customers, giving them more choice in secure, network-neutral, low-latency connections that meet their business communications needs.”

GTT and Telx will be attending the Comptel PLUS Spring 2010 Convention and Expo, March 14-17 in Nashville, Tennessee.  Joint interviews with GTT and Telx are available upon request.

About GTT

GTT is a global network integrator providing a broad portfolio of Wide-Area Network (WAN), Dedicated Internet Access and mobility services. With over 800 supplier relationships worldwide, GTT combines multiple networks and technologies such as traditional OC-x, MPLS and Ethernet, to deliver cost-effective solutions specifically designed for each client’s unique requirements. GTT enhances its client performance through its proprietary Client Management Database (CMD), providing customers with an integrated support system for all of its services.  GTT is committed to providing comprehensive solutions, project management and 24×7 global operations support. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, GTT now has offices in Denver, Dusseldorf, London and provides services to more than 700 enterprise, government, and carrier clients in over 80 countries, worldwide. For more information visit the GTT website at www.gt-t.net.

About Telx

Telx is the leading provider of interconnection, colocation and business exchange services in strategic, high demand North American markets.  With 15 premier facilities, Telx increases speed to market and reduces connectivity costs by providing direct connections to the industry’s highest performance networks and access to more than 750 leading telecommunications carriers, ISPs, content providers and enterprises. Telx is a privately held company headquartered in New York City with four facilities in the New York Metro area, two facilities in Chicago, two facilities in Dallas, three facilities in California, (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Santa Clara) and facilities in Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix and Charlotte, N.C. For more information about Telx, visit www.telx.com.

Contact:              

Michelle Barry

BridgeView Marketing for Telx

603.570.7533

michelle@bridgeviewmarketing.com

Twitter: @Telx_Group

For GTT:

Ilissa Miller

Jaymie Scotto & Associates

866.695.3629

pr@jaymiescotto.com

Twitter: @GTT_WAN