Princeton, NJ, June 30, 2010 – CloudLinux Inc., an innovative software company dedicated to serving the needs of hosting service providers, announces today that Dynamic Net, Inc., a full service hosting services provider, will integrate CloudLinux across its hosting infrastructure. Dynamic Net Inc. offers a full suite of hosting services including domain name registration, shared hosting, Virtual Private Servers (VPS), dedicated hosting, as well as managed and unmanaged dedicated servers and co-location. Selected for its new innovative Lightweight Virtual Environment™(LVE) technology, Dynamic Net Inc. will deploy CloudLinux to increase its ability to deliver stability, reliability and a higher level of customer service to its customers.

“Dynamic Net is focused on providing superior service to our customers, both large and small,” states Dynamic Net Inc.,Chief Steward Peter Abraham. “By forging alliances and partnerships with companies such as Cloud Linux, we are able todeliver the most innovative and highest performance solutions for our customers.”

CloudLinux’s core technology is Lightweight Virtual Environment™ a kernel-level technology that limits the amount of resources (CPU, I/O, memory) available to a group of processes. While similar to container type virtualization technology, LVE is completely transparent and lightweight. Once installed, the LVE works transparently to manage resources that the hosting provider sets for the accounts on a server. It controls the CPU resources to ensure that each account on a shared server is allocated enough resources to run efficiently without jeopardizing the other tenants on that server, making the server more stable and delivering better performance.

With LVE, CloudLinux can deliver performance, reliability and operational benefits for hosting providers including:

• Increased density and capability per server without increasing risk

• More efficient and stable servers

• Reduced impact of unpredictable events like load spikes that can take down or slow down a server

• Reduced operational costs related to hardware, electricity, datacenter space and management costs

• Better utilization of existing infrastructure

Dynamic Net delivers fully managed services along with facility and non-facility based managed services. With such a diverse customer base, they need to provide customers with:

• Increased uptime so that no one account can slow down or take down an entire shared server
• Better reliability and performance with a server that is running at peak operating capacity
• Compatibility with all major control panels for easy management
• Protection from hackers and poorly written scripts that drain resources, cause outages and impact productivity

“Dynamic Net will be able to take advantage of the unique solution that CloudLinux provides, ensuring competitive advantages over other hosting providers,” states Igor Seletskiy, Cloud Linux Founder and CEO. ”With our proven technology, service providers achieve higher performance and increased stability which equates to ultimately providing a higher level of service and support to their clients.”

With LVE, hosting providers like Dynamic Net now have the tools to control the CPU and IO demands of individual tenants, so that a single site cannot slow or take down a whole server and provide customers with the easy management and solid solutions they need to stay ahead in business.

CloudLinux is priced to support all types of hosting providers. For shared hosting providers, CloudLinux is available at a tiered retail monthly price based on the number of servers under management. The CloudLinux Partner Program offers discounts and more competitive pricing and a support model designed to meet the specific requirements of hosting companies as well as an opportunity to leverage the CloudLinux brand.

For more information, please visit www.cloudlinux.com

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About Dynamic Net, Inc.

Dynamic Net, Inc. and its We Manage Servers division is a fully managed hosting provider and the provider of facility and non-facility based managed services. They are often the managed services behind such companies as NTT/Verio and Rackspace. With 15 years of business experience, Dynamic Net Inc. is a team of experienced developers and consultants that provide turnkey Net business solutions for companies small and large.  They provide solutions for all kinds of business through personal attention and relationship building.

About Cloud Linux, Inc.

Founded in Princeton, NJ, Cloud Linux 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.

To join online discussions and receive news updates you can find CloudLinux on: Twitter and LinkedIn. For more information, please visit http://www.cloudlinux.com.

ancotel GmbH, a Frankfurt-based operator of one of Europe’s largest (if not thee) interconnection and colocation facility announce the acquisition of LIDARC, the Long Island Data and Recovery Center – a long-Island based colocation and interconnection facility located at 1025 Old Country Road (1025 OCR) in Westbury on Long Island in New York. 

The company will mark the occassion with a press conference, to be held on July 1 at 10am EDT at the facility which will feature ancotel’s management team as well as a varied group of elected officials representing New York State, Nassau County and the town of N. Hempstead on Long Island.    Representatives include Jon Kaiman, the North Hempstead Town Supervisor, Ed Eisenstein the Commissioner/Chief Inforamtion Officer for Nassau County and Joseph J. Galante, the Assistant Comptroller for Intergovernmental & Community Affairs on behalf of the State Comptroller, Thomas D. DiNapoli.

Media and interested parties are encouraged to attend the event on July 1 at 1025 OCR in Westbury, which will be followed by facility site tours and a luncheon in the building’s atrium.  The event will also be available via a live video streaming on the web accessible at http://www.jaymiescotto.com/ancotel.php - the feed will be live starting right before 10am EDT – questions from virtual participants will be taken via the online video portal text/message box.  To participate simply join the conference by going to the website noted above.  For more information about the event, ancotel, the facility and its plans – briefings are available by emailing pr@jaymiescotto.com.

The press release in its entirety is below: 

ancotel  Group Founds New Telehouse at 1025 Old Country Road, Long Island, New York

Facility to be developed into a key interconnection hub for connectivity between North America and Europe

Westbury, NY U.S.A. - June 30, 2010 – Frankfurt-based ancotel GmbH, operators of the largest and most important telecommunications and data network hub in Europe, announces today that it has acquired LIDARC (“Long Island Data and Recovery Center”), a Long Island-based colocation and interconnection facility located at 1025 Old Country Road (‘1025 OCR’), Westbury, NY.  This acquisition marks ancotel’s first foray into the United States’ data center and colocation market.  The company will leverage Long Island’s telecommunications infrastructure to provide invaluable communication opportunities throughout the Long Island and New York metro area to become the preferred gateway to Europe’s number one telehouse. 

Long Island serves as a key landing point for submarine cables that connect North America to Europe.  Until recently, network infrastructure has often bypassed Long Island to traverse into and through Manhattan. Jason Schafer, Senior Analyst Datacenters for Tier1 Research comments, “Downtown Manhattan has been facing datacenter, power, and real-estate capacity constraints, which is pushing business outwards from downtown to areas such as northern NJ and Long Island.”  In addition, many companies today require diverse routing around New York City as well as lower latency connectivity for critical communications and financial trading applications between Europe, South America and Asia. 

“ancotel is known as one of the most successful companies for telehousing and interconnection services in the world,” states John Reynolds, Managing Director of ancotel USA and former Managing Director of LIDARC.  “The company is committed to its investment on Long Island.  They have plans to transform this facility into a critical meet-me-point for companies, cable operators, carriers, service providers and international companies. This will create jobs in the area and attract an array of industries, such as health care, financial, media and content providers, to Nassau County.  We believe that this facility will be the spark that lights the flame of economic development on Long Island.”

Geography plays an important role in today’s communications age.  With more companies requiring global direct connectivity for voice, data and video traffic, proximity to service providers and applications are increasingly significant.   Data center facilities have become a key ingredient in the success of global enterprise businesses IT infrastructure.   Until ancotel USA’s telehouse opening, Long Island’s data center and colocation market has been overlooked for other geographic locations.  This is why ancotel is committed to establish 1025 Old Country Road in Westbury, NY as the preferred gateway to Europe’s number one telehouse.

“We have been looking at the U.S. data center market for quite some time now,” comments K.-J. Orth, Managing Director of ancotel GmbH and Chief Marketing Officer of ancotel USA, LLC.  “With this acquisition, our proven expertise will enable this facility, located in the most eastern point in the United States, to offer direct interconnectivity to and between trans-Atlantic, Caribbean and Latin American submarine cable systems as well as leading nationwide and global network operators. As a result, ancotel USA will usher in a new dimension of global network interconnection capabilities.”

ancotel will unveil its plans for its colocation and interconnection facility at 1025 Old Country Road, Westbury, New York on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 10:00am EDT at a press conference on-site.  To access the press conference virtually, please click here or go to http://www.jaymiescotto.com/ancotel.php.  For more information about ancotel, please visit www.ancotel.com.  For information about the press conference and to attend in person or virtually, please contact pr@jaymiescotto.com.

About ancotel

ancotel GmbH, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, operates the largest and most significant telecommunications and data hub in Europe. The ancotel group provides international carriers and providers with a central and high-performing marketplace for their broadband and communication services. As an independent company, ancotel is a leading provider of services involving carrier-neutral colocation, telehousing and interconnection. Founded in 1999, ancotel now encompasses almost 400 telecommunications and data carriers. Telephone and Internet providers are linked with one another through the physical and virtual ancotel meet me rooms (mmr), and use them to conduct their operations. In addition to its traditional physical cross-connections using fiber-optic, coaxial and twisted-pair copper cables, ancotel also relies on virtual mmr platforms and managed services. ancotel is headquartered in Frankfurt with branches in London, Hong Kong, New York City and an independent telehouse in Westbury, New York. ancotel’s reference customers include 1&1, Arcor, AT&T, BSO Network Solutions, BT, Cable & Wireless, China Telecom, Colt Technology Services GmbH, DE-CIX, Deutsche Telekom, Elion, France Telecom, Global Crossing, GTS Energis, iBasis, HanseNet, Interoute Germany, Kabel Deutschland, KDDI Corporation, KPN, KT Corporation Korea, LANCK Telecom, Linx Telecommunications, NTT Communications, Plusnet GmbH, RETN, Swisscom, Tata Communications, Telekom Austria, Telecom Italia, Telefonica O2, Telekom Austria, TeliaSonera, TEO Litauen, Türk Telekomunikasyon, Verizon and WiTCOM.

France Telecom have recently announced its plans to acquire five telecom deals in North Africa and the Middle East and are hoping to complete some of these by the end of the summer. This revelation has led to the meeting of the leading names in telecoms at the NGT MENA summit.

France Telecom is set to spend as much $8.6 billion on MENA deals over the next 5 years as part of a ‘double revenue’ strategy to capitalize on emerging markets. This plan comes as a direct result of slowing revenue growth within European markets. Across the MENA region telecoms infrastructures are expanding and modernizing, greater liberalization and competition are positively impacting on the market. The NGT MENA committee (hosted by GDS International) is investing time to identify the critical roles of telecommunications in the economic development of the region. More technologically diverse services are becoming available to both businesses and consumers alike. Internet usage is on the rise and money spent in the right place now will pay dividends.

Key to discussions will be investment into IP based infrastructure to replace the traditional telephone systems, LTE / SAE will play a vital role in developing this further and for unifying service delivery in an all IP environment. But that won’t happen overnight and Vodafone Qatar – Grahame Maher, CEO, Du – Osman Sultan, CEO, Etisalat – Azhar Zia-ur-Rehman, Group Director IT Governance, MTN Afghanistan – George Nassif, CIO are only to aware of this. The NGT MENA committee needs to plan and phase in their approach to unified, converged network architecture whilst preserving their investments in existing technologies and service levels.

“A seamless broadband future will require a seamless approach to networking architectures, eradicating complex silo oriented approaches and adopting a far more consistent approach. It is clear that an all IP/MPLS environment will be the ultimate answer, but how and where should wire line and mobile service providers begin to make that journey?” NGU Mena Committee representatives

Emerging markets last year accounted for about 3.3 billion Euros of sales at France Telecom alone and the rest of Europe now appears to have spotted the opportunity, if the right infrastructure is in place than it appears the Middle East will have a bright future ahead.
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If you require any further information about this topic or inquire about interview opportunities please contact Jacob Mazan on 0117 921 4774 or email at jake@ngonlinenews.com.

Tinet, formerly the carrier arm of Tiscali Group, and the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market, recently launched its new website, www.tinet.net.

The new website includes new and interactive features, such as its global network map at http://tinet.net/network/network-map, a full listing of Tinet’s product and service offerings, recent news and press releases, customer care section, and more. The website highlights Tinet’s network presence and customers in EMEA, Americas and APAC, and speaks volumes of its offering of global IP Transit and Ethernet connectivity to Carriers, Service and Content Providers worldwide.

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.

To learn more about Tinet, visit their new website today at www.tinet.net.

24/7 Fiber Network, Baltimore-Washington D.C. metropolitan area’s high capacity transport and dark fiber network provider, today announces the completion of Phase One of its fiber network expansion footprint. 24/7 now offers lit services, from 10GE scalable down to individual customer needs, from the Eastern Shore of Virginia thru Salisbury into the Baltimore-DC metropolitan region. With this new connectivity, 24/7 is able to access the underserved markets throughout the Delmarva Peninsula.

Notably, 24/7 has just completed and is offering both dark and lit services on a new 432-count fiber route that connects the 24/7 Baltimore Metro Network to the College Park, MD area inside the DC beltway, with further expansion into DC on the horizon.

This network expansion marks 24/7’s commitment to providing cost-effective, high capacity bandwidth solutions connecting the Mid Atlantic Region which includes Washington, DC and the Baltimore metro area with the Delmarva Peninsula. 

Already, 24/7 has secured right-of-ways and has begun engineering the next phase of this expansion. The new network build will connect the same underserved areas from Virginia and Salisbury through Delaware into the Wilmington Metro Region. Slated for completion by the 4th Quarter of 2010, this route will offer lit and dark services and cell tower backhaul to both the carrier and enterprise markets.

“This expansion news further illustrates our commitment to the viability of this region,” statesChristopher Morris, Vice President and COO of 24/7 Fiber Network.  “This is not speculative growth for its own sake; these builds are customer- driven and supported and we will continue to fill these needs and robustly expand in the area.”

Carriers, wireless operators, service providers and network operators throughout the region will be able to interconnect to 24/7’s network from its main facility located in the carrier hotel at 111 Marketplace in Baltimore, MD.  The 24/7 facility is a 5,000 square foot Central Office grade location providing fully-dedicated colocation, managed services and 24/7 support while offering cross-connections to major Tier 1 and Tier 2 network providers connected to the building.  For information about 24/7’s new network build, please visit www.247fibernetwork.com or email info@247fibernetwork.com.

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ABOUT 24/7 Fiber Network

24/7 Fiber Network , LLCis a privately held, Baltimore-Washington DC metro area dark fiber provider.  The company designs, constructs and provides custom, private, optical, high capacity transport and network solutions to carriers, service providers and enterprise businesses throughout the region, providing national reach to local, regional and International carriers and enterprise businesses.  24/7 offers a wide variety of network configurations including ringed, point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and mesh topologies.  Formerly known as 24/7 Cable, the company changed its name to 24/7 Fiber Network to further clarify its core objective: to provide leading, dark fiber network solutions to a variety of major data and telecommunication carriers while providing a carrier-neutral interconnectivity point to bring their network to the world.  For more information about 24/7 Fiber Network, please visit www.247fibernetwork.com.

Media Contact for 24/7 Fiber Network:
Ilissa Miller
Jaymie Scotto & Associates, LLC
+1.866.695.3629
pr@jaymiescotto.com

by Jaymie Scotto Cutaia

Ok, I am, admittedly, a mac junkie. Yes I have an iPad with an amazing lineup of apps already downloaded, and yes, iPhone is a standard issue here at JS&A. And oh yes, I work on a giant desktop Mac that makes my life much more easier, especially when dealing with large graphics and video clips. So am I anxiously waiting for my shiny new white iPhone4 to come in the mail, hopefully today? Ummm… yes, that would be correct.

So I was anxious to read Fast Company’s Roundup of the iPhone 4 Reviews, by Dan Nosowitz this morning.   5 journalists from 5 different media organizations, DavidPogue from New York Times, Walt Mossberg from Wall Street Journal, Josh Topolsky from Engadget, Ed Baig from USA Today, and Xeni Jardin from Boing Boing,were given iPhone 4s to test and review.  Check out their highlights from Dan’s article this morning.  Thank you Dan for your wonderful roundup.  And read Dan’s full article by clicking here: http://www.fastcompany.com/1662886/iphone-4-review-roundup-still-the-smartphone-leader?partner=homepage_newsletter

David Pogue, New York Times

“The iPhone 4 is already a hit. AT&T says that it received 10 times as many preorders as it did for the iPhone 3GS last year. On the first day of taking orders, Apple processed 600,000 requests — before its ordering system, and AT&T’s, descended into chaos.

In short, the public seems to be perfectly capable of sniffing out a winner without the help of tech critics.”

“Now, the iPhone is no longer the undisputed king of app phones. In particular, the technically inclined may find greater flexibility and choice among its Android rivals, like the HTC Incredible and Evo. They’re more complicated, and their app store not as good, but they’re loaded with droolworthy features like turn-by-turn GPS instructions, speech recognition that saves you typing, removable batteries and a choice of cell networks.

If what you care about, however, is size and shape, beauty and battery life, polish and pleasure, then the iPhone 4 is calling your name.”

Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal

“I dropped it several times from a few feet onto a hard surface with no problem, and it acquired no scratches at all in my testing, even though I didn’t use a case or coddle it.”

“The new rear camera is another big plus. My test pictures came out sharp and clear, even in low light and close-up situations. It isn’t the best cellphone camera I’ve tested, but it is a big improvement.”

“The most important downside of the iPhone 4 is that, in the U.S., it’s shackled to AT&T, which not only still operates a network that has trouble connecting and maintaining calls in many cities, but now has abandoned unlimited, flat-rate data plans. Apple needs a second network.”

“Apple has delivered a big, well-designed update that, in my view, keeps it in the lead in the smartphone wars.”

Josh Topolsky, Engadget

“Overall, you simply won’t find a better display on a phone, and that’s not just lip service.”

“Let’s just say that again: yes, the iPhone 4 does seem to alleviate the dropped call issue. It wasn’t perfect, and we had some connection issues in downtown New York City in particular, though it’s tough to say if it was the fault of our phone, the cluster of buildings we were near, or the person we were speaking to, who was on a 3GS in the same location.”

“Here’s the thing — this may not be “true” multitasking for a lot of us, but it amounts to multitasking for most of us. That is, it looks, feels, and acts like multitasking, so it’s pretty tough to complain about it.”

“In our approximation, the iPhone 4 is the best smartphone on the market right now. The combination of gorgeous new hardware, that amazing display, upgraded cameras, and major improvements to the operating system make this an extremely formidable package.”

Ed Baig, USA Today

“No one has really nailed video calling through the years, at least not the way Apple has nailed it here, with certain limitations. FaceTime is as simple as making a regular call.”

“Apple improved the battery life on the iPhone 4. It uses a larger battery, for one thing. Pounding it pretty hard, I still sometimes reached low-battery warnings late in the day, so having chargers where you work as well as where you live isn’t a bad idea.” [Note: This is the most critical view of the iPhone 4's battery life of all, which is why I included it. Other reviews claim battery life as long as 38 hours under normal use.]

“As with previous iPhones, the latest model breaks new ground. FaceTime video calling on the iPhone 4 is one of those cool “seeing is believing” features, and it arrives on top of several across-the-board enhancements. And iOS 4 is a mostly terrific software upgrade.”

Xeni Jardin, Boing Boing

“The squared-off, thinner, steel-and glass form is more masculine, more substantial. Like a really hot designer watch. There are bevels and grooves and linear details that didn’t exist before. It feels really nice to hold. Once my hand got used to it, the 3GS body felt more like a toy, and I didn’t much feel like holding it anymore.”

“With light use, but with 3G data and WiFi turned on the whole time, I got a full 4 days of battery life. With very heavy video recording and playback, instant messaging, email and data tethering over 3G, I got a full day of battery life.”

“Here’s the thing: AT&T still sucks, and the best engineering out of Cupertino won’t change that.”

“Thank you Jesus. At last. Orientation lock on the iPhone, like we have on the iPad. If you’re reading Boing Boing in bed, just double-press the “home” button, then swipe that menu bar all the way to the left, and you can lock the display in portrait mode so it doesn’t switch direction on you when you roll over or sit up or whatever.”

Partnership Expands CloudLinux benefits of increased

Stability and Performance to their Customers

Princeton, NJ, June 23, 2010 – Cloud Linux Inc., an innovative software company dedicated to serving the needs of hosting service providers, announces today that CH-Center Hosting, a Romania based full service hosting company, will offer CloudLinux across its hosted offerings. CH-Center Hosting provides its customers shared hosting, Virtual Private Servers (VPS), as well as dedicated hosting. Selected for its new innovative Lightweight Virtual Environment™(LVE) technology, CH-Center will deployCloudLinux to increase its ability to deliver stability, reliability and a higher level of customer service to its customers.

“CH-Center is excited to offer CloudLinux to our customers. We have been looking for a solution to allow better control of server resources and this is the best solution we have encountered,” states CH-Center Network Administrator, Claudiu Popescu.

CloudLinux’s core technology is Lightweight Virtual Environment™ a kernel-level technology that limits the amount of resources (CPU, I/O, memory) available to a group of processes. While similar to container type virtualization technology, LVE is completely transparent and lightweight. Once installed, the LVE works transparently to manage resources that the hosting provider sets for the accounts on a server. It controls the CPU resources to ensure that each account on a shared server is allocated enough resources to run efficiently without jeopardizing the other tenants on that server, making the server more stable and delivering better performance.

With LVE, CloudLinux can deliver performance, reliability and operational benefits for hosting providers like CH-Center including:

• Increased density and capability per server without increasing risk

• More efficient and stable servers

• Reduced impact of unpredictable events like load spikes that can take down or slow down a server

• Reduced operational costs related to hardware, electricity, datacenter space and management costs

• Better utilization of existing infrastructure

CH-Center Hosting provides a diverse set of service offerings for the different needs of its customer. With CloudLinux, they will deliver:

• Increased uptime since no one account can slow down or take down an entire shared server
• Better reliability and performance with a server that is running at peak operating capacity
• Compatibility with all major control panels for easy management
• Protection from hackers and poorly written scripts that drain resources, cause outages and impact productivity

“CH-Center will be able to provide a unique solution for their customers and benefit from the reliability and performance CloudLinux can deliver,” states Igor Seletskiy, Cloud Linux Founder and CEO. “Service providers can achieve higher density and increased stability with our proven technology which ultimately provides a higher level of service and support to their clients.”

With LVE, hosting providers like CH-Center now have the tools to control the CPU and I/O demands of individual tenants, so that a single site cannot slow or take down a whole server and provide customers with the easy management and solid solutions they need to stay ahead in business.

CloudLinux is priced to support all types of hosting providers. For shared hosting providers, CloudLinux is available at a tiered retail monthly price based on the number of servers under management. The CloudLinux Partner Program offers discounts and more competitive pricing and a support model designed to meet the specific requirements of hosting companies as well as an opportunity to leverage the CloudLinux brand.

For more information, please visit www.cloudlinux.com

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About CH-Center Hosting

Ch-Center Hosting is a full-service hosting provider based near Bucharest, Romania. Founded as a local Internet Service Provider, they have been offering connectivity since 2005 and hosting since 2007 in their private datacenter. CH-Center provides customers with multiple shared hosting options, unmetered bandwidth for dedicated and VPS customers as well as Linux and Windows BSD platforms. Focused on customer service, they provide rapid response support and other customer centric options. To learn more go to www.ch-center.com.

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.

To join online discussions and receive news updates you can find CloudLinux on: Twitter and LinkedIn. For more information, please visit http://www.cloudlinux.com.

High Performance GFN Delivers Secure Network Diversity and Flexibility Between Frankfurt and Chicago

SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND- June 23, 2010 - Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, announces today that ACTIV Financial, a leading global provider of fully managed low-latency market data solutions, has selected Hibernia Atlantic’s Global Financial Network (GFN) for Ethernet between Frankfurt and Chicago. ACTIV chose Hibernia’s GFN, a next generation, high speed connectivity platform because of its rapid delivery coupled with secure route diversity, commercial flexibility and unmatched provisioning time to install.

The Hibernia GFN further assists ACTIV in minimizing its latency while increasing its global footprint of ultra-low latency market data from every major market worldwide. ACTIV’s managed, low latency and high-volume market data services are used by more than 350 customers, including top liquidity market makers, hedge funds, banks, brokers and trading systems. The company manages more than 130 feed handlers deployed in ACTIV’s 20 data centers on five continents.“ ACTIV continues to expand its global coverage of low latency, high-quality and cost effective global market data solutions,” states Steve McNeany, CEO of ACTIV Financial. “With GFN’s connectivity between Frankfurt and Chicago we’re able to provide rapid deployment of low latency and high quality connections that our customers around the globe have grown to depend on.”

With over 100 points of presence throughout North America and Europe, Hibernia’s GFN is built upon 24,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable ensuring maximum reach across key financial markets, such as between Frankfurt and Chicago. Specifically engineered for ‘security through diversity,’ the GFN was built to meet the demanding performance requirements of the financial community ensuring the fastest connectivity and maximum route diversity. GFN services are backed by its rapid installation guarantee– 5-day deployment, from signature to service, or 1 month free.

“Hibernia understands the high volume, high frequency trading marketplace and knows market data rates continue to rise adding a strain on networks where down time especially around new installation is not tolerable,” states Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Hibernia Atlantic. “Our low latency routes coupled with quick deployment timeframes are key for companies such as ACTIV who strive to deliver high performance flexible options to their clients as fast as possible.”

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About Hibernia Atlantic’s GFN:

Hibernia Atlantic’s Global Financial Network (GFN) is a financial exchange connectivity division of Hibernia Atlantic, the Trans-Atlantic, high-bandwidth, connectivity provider. Built on over 24,000 kilometers of network, GFN connects the world’s largest exchanges’ datacenters to its direct participants through secure and diverse dedicated, high bandwidth, ultra low-latency Ethernet and optical-level service from 1-GigE, 10-GigE, LanPhy wavelengths and traditional SONET/SDH services. Utilizing the Hibernia Atlantic diverse and secure backbone, GFN offers world-leading broker dealers, hedge funds, market data providers and other financial firms over 100 Points of Presence (PoPs) into key capital market cities in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Ireland and mainland Europe. For more information, please visit www.hiberniagfn.com.

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=

For Hibernia Atlantic media inquiries, please contact:

Jaymie Scotto & Associates

+1.866.695.3629

pr@jaymiescotto.com

About ACTIV Financial:

ACTIV Financial Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of market data content and technologies to market makers, hedge funds, brokers and trading systems. The company provides managed low-latency and high-volume market data services to more than 350 customers worldwide. As vendor of record, ACTIV also delivers consolidated, hosted and on-site ticker plant services for exchanges around the globe. ACTIV is privately owned with offices in Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Singapore and London. To learn more about ACTIV, visit: www.activfinancial.com.

For ACTIV Financial media inquiries, please contact:

Audra Tiner

Articulate Communications

212-255-0080, ext. 34

atiner@articulatepr.com

Ever visit a rural town where few tourists tread and then, coincidentally, the name of the town seems to appear in your news headlines, over and over again?

It was literally one year today that Hibernia Atlantic, JS&A and members of the local media gathered in Portrush, one of the most northern towns on the tip of Northern Ireland. We were there to welcome Hibernia Atlantic’s next-generation, high capacity TransAtlantic cable that was literally being pulled ashore at Portrush to connect Northern Ireland to North America.

As per the telecom headlines, this new, modern cable network is indeed news worthy – as it adds additional and much needed capacity to support local and global companies. The transAtlantic pipe will connect 13 local towns and connect through to Dublin and Europe as well.

This weekend, Portrush got another spotlight cast upon the town as Graeme McDowell, a 30-year old pro golfer from Portrush, won the 110th US Open in Pebble Beach.

A Northern Islander has never won this golf championship and in fact, McDowell is the first European in 40 years to capture the U.S. Open title.

And as per WorldGolf.com, this recent exposure is calling the town of Portrush “a can’t-miss stop on your next Northern Ireland golf vacation.”

So congrats to Mr. McDowell and all the folks in the lovely town of Portrush. Here’s to a town that continues to make global headlines- and continues to serve as a connection point for North America and Europe.

New York, NY – June 22, 2010 – QT Talk, a leading smart Voice Over IP calling solutions provider for residential, business and mobile services has been selected by Envios de Valores La Nacional Corporation (‘La Nacional’), a large money remittance company serving more than 50 countries worldwide, to provide its customers with cost effective and efficient international calling solutions. La Nacional will offer QT Talk’s Pure Minutes Plan (‘PurosMinutos’) from its 80 retail store locations in North America.

With over 25 years in the money transmitter industry, La Nacional offers its customers access to its services via more than 20,000 payment points worldwide, 80 retail stores, and over 900 U.S. based agents. In alignment with the company’s plan to unveil international calling solutions as one of its comprehensive service offerings available for purchase in its retail stores, La Nacional will offer QT Talk’s ANI recognition service. Unlike calling cards that require scratch off elaborate passcodes, QT Talk’s ANI recognition service enables International calling from any device – landline or cell phone – without the hassles of additional pass codes. As an added benefit and valued partner to QT Talk, La Nacional customers receive a $3.00 trial for first time users of the PurosMinutos plan to call anywhere in the world.

“QT Talk provides the most cost effective and efficient way for our customers to call their homeland, particularly valuable from our remittance centers to ensure money transfers have been received,” states Alan Friedman, President and CEO of La Nacional. “Our partnership will undoubtedly reinforce La Nacional’s strong presence as a leading global services provider, thanks to QT Talk’s highly competitive calling rates to more than 38 countries worldwide, including Mexico, Pakistan, and the Dominican Republic.”

QT Talk presently offers three calling plans, which include its Pure Minutes plan (typical of traditional calling cards); monthly plans consisting of unlimited North American calling with one international destination (such as the Dominican Republic); or their Global plan, which offers unlimited domestic and international calling to over 38 destinations around the world. The monthly plans are highly affordable, at $29.95 and $34.95 per month respectively. There are no additional fees such as connection fees, taxes or other hidden charges.

“The La Nacional partnership speaks high volumes of QT Talk’s intentions to deliver a cost effective, innovative yet simple product that will allow seamless international retail calling,” states Gary T. Lane, VP of Business Development for QT Talk. “As the leading calling solutions provider for residential and business customers, La Nacional has selected QT Talk to provide its customers a convenient, affordable, far-reaching international calling solution, without any hassles.”

For more information about QT Talk, please email questions@qttalk.com or call +1 212.431.3669.

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About La Nacional:

La Nacional is a large money remittance (money transfers) company, serving more than 70 countries from the United States, and is the number one money transmitter to the Dominican Republic. Ninety-eight percent of their volume is from immigrants. With more than 25 years in the money transmitter industry, 20,000 points of payment worldwide, and 80 retail stores, La Nacional is en route to becoming one of the top 15 money transmitters in the world and surpassing 500+ employees in the next five years.

For more information about La Nacional, please visit http://www.lanacional.com/main.html.

About QT Talk:

QT Talk provides smart VoIP calling solutions for Residential, Business and Mobile Services. The company provides flexible and affordable calling plans delivered through its Hosted VoIP platform, residential IP connectivity, business Internet and Mobile devices, replacing traditional telephone service, international calling plans and calling card programs. QT Talk services can be bought from a number of retail outlets, leading telephony consultants, and directly by contacting 212-461-3669.

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