Hibernia’s secure Global Financial Network (GFN) for high performance, protected connectivity between Frankfurt and Chicago. Deutsche Börse Systems chose Hibernia’s GFN because of its full route diversity throughout the entire transAtlantic, long-haul network, as well as down to the local metro loop level. The new high capacity route will serve Deutsche Börse Group’s large financial client base. The route also avoids highly congested network areas, such as around the New York and London waterways, thereby offering security through physical diversity.

As a leading technology service provider in the financial sector, Deutsche Börse Systems offers a wide range of solutions to optimize the processes and systems of financial service and global capital markets providers. The Deutsche Börse Systems network architecture provides the required low latency, high capacity and failsafe robustness. The new GFN high-bandwidth link Frankfurt–Chicago will be integrated into Deutsche Börse Systems’ backbone network, further improving routing diversity and latency performance.

“With the optimization and diversification of our ultra low latency network between the major financial hubs in Europe and the US, we provide a real benefit to our customers.” states Michael Girg, Director Networks Support of Deutsche Börse Systems. “Partnering with Hibernia for the critical transAtlantic routes gives us the flexibility and diverse connectivity needed to meet the most stringent demands of financial networks.”

Built upon 24,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable, with diversity at every level of the network, the GFN has over 100 Points ofPresence (POPs) throughout North America and Europe. With its unique combination of unprecedented diversity and low latency, Hibernia’s GFN offers some of the most reliable and fastest financial routes in the marketplace.

“Any network outage or lagging latency can translate to the loss of millions on the trading floors,” states Eric Gutshall, EVP of Sales and Marketing of Hibernia Atlantic. “We’ve engineered the GFN specifically to address the demanding performance requirements of the financial sectors, further ensuring our clients maintain their competitive advantages. We are committed to our industry-leading SLAs and to delivering active services very fast.”

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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 Deutsche Börse Systems:
A Deutsche Börse Group company, Deutsche Börse Systems is an IT service provider for developing and operating IT systems. As the leading technology provider in the financial sector, Deutsche Börse Systems offers its customers a high degree of reliability, speed, innovation and cost efficiency. The company is also a service provider for other Deutsche Börse Group segments. Deutsche Börse Systems also offers a wide range of solutions to optimize processes and systems for financial service providers for other international exchanges and partners. Deutsche Börse Systems also maintains a data center in Chicago via the wholly-owned subsidiary Deutsche Börse Systems Inc.

About Deutsche Börse Group:

Deutsche Börse Group is one of the world’s leading exchange organizations and provides investors, financial institutions and companies access to global capital markets. The business covers the entire process chain from securities and derivatives trading, clearing, settlement and custody, through to market data and the development and operation of electronic trading systems. For more information on Deutsche Börse Group please visit: www.deutsche-boerse.com.

Hibernia Atlantic will participate in the upcoming SIFMA Financial Services Technology Expo to be held June 22 – 24, 2010 at the Hilton New York Hotel. With over 8,000 attendees expected this year, this event will feature leading industry experts’ perspectives and visions, as well as showcase the latest technology solutions in the marketplace.

Stop by booth #1857 and see how Hibernia Atlantic’s Global Financial Network (GFN) addresses the high performance, low latency demands for the financial sector.

Global Financial Network Details:

• Built Upon 24,000 Kilometers of Fiber Optic Cable
• Exclusive network constructed on Hibernia’s current diverse footprint in key financial cities
• Diverse, secure and reliable dedicated (POS) connection
• Fast, active service, low-latency, high performance
• Rapid installation

To register for the event click here.

To schedule a meeting with the Hibernia GFN team please email: melissa.butler@hiberniaatlantic.com.

NORTH WEST ELECTRONICS WIRELESS TO EXTEND ITS WIRELESS NETWORK UTILIZING HIBERNIA ATLANTIC’S PROJECT KELVIN BUILD

HIGH CAPACITY EXPANSION MEETS GROWING INTERNET DEMAND THROUGHOUT IRELAND

SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND- May 24, 2010 - Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, announces today that North West Electronics (NWE), an innovative Internet Service Provider serving the North of Ireland, will expand its wireless network with Hibernia Atlantic’s fiber connectivity for Project Kelvin. As an early adopter in utilizing this high capacity cable, NWE Electronics can now offer wide-scale wireless Internet connectivity across Ireland to meet the growing demands of business customers and end-users.

Specializing in wireless capacity incorporating the very latest WiMAX secure wireless Internet technology, NWE Wireless offers customers affordable Internet connectivity throughout the North of Ireland such as in counties Antrim, Londonderry, Tyrone, Fermanagh in Northern Ireland and County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. With the additional capacity from Hibernia Atlantic, NWE Wireless can now address Internet connectivity needs throughout all of Ireland including Derry, Coleraine, Letterkenny, as well as Dublin. These new locations are connected by Hibernia Atlantic’s newly deployed terrestrial and international link, as financed by the EC INTERREG IVA programme called Project Kelvin.

“Our extensive fixed wireless network serves Ireland communities by providing high quality, secure broadband Internet services to commercial and residential users,” states Scott McClelland of North West Electronics. “By utilizing Hibernia’s new high capacity connectivity, we can now extend our service offering across the Island of Ireland, meeting the demands for quality high speed connectivity.”

“The NWE Wireless expansion is an example of how the Project Kelvin cable system, built to increase business opportunities and to strengthen the economy, offers Ireland a new wealth of capacity,” states Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Hibernia Atlantic. “Committed to providing secure, high performance connectivity, Hibernia looks forward to further network expansion driving business for the island of Ireland.”

Project Kelvin is an extensive submarine and terrestrial cable deployment directly connecting the island of Ireland to North America. The initiative is to provide local and global commerce opportunities between the island of Ireland and the rest of the world, offering local and global businesses access to secure, ultra low latency capacity. Businesses can now increase their communications’ speed, performance and next-generation Internet service offerings while also increasing their network security, by avoiding traditionally congested routes such as around the New York and London waterways.

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For a map of Hibernia’s new high-capacity build throughout Ireland, please visit http://www.hiberniaatlantic.com/images/NIrelandMaps5-09_000.jpg

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 email 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 North West Electronics Wireless:

Founded in 1991, North West Electronics Wireless is one of the newest and most innovative internet service providers in the North West of Ireland, providing the very latest secure wireless Internet technology across Ireland including areas traditionally overlooked by existing service providers. For more information on North West Electronics Wireless, please visit www.nwewn.com.

About Project Kelvin:

As a joint €30 million initiative between DETI and DCENR partly funded through the EC INTERREG IVA programme, Project Kelvin is providing the island of Ireland with its first direct 40Gigabit network and the ability to directly and securely connect to Canada, US, UK and mainland Europe.

Hibernia Atlantic Adds Tibus To Its Channel Reseller Program To Further Its Reach in Northern Ireland

This Platinum Level Partnership Extends Hibernia’s Presence

With a Recognized Market Leader

SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND- May 25, 2010- Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, announces it has selected Tibus, a web and networks services provider as its market partner in Northern Ireland. Hibernia Atlantic’s competitive channel partner program is designed to provide its partners with the latest in connectivity technology and superior support.

Tibus, a subsidiary of UTV Media plc with a wide product portfolio including managed services, hosting, content delivery, digital strategy and web development, reaches a diverse range of customers across many vertical markets throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom. With core services addressing the network needs of both public and private sectors ranging from small to medium enterprise, as well as with multi-national corporations, Tibus also manages the streaming provisions for UTV and a wide range of media clients across the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain.

Providing reliable, next-generation services for media, enterprise and wholesale clients, Hibernia’s product suite includes dedicated Ethernet and optical level service up to GigE, 10G and LanPhy wavelengths across a redundant and secure transAtlantic footprint. Additionally, with the impending completion of the Project Kelvin cable, Hibernia Atlantic will have further network access into key cities throughout Northern Ireland, connecting local businesses with high capacity to global marketplaces in London, mainland Europe and North America.

“Committed to the success of our channel resellers, the Hibernia team welcomes Tibus to our partner program,” states Fergus Innes, Vice President of Sales, EMEA at Hibernia. “Tibus’ wide market reach throughout Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom complements Hibernia’s robust network connectivity providing ’security through diversity’ across this region.”

Andrew Maybin, Network Services Director at Tibus continues “We’re delighted to be selected by Hibernia as their partner in Northern Ireland. This transatlantic fibre connectivity is unique and hugely important in terms of the province’s competiveness in the global marketplace. We’re looking forward to working with companies wishing to invest in Northern Ireland as a location for their digital business. Making fibre optic capacity available to local businesses at an affordable price is equally as exciting to us. We are proud to partner with Hibernia to bring these services to existing and prospective businesses in Northern Ireland”.

For more information on Hibernia’s partner programs, email partners@hiberniaatlantic.com.

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

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About Tibus:

Since 1996, Tibus has been helping clients throughout Ireland and the UK do better business by embracing the opportunities brought about by the Internet. Tibus’ core services include web design and development; content management systems; web hosting; and broadband for business. Tibus has been recognized with many awards in the areas of creativity, reliability, service excellence and business solutions, reinforcing its reputation as a pioneer in this industry. For more information on Tibus, please visit www.tibus.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=mu_zxh1XP1E

Allied Fiber is Constructing a Nationwide, Network-Neutral, Dark Fiber Cable System Linking U.S. Subsea Landing Points, Major Data Centers, Colocation Interconnection Facilities, Rural Networks and Wireless Towers to Meet Increasing Market Demand

Construction Underway to Complete the 1300 Route-Mile Phase 1 Component of the 11,548 Route-Mile, Six-Phase Plan Ringing the United States

NEW YORK, New York (May 24th, 2010) – Allied Fiber announces today that the Company has executed definitive agreements with financial partners and several major railroads and right-of-way owners, including Norfolk Southern Railway, to build a new, network-neutral, high-count dark fiber, colocation and wireless tower integrated system. Construction of the first phase linking New York, NY, Chicago, IL and Ashburn, VA is already underway and will cost approximately US$140 million.

Allied Fiber is addressing the need for increasing national broadband demand by providing much needed access to new dark fiber, colocation facilities and fiber-fed wireless towers on a network-neutral, open-access basis throughout the United States. The user community for these physical-layer services ranges from and includes submarine cable systems, large international and domestic wireline and wireless carriers and network operators to small rural carriers, cooperatives and cable television companies.

According to TeleGeography, trans-Atlantic bandwidth demand has grown at a compounded annual growth rate of 47 percent between 2004 and 2009.  It is expected to continue growing strongly from 2010 to 2015, with total demand for capacity nearly doubling every two years.  Furthermore, In-Stat research indicates that 90,000 Gbps of capacity in the last mile of the backhaul network will be needed by the end of 2013 to support the world’s cellular and WiMAX networks.

“We created this system to address the numerous backhaul and capacity issues that exist in the marketplace today,” states Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber. “We appreciate all of the insight and support we have received from the industry and look forward to delivering our network-neutral, dark fiber, colocation and wireless tower access services to all that need it.”

Allied Fiber has implemented a new, multi-duct design for intermediate access to the long-haul fiber duct through a parallel short-haul fiber duct all along the route. This enables all points between the major cities, including wireless towers and rural networks, to gain access to the dark fiber. In addition, the Allied Fiber neutral colocation facilities, located approximately every 60 miles along the route, accommodate and encourage a multi-tenant interconnection environment integrated with fiber that does not yet exist in the United States on this scale.

“The name Allied Fiber was chosen to signify a new type of all-access, physical layer network,” continues Rory J. Cutaia, Executive Chairman of Allied Fiber. “This network specifically manages competing systems in a common, carrier-neutral infrastructure offering ownership and management of individual fiber pairs.”

The first phase of the system will provide a combined 648 dark fibers, nineteen 700+ sq ft colocation facilities and 300 tower sites all integrated into one system from one provider, creating a new standard for interconnection. With planned, direct connections to the submarine cable systems linking the Atlantic, Caribbean, Latin American and Pacific cables, Allied Fiber will also provide express routing of traffic through the United States on the latest and most advanced fiber types available. Building new, shortest path, physical duct and fiber routes combined with modern fiber will result in lower latencies as well as higher capacities to be achieved between these points.

Allied Fiber has selected Michels Communications, a division of Michels Corporation, Henkels & McCoy, Inc. and Adesta, LLC to construct and install various portions of the system. The entire Phase One deployment is scheduled to be completed by fourth quarter of 2010.

“All our fiber and colocation construction projects are rapidly progressing, thanks to the teamwork we have with our outstanding contractors and strategic partners who are committed to building a world-class network,” continues Jason Cohen, Allied Fiber President & COO.

The new 432-count, long haul cable coupled with the 216-count, short-haul cable will be a composite of Single-Mode (SMF) and Non-Zero Dispersion Shifted (NZDSF) fibers. By having a high-fiber count and being network-neutral, Allied Fiber is able to offer dark fiber and at lower unit costs.

The Company is currently accepting customer agreements for fiber and colocation in the system, evidencing the strong demand for Allied Fiber’s all-access integrated interconnection facility network.

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Conference Call

Allied Fiber will host a live video conference call for recipients to answer questions on this announcement at 8:00AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 26^th. 

To participate in the video-conference, please email Ilissa Miller at ilissa@jaymiescotto.com.  Directions for the conference call, either by video or just audio, will be sent to you directly.

About Allied Fiber
Allied Fiber was created to address America’s need to eliminate obstacles for broadband access, wireless backhaul and lower latency through new, next generation long haul dark fiber and an open access philosophy. The Allied Fiber team is comprised of experts in the fields of communications, network construction and finance.  They are dedicated to building and providing access to an abundant supply of dark fiber in areas where it is most needed. The first phase of new duct and fiber construction will be between New York, NY, Ashburn, VA and Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit www.alliedfiber.com.

With ITW 2010 just two weeks away, I’m sure you are scheduling meetings with the fierce veracity of the business you will be doing at this leading global event for the wholesale telecom industry.  The Marriott Wardman Park will be a flurry with men and women in suits doing deals.  But in order to do deals – you need to know the companies that you can do business with.  Here are six companies that you may want to consider meeting:

Allied Fiber -spearheading the US Nation’s first long-haul dark fiber network system in over 10 years, this company is building a next-generation dark fiber network that will circumvent the United States providing access to all types of communication companies including carriers, service provides, mobile operators, microwave operators and more.  Allied Fiber is changing the way that networks are built in the US.  It is ‘America’s All Access Network’ bridging the communications gap between the middle mile and local mile together with International submarine cable systems – coast-to-coast.  Simply search for ‘Allied Fiber’ in the DealCenter to request a meeting.

Arbinet- No longer just the voice exchange that was launched in the late ’90’s – in the past year+ the company has transformed itself into a leading service provider and partner enabling companies, large and small, to leverage its world class infrastructure to achieve greater ROI on global termination of international voice minutes.  Connecting customers now companies have the control they require, with the intelligence to support them – without the traditionally heavy operating expenses.  You will want to find out about their premium voice services, carrier services, private exchange, mobile routes and developing products that will help you get the most out of your minute margins.  Oh – and their Data Exchange and IP solutions are cool too.  Simply search for ‘Arbinet’ in the DealCenter to request a meeting.

Hibernia Atlantic- The company has transformed substantially in the past year.  It’s Project Kelvin – submarine cable system connecting Northern Ireland to North America and Europe is now live.  The company also acquired MediaXstream in December 2009 bringing them into the media space.  The company has re-branded this group to Hibernia Media.  With services ideal for the financial industry - Hibernia’s Global Financial Network, for the streaming media/content industry – Hibernia Media and its wholesale carrier services via its leading transatlantic network, this is a company you will want to get to know – again.  Simply search for ‘Hibernia’ in the DealCenter to request a meeting.

Lexent Metro Connect- want to provide custom services and solutions in the New York Metro market?  Then this is the company you need to know.  Lexent Metro Connect constructs and operates its own dark fiber network throughout the NY Metro market.  It has the ability to build and design custom solutions ensuring the lowest latency through the shortest path.  Simply search for ‘Lexent’ in the DealCenter to request a meeting.

PacketExchange - This company has been quietly building an enhanced value global IP and Ethernet network based on its vast peering relationships and solutions.  In February 2010 the company acquired Mzima Networks, a provider of layer-2 Ethernet solutions throughout the US with reach to Asia and Europe.  With PacketExchange’s roots in Europe, the combined company has the ability to provide end-to-end bandwidth solutions to meet any growing network demand.  Simply search for ‘PacketExchange’ in the DealCenter to request a meeting.

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.  Simply search for ‘Tinet’ in the DealCenter to request a meeting.-

Of course these are my recommendations – there are many others to meet with as well.  You can download a list of all companies and attendees through the DealCenter – this way you can plan your meetings more effectively and ensure you get deals done.   And if you’re not going to ITW (a. you will be missed, b. still time to plan) you can request a meeting with these companies directly by visiting their websites.  Hope to see you in DC – May 24-26, 2010!  

Need help?  Want more information about ITW or these companies?  email: support@deal-center.com

PROVIDING SECURE, LOW LATENCY CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS TO THE CANADIAN FINANCIAL COMMUNITY

SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND- April 27, 2010 - Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, and Megatrade Communications Services, a telecommunications share group for the Canadian securities industry, announce today that Hibernia’s low latency Global Financial Network (GFN) is now available to all Megatrade members.With this new offering, Megatrade clients now have access to secure and diverse low latency connectivity solutions throughout Canada, the US, UK, and Europe.

With over 100 points of presence throughout North America and Europe, the GFN is built upon 24,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable ensuring maximum reach across key financial markets. Specifically engineered for ’security through diversity,’ the GFN serves the global financial community with its low latency network solutions, including popular financial routes such as connections from New Jersey, and Chicago to Toronto.

Representing a wide variety of financial institutions and firms, Megatrade aggregates its purchasing power to secure the most optimal route and competitiverates for its large membership base. By accessing Hibernia’s GFN, Megatrade members, such as Canadian financial firms and exchanges, can now connect directly to Europe from Canada, bypassing U.S. points of presence for added diversity. Financial companies can also access GFN’s lowest latency routes, ensuring the fastest route for effective automated trading.

“Our financial membership base requires high performance networks with the utmost in reliability, and with Hibernia’s GFN we can deliver the most secure and diverse path for their critical data and trades,” states Barb Boznar, General Manager of Megatrade. “Our combined offering ensures delivery of fast, innovative services at some of the most competitive pricing in the marketplace.”

As time to market is so critical in today’s trading markets, Hibernia Atlantic guarantees Megatrade members rapid installation and deployment of fiber routes within a 5-day timeframe, along with guaranteed latency Service Level Agreements. Megatrade’s membership base of over 120 organizations can take advantage of the GFN with just one cross connect.

“To remain competitive, financial entities not only must have ultra fast connectivity to conduct trades, but also work with a trusted, experienced partner to deliver secure high performance solutions,” states Eric Gutshall, EVP of Sales and Marketing of Hibernia Atlantic. “Our partnership with Megatrade demonstrates our commitment in providing operational excellence to the global financial community.”

For more information on the Megatrade and Hibernia offer, please contact: Barb Boznar at Bboznar@megatrade.ca 416-943-4651 or Eric Gutshall at sales@hiberniaatlantic.com.

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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.

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 Megatrade:

Founded in 1989, Megatrade™ is a vehicle for the securities industry to aggregate its purchasing power to secure superior pricing and service levels for communications services. In June of 2004, Megatrade Communications Services (a not-for-profit, non-share capital corporation) was registered in the province of Ontario.

For more information on Megatrade, please visit www.megatrade.ca.

After a successful development program which began in 4Q09 Equinix has now launched its Carrier Ethernet Exchange program globally. The program was developed so that international Ethernet providers and carriers can exchange data traffic to meet worldwide Ethernet services demand which is expected to exceed $40 billion in just 4 years.

With extensive testing across the globe by 24 participant companies the Ethernet Exchange program has proven its flexibility and reach in allowing member companies to deliver scalable Ethernet services across international borders.

Included in the program are companies such as Hibernia Altantic, a diverse transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider; Tinet, a wholesale IP and Ethernet provider; and PacketExchange a next generation service provider with Ethernet, IP and CDN services. With a robust ecosystem of partners and technical content the Equinix Ethernet Exchange also creates a viable online marketplace so that carriers can easily expand their networks into additional regions.

For more information please read below:

Equinix Launches Carrier Ethernet Exchange

Begins Global Rollout Based on Successful Development Program with 24 Participants
Including AboveNet, Easynet, KPN International, PCCW Global, RCN Metro,
Reliance Globalcom and Virgin Media Business

London, England (at the Light Reading Ethernet Europe 2010 Conference) – April 12, 2010 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a leading provider of global data center services, today launched the Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange™, a global service that provides a multi-carrier environment for the exchange of data traffic between providers of Ethernet services. Originally announced in October 2009 as a service development program, the Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange is the first service of its kind to be successfully deployed globally, enabling carriers to meet the worldwide demand for Ethernet services, an expanding industry that is expected to reach $40 billion by 2014.

The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange development program included as participants 24 of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, including AboveNet, BroadbandONE, Easynet Global Services, euNetworks, Exponential-e, Hibernia Atlantic, RCN Metro Optical Networks, Internet Solutions, KPN International, Level 3 Communications, PacketExchange, PCCW Global, Reliance Globalcom, SSE Telecoms, TeraGate AG, Tinet and Virgin Media Business, among others. The service is rolling out to five metros including the Los Angeles, New York, Silicon Valley, Chicago and London metro regions, and is expected to expand to 14 other metro regions throughout the next year.

“Equinix’s global platform is a welcome addition to support our internationally recognized leadership position and greatly extends the accessibility of our Ethernet service portfolio,” said Managing Director Carolien Nijhuis, KPN International. “The ability to distribute and support multi-regional Ethernet connections on one central platform will attract more customers who are able to benefit from our high quality services at a more competitive price level.”

“This launch is an important milestone for Equinix and for the Ethernet services industry in general,” said Jarrett Appleby, CMO, Equinix. “While the Ethernet market has been growing at a breakneck pace, the full potential has yet to be realized because carriers have been limited to the geographic areas where their networks are deployed. Our offering immediately removes that fundamental barrier, enabling carriers to deliver consistent, scalable Ethernet services across multiple borders around the world simultaneously.

In addition to the official launch of the service, this announcement marks the closing of Equinix’s comprehensive and successful development program. In total, Equinix conducted more than 200 unique tests across seven different regions with 24 program participants, demonstrating the efficacy of the testing program and the long-term commercial viability of the service.

Appleby continues, “The development program for the Equinix Ethernet Exchange was comprehensive, meticulous and highly successful. It speaks volumes that our collaborative development approach netted as many world-class participants prior to launch, underscoring the demand for this service and the tremendous value it will deliver to the global Ethernet community.”

“As well as having the potential to simplify the technical complexities in delivering Ethernet services, the Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange also creates a massive marketplace of potential partners,” said Mark Heraghty, managing director, Virgin Media Business. “Not only will that enable us to better support our customers’ needs, but it also means that we have the flexibility and scalability needed to add or expand our overall service offerings.”

Fully compliant with Metro Ethernet Forum standards, The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange removes the technical boundaries associated with offering Ethernet services by providing a platform for multi-provider carrier Ethernet interconnection. In addition to the technical platform, the offering also includes access to a rich ecosystem of potential content and technical partners, creating an online marketplace that enables carriers to seamlessly extend their global reach and depth. The service enables carriers to translate between different carrier Ethernet offerings to ensure transparent service by providing an interconnection technical specification.

Pricing and Availability

The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange is available immediately in the following markets: Los Angeles, New York, Silicon Valley, Chicago and London. Subsequent rollouts and additional regions will be announced throughout the year. For full pricing details, please contact your Equinix Account Manager or contact us at ethernet@equinix.com.

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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.

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.