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THE QUILT SELECTS NTT/VERIO HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK SERVICES

Verio Named Preferred Provider to Deliver Advanced Broadband Services
For Research and Educational Consortium

Pittsburgh, Pa. and Englewood, Colo., January 14, 2003 - Verio, a leader 
in global IP solutions, today announced it has been selected as an 
authorized provider of high performance network services for The Quilt's 
Commodity Internet Services (CIS) project, a project sponsored by the 
University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID).

The Quilt provides a forum for communication among advanced regional 
network organizations, UCAID and others dedicated to advancing research 
and education in the United States, such as higher learning institutions 
and large research universities. The CIS aggregates the buying power of 
The Quilt participants to get the best value and lowest priced commodity 
Internet services.

"The Quilt participants serve over a hundred institutions, whose 
aggregated bandwidth requirements for commodity Internet service are 
expected to grow to more than 17 gigabits per second in the next year," 
said Gwendolyn Huntoon, executive director of The Quilt. "The high 
performance, NTT/VERIO advanced networking solutions designed for large 
organizations will provide the speed and capacity The Quilt's 
institutions require to move large amounts of data quickly and reliably, 
and bring the power of this technology to bear on their organizations' 
service delivery."

Specific parameters were met by Verio prior to its selection as an 
authorized provider for the CIS project, including:
 + National pricing for The Quilt participants;
 + Peering, including number and location of public and private peering 
points;
 + Availability of advanced services such as Multicast and IPv6; and
 + Backbone and support services.

"NTT/VERIO advanced network services are gaining tremendous traction in 
the education and research sectors as we continue to enhance our 
portfolio. Our selection as an authorized partner for The Quilt is 
evidence of this," said Mike Stewart, president of Verio Broadband 
Services business unit. "The Quilt's CIS project is at the forefront of 
networking technologies for the educational and research sector and we 
look forward to working with the top institutions in the country to 
deliver on their objectives."

About The Quilt
The Quilt gathers over twenty leading research and education networking 
organizations in the United States to promote consistent, reliable, 
interoperable and efficient advanced networking services that extend to 
the broadest possible community; and to represent common interests in 
the development and delivery of advanced network services. Participants 
in The Quilt provide network service for over 150 Internet2 universities 
and thousands of other educational institutions. The University 
Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID), a university-led 
research and development consortium, provides organizational support for 
The Quilt. For more information, see: http://www.thequilt.net/

About Verio
Verio Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications (NTT Com), 
which provides long distance and international telecommunications 
reaching over 200 countries worldwide. Verio is the world's largest 
operator of Web sites for businesses and a leading provider of global IP 
solutions. NTT Com and Verio market their global IP solutions under the 
NTT/VERIO brand. The company offers businesses a broad range of Internet 
services, including Web hosting, dedicated access, virtual private 
networks, and managed service offerings, among other enhanced services. 
Verio supports its operations with highly reliable and scalable global 
infrastructure and systems including the NTT/VERIO Global IP Network, 
and provides Web hosting services to customers in more than 170 
countries. The combination of Verio and NTT Com offers services to meet 
the growing and diverse needs of all businesses, including small to 
medium businesses, large global enterprises and multi-national 
corporations. More information can be found at www.verio.com and 
www.ntt.com/index-e.html.

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Technical Contact:
Gwendolyn Huntoon
The Quilt
(412) 268-4960


Media Contacts:                 
Greg Wood
Internet2                       
(202) 331-5360  


Marla Kramer
Verio Inc.
(703) 333-6820


Allison Clark
Text 100 for Verio
(212) 871-4075


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Greetings, all! Happy New Year!

This is a reminder to register (and reserve your hotel room) for the 
upcoming AMPATH Workshop: Fostering Collaborations and Next Generation 
Infrastructure, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The Workshop 
will be held at Florida International University in Miami, FL, January 
29-31, 2003.

The Workshop Agenda is full of interesting panels and presentations on 
Optical Networking, Data Management, and Infrastructure updates from the 
AMPATH Service Area, as well as demonstrations of high bandwidth 
applications. We will also hold the first meeting of the AMPATH Working 
Groups on Astronomy, Digital Data collaboration, High Energy Physics, and 
Atmospheric and Oceanographic sciences. Plus, don't miss the Pre-conference 
seminar on the Globus Toolkit and Grid Computing!

For more information, to register for the workshop and view the agenda,
see http://ampath.fiu.edu/Miami2003.htm

In addition, AMPATH and Internet2 are sponsoring Hands-On Workshops on
IPv6 and Multicast Technologies. To sign up for these workshops, see
http://ampath.fiu.edu/miami03_hands-on.htm

Following the AMPATH Workshop will be the ESCC/Internet2 Techs Workshop,
February 2-5, 2003, also at FIU.
http://www.ncne.org/training/techs/2003/0202/jt-miami.html

Hope to see you there!


Melyssa Fratkin
AMPATH International Development

301-529-5397 (cell)

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Greetings, all! Happy New Year! <br><br>
This is a reminder to register (and reserve your hotel room) for the
upcoming AMPATH Workshop: Fostering Collaborations and Next Generation
Infrastructure, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The
Workshop will be held at Florida International University in Miami, FL,
January 29-31, 2003.<br><br>
The Workshop Agenda is full of interesting panels and presentations on
Optical Networking, Data Management, and Infrastructure updates from the
AMPATH Service Area, as well as demonstrations of high bandwidth
applications. We will also hold the first meeting of the AMPATH Working
Groups on Astronomy, Digital Data collaboration, High Energy Physics, and
Atmospheric and Oceanographic sciences. Plus, don't miss the
Pre-conference seminar on the Globus Toolkit and Grid Computing!
<br><br>
For more information, to register for the workshop and view the agenda,
<br>
see
<a href="http://ampath.fiu.edu/Miami2003.htm"; eudora="autourl"><font 
color="#0000FF"><u>http://ampath.fiu.edu/Miami2003.htm<br><br>
</a></u></font>In addition, AMPATH and Internet2 are sponsoring Hands-On
Workshops on <br>
IPv6 and Multicast Technologies. To sign up for these workshops, see
<br>
<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://ampath.fiu.edu/miami03_hands-on.htm"; 
eudora="autourl">http://ampath.fiu.edu/miami03_hands-on.htm<br><br>
</a></u></font>Following the AMPATH Workshop will be the ESCC/Internet2
Techs Workshop, <br>
February 2-5, 2003, also at FIU. <br>
<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://www.ncne.org/training/techs/2003/0202/jt-miami.html"; 
eudora="autourl">http://www.ncne.org/training/techs/2003/0202/jt-miami.html<br><br>
</a></u></font>Hope to see you there! <br><br>
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<font face="Rockwell">Melyssa Fratkin<br>
AMPATH International Development<br>
<br>
301-529-5397 (cell)<br>
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