Sugar Inc. Signs Two-Year Contract with Internap to Run Women's Blog Network with...
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Sugar Inc. Signs Two-Year Contract with Internap to Run Women's Blog Network with Six Million Readers Worldwide
Internap's Managed Server, Data Center and Performance IP(TM)
Network Solutions Maximize Scalability to Support Aggressive,
Continuous Growth
ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ:INAP), a global
provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, today announced
that Sugar Inc. has contracted with Internap to deliver a managed
server and network infrastructure to support the company's popular
network of blogs, which currently receives six million unique monthly
viewers and is growing at approximately 10% each month.
Sugar Inc., an online media company focused on creating the
richest, most relevant community for trendsetting, passionate and
smart women, offers 15 distinct lifestyle and entertainment sites
covering topics such as celebrity, fashion, shopping, beauty,
entertainment, food and health. The company's newest endeavor, a news
and politically focused blog called CitizenSugar.com, provides women
with an outlet to discuss everything from the 2008 US presidential
race to issues affecting women worldwide. Other popular Sugar blogs
include PopSugar.com, a celebrity gossip-focused site; FabSugar.com, a
blog focusing on fashion; GeekSugar.com, a blog dedicated to women and
technology and FitSugar.com, which focuses on health and fitness.
"We were impressed with Internap's Performance IP network
solution, easy integration with managed servers and the company's 100%
service level agreement, which will keep our sites up and running
24/7," said Brian Dhatt, CTO of Sugar Inc. "Our technology partnership
with Internap empowers us with the reliability and high performance we
need to grow and succeed in the online publishing industry."
The Internap solution for Sugar includes managed servers running
Red Hat Linux and Performance IP network capacity hosted in one of
Internap's collection of 36 global data centers. This integrated
solution runs Sugar's interactive Web sites and databases, and
delivers the crisp, clear photographs that make Sugar's blogs stand
out. Internap's managed server features Dell's PowerEdge servers and
24/7 support, while Internap's Performance IP solutions use patented
route-optimization technology to maximize the performance and
reliability of the Internet.
"The blogosphere is booming and Sugar Inc. is leading the pack,"
said James P. DeBlasio, chief executive officer of Internap. "Our
managed server, data center and Performance IP solutions are designed
to enable new media and Web 2.0 firms to flourish, offering IT systems
that grow with a company's online presence and require low, up-front
capital expense."
A blog, or Web log, is an online journal published on the
Internet. Blogs have become one of the most significant examples of
new media bringing together communications and Web technologies to
create new outlets for news and information. According to Technorati
(www.technorati.com), which tracks nearly 113 million blogs, the
blogosphere is growing rapidly with over 175,000 new blogs and 1.6
million posts created every day(1).
About Sugar Inc.
Sugar Inc. is an online media network focused on creating the
richest, most relevant online community for trendsetting, passionate
and smart women. The company owns and operates ShopStyle, Coutorture
Media and the Sugar Network, which includes the insanely addictive
flagship Web site, PopSugar as well as BellaSugar, BuzzSugar,
YumSugar, FitSugar, GeekSugar, GiggleSugar, LilSugar, CasaSugar,
SavvySugar, CitizenSugar, DearSugar, TeamSugar and FabSugar, the 2007
People's Choice Webby winner for Fashion. Founded in April 2006, the
San Francisco based Sugar Inc. overall receives over 6 million unique
visitors a month. World-class investors including Sequoia Capital and
NBC Universal fund Sugar Inc.
About Internap
Internap is a leading Internet solutions company that provides The
Ultimate Online Experience(TM) by managing, delivering and
distributing applications and content with unsurpassed performance and
reliability. With a global platform of data centers, managed Internet
services, a content delivery network (CDN) and content monetization
services, Internap frees its customers to innovate their business and
create new revenue opportunities. More than 3,500 companies across the
globe trust Internap to help them achieve their Internet business
goals. For more information, visit www.internap.com.
Internap "Safe Harbor" Statement
Certain information included in this press release constitutes
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than
statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements
regarding the performance of our products, business strategy,
projected levels of growth and projected costs, are forward-looking
statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent,
belief or current expectations of Internap and members of our
management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements
are based. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks and uncertainties that actual results
may differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking
statements. Other important factors that may affect Internap's
business, products, results of operations and financial condition
include, but are not limited to: our ability to sustain profitability;
our ability to respond successfully to technological change; the
availability of services from Internet network service providers or
network service providers providing network access loops and local
loops on favorable terms, or at all; failure of third party suppliers
to deliver their products and services on favorable terms, or at all;
failures in our network operations centers, network access points or
computer systems; and our ability to protect our intellectual
property.
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, subsequent Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K and other Securities and
Exchange Commission filings discuss the foregoing risks, as well as
other important risk factors that could contribute to such differences
or otherwise affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any
forward-looking statement for any reason.
(1) Technorati.com, 14 Jan, 2008 http://technorati.com/about/
Internap press contact:
Katie Eakins/Patrick Wallace, 619-677-2700
internap@lewispr.com
or
Internap investor contact:
Andrew McBath, 404-865-7198
amcbath@internap.com
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