Savvis Continues Commitment to Global Delivery of Low Latency Connectivity Offerings

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:55am EDT

New Connectivity Options with Chi-X Canada and the Turquoise MTF Expands Low
Latency Connectivity Footprint Globally
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS) today announced new connectivity options with Chi-X
Canada, a major alternative trading system (ATS) in Canada, and the Turquoise
Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) in Europe. This builds on recent momentum
surrounding connectivity options with NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., BATS, CME Group
and the London Stock Exchange. 

The expansion comes in response to growing customer demand for low latency
connectivity solutions, and demonstrates Savvis` commitment to investing in
financial IT infrastructures that deliver a wide variety of low latency
connectivity to the world`s leading exchanges. 

"The increasing adoption of electronic trading and algorithms by brokers, hedge
funds, and traditional asset managers has underscored the need for improved and
more reliable execution latency," said David Easthope, Senior Analyst at Celent,
a research and consulting firm focused on the application of information
technology in financial services. "From cash equities to increasingly the
futures and options markets, milliseconds matter." 

Low latency Metro Ethernet network and Proximity Hosting solutions have the
potential to provide a key competitive advantage for financial market
participants with algorithmic trading requirements. 

Savvis offers three levels of low latency connectivity to major financial
exchanges and liquidity venues. These are fully integrated with Savvis` global
IT infrastructure featuring high performance managed network, servers, storage
and security.

* Savvis Community of Interest Network (COIN) - low latency exchange
connectivity via Savvis` private, managed global financial network.

* Savvis Exchange Express (SEE) - lower latency exchange connectivity via
Savvis` private, managed global financial network with direct connections to
each exchange via Metro Ethernet. 
* Savvis Proximity Hosting (SPH) - an even lower latency connectivity between
exchanges and their customers` automated trading systems, via colocation of both
sets of infrastructure, typically within a Savvis data center.

Today`s announcement outlines Savvis` new connectivity options for the
following: 

Canada

* Chi-X Canada can now be accessed via SAVVIS Exchange Express and globally via
Savvis COIN.

Europe

* Turquoise is now available in the London metro area via Savvis Exchange
Express and globally via Savvis COIN.

"By continuing to diversify into new regions and delivering our enhanced systems
and product offerings, we are focused on understanding and responding to the
changing market climate," said Varghese Thomas, Savvis Vice President, Financial
Services Business Unit. "In today`s volatile marketplace, the role of exchanges
continues to evolve and our broad portfolio of cost effective, scalable, and
managed financial offerings provide the flexibility and bandwidth needed to
enhance the competitive investment strategies of our customers." 

To see the complete list of Savvis low latency connectivity options to more that
200 exchanges and feeds, visit:
http://www.savvis.net/NR/rdonlyres/4A0B69ED-13B3-4B40-90DC-6AEE1D6BA4B0/0/FinancialFeedsMatrix.pdf

About Savvis

Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS) is a global leader in IT infrastructure services for
business applications. With an IT services platform spanning North America,
Europe, and Asia, Savvis is an industry leader in delivering secure, reliable,
and scalable hosting, network, application and cloud computing services. These
solutions enable customers to focus on their core business while Savvis ensures
the quality of their IT systems and operations. Savvis` strategic approach
combines virtualization technology, a global network and multiple data centers,
and automated management and provisioning systems. For more information about
Savvis, visit: http://www.savvis.net

Savvis Forward-Looking Statements

This document may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ
materially from Savvis` expectations. Certain factors that could affect actual
results are set forth as risk factors in Savvis` SEC reports and filings,
including its annual report on Form 10-K and all subsequent filings as well as
the risk that potential product cost and performance benefits may not be
realized for any particular customer. Savvis assumes no obligation to update or
supplement forward-looking statements. 



Savvis, Inc.
Carter Cromley, 703-667-6110
carter.cromley@savvis.net
or
Ogilvy PR Worldwide
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